The UK Government is accusing Amazon of not being helpful and providing transparency in a tax row costing the British taxpayer GBP1.5bn per year. Although it was warned five years ago that foreign retailers were using the site to sell goods without paying the applicable tax, Amazon has not helped the authorities tackle the issues, "The Times" reports.

"The Guardian" is reporting that Ofcom is blasting British broadcasters for a "woeful" lack of diversity both on and off screen.

Like it or not, eMarketer is readying marketers for a world where biometrics are the norm. According to research from Acuity Market Intelligence, every smartphone, tablet and wearables shipped by 2020 will feature biometric security.

John Lewis Partnership's profits are down 53.3% for the first half of the year due to rising costs, "Campaign" reports. The group is warning that the "headwinds" behind the slump in profits are expected to carry on throughout the rest of the year.

Older generations are fed up by in-store experiences, Netimperative reports. Long queues and items turning out to be out of stock are top gripes for the over 45s, as is a lack of connectivity across brick and mortar and ecommerce.

The UK will remain at the forefront of connected tv advertising, eMarketer reports. Spend in the UK will hit $277m by 2020, with France and Italy also making serious gains, according to a report by MTM London for video ad-serving platform SpotX.

MPs are warning the Government that EU plans to allow the broadcasters to stream their content across the trading bloc could cost tv and film makers GBP1bn. At the moment, tv programme makers can sell content outside the UK once it has aired and receive a commission. "The Guardian" reveals the new rules -- broadcasters need only pay for one extra country to stream to the whole EU.

Journalists, financial firms and anti-doping bodies are among a select few job roles which are likely to be exempted from strict new laws regarding the use of personal date. The BBC reports the new Data Protection Act, published on Thursday, will replace existing law and build the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in to UK law so it can be retained after Brexit.

Four betting companies are facing fines from the Advertising Standards Authority for standing to benefit from adverts disguised as news. "The Guardian" reveals that although the businesses did not launch the ads themselves, they stood to gain from the affiliate model, which encourages affiliates to appeal to vulnerable gamblers with fabricated success stories.

"Press Gazette" reveals that Google's Director of News Partnerships, Madhav Chinnappa, claims the US tech giant already does a lot to support newspapers and will do more in the future. He also claims the title's campaign against Google is a little disappointing because it fails to recognise how Google can help newspapers.