UK news in brief

Cardiff: Tesco bosses have banned customers from shopping barefoot or in their pyjamas at one of the retail giant's stores.

Customers at the St Mellons store in Cardiff, South Wales, are now greeted by signs warning them of the new dress code.

It was introduced in response to complaints received from other customers at the shop.

Worcestershire: Auction giant eBay apologised to one of its users, David Davidson, after blocking the sale of a Dad's Army board game because it could promote racial hatred.

Officials at eBay conceded that the game was wrongly classed as "offensive material".