A pub has increased its pulling power with punters by hosting art classes - with naked models. The Flying Duck in Glasgow has seen takings soar after setting up the nude sketching sessions to liven up quiet Tuesday nights. The event is now such a hit organisers are struggling to fit in all their budding artists - The Sun
Health minister Edwina Hart intends to ask for licensing powers to be devolved to Wales in a bid to address the nation's love affair with alcohol. A formal request for the transfer of powers could see Wales go it alone on alcohol pricing and licensing hours. An e-mail mistakenly sent to all AMs said: "The Welsh Assembly Government intends to make a formal approach to the UK government for the devolution for powers in relation to alcohol licensing." - Wales Online
Shoppers are paying up to 58 per cent more for basic grocery items than they were three years ago, according to figures published today. The price of tea has shot up by 30 per cent while the cost of staple foods such as bread and eggs have risen by 18 per cent since 2007. But the biggest increase has been in the price of rice and pulses such as lentils or beans, which have risen by 58 per cent - Daily Mail
More than 100 children a week are contacting the ChildLine helpline with worries about their parents' drinking or drug use, according to the NSPCC. It said in the year to March, 5,700 children had called to talk about the problems, which the charity described as a "ticking timebomb" in their lives. Two-thirds of those callers had mentioned their parents' drinking - BBC