IT'S hard to believe, but apparently some people around the world are actually consuming less alcohol, not more, during the coronavirus lockdowns.
Brewers in France are saying "sacre bleu" as they have been forced to discard 10 million litres of beer which has gone out of date.
Industry association Brasseurs de France said much of the wasted brew was unpasteurised craft beer which has a much shorter shelf life.
The closure of cafes and restaurants and the abrupt cessation of tourism has been blamed for the wastage, which equates to about for Olympic swimming pools of beverages.
When the world emerges from the COVID-19 crisis things are going to get very busy - and that's proved particularly true for barbers in Istanbul.
Authorities in Turkey this week eased restrictions, with some extremely hairy blokes turning up to have their beards trimmed after weeks of being unkempt.
"The value of barbers has been well understood," enthused Sadettin Celikcioglu, a haircutter from the Nisantasi neighbourhood, who told news agency AFP that some blokes had foolishly actually allowed their wives to trim their facial hair during the lockdowns.
"Nobody can do our profession...men were wandering on the street with inappropriate hair.
"We are now correcting them," Celikcioglu said.
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