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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Late-night football: Scottish Licensed Trade Association managing director Colin Wilkinson backs a move for pubs and bars to open later during the World Cup finals ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Government announcement: CAMRA NI has reacted angrily over Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons's response to a review of the alcohol licensing system]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Industry reaction: UKH chair Kate Nicholls calls for a full package of business rates support the sector needs for all firms]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Positive shift but with downsides: professional standards will be lifted says NTIA CEO]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Economic coherence: Operators call for reformation ahead of Autumn Budget (Credit: House of Commons)]]></image:caption>
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