What the Sunday papers say

Leaked documents have revealed that ministers concealed evidence that their plan for 24-hour drinking would lead to more violence in city centres. The Sunday Times​

Local referendums may be held on whether to ban smoking in restaurants, pubs and workplaces under plans being considered by Tony Blair. The Sunday Times​

Never before have so many pubs relied so heavily on the fortunes of the England team. Defeat at the group stages will cost Britain's pubs and off-licences a cool £348m in drinks sales alone. The Sunday Express​

Meanwhile, England's star footballers have been accused of turning Euro 2004 into a festival of junk food and alcohol. McDonald's and Coca-Cola sponsor the team while many of the players have lucrative personal contracts such as David Beckham (Pepsi), Wayne Rooney (Pringles), and Michael Owen (Asda - he is being used to sell cut-price beer). The Independent on Sunday​

Sharewatch: Belhaven is expected to post its eighth year of profits growth this week and remains a strong growth story, having raised £29m earlier this year to grow its 200-strong pub estate. Hold on at 433.5p.

Say goodbye to Sunday, day of rest. Sunday is becoming the new Saturday as theatres open, cinemas report record crowds and clubs and bars heave. The Sunday Times​

Diary: companies from the industry that are reporting financial news this week include: Scottish brewer and pub group The Belhaven Group, drinks maker Merrydown (both Monday); restaurant minnow Clapham House (Tuesday); pub group Burtonwood and bar operator Yates Group (both Wednesday). The Independent on Sunday​

Britain's biggest food companies are to be told by the government to pay an "anti-obesity" levy to fund new sports centres or face punitive laws restricting advertising, marketing and labelling. The Sunday Times​

As the latest battle for Harbin demonstrates, Western brewers are keen to get a piece of the Chinese beer market, which was last year worth $6bn in sales and is growing at six per cent a year. The Business​

Avanti Screenmedia Group, which supplies bespoke pop music channels to clubs and bars, including Ultimate Leisure, is planning a £13m flotation. The Sunday Times​

Wagamama, the trendy Japanese noodle bar chain, is in talks with private equity firms after abandoning plans for a £50m flotation. The Mail on Sunday​

Robert Tchenguiz, the property investor who made £60m from the sale of Pubmaster, has lodged a £350m bid for Odeon cinemas.