'Tesco wants ministers to ban cheap alcohol'

Supermarket giant Tesco will today break ranks and call on the government to ban the sale of cut-price alcohol. The move comes amid growing outcry about binge-drinking and alcohol-fuelled crime and disorder, including suggestions that the supermarkets are selling alcohol at below the price of bottled water. Pubs and clubs claim they have cut down on dangerous drink promotions and that supermarkets are the chief culprits - The Guardian​

Households were last night warned to brace themselves for a £300-a-year average tax rise in next month's Budget. The latest hammering for hard-pressed taxpayers was forecast after official figures laid bare soaring Government borrowing - The Daily Express​

British Gas, the country's biggest energy supplier, announced a 500 per cent rise in profits today, fuelling outrage among consumer groups which claim the public is being ripped off by the industry - The Independent​

A massive haul of booze was seized from kids during a half-term crackdown by police.More than 280 bottles and cans of alcohol were confiscated from underage drinkers in Cambridgeshire - The Mirror​

Children who eat a lot of salt also consume more sugary drinks, increasing their risk of obesity, scientists have warned. British researchers claim that cutting a child's salt intake by half can lead to a drop in the number of cans of fizzy drink they consume - The Daily Telegraph​

Asda plans to double its rate of expansion in Britain to an unprecedented 20 new superstores a year in the light of the Competition Commission's inquiry into the £130 billion supermarket sector- The Times​