Beijing will introduce tough laws to punish firms that flout food safety laws, the official Xinhua news agency reported, a significant move in China’s struggle to get its abysmal food safety record under control.

A SYDNEY family has launched a lawsuit against Kentucky Fried Chicken, claiming their daughter became brain damaged and crippled from salmonella poisoning after eating a chicken wrap.

MYSPACE is expanding its programme for letting advertisers target their pitches using personal details on users’ profile pages.