Three mothers and their babies were turned away from a pub in Southampton by a manager who said it "didn't do women with babies". When Lucy Sloam and her friends Amelia Fitzpatrick and Lucy Guthrie went to the Cowherds pub on the Common for lunch they were told to leave. The pub markets itself as "family friendly" but the women say the manager told them their prams were in the way.The company which owns the pub said it was "urgently" investigating - BBC
The man behind some of Edinburgh's best-known bars and hotels has admitted he could be forced to sell off assets to plug a £9 million deficit in his business empire. Kenny Waugh, whose Festival Group runs pubs including The Three Sisters and the Murrayfield Hotel, racked up multi-million-pound losses during the recession - The Herald
A girl of seven has won £3,000 compensation after trapping a finger in a cupboard door during a birthday party at a Wacky Warehouse. Caitlyn Ratcliffe was taken to hospital after her finger fractured when the storage cupboard's door closed on her as a member of staff walked through. The youngster's parents later sued Punch Taverns, which owns the pub chain - saying their daughter was unable to write anything in her books at school due to the accident, and 'was like a baby again' - Daily Mail
Middlesbrough's elected mayor has called for a blanket ban on street drinking, to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Ray Mallon said he had spoken to large numbers of people and the move would have widespread public support - BBC