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Adverts 'encourage teen drinking'

A CLEAR link has been found between adverts for alcoholic products and increased drinking among teenagers, it was claimed today. Researchers say the findings explode the myth that advertising merely persuades young people to switch brands and makes no contribution to the amount they drink.

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Hidden extras in chicken sandwiches

CHICKEN sandwiches bought from major retailers contained meat filled with added ingredients such as water, starch and preservatives, a report out today says. Only one pack of the 26 sandwiches surveyed contained 100% pure chicken meat, Which? researchers found.

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Caviar supplies 'secure'

CAVIAR stockists today reassured customers that supplies would not be hit by a temporary export ban. Sales of the delicacy remained at their usual rate as news of the UN-imposed ban filtered through to shoppers, stores said.

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Trouble at the double

WHAT'S in a name? Quite a lot, I hear, after a row has broken out over the name of a new entertainment venue planned for the city centre. The £3m site, which is to open at the Printworks this spring, will be called Opus and is planned as the flagship venue for around 20 dining and entertainment complexes set to be rolled out across the country under the same name.

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Tory leader in chocolate row

RETAIL giant WHSmith defended its cut-price chocolate today after coming under attack from Tory leader David Cameron. Mr Cameron singled out the store for promoting half-price Chocolate Oranges at its checkouts rather than real oranges as Britain faces an "obesity crisis".

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A vintage year for Cheddar

Diet without deprivation

Cheap eats for 2006

Have a happy new cheer!

The sweetest cure

Hogmanay cocktails

Dinner with a dish

Confectionery sales drop as health concerns grow

Gastropub warned on prices

Charity gets whisky galore

Footballers' fare

Reader review: Livebait

Review: Opus One

End of year wine

New Year's Eve goes with a swing

More products pulled over E.Coli fears

Designated drivers pay 'almost as much' for soft drinks

Roast rage hotline tested

Hamper charts our change in taste

Organic food sales on the increase

Pie fight returns to court

Jamie's Christmas message

Sprouting popularity

Manchester capital of lager sales

Recipes to be relished

Camembert recalled after health scare

Christmas hotline for 'roast rage' sufferers

Reader review: Taipan

Bar review: Establishment

City Life Guides set to continue

Christmas cake decorating tips

Coffee-flavoured soft drink on the way

Top turkey tips

Continental drinking culture 'unlikely in the UK'

Turkey sales up despite bird flu fears

Coffee chains continue to expand

Wine gets its just desserts

M&S recall spring rolls

Bakers' half-dozen generations

Ramsay 'would consider' global chain

How Bambi turned McCartney vegetarian

Review: Sapporo Teppanyaki

Bar review: Axm Bar

Enjoying the Hi-Life

Books of the year

Reader review: Greens

Bar review: Number Fifteen

Making merry at Christmas

Review: Market Restaurant

So-called 'healthy junk' under fire

Food at the 'last minute' for Christmas shoppers

Marks and Spencer to go

Tesco apologises over crisps

Foodies 'fuel boom in top quality products'

Tips for easy entertaining

Perfect parties

Sing-along sandwiches on sale

Review: Gina & Sophia

Review: Koreana

Reader review: Bella Vista

Bar review: Establishment

Wine health benefits in doubt

Bakery fined over mouse

Kids love McDonald's

Salads 'fattier and saltier' than burgers

Supermarkets criticized over welfare practises

Jamie Oliver voted favourite TV chef

Review: ZenZero

Sorting out food scares

New labelling to help allergy sufferers

Tidings of great Joy

Supermarkets criticized over unhealthy promotions

Something different for Xmas - Stilton ice cream

24-hour licensing in your area

Cadbury's recalls advent calenders

Trouble for Tesco's over wine prices

Bagging a deal for real coffee

Folic in the flour

Booze lessons on the house

Alcohol chaos fears

Bakers look to cut salt levels in bread

The battle with the bottle

Gastropubs beat French bistros at their own game

Britain historically a nation of drinkers

Cherie's dad pours scorn on licensing laws

Calls for tough measures on alcohol misuse

Charity calls for responsible approach to alcohol

Warning to pubs over alcohol code

Giant avocado hits shops

Review: El Rincon

Zinc goes to the Bank

Alcohol Code launches in Manchester

Jamie straight to your phone

Tescos looks to the kitchen cupboard

Anxiety on the menu

Green light for labelling system

Finney has lock Stock party night

Review: Sokrates Taverna

Bar review: One Central Street

Reader review: Oriental Buffet

Betty's hotpot hotshot

Rat found in jar of gherkins

Ultimate night in

Beans means war

Preview: Keith Floyd Uncorked

Tea for the top

Jailhouse wok...

