'White wine as good for your heart as red'

One or two glasses of white wine protects the heart and lessens the damage caused by a cardiac arrest, research by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine showed. Traditionally red wine was thought to be the only one that was good for you because unlike its white counterpart it contains resveratrol, thought to have a number of health benefits - Daily Telegraph​

A TV ad for Coors beer that echoes the "geek chic" comedy of shows such as Flight of the Conchords has been banned for targeting underage drinkers. The ad features two white men singing a reggae-style rap about the wonders of Coors Light Beer while using a keytar and performing exaggerated martial arts - The Guardian​

InBev yesterday postponed a $9.8bn rights offering it hoped to use to finance its $52bn takeover of Anheuser-Busch, blaming "unprecedented volatility in the global capital markets". The Belgian brewer insisted that the move would not affect its plans to complete the deal by the end of the year and said it would monitor market conditions to determine when to launch the offering - The Financial Times​

Chefs in the north are providing the best food and value for money, a restaurant survey reveals today. The editors of Harden's UK Restaurant Guide 2009 have hailed Yorkshire for having more good quality restaurants than any other county, however, it is a Lancashire favourite, Northcote, that is the overall national champion - The Guardian​

The Scottish Government faces claims of hypocrisy after ministers were accused of "stocking up" on free drink while launching an alcohol crackdown. A list of official gifts received by SNP ministers since the party came to power last year show that champagne, caviar and Cuban cigars have been among the goodies picked up by ministers - The Scotsman​

Violent drunken louts who cause trouble in one pub could be banned from more than 60 licensed premises in Oxford under a new scheme. The Banned project targets "a minority of persistent offenders" who attack people, cause criminal damage and use or supply drugs - BBC News​

Official figures will show that the jobless total leapt by at least 30,000 to 1.75 million in the past three months, according to the TUC. The increase would be the eighth successive monthly rise and would leave the number out of work higher than at any point since April 1999, when it stood at 1.76 million - Daily Telegraph​