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London pub closures: One boozer has shut every five days in the capital since tax hikes - new figures

In London, 17 pubs closed in the first period of the year as pubs come under pressure from rising labour costs and taxes

Evening Standard

World Cup could give struggling UK pubs a £275m boost if England reach final

Fans will drink an extra 55 million pints while England battles to reach the final

The Independent UK

Around two pubs in Britain closing each day after tax hikes, figures suggest

The British Beer and Pub Association warned that the closures equate to the loss of around 2,400 jobs.

Evening Standard

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Reeves’s promise of pub business rates U-turn averts Labour rebellion

Change in England largely welcomed by industry and Labour MPs but represents another climbdown

The Guardian - UK

‘Make your mind up – it’s bonkers’: Exasperated pubs welcome business rates U-turn but warn they need more help

Chancellor is now expected to extend relief to help pub landlords in latest policy rowback

The Independent UK

Publicans ‘petrified’ over closures and job cuts after Budget tax increases

Industry bosses are calling for urgent tax relief after holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Pint of beer price to rise in London pubs clobbered by Reeves on tax, business rates and staff pay hike

London MPs criticised the growing burden being placed on the hospitality sector by the Chancellor

Evening Standard

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Higher business taxes to cost pub sector £150m and threaten jobs – analysis

Firms will end up paying more despite business rates being lowered in the Budget, industry bosses are warning.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Will the last Londoner to leave the pub please turn out the lights?

The pub has forever been regarded as a home away from home, especially for sports fans, so it’s no surprise that people flocked to the pub to cheer on our fantastic Lionesses as they romped to victory over Spain in the Euro Finals. And my organisation, the BBPA (British Beer…

Evening Standard

Britain Set To Lose One Pub A Day In 2025 Amid Soaring Beer Prices

The UK pub industry faces crisis as rising beer prices and inflation force one pub to shut down daily in 2025. Here's why closures are accelerating — and what it means for other sectors.

International Business Times UK

Last orders: Pubs in Britain will close at rate of one a day in 2025, trade body warns

The British Beer and Pub Association calls for help to cut pub costs with 378 pubs in England, Scotland and Wales likely to call time this year

The Guardian - UK

More than one pub a day set to close this year, industry body warns

The British Beer and Pub Association has estimated that 378 pubs will close this year across England, Wales and Scotland.

The Independent UK

One pub will close every day this year with 5,600 jobs at risk, industry body warns

An industry body has urged the government to reform business rates for the sector

The Independent UK

The multi-million pound boost pubs could cash in on during Euro 2025

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Women’s Euros forecast to boost UK economy with pubs hoping to serve more pints

Pubs will be allowed to stay open later if England or Wales reach the final stages of the tournament.

The Independent UK

Pubs reveal how many extra pints they expect to pull during Euro 2025

Beer sales are expected to surge as the tournament kicks off

Evening Standard

Budget measures will send average price of a pint in London to brink of £6

The impact of Budget announcements across the beer and pub sector will add around £650 million to costs

Evening Standard

Belfast named UK’s biggest pub music scene outside London

South-east London was found to have more venues than the entire cities of Newcastle, Glasgow and Leicester.

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The Independent UK

Revealed: The shocking number of pubs that closed for good last year

Pubs are set to come under further pressure when a raft of cost increases linked to the October Budget

The Independent UK

Almost 300 pubs closed last year ahead of cost rises

The British Beer and Pub Association warned that urgent Government action is needed to avoid more ‘completely avoidable’ closures.

Evening Standard

No and low-alcohol beer soaring in popularity, pubs report

Pubs are expected to sell a record 140 million pints of low and no-alcohol beer across the UK this year, up from more than 120 million last year.

The Independent UK

Pub opening hours extended for Euro 2024 final as England face Spain

Football fans will be able to stay out late on Sunday in a move that will also provide a boost in revenue for pub landlords

The Guardian - UK

England’s pubs prepare to pull 10m extra pints on Euros final day

Flights to Berlin are fully booked and Tesco thinks it will shift 1m pizzas in massive boost to the economy

The Guardian - UK

Want to book a pub table for Euro 2024? It may be too late

Pub and restaurant trade reporting high demand for tournament bookings, as football fans prepare to follow fortunes of England and Scotland on the big screen

The Guardian - UK

‘Hard month’ for pubs as UK’s dry January set to be driest ever

Almost as many people said they had attempted to go teetotal at the start of this year as in any of the previous 10 years

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