Britons are the biggest online spenders in the world, according to the UK Cards Association. Sky News reveals that UK household Internet spending was $5,900 last year -- higher than Norway at $5,400 and Australia at $4,000. A quarter of all UK card transactions are carried out online.

The public swing against sugary drinks is gaining momentum. The BBC reports that NHS England has insisted shops inside hospitals should ensure that by April 2018 no more than 10% of the drinks they sell are unhealthy.

Arresting WikiLeaks founder,Julian Assange is a "priority," US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions has confirmed. "The Guardian" reports that although Donald Trump once declared his "love" for WikiLeaks, charges have now been drawn up against the site's founder, currently residing in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

A spat has broken out between "The Sunday Times" Style section and "Vogue," "Campaign" reveals. The new editor of the paper's section said it reaches more AB women than the top women's magazines combined. "Vogue" has written to media agency bosses to dispute the claim.

The Advertising Standards Association (ASA) has announced that nearly 5,000 ads were withdrawn or changed last year. That is a new record, according to "Campaign." Total complaints were down 3% on the year.

After losing the account to Omnicom nine years ago, WPP's MediaCom has won back Boots' media planning and buying account. "Campaign" points out that the move follows Boots' owner, Walgreen Boots Alliance, signing a global deal with WPP recently.

Channel 4 has begun the process of looking for a sponsor for the UK's most popular show, "The Great British Bake Off." "The Guardian" reports that pressure is on the broadcaster to earn more than the GBP25m a year it has paid to win the show from the BBC. The paper reports that bidding for the main sponsorship rights is expected to start at around GBP8m per year.

Debenhams could close up to ten stores and close down a distribution centre as its new Chief Executive, Sergio Bucher, seeks to reverse a 6.4% fall in pre-tax profits. Sky News reports the former Amazon executive is keen to focus the department store chain on mobile, social shopping that is fun and effortless.

TalkTalk and BT have been outed by a Which? survey as providing the poorest performance in the UK, the BBC reports. Sky and EE were rated above them. Top marks went to Zen Internet, followed by Utility Warehouse, John Lewis Broadband and Plusnet.

Digital video has been named the UK's "rising star" by eMarketer. In its first digital video viewing forecast, the service estimates the average UK adult will spend 53 minutes per day watching digital video -- double the attention earned by the medium just five years ago. By 2019, 10% of our media time and 20% of our digital media time will be spent watching digital videos.