Britons are splashing out on upmarket spirits like Ciroc vodka — a favoured tipple of Prince Harry — even as Guinness sales struggle, the world’s biggest drinks company said today.

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Bowled over brewers’ bonanza

Britain’s brewers and publicans have been making hay while the sun shines with one of them almost running out of beer on the first day of the Lord’s test match.

Cornwall councillor Collin Brewer, has resigned for a second time in less than six months over comments he made about the disabled

Councillor quits AGAIN after comparing disabled children to the treatment of deformed lambs

He resigned in 2011 after saying that 'disabled children should be put down' 

Seven injured in Beer motorhome crash

Six pedestrians and a driver were injured when a motorhome collided with a group of people in a Devon village.

Darren Lehmann has already proven himself as a coach

The Last Word: Boof! Australia might just have
done something sensible at last

If they continue to fail, now, it will simply be because they just don’t cut it

SABMiller’s Graham Mackay bags £14m

Graham Mackay, the former chief executive of SABMiller, pocketed total pay of nearly £14 million last year after a lucrative share scheme paid up.

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Belgians lead the race to bag crisp maker Tyrrells

A Belgian private-equity firm with links to the Anheuser-Busch InBev beer empire has emerged as a front-runner to acquire Tyrrells, the upmarket crisp maker, for £100m.

Mark Leftly: Brewer's fundraising plan is a lot to swallow

Outlook Tactical Nuclear Penguin is a beast of a speciality stout that, at an ABV of 32 per cent, is seven and a half times the strength of the wildly over-rated black stuff that Guinness churns out.

Production at the Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy-Rochefort abbey is under threat - from the expansion of a limestone quarry which will cut off their water supply

Trappist brewery under threat from expansion of limestone quarry

Plans will cut water supply to abbey where Belgian monks brew prized Rochefort ale

Postcard from... Brussels

When neighbouring countries are both hailed for their gastronomic prowess, it’s only natural that there is a bit of healthy competition.

Ollie Rayner: Middlesex man claimed his first five-wicket haul since 2008 yesterday

Middlesex 499-8 dec Sussex 222 & 228-4: Matt Prior practice fails to pay off with Sussex on the slide

After his controversial first-innings dismissal, Matt Prior’s fortunes hardly improved as Sussex slid towards defeat. And this time England’s Test match wicketkeeper could blame no one but himself.

Sussex are made to pay after twice dropping Chris Rogers

Middlesex 320-3 v Sussex

David Cameron and his wife on holiday

Going away? Don’t forget the cameras Mr Cameron

It’s difficult for senior politicians to take a break abroad. David Cameron came under fire for jetting off to Ibiza for the weekend in the midst of a terror alert. Which made the first-day-of-holiday photo shoot all the more crucial.

SABMiller capitalise on rising demand for premium lagers

Brewer SABMiller today grabbed an bigger slice of a shrinking UK beer market and flagged up a major push for its Pilsner Urquell brand.

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Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
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