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Media Bites 29 August: Wetherspoons, fuel, tobacco off the shelves

Wetherspoons boss Sir Tim Martin has defended pre-flight drinking in a row with Ryanair. Martin says his pubs have had ‘no complaints’ after Ryanair called for a two-drink limit at airports. (Telegraph) US retailer Stop & Shop will stop selling cigarettes and vapes this week as part of its commitment to ‘community wellness’, reports the Mail Online. The retailer will remove tobacco products from all 360 of its stores across the northeast from 31 August in a move it says has been welcomed by cancer charities (Mail). Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s are charging more for petrol and diesel than some fuel stations across the UK, according to data from RAC Fuel Watch. It found at least thre... [Read more]

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