What the papers say - July 2, 2007
Kraft, the maker of Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers, is understood to be in talks to buy the biscuit and cereal-products division of France's Danone, owner of the LU, Prince and Tuc biscuit brands. However, it was not clear last night whether the talks would result in a final sale agreement being signed, nor at what price - The Financial Times
Thousands of smokers defied the introduction of the smoking ban across England yesterday by lighting up in pubs, claiming that the legislation was an infringement of civil liberties. Councils, which have the power to fine smokers who light up inside work places, pubs or any public building, admitted that not a single fine was issued as they tried to implement the ban in a "softly, softly" way - The Telegraph
Wine could make a good anti-bacterial mouthwash to fight tooth decay and a sore throat, according to Italian research. Prof Gabriella Gazzani and colleagues, at the University of Pavia, showed in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that red and, to a lesser extent, white wine were effective in inhibiting the growth of several strains of streptococci bacteria involved in tooth decay and some cases of sore throat - The Telegraph
A joker swapped the Prince of Wales's motto on a pub sign for the phrase "All English are a***holes" - in Welsh. The mystery signwriter was meant to inscribe "Ich dien", meaning "I serve", under the Prince of Wales's three feathers. Instead, he wrote the insult "Twll tin pob sais". A Welsh-speaking employee at brewers Mitchell and Butlers finally twigged the sign at the Feathers, in Westminster - The Mirror, The Sun
