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'Being caught in pub bombings affected my whole life'

A survivor and a former police officer share their memories of the bombing attacks in 1974.

We’ve lost 20,000 pubs in the last 40 years. That sends a chill down my spine | Adrian Chiles

I don’t spend every night in my local. But even when I’m home, the knowledge that it exists makes life better. A closed pub is a sad, sad sight. Where once was life, people talking and laughing, ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Ask for Angela: Staff had no clue, says pub worker

A pub worker warns failures in the Ask for Angela safety scheme could put vulnerable women at risk.

Small UK pub owners look overseas after Budget tax rises sap profits

Cluster of hospitality operators cancel British investments and divert spending to continental Europe instead

World - Financial Times - November 14

Ask for Angela: BBC exposes pubs not enforcing safety scheme

The Ask for Angela initiative aims to provide a discreet lifeline for those feeling unsafe.

UK introduces a bill that would eventually make the purchase of cigarettes illegal

Legislation intended to ban today’s British children from ever legally being able to smoke has begun its journey through Parliament

Health - ABC News - November 5

UK introduces tough anti-tobacco bill but smokers can puff away in pub gardens

Legislation intended to ban today’s British children from ever legally being able to smoke has begun its journey through Parliament

World - ABC News - November 5

Pub garden smoking ban dropped from government plans

The Health Secretary said he didn't want to cause further harm to the hospitality industry in England.

Life of Janey Godley, comedian who defied her tragedies by cracking jokes

The comedian Janey Godley, who chronicled her struggles in unflinching detail, has died after a long illness.

Pubs hammered by ‘staggering extra costs’ from Budget

Shares in groups including JD Wetherspoon and Marston’s hit following national insurance and minimum wage increases

World - Financial Times - November 1

There are just a few spaces left at our NYC Pub Quiz. Did we mention the prizes?

Spilling the tee

World - Financial Times - October 31

Britain’s first black voter was in 1749, 25 years earlier than thought, and ran a pub

John London, a landlord, paid rates so could take part in Westminster byelection despite being called a ‘blackamoor’. It’s a discovery that changes our understanding of British history – and it ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Pub boss warns of closures with many landlords making only 12p a pint

The boss of Britain's biggest pubs group urges the chancellor to extend business rates relief.

There’s still time to sign up for FTAV’s NYC Pub Quiz on 12 November

The standout United States-based event of November

World - Financial Times - October 24

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