Forget Star Wars - the real battle has been happening right here on planet suburbia between two giants in the beverage world. The final battle of 'Coffee Wars' has been won and now Starbucks have been forced to swallow a very bitter cup of coffee. The Advertising Standards Authority agreed that Costa's advertising campaign claiming that 7 out of 10 Brits preferred their cappuccino to that of their rivals was true!

The only had to ask me - I could have told them that and probably saved them loads of money!

ART NEWS/EXHIBITIONS - JULY/ AUGUST

Henry Moore @ Tate Britain SW1 until August 8.
Italian Renaissance Drawings @ British Museum, London until July 25. Works from the Bellinis, Mantegna, Michelangelo, Botticelli and Raphael.
Picasso: Peace and Freedom @ Tate Liverpool until August 3. A communist, even after the Hungarian uprising, he produced many pictures with a cause - the dove, the portrait of Stalin - that reveal an unexpected side.
Picasso: The Mediterranean Years @ Gagosian Gallery London WC1 until August 28. Paintings, linocuts, sculptures and ceramics belonging to family members on show with a autobiographical style.
Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries @ National Gallery, London WC2 until Sept. 12. A fascinating story of false attributions, forgeries and puzzles uncovered or made with the help of cutting-edge science and technology.
This Could Happen to You:Ikon in the 1970s @ Ikon Gallery Birmingham from Wed 21 July - Sun 5 Sept. Take a look at Ikon's historty through artwork exhibited at the gallery in the 1970s. ikon-gallery.co.uk
ArtsFest - Friday 10 - Sunday 12 Sept. 3,000 artists...600 events...50 venues...The UK's biggest free arts festival across Birmingham City Centre. artsfest.org.uk

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