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Licence to savour: Hong Kong craft brewers push for on-site beer permits
When a 100-strong South Korean tour group approached a Hong Kong craft beer manufacturer for a tour and tasting session, the operator declined their request. The refusal was not down to a lack of confidence in the product or a staff shortage. It…
Iconic West Coast beer brand Stone Brewing to leave SoCal while laying off hundreds of workers
Hundreds of workers are set to lose their jobs after one of the largest breweries in Southern California announced its production facilities will be leaving the region. Stone Brewing will be exiting its three locations in Escondido as the company…
Korea's alcoholic beverage output falls to 27-year low in 2025 amid shifting drinking trends
Korea's alcoholic beverage production plunged to below 3 million kiloliters (kl) for the first time in 27 years in 2025, data showed Sunday, signaling a structural decline in the industry with more Koreans turning to healthy lifestyles. Shipments…
Liquor ban row: TN orders strict quality checks at distilleries
Following public concern over a swift ban and clearance of a private manufacturer's products, the Tamil Nadu government has ordered stringent quality testing across all distilleries to ensure alcohol content compliance and uphold public safety…
Goodbye to the Dutch Grand Prix, the happiest Formula 1 race of the year
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — It is no exaggeration to say that without Max Verstappen's immense popularity, the Dutch Grand Prix would not have existed. Verstappen's emergence as a generational talent after debuting at 17 and winning at 18…
Marcus Wareing explains how bankers ran up £44k bill for one meal
Marcus Wareing has spilled the beans on the infamous day a group of bankers blew more than £44,000 on a meal which went down in the Guinness Book of Records as the most expensive of all time. The celebrity chef was behind the stove in July…
Your favorite products hit by Trump's new 50% tariffs on Canada
Shots of Fireball could soon get pricier. The Trump administration's threatened 50% tariffs on some popular Canadian goods went into effect Saturday morning after trade talks with its northern ally fell apart the night before. President Donald…
The 800-year-old market town that's 'the UK's best' where 75% of shops are independent
This West Yorkshire hub is bucking the trend, with a vacancy rate nearly half the national average Nestled between bustling Leeds and the rugged Yorkshire Dales, the historic town of Otley is quietly setting the national standard for high street…
Stone Brewing to lay off over 200 as it shuts down longtime Calif. headquarters
Stone Brewing Co., the largest craft brewery in San Diego, is set to part ways with 58 workers on Oct. 19 as part of a multiphase layoff expected to grow to over 200 affected employees, according to a WARN notice obtained by SFGATE. In fact, Stone…
At Trump's Freedom 250 Grand Prix, two Americas collide. Or do they?
In Oliver Stone's harrowing, semi-autobiographical masterpiece Platoon, which turns 40 this year, a sadistic soldier called Bunny ranks life's pleasures while chugging a can of beer and listening to Merle Haggard. “Ain't nothing like a piece…
A day in the life: Breathwork expert Rob Rea
Your insider guide to living well in London, with trends and insider recommendations in fashion, wellbeing, travel, beauty and more. I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. I wake…
CAM antisemitism report: Demonstration outside Israel's US embassy
The ARC documented a protest outside Israel's embassy in Washington, D.C., where demonstrators drenched the pavement in fake blood and set up mock graves draped in Palestinian flags, invoking classical 'blood libel' tropes long used to demonize…
Canadian Tariffs Are Happening-Here's Why Trade Negotiations Broke Down
Tariffs on an estimated $28 billion of Canadian goods went into effect at midnight Saturday, hours after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would suspend trade negotiations with the U.S. following 'unfair' and 'uneconomic' changes to terms…
U.S.-Canada talks collapse, 50% tariffs begin
Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A 50% tariff on Canadian goods went into effect early Saturday after talks between the two countries collapsed. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from the negotiations and said Canada would retaliate against the…
'Scroungers' or worth a second chance: What Londoners really think of Harry and Meghan
London: The Duke of Sussex is waiting for me when I alight from Waterloo Station and walk along busy streets on a sunny afternoon as people head out for drinks and dinner. Before I get to the pub and its popular beer garden, however, I have work to…
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