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By: Francesca Washtell

  • Ima-gin that: British gin sales broke all sales records in 2015 while 49 new distilleries opened

    March 9, 2016

    Sales of mother's ruin broke all records last year as 49 new gin distilleries opened across the UK, while shop and restaurant sales topped over £900m. Shop sales of the juniper-based spirit reached over £400m in 2015, up 10 per cent on the previous year, while restaurant sales hit £500m, up 20 per cent year on year, [...]

  • The proportion of luxury cars in the UK has outpaced GDP growth since the end of the recession

    March 9, 2016

    The proportion of luxury cars on Britain's roads has overtaken the pace of GDP growth since the end of the 2008-2009 recession, according to new research. British drivers have made the most of the economic recovery and driven up the proportion of plush cars at an average rate of 3.6 per cent per year since [...]

  • Vice Media to launch new Viceland TV channel on Sky and Now TV in September

    March 9, 2016

    Vice Media, the group behind the millennials' favourite website Vice News, will launch a 24-hour television channel called Viceland on Sky and Sky's online streaming service Now TV this September. The 24-hour channel will be programmed, developed and produced in-house by Vice's creative team and will be available for all Sky TV customers in their [...]

  • BruiseDog, more like: Scottish craft beer company BrewDog shows how not to conduct recruitment on BBC2 “Who’s the Boss” show

    March 9, 2016

    Scottish craft beer company BrewDog gave a lesson in how not to conduct recruitment last night when its co-founder featured on the final episode of the BBC2 programme "Who's the Boss?", and Twitter made sure the company knew it wasn't impressed.  On the show, the Aberdeenshire-based company hired an area manager for its London and South East bar [...]

  • Simon Trim announced as new Sporting Index Group chief executive

    March 8, 2016

    Simon Trim has been named as the new chief executive of the Sporting Index Group, the world's largest sports spread betting business.  Trim's appointment follows the departure last month of former chief exec Warren Murphy, who led the betting firm for seven years.  Trim has been with Sporting Index for 18 years and was appointed managing director [...]

  • Legalising cannabis would generate £1bn in tax, say the Liberal Democrats

    March 8, 2016

    Legalising cannabis could raise £1bn annually in tax, a new study by the Liberal Democrats has claimed.  According to the report, "credible estimates" have shown £1bn in government revenue could be raised, and the panel conducting the study recommended taxing cannabis in line with its potency.  As has been the case in US states such as Colorado and Washington, [...]

  • Cheers: The UK guzzles more champagne than (almost) any other nation

    March 8, 2016

    Forget global volatility – it seems Britons are ready to splash their cash, after new figures confirmed the UK is the world's largest export market for bubbly – and it's growing fast. Champagne shipments to the UK grew 4.5 per cent by volume last year, three times the rate of growth for the world as a whole, according [...]

  • London has the UK’s lowest percentage of drinkers, ONS study shows

    March 8, 2016

    Vindication for Londonders feeling patronised by yesterday' condescending government health quiz: instead of downing pints, people in the capital have been putting their pints down, after new research showed London has the lowest levels of drinking in the UK. British adults across the country are drinking six per cent less than they were in 2005, according to a new study by the Office for National Statistics [...]

  • Specsavers chief optometrist warns e-cigarettes could be linked to dry eye and cause more serious sight loss

    March 8, 2016

    Although tobacco smoking is still far riskier than vaping, Specsavers' expert optometrist has warned e-cigarette use can cause dry eyes and can also lead to macular degeneration. The ingredients contained in e-cigarettes can include formaldehyde, a carcinogen which has been shown to irritate the eyes, nose and throat in studies, while propylene glycol can also cause eye and respiratory irritation. [...]

  • Pop music represents ageing and elderly in a negative light, research from Anglia Ruskin University shows

    March 8, 2016

    We've probably all thought there was something seriously wrong with pop music at times, a feeling that tends to increase as people get older. But it turns out pop music seems has turned against old age too. New research shows mainstream pop music tends to focus on the negative aspects of ageing and old people, with [...]

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