The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), which released the figures, said the number of pints could boost the economy by as much as £42m.

One in 16 of us drinks gin on a daily basis, by all accounts

The brewery said the beer was bittersweet, much like the experience of supporting England in a World Cup attempt.

Flavoured with blackcurrant and blackberry the Swedish cider joins the booming market for fruit cider from the tap.

Simon Numphud, managing director of hotel and hospitality services at The AA is head of both the AA and the Visit England rating schemes. It's safe to say he knows a thing or two about how to get accommodation right.

Over 600 pubs will get tools and advice to help them revamp their outdoor spaces, as part of the brand's summer campaign. The company wants to "wave goodbye" to the mainstream lager brands' domination of pub gardens with the Fever-Tree G&T Pub Garden awards, it said.

Gareth Edwards, the Nuneaton-born director of Star Wars, Rogue One send a video message to the film festival held last weekend at the Marston's brewery in Burton Upon Trent

We're running our annual survey of pub punters to find out what are the brands they most want to see in pubs.

WKD Mixed is a new range of six per cent ABV pre-mixed cocktails from the RTD brand