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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[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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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Businesses need more help: many say the Autumn Statement has not gone far enough (Credit: Getty/Aleli Dezmen)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Government announcement: Chancellor Hunt made his Autumn Statement in the House of Commons today (Thursday 17 November) (image: Getty/	Raylipscombe)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Wage change: the rise of 9.7% is the country's largest increase, according to the Government (image: Getty/MarianVejcik)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Inflation continues to hit: almost all foodstuffs are experiencing double-digit inflation according to the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (credit: Getty/Henrik Sorensen)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Survival of the fittest: rising interest rates make access to funding difficult for hospitality businesses as lenders remain cautious (Credit: Getty/DNY59)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Additional pressure: inflation hits highest level for more than 40-years with food prices making one of the biggest upwards contributions (Credit: Getty/	Ibrahim Akcengiz)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Fragile sector: should the national living wage rise, it will put extra pressures on businesses, trade bodies have warned (image: Getty/Alphotographic)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Numbers crunched: although managed groups have increased sales, other factors are cancelling out any gains (credit: Getty/andresr)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Autumn Budget: pubs and breweries call for the beer duty freeze to be reinstated, a reduction to VAT and a reformation of the business rates system (Credit: Getty/Deejpilot)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Desperate situation: more than 1 in 20 sites expect to close for at least two days per week (credit: Getty/Pratchaya)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Lack of stability: NTIA claims UK is in recession as economy shrank in Q3 (Credit: Getty/atiatiati)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Sector impact: the rail strikes are set to take place later this month (image: Getty/mrdoomits)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Existential threat: leaders from across the sector have urged Government to recognise the severity of the sector's recruitment crisis (Credit:Getty/	PeopleImages)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[HospoDemo info: Bath Pub Company MD Joe Cussens outlines why he is attending the Hospitality Demonstration on Monday 14 November in London's Parliament Square]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Action needed: UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has written to the business secretary to instigate an investigation into energy pricing for commercial businesses (image: Getty/Vertigo3d)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Thumbs up: government guidance on the deposit return scheme for single-use drinks containers in Scotland has been welcomed by its administer Circularity Scotland (credit: getty/bunhill)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Further kick in the teeth: thousands of hospitality businesses at risk of closure following alcohol duty freeze U-turn (Credit: Getty/sturti)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Desperate need of relief: sector petitions Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to fulfil his previous commitments (Credit: Getty/mammuth) ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Leadership title: Rishi Sunak is set to be the new Prime Minister following the resignation of Liz Truss (image: Andrew Parsons, No 10 Downing Street, Flickr)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Government warned: MPs have heard how information on the rumoured blackouts needs to be communicated to the sector (image: Getty/rudigobbo)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Help needed: the duty hike U-turn will result in a double-digit rise for drinks, at a tumultuous time for the sector (image: Getty/Doug Armand)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Lost confidence: new chancellor must get up to speed with current policies to save time the sector does not have (Credit: Getty/PoppyPixels)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Info needed: many voices from the sector have called for further details on the scheme announced by the Government (image: Getty/Image Source)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Operator decisions: many businesses have been forced to increase prices, cut hours and reduce staff numbers to battle the energy crisis (image: Getty/Tom Merton)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Government change: new Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to reveal a raft of measures, which will include support for businesses amid the energy crisis (image: Getty/Andy Andrews)]]></image:caption>
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