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Britain lost 100 breweries last year, says ‘indie beer’ trade body | Food & drink industry newsthirst.

The number of independent breweries in Britain declined at its fastest rate in 2024, figures from the “indie beer” trade body suggest. The UK had 1,715 breweries at the end of 2024, 100 fewer than at the start of the year, according to the data released by Siba, which represents independent brewing companies. The overall…

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Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New Zealand | Australia news newsthirst.

Chinese warships have undertaken an apparent live-fire drill in the seas between Australia and New Zealand, diverting commercial flights in the skies above. The Chinese navy notified the Australian defence department shortly before the drill on Friday. Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy vessels – the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment…

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Guzman y Gomez struggling to break into US market despite offering bigger burritos | Business newsthirst.

Mexican-themed chain Guzman y Gomez has reported bumper profits since it began trading on the Australian stock exchange but is struggling to expand in the US despite offering Americans bigger burritos. The fast food chain has opened 16 new stores in Australia since July but a push to break into the competitive US market with…

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Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding | Hong Kong newsthirst.

Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before Beijing cracked down on dissent, will start preparations to shut down, its leader has said. Lo Kin-hei, chair of Hong Kong’s Democratic party, said on Thursday: “We are going to proceed and study on the process and procedure that is needed for…

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Shiri Bibas not among returned hostages, Israeli military says, accusing Hamas of ‘serious violation’ | Israel-Gaza war newsthirst.

One of the four bodies returned by Hamas to Israel on Thursday is not that of Shiri Bibas, Israel’s military has said, calling it a “violation of utmost severity” of a ceasefire deal that was already precarious. The Israeli military confirmed that two of the bodies belonged to Bibas’ children, Ariel and Kfir, in the…

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Move over Myki, Victoria will soon get ticketless public transport fares | Transport newsthirst.

Train passengers in Victoria will finally be able to pay their fare using a bank card, phone or smartwatch from next year, in a long-awaited update to the state’s ticketing system. The public transport minister, Gabrielle Williams, on Friday announced more than 20,000 new card readers would be installed across the metropolitan and V/Line networks…

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Historic England acquires collection featuring some of UK’s oldest photos | Photography newsthirst.

Some of the oldest photographs in England which show the country’s transformation after the industrial revolution have been acquired by Historic England. Images from the Janette Rosing collection include some of the earliest landscape photography ever taken in the country, spanning the breadth of southern England from the harbours of Clovelly and Plymouth in Devon…

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Nearly 500 cat figurines stolen from Gordon Ramsay’s London restaurant | Gordon Ramsay newsthirst.

Nearly 500 cat figurines were stolen in one week from Gordon Ramsay’s new London restaurant, the TV chef has said. The restaurateur, 58, recently launched Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate by Gordon Ramsay in one of London’s tallest buildings, which features the beckoning Japanese cat models called maneki-neko. He told ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show there…

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