Greg Mulholland, a Liberal Democrat MP has called for pubs to introduce smaller wine glasses. He says that many licensed premises have stopped selling wine in smaller 125ml glasses and now only serve it in 175ml and 250ml glasses. His view is that these larger glasses can lead to people drinking more than they want to and more than is safe if they are driving. He plans to introduce a sale of wine bill that will force all licensed premises to offer the standard 125ml measures alongside the bigger glasses. One of these large glasses contains twice as much wine as a small glass or around a third of a bottle.

Nintendo have sold more then 5 million Wii consoles in Japan. The console has reached the 5 million mark six weeks earlier than it took the PS2 to sell the same amount although surprisingly not as quickly as the Nintendo DS which sold 5 million in just 56 weeks, as opposed to the Wii taking 60 weeks. Figures are currently not available for the PS3 and the Xbox 360

The Dixons group which includes Currys and PC World are to stop selling analogue TV sets. They have stopped placing orders for more analogue TVs making it the first electrical retailer in the UK to do so. The company will also stop selling DVD recorders that only have analogue tuners. The company will also step up its campaign to inform people about the digital switchover.

If you need a new suit but are a bit short of cash then you might want to head down to your nearest Asda. They are currently selling a pair of black boot leg trousers and a classic women’s white shirt for just £5. The outfit will be on sale until the 26 February. Asda also sell a men’s suit for only £15. At that price there is no excuse not to wear a suit, although personally I wonder how well made the items are at this price. I would be interested to hear from anyone who has purchased one.

I came across this website the other day that offers online pool and billiard games. It includes a variety of games including snooker, pool and billiards. Because the site is available in several different languages you can play with people from all over world. You can enter the daily billiard tournaments and compete against the other players for cash prizes. All you need to do to get started in download the software which takes a few minutes to install and then register for an account. You can then choose to play for real money or if you want to practise first then you can also choose to play with a “play money account”. The website also contains lots of useful information on how to play each of the games so you make sure you understand all the rules before you start as well as dedicated technical support which is available 24 hours a day.

I read this article that suggests some coffee sold by high street chain can contain a third of the recommended daily calorie intake. The article highlights coffee such as Starbucks large white chocolate mocha which contains 628 calories. In comparison a medium mocha with whipped cream from Caffe Nero contains 326 calories and a medium mocha flake from Costa Coffee contains 297 calories. Whilst this may seem a lot, all of these coffee brands contain whole milk, chocolate and cream so personally I would expect them to have a high calorie content.

I came across this website that offers small business loans. Called SFS they are based in the US and offer unsecured loans. Unlike most other companies that offer small business loans AFS have no application fees or hidden charges. You can fill in their quick five minute application and one of their advisors will contact you to help you to arrange your small business loan. The process is confidential and secure and your loan will often be approved within 24 to 48 hours so all you have to do is decide how you want to spend it.

A high court test case on overdraft charges started last week with eight of Britain’s leading banks defending allegations of unfair charges. Lawyers for the banks told the court that rules governing what is a fair contract do not apply to bank charges for unauthorised overdrafts. Around 50,000 claims against the banks have been put on hold pending the outcome of this case.