'Pork scratchings are bursting with nutrients - and could be good for you'

Surprise superfoods: Forget blueberries. Dieticians say popcorn and pork scratchings are bursting with nutrients - and could be GOOD for you; 'Because what you're eating is effectively concentrated collagen from skin, it has an amazingly high protein content to keep you feeling full, and benefits muscle and bone health.' -The Daily Mail​

John Bercow, Speaker of the house has been reprimanded with by two exceedingly stiff letters and some serious harrumphing - for not paying a £600 bill pertaining to the subsidised bar in the House of Commons. He says he paid the bill in April - The Guardian​

A beer brewed in the North-East will help tackle alcoholism as well as raising money to honour a sporting pioneer. Money from every pint of Camerons' Arthur Wharton Ale sold will go towards the rehabilitation of alcoholics in Hartlepool and Darlington - The Northern Echo​

The heads of three major pub groups have urged the Scottish Government to provide a "level playing field" on alcohol retailing amid the debate on minimum pricing. Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the Glasgow-based G1 Group run by Stefan King, and Punch Taverns, who together represent 10 per cent of the Scottish market, said they want to see supermarkets assume the same "social responsibilities" as pubs - Scotsman​

Pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers is preparing to sell hundreds of pubs to focus on core brands and raise cash. The All Bar One and Harvester owner has hired advisory firm Sapient Corporate Finance to handle the sale of at least 300 drink-led pubs, as it seeks to concentrate on mid-market eateries, according to reports - The Independent​