The owners of a historic London casino have sued a high-stakes international gambler said to have once lost £2.4m in a night after complaining that they are owed £470,000.

A French restaurant was celebrating its elevation to the aristocracy of the country’s cuisine with the award of its third Michelin star today.

The owner of the Mecca bingo chain saw its shares lifted today amid hopes of new British government measures to help the battered industry.

Casino operator London Clubs International today reported a strong pick-up in trading as it recovered from the impact of the July bombings in the capital.