Size crusade on the menu

The arrival of US-style coffee shops over the past decade has baffled some of those used to choosing between small, medium and large.

Now they may find themselves forced to choose between regular, large and extra-large, or even tall, grande and venti.

The Plain English Campaign, which battles against the use of jargon, is infuriated, and now Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland has joined the backlash.

"Having a regular coffee means having a coffee every day, it doesn't mean the size," he said.

Mr Mulholland is rallying fellow MPs behind his crusade against the americanisation of the English language after tabling a motion in the Commons calling for the word "regular" to be prohibited from being used in coffee shops and cafes.