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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Research reveals: a recent survey showed 16% of trade body members have no cash reserves (image: Getty/georgeclerk)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Cautionary tale: BII boss Steve Alton warns without investment and support, there will be widespread business failure (image: Getty/Plougmann)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Aid required: the Night-Time Industries Association urges the Government to support the sector in its March Budget (image: Getty/BrianAJackson)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Business comment: Sam Martin is the co-founder and CEO of delivery franchise firm Peckwater Brands]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Unscrupulously profiteering: NTIA joins calls for inquiry into energy supplier behaviour (Credit: Getty/Henrik Sorensen)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Poor practice: BBPA calls for urgent inquiring into "profiteering" from energy suppliers (Credit: Getty/Image Source)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Much-needed boost: UKH has shared support for proposals to extend licensing hours over the coronation weekend (Credit: Getty/stocknshares)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[One crisis to another: Sacha Lord fears many businesses will fail as support is withdrawn]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Urgent clarity: sector needs Gov support to 'bounce back' in 2023 (Credit: Getty	Charday Penn)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Critical impact: Government has "lost control" over strike action (Credit: Getty/Cultura/Monty Rakusen)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Hugely damaging: RMT confirms additional strikes to take place over Christmas weekend (Credit: Getty/gregobagel)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Losing money: Difficult times loom ahead for sector without further support (Getty/ Jonathan Kitchen)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Opinions wanted: pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie said the next tied tenant survey will be starting soon]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Critically difficult economic climate: hospitality leaders call for urgent reslution to rail disputes ahead of sector's busiest trading period of the year (Credit: Getty/Image Source)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Call to save December: UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls and Nightcap CEO Sarah Willingham]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Truly passionate: Kevin Hollinrake MP (pictured) appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Fraudulent activity: theft is the most common type of fraud and there are many opportunities for theft at all scales in hospitality (image: Getty/piranka)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Catastrophic impact: RMT announces further strike action to take place over festive period (Credit: Getty/coldsnowstorm)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Strike impact: 'Once again, the hospitality sector gets thrown under the bus just in time for Christmas,' says The MA's Ed Bedington]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[New rateable values: business rates to fall 17% for pubs but reductions do not go far enough according to Altus Group (Credit: Getty/John Lamb)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Operator opinion: have you seen a decrease in the level of Christmas bookings at your pub? (image: Getty/Liliboas)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Financial news: the Chancellor announced his Autumn Statement last week (image: Getty/SHansche)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Important role: OFGEM to investigate harm caused by bad practice regarding non-domestic suppliers (Credit: Getty/J J D)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Operator opinion: has the Government's recent Autumn Statement gone far enough to help pubs? (image: Getty/CGinspiration)]]></image:caption>
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