'OFT focuses on beverages in price-fix probe'

The Office of Fair Trading is looking into beverages as part of its latest probe into alleged price-fixing between supermarkets and their suppliers, with requests for information sent to Coca-Cola Enterprises and Britvic- Financial Times​

About 100 leading household brands, including PG Tips, Coca-Cola and Aquafresh, are at the centre of an investigation into allegations of price-fixing, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. Andrex toilet paper, Anadin Extra, Cadbury Highlights and Warburtons bread are among the dozens of everyday items - The Telegraph​

Time was called today on the 250-year-old UK history of Edinburgh-based brewer Scottish & Newcastle. The firm will officially move into foreign hands after being taken over by continental rivals Heineken and Carlsberg - The Scotsman​

Leisure conglomerate Whitbread has announced a five-year expansion plan for its Premier Inn budget hotel business and Costa coffee shop chain, which will create an estimated 21,000 jobs in Britain - The Guardian​

Chocolate giant Cadbury Schweppes and US rival Hershey are likely to come under fresh pressure to join forces after Mars yesterday swallowed chewing-gum maker Wrigley for $23 billion (£11.6bn) - The Scotsman​

A judge condemned the prevalence of drunken street violence yesterday as he gave life sentences to two feral youths for kicking a gap-year student to death because she was dressed as a Goth - Daily Mail​

Eating five tomatoes a day could help protect against sunburn and premature ageing, research suggests - The Telegraph​

Experts at Manchester and Newcastle universities found that the fruit improved the skin's ability to protect itself against ultraviolet light- The Telegraph​