What the Sunday papers said

The Sunday Times

• More than three-quarters of people are worried about binge drinking but most do not know the safe drinking limit, according to a survey.

MPs will no longer be able to enjoy cut-price pints of ale in the Houses of Parliament at the expense of the taxpayer. Their annual public subsidy on food and drink will be drastically reduced over the next few years.

The estate agency arm of Harrods is marketing a box for £250,000, the price of a London flat or a semi-detached house in Canterbury. It is a few feet wide and accommodates five chairs.

Trevor Hemmings, the hospitality industry entrepreneur, has seen his Scottish hotel business plunge into the red. Cairn Hotels, part of the Paragon Hotels group, recorded a loss of more than £400,000.

The Sunday Telegraph​

• Robert Tchenguiz, the tycoon who two weeks ago made £60m from the sale of Pubmaster to Punch, is preparing to bid for Odeon Cinemas.

The Independent on Sunday​

• Most British men do not know the safe health limit for drinking alcohol. In a survey, only seven per cent of those asked were aware that the recommended intake was three to four units a day.

The World Health Organisation is to call for strict controls on junk food in a major campaign against obesity.

A police car heading to a pub commotion in Manchester collided with a 17-year-old, who later died in hospital.

Results out this week include Enterprise Inns, Britain's second biggest pub company, after Punch, on Tuesday.

The Sunday Express​

• The impact of the first interest rate hike in nearly four years will emerge this week, as a key survey shows if consumer confidence has wobbled.

The Treasury Select Committee is to investigate how much corporation tax is being avoided by companies after the Chancellor's pre-Budget report on December 10.

The Observer​

• Good news for Britain: according to a group of scientists, man made changes to our climate are causing the world's wine regions to move inexorably towards the poles.

The Mail on Sunday​

• A businessman whose vintage wine collection was ruined when his custom-made rack collapsed is suing the wine society that sold it to him for £75,000.

The Business​

• Losses at Pret A Manger, the international sandwich chain, grew to £20m last year after unsuccessful global expansion.

UK commercial property investors are bracing themselves for a fall in rents and values after losing their battle against hefty increases in stamp duty on December 1.