What the Sunday papers said

In a remarkable twist, Vince Power, the driving force behind Mean Fiddler, had his ambition of taking a back seat while pocketing £12m thwarted after the company was forced to shelve an £11.8m share sale and a £5.7m acquisition. Having appointed Dean James in Power's own position of chief executive, James was then removed and Powers stepped back in after it became apparent the City would refuse to stump up the cash - The Sunday Telegraph​

Good news for traditional brewers as beer trends reverse - at least in the off-trade. Real ale sales are soaring as shoppers opt for a bottle of beer with their meal rather than wine, reports Tesco. This, says the grocer's research, is a result of vigorous campaigns run by real ale enthusiasts paying off - The Observer​

Seven international casino operators, five from the US and two from South Africa, are poised to create an investment frenzy by gambling an estimated £3.5bn on the UK public flocking to new Vegas-style casinos in the wake of the new gambling bill which is expected to come before MPs this week - The Observer​

Pubs operator Regent Inns is to announce a new reporting date for its results in the next couple of weeks following an investigation into its accounts. The announcement had been postponed after its auditor, Ernst & Young, was asked by non-executive directors to check a discrepancy with the company's interest rates - The Mail on Sunday​

LVMH is a strong contender among bidders for Glenmorangie and may seize the company from under the noses of rival bidders Pernod Ricard and Bacardi after pledging to avoid cutting jobs at the Broxburn bottling plant - The Business​

Off-licences, bars and pubs should be forced to stop discounting alcohol and pay for the policing of the binge-drinking culture that makes so many town centres a no-go area at weekends, said senior police officer and Sussex chief constable Ken Jones - The Observer​

The pension crisis is set to deepen as Alan Johnson, the Work and Pensions Secretary, warns that up to 13 million Britons are not saving enough for retirement, raising expectations that there would be further pressure to stop people retiring early - The Sunday Telegraph​

Food and drink companies have been warned by the Office of Fair Trading that their plans to fight obesity by shrinking portions and reducing sugar and salt levels may be illegal because they breach competition laws - The Sunday Telegraph​