Chat-up app to change the face of nights out

A new app promises to change the face of nights out forever, by allowing you to chat up people and even buy them a drink, on your phone.

If you’re criminally shy, or forever in need of an ATM, help is at hand in the shape of Venoo, a free localised social network that allows you to search for people you fancy in the same venue using public boards and private messages.

Users log in via Facebook, search by age and gender in the pub or club, and then message.