Research has found that an estimated 162,719 pints of Guinness each year are caught in moustaches, costing drinkers £423,070.
A Guinness spokeswoman said: "Everyone knows that you get a frothy upper lip when drinking a pint of Guinness. This is the first research to measure what that froth costs." - Newcastle Journal (David Browning)
[Sir William] said he had received hate mail at his castle home, but added: "I stand by every word of the report." Glen Smyth, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said Sir William should recognise that many officers had suffered appallingly since Stephen Lawrence's murder. - Guardian (Imogen Forster)
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