It's being claimed that drinking a cold beer or two a day is good for your heart.

Italian scientists claim that a few small beers are fine if you want to cut your risk of cardiovascular disease.

They found drinking just under one and a half pints a day is unlikely to damage your health, and will even reduce your risk of heart and circulation diseases by around a quarter.

They claim the alcohol content cuts the risk of heart disease, by raising levels of 'good' cholesterol'.