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World Cup fever hits England as pub bookings surge by 300 per cent for Croatia clash

England will begin their World Cup campaign when they face Croatia on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Can Starmer’s late-night World Cup openings help Britain’s struggling pubs?

While venues could stay open until 2am, rising costs remain a far bigger concern for many landlords

The Guardian - UK

The British food scene was booming. Why has it suddenly gone bust?

Once mocked internationally, the UK became a gastronomic hotspot in recent decades – London was hailed as the foodie capital of the world. Now many Michelin-starred restaurants have closed and the rot is spreading

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UKHospitality chair Kate Nicholls: The help for pubs is a good start, but there's so much more to be done

Businesses in hospitality all benefit from one another — it is a virtuous circle, says Kate Nicholls. The Government must do more

Evening Standard

Six hospitality firms a day could close without rates help, warns trade group

UK Hospitality estimates that 2,076 firms could close in 2026 as a result of rising property taxes.

Evening Standard

More than 2000 hospitality businesses 'set to close this year'

Business rates bills for many set to shoot up in April following Budget announcement

Evening Standard

UK’s small brewers call for chancellor to think again on business rates

Trade group tells Rachel Reeves her property tax changes threaten the survival of community pubs

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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

‘Worse than Covid’: hospitality bosses blame Reeves’ budget for UK downturn

With data suggesting the sector has been hit hardest, some employers can’t afford to recruit summer worker

The Guardian - UK

Restaurants could be forced to report customer calorie counts to help combat obesity

Hospitality bosses claimed they were ‘totally blindsided’ by the plans and said they would lead to increased costs

The Independent UK

‘Things could fall over’: businesses and public services on Starmer’s immigration crackdown

Social care, hospitality, health, universities and construction sectors raise questions over impact of plan

The Guardian - UK

National Insurance hike comes into effect with warning on jobs and price rises

Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said workers and business will be affected

The Independent UK

Warning on jobs and price rises as national insurance hike comes into effect

Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said workers and business will be affected.

Evening Standard

A bitter blow? British pubs, restaurants and hospitality firms brace for rise in NICs

An increase in national insurance and a rising living wage, is leading to predictions of a hiring freeze across the sector. But not every economist agrees

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Hospitality industry asks UK watchdog to look into ‘entrenched’ energy bill problems

Trade body tells Competition and Markets Authority it fears companies may have been overcharged for years

The Independent UK

Three quarters of a million hospitality workers ‘dragged into higher tax regime’ following Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said at the Budget last year that she will raise employers’ national insurance contributions in a bid to raise £22bn for the Treasury

The Guardian - UK

Hospitality firms ‘to incur £1bn costs from employer NICs on 774,000 more workers’

Industry body says businesses and jobs at risk unless Rachel Reeves’s tax changes delayed or altered

The Independent UK

Warning over bill that could change what you talk about in the pub

The EHRC issued a warning

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Evening Standard

Warning over employment Bill’s impact on overheard conversations in pubs

The EHRC said the difficulty could be worse if someone is expressing an opinion which amounts to a philosophical belief.

The Independent UK

TGI Fridays and Pizza Hut could go: The future of the classic chain restaurant no longer seems bottomless

IN FOCUS: Chain restaurants were once the cornerstones of British dining, loved for their affordability and reliability. But rising costs, changing tastes and the pressures of a shifting dining landscape are pushing them to the brink. Can they adapt, asks Hannah Twiggs, or are they destined to become relics of…

Evening Standard

London hospitality warns of fallout from new workers' rights bill

But unions hail ‘groundbreaking’ measures unveiled by Labour ministers

The Guardian - UK

Outdoor smoking ban likely to encourage people to quit, says minister

Jacqui Smith hits back at critics of plan and claims smoking is ‘biggest nail in coffin of most people’ in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Starmer faces pushback from pubs over ‘bonkers’ outdoor smoking curb plans

Hospitality industry expresses concern about impact on businesses of leaked proposals not denied by PM

The Guardian - UK

‘A beacon of hope’: England’s Euros success gives pubs a vital lift

Struggling hospitality sector celebrated victory over Dutch side but Sunday’s battle against Spain offers even bigger takings

The Guardian - UK

The diabolical rise of ‘dine and dash’: ‘It feels like a betrayal’

One in 20 people have walked out of a restaurant without paying for their meal – and apparently it is becoming more common in Britain, leaving owners shaken and out of pocket. What is going on?

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