heineken is behaving in some of those cam-— those cases.n to us how independent — those cases. explain to us how independent pubs _ those cases. explain to us how independent pubs have - those cases. explain to us how independent pubs have been i those cases. explain to us how - independent pubs have been affected during the past few years, obviously after the covid lockdowns as well as the cost of living crisis? it is after the covid lockdowns as well as the cost of living crisis?— the cost of living crisis? it is no exaggeration — the cost of living crisis? it is no exaggeration to _ the cost of living crisis? it is no exaggeration to say _ the cost of living crisis? it is no exaggeration to say that - the cost of living crisis? it is no exaggeration to say that this i the cost of living crisis? it is no. exaggeration to say that this has been the toughest few years for pubs probably ever, including both of the world wars. we have seen a real threat to pubs and communities up and down the country from the lockdowns and the closures, and t

do you think heineken, do you think in some way heineken may have this right?ere are hundreds of pubs closing and anything that supports, bringing the pub back into communities has to be applauded. but in this case it has to be with a very large pinch of salt. what we have to remember is that heineken is a very, very large pub company, that what you're what we're looking at really is a collection of kit pubs which will be tenanted. they will be run under their banner. their tenants will have to buy their beers from them. so we're looking at tide models , it would looking at tide models, it would be interesting to see what they're, you know, are they going to take percentages from the managed houses that they're creating? we don't know what model this is, and we're not really talking about the classic pub run by quality landlords who offer exactly what local community needs. >> all right. so it's a little bit unclear . and for those bit unclear. and for those tenants who have to buy the dnnks tenants who have to buy the drinks from the brewery and they got to pa

but heineken is bucking the trend, they have just announced they will invest £39 million in more thanill bring 62 of them back from the dead. the dutch brewer said the cash injection into its star pubs operation will create more than 1,000 jobs. let's talk now to mick howard — operations director at star pubs — which is part of heineken uk — and operates 2,400 pubs across the uk. it must be welcome news, this. why is heineken bucking the trend when everyone else is pulling money out of the sector. everyone else is pulling money out of the sector-— of the sector. fantastic news. and very welcome _ of the sector. fantastic news. and very welcome for _ of the sector. fantastic news. and very welcome for us _ of the sector. fantastic news. and very welcome for us in _ of the sector. fantastic news. and very welcome for us in the - of the sector. fantastic news. and i very welcome for us in the industry, i think. heineken sees great opportunity in the sort of great british pub, the pub at the centre of our local community. we know when we invest in the pubs that consumer groups will use it

heineken country have been declining with 500 last year alone.t and eats inside pubs. the eurovision song contest final is next weekend. the show has already started. contestants have already been putting on a show for the event's official opening in malmo in sweden. as many as 100,000 visitors are expected for the world's largest live music contest. poppyjeffery reports. in eurovision, you don't get a red carpet. you get a turquoise one. # 0oh, see that girl. # watch that scene. # digging the dancing queen..#. this year's contest has been officially opened in the swedish city of malmo, ahead of what is a very busy week for the 37 representatives taking part. from the refined to the quirky... hello! my name is windows 95! # she's unforgettable..#. tomorrow is the first semifinal, with half of the acts performing in the hopes of making it to the grand final on saturday. the uk is part of the big five, the countries that contribute the most to the ebu, and they automatically get a place in the final. but for the first time they will perform live in

they don't necessarily have the restaurants and pubs that city centres often offer people so heineken hence why they are investing. what they are doing is opening 62 uk clubs that have closed in recent years and will put around £40 million in investment in those pubs. they are not the only ones, greene king another big pub chain in the uk doing the same thing investing in breweries, another brand called star group. quite a few people in the industry doing the same and the hope is the problems they faced during the cost of living crisis, where people didn't have much disposable income and that impacted the likes of pubs and restaurants because they were not spending in them as much, and also, during the pandemic, they were closed, they are hoping to recuperate some of those losses and capture some of that spending power backin capture some of that spending power back in the great british public love for beer.— back in the great british public love for beer. cheers to that. we will talk later. _ love for beer. cheers to that. we will talk later. thank _ love for beer. cheers to that. we

i think heineken sold a lot of beer, because they made people feel something. i would love -- and we have made this pitch -- i would love corporate america to say -- because corporate america wants to stay away from politics. michael jordan famously said republicans buy shoes, too. he's right. but turn that around. this is not getting involved in politics, it is about bringing america together and helping them feel something. so i always had this great idea for an ad where two vehicles pull in front of two houses, they are moving in. you have a big truck rolling down the road, you have an electric vehicle pulling up on the other side. you've got a bumper sticker that match. two families get out with their kids and they side i each other. they walk into the new houses. one puts up a maga flag and the other puts up a pride flag. and you see the kids secretly talking in the backyard and they talk at night and they replace both flags with an american flag. and then you see the dads walkout, and they mcdonald's together in the backyard, i don't know. but whatever it

the brewing company heineken says it'll re—open more than 60 pubs that were closed in recent years. more than 600 sites. figures from the british beer and pub association show the number of pubs across the country has been declining, with around 500 closing last year alone. heineken says the changes will create more spaces for people to watch sports and eat inside the pubs. for more on this, greg mulholland, campaign director of campaign for pubs, joins me now. what does this commitment mean for the industry?— the industry? obviously, we support any organisation _ the industry? obviously, we support any organisation or— the industry? obviously, we support any organisation or individual- any organisation or individual reopening tops, so it is positive thatis reopening tops, so it is positive that is happening. we have to bear in mind these are generally pubs that had been closed since covid, so pubs that are now coming back and thatis pubs that are now coming back and that is great news for

i think heineken sold a lot of beer. [laughter] >> they made people feel something. i would love and we've made this pitch, i would love corporate america to say -- corporate america wants to stay away from politics. michael german says bump republicans buy shoes as well but turn that around, this is not getting involved in politics, it's about bringing americans together and helping them feel something. i had this great idea for an ad where two vehicles pull up in front of two houses, they are moving in. you got a big truck rolling down the road, you got an electric vehicle pulling up on the others. you got a bumper sticker that matches, two families get out with their kids and they kind of eyeball each other and walk into their new house. one puts up amag flag in one puts up a pride flag and the kidsa and replaced both legs with an american flag and then you see the dads walkout and they eat mcdonald's together in the backyard. [laughter] >> it's something that gets us into the culture to give us permission again to talk about this. we've been talking to the wisest

. _ heineken says it'll invest £39 million reopening scores of pubs and refurbishing hundreds of othersrd during covid, with many premises having to close. cost of living pressures haven't helped. fiona trott in is durham. what are customers telling you, fiona? they remembered this pub in the 60s and described it as an old man pub that didn't move with the times so, as a result, there were periods of closures and free openings, and that is what we have heard in the past year or so. in 2023, there was a net closure of 530 pubs in the uk, hit hard by the pandemic, inflation pushing up the cost of a point, which few of us could afford, so props like this are having to rethink. here, they have a loyalty card scheme like a coffee shop and live music to try and entice customers. they reopened five weeks ago and they have noticed something interesting, more very local people coming in, people working from home. as a result, heineken says it hopes to reopen 60 to props like this across the uk stop here, that would create ten newjobs. the pub chain itself says, following the announcement, it hop

heineken sold a lot of beer at. [laughter