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      <news:title><![CDATA[NEW PRODUCTS: Vocation unveils new seasonal line-up]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Young’s boss ‘delighted’ with ‘exceptional set of results’]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[OPINION: Kindness, not competition, can help save hospitality]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Milestone message: Ayesha Kalaji is also celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Queen of Cups in Glastonbury (credit: Vicki Steward)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Winner crowned: Bristol Beer Factory's Independence was this year's Champion Beer of Britain]]></image:caption>
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