'£100m tax blow for small firms'

A £100 million tax bombshell threatens to put thousands of Britain's smallest firms out of business, the Tories claimed last night. Up to 100,000 local shops and family firms will be clobbered over the next three years. Each one faces an average extra tax bill of £1,000 - The Sun ​

The NHS is spending more money per head on helping people stop smoking as the number of quitters falls. It was revealed yesterday that the cost per quitter was £219 in 2008-09 and £173 in 2007-08 - The Mirror ​

Many a bride looks forward to a romantic honeymoon in a faraway destination. So what might she think if she found herself at a budget hotel in Hull, with a brand new Primark nightie lying on the bed? That's the treat that could lie ahead if the newlyweds avail themselves of Premier Inn's special credit crunch honeymoon offer - Daily Mail ​

Hotel rates in 12 key cities around the UK have fallen by as much as 17% over the past year, according to new figures from travel management company HRG - Times ​

London restaurants appear to be defying the recession, with the lowest rate of closures in almost a decade, a survey shows - FT​

Is a booze cruise still worth the price of the ferry? With supermarkets cutting prices as the recession continues, fewer Britons are making the journey to France to stock up on cheap alcohol - BBC ​

Another pub is to disappear from a community after its brewery owners put it up for sale. The sale of Rumpoles, in Moira Terrace, Adamsdown, Cardiff, comes after the closure of two other boozers in the district this month and a raft of closures in the city this year. The pub was built in 1990, around the same time as the magistrates' court opposite. Richard Davies, sales and marketing director for Brains, said the pub was being sold because it was "no longer commercially viable" - Western Mail ​