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Central London pub charges £2 extra per pint after 10pm: what you need to know

Pub-goers have expressed their disgust at the ‘dynamic pricing’ on social media

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024

Gorillas and a pygmy hippo enjoy fruit and veg to mark London market anniversary

The wholesale site marked its 50th anniversary.

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024

Customers hundreds of pounds out of pocket after closure of celebrity chef’s Birmingham restaurant

People with vouchers for Glynn Purnell’s Michelin-starred restaurant, Purnell’s, told they cannot be refunded

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024

Takeaway recipes by chefs including Nadiya Hussain to be cooked in London school kitchens

The takeaway service is in talks to open at schools in Oval and Kingston after launching its first restaurant in Chiswick

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024

Heartbreak as Scottish seaside pub announces closure

A PUB in Edinburgh has announced it will be closing “in the near future”...

The National (Scotland) · Nov 7, 2024

London Greggs 'bans' customers from wearing headphones or using mobile

Staff have reportedly seen a rise in customers who are not paying attention as they are glued to their phones

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024

Winemaker on a high despite internet Lowe blow

A new Mudgee wine has been labelled Jodie, Hacked by Christene.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 6, 2024

Campaigners launch bid for whisky region status to 'enhance oversees reputation'

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for their area to be given the status of an official Scotch Whisky Region (SWA).

The National (Scotland) · Nov 4, 2024

London's first fine dining Armenian restaurant closes down after Home Office raid 'uncovers illegal workers'

Exclusive: Owners of Lusin, where a kebab cost £46, were fined for employing illegal workers

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024

French brewers fear extra taxes on sugar and alcohol could spike price of beer

Brewers are struggling to swallow proposals to increase taxes on alcoholic and sweetened drinks under France's latest budget, currently being debated by parliament. While supporters say the measures would raise much-needed funds for the French health system, beer makers warn they could end up penalising independent breweries already finding it…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 3, 2024