ITALY LEADS THE WAY Italy has become the first European country to ban all advertising for gambling. TV, radio and internet promotions will be halted from …

BAD PR FOR BA British Airways has apologised for cancelling the flights of 2,000 passengers after it discovered that the cheap fares offered were a mistake made by …

TRUST GEORGE OSBOURNE AND EVENING STANDARD? Concerns over the editorial credibility of the London Evening Standard and its editor George Osbourne …

SELF- SERVICE SCAMMERS More shoppers are stealing from supermarkets by putting loose avocados and other expensive fruit and veg through self-service tills …

CENTER PARCS UK RIP-OFFS The price of a 7-day stay at a Center Parc holiday park in the UK can be double that charged in some European destinations, and …

W H SMITH STATIONARY Retailers W H Smith have won yet another least-liked position in the annual Which? survey of customer satisfaction, the eighth year it …

COURT BONUSSING A whistle-blower at Capita, the firm paid £59million a year by the BBC to collect TV licence fees, has told the Daily Mail that large bonuses were paid …

DOWN AT WETHERSPOONS This month sees the selling of more British drinks and less from the other countries in the EU at Weatherspoon’s. The 880 pub chain will …