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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josie Clarke

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

Almost 400 pubs are set to close in the UK in 2025 — a rate of more than one a day.

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has estimated that 378 pubs will close this year across England, Wales and Scotland, which it said would amount to more than 5,600 direct job losses.

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