'We paid a pound for our dream pub'

A pound doesn't get you much these days. Not even half a pint in most pubs. But 100 new English pence was enough to make one couple's dream of owning their own boozer come true. John Barden and his partner Jayne Anglesea were offered the Bell Inn, in Devon, for the bargain price after the owner was unable to sell the lease at its value of £50,000 - Metro ​

Brits hoping for the heatwave to return might be kept waiting, weathermen said yesterday. Yesterday's showers and cooler temperatures will stay at least until the end of the week - The Sun ​

The worst of the recession is over, but recovery is not guaranteed and unemployment will still soar above three million, according to a leading business group. The news came as the head of the World Bank warned against complacency in the battle for economic recovery. The British Chambers of Commerce said the results of its latest survey were 'encouraging' for the economy - Daily Mail ​

Drinks giant Diageo has been threatened with strike action by union leaders as the campaign is stepped up to stop job losses. The warning has come from Unite, the UK's biggest union which represents many of the 900 workers affected by the proposed closure of the Johnnie Walker packing plant in Kilmarnock and staffing reductions at its site in Glasgow - Scotsman​

A new £1m pub is due to open in Cardiff next week. The former RAFA club on Cathedral Road, Pontcanna, has been turned into Y Cadno (The Fox) and will open on Friday, July 17 - Western Mail ​