UK News 26-05-2005 who: British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) what: Ban "happy hour" in attempt to stamp out binge drinking when: Monday snippet: The Association, "which represents 32,000 of the nation`s 59,000 pubs, has outlawed cheap alcohol sales including drink-all-you-can schemes, amid growing concerns about Britain`s binge-drinking culture," says The Times. In other delinquency news, The Telegraph says former Metropolitan police commissioner, Lord Stevens, believes teenage offenders should be punished "severely as knowing, acting criminals"; but The Observer talks to chairman of the Youth Justice Board, Professor Rod Morgan, who is concerned that "very young children, who haven`t chosen their parents" are being dismissed as "yobs" by politicians, and he criticises "quick fix" policy-makers; furthermore, the British Institute for Brain Injured Children (BIBIC) tells the paper`s home affairs editor, Martin Bright, that anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) are being used to control children with autism and other serious psychological conditions; The Mail blames the government for "undermining the strength of the family" by making single parenthood fiscally rewarding "while settled relationships are penalised". [... more]

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