By the end of May, if British legislators have their way, a series of new EU-inspired consumer protection regulations will be in place to safeguard against fraudulent activity in a widening range of commercial activity.

On Wednesday two British newspapers made unprecedented front page apologies to Madeleine McCann's parents because the papers suggested that they might have killed their daughter and covered up her death.

With recent developments in Mexico's controversial telecommunications sector, it appears that media mogul Carlos Slim's stranglehold on the industry could soon finally come to an end.