New style of wine packaging to be launched

Dirty kitchens 'threat to office staff'

Review: Red Chilli

Bar review: Glass

Time called on pub grub

A pint... and two postage stamps

Jamie launches food range

Supermarkets not the apple of growers' eye

Review: The Bakery

Review: Crown and Kettle

Vive le difference

Licensing law enforcement recommendations

Sour times for dairy farmers

Alcohol for kids- ignorance to blame?

Sales figures for alcopops fall

Food science links smell with nausea

Brasingamens grand reopening

Shock value burgers aim to educate kids

Quids in: The feelgood factor

Bar review: Great John Street Hotel

Review: The White Hart Inn

Real Ale mini festival

Book: CAMRA's Big Book of Beer

Tesco: Corner shop of the future

Ham under scrutiny

Brit food goes down a treat

The good, the bad and the publican

Review: River Restaurant, The Lowry

Breakfast of champions

Fry ups go down the pan

Living the high life

Open all hours?

Bar review: Pure Space

Review: Croma Chorlton

Bird flu fears may affect poultry sales

Smoking ban confusion

Water worries over contamination

Vegetarians slate jelly babies

La Tasca feels fantastic

Preview: Room to grow

Diet report predicts fat future for kids

Food and thought at Tatton festival

Sausages sizzle to success on a plate

Chocs are pure gold

A flavour of France for Deansgate

Bar review: Mojo

10-course party for Juniper

Many women 'can't cook to save their lives' - Ramsay

Chunky pineapples hit shops

Better school meals will cost millions, says Oliver

Drinkers turn away from German wines

Bar review: Joy

Cocktails at dawn

Review: Pearl Bar and Restaurant

Wheat-free beer hits the shelves

Loyd gets some pilau talk from sexy Shobna

Food and Drink Festival Awards

Jamie's Italian affair

Can love save the day?

Cocktails at the Triangle

Yummy mummies on the menu at The Lowry

Review: Cecco's

Wine: Something for your curry?

Reader review: The Bull's Head Inn, Tintwistle

Bar review: Tempus Bar

Flu cure from the stars

Vodka revolutions

Stars Pressed into action...

Going for a Burton Race

Mr Darcy and his spicy dish

Cooking for the Hi-Life

Brits in Spain mostly want pasties

Ginger on menu for TV chef

Review: Kantipur

Review: The Fat Loaf

Bar review: View

Oz still having a corking time

Review: Wagamama (Spinningfields Square)

Room for a new bite to eat

Wine-speak uncorked

Review: The White House

Bar review: The White Lion

Review: The Restaurant Bar and Grill

Review: The Pearl

Bar Review: Yatra

Giant raspberries go on sale

Year-round tomatoes fuelled by factory waste

Wine: Old World charm

Bar review: Saffron Bar, Hale

Toddlers get a taste for curry

Musketeer named region's best pub

Boom time for bangers

Real ale revival reaches refreshing new heights

Sweet dreams are made of cheese

Review: The Grill, (Tiger, Tiger)

Bar review: Baa Bar

Men realising the recipe for love

Costa Coffee bans smoking

Review: The Classic , Belmore Hotel

Establishment appoint new chef

Wine: Horizontally yours

Top city chef quits

Review: Marmalade

Bar review: Pure Space

Wine: From the Napa Valley to Sancerre

Review: Rhubarb

How do you like them apples?

Tango cans recalled

White Hart wins prestigious award

Review: Ashfield House Hotel

Bar review: Abode

Wine: Discounts and organic offerings

Celebrities back Fairtrade food

Bar review: Baby Grand

The do's and don'ts of Bank Holiday drinking

Footballers can cook, really

Review: Greyhound Restaurant

Bar review: Café Paradiso

Wine: Golden age for Spanish wines

Simon's keeping it simple

Thai-ing the knot

TV heroes 'give kids bad eating habits'

Food And Drink Festival nominations revealed

Jaffery and Burton Race join festival

Reader review: Royal Balti House

Review: Cafe Jem & I

Wine: Greek offerings that won't make your eyes water

Crust-free loaf hits the shops

National Cake Scoffing Day - coming soon

Tour Spain at Obsidian

Introducing the stoneless avocado

New event for wine buffs

The juice drinks with more sugar than Coca-Cola

Bar review: Sola

TGI Fridays opening in city

Review: Soup Kitchen

Review: The Lazy Toad

Britain’s top 10 must-try beers

Northern Quarter gets a new soup kitchen

Black pudding for vegetarians

Review: Katsouris

Review: Palmiro

Thank goodness for goats

Review: The Vedas

Review: The Greyhound Bar & Restaurant

Review: EastZEast

Wine: French wine suffering from old attitudes

Top award for Three Fishes

Bar review: Velvet

Review: Marmalade

Review: Bawadi Cafe

Review: Persia Grill

Bar review: Marmalade

Taking stock for art

Review: Sapporo Teppanyaki

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