Jonathan Garton, Deputy Head of the Law School at the University of Warwick comments on news that charities could face fund-raising bans for breaking the rules, "Although some oversight is desirable, it is important that charities remain independent from government interference if they are to offer the public a meaningful alternative to services provided by the public sector."

Beat Kümin is a Professor of Early Modern European History at the University of Warwick and co-founder of the "Drinking Studies Network". Responding to news that British police are to go on patrol in Magaluf and Ibiza, he said: “International police co-operation to curb drinking excess has to be welcomed. As researchers in the field have known for a long time, responses to alcohol are not simply determined by physiological processes, but shaped by cultural norms and practices."

Dr Christine Harrison, from the University of Warwick’s Centre for Lifelong Learning, responds to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary’s (HMIC) post-inspection review of South Yorkshire Police published today (21 July), which found the force still needs to make “major improvements” to some child protection procedures.

Jeremy Hunt has his attention on the right issue – the chronic acute loneliness of many elderly people – but he misidentifies who benefits when they are invited to live with other people - writes Kimberley Brownlee from Warwick Law School.

"The combination of modern mass holidays (which take people out of their regular networks), erosion of gender-specific norms (which used to censure female excess in particular) and super-cheap alcohol (serving the interests of global conglomerates as well as local retailers) make for an explosive mix which places like Magaluf find difficult to control" says Professor Beat Kümin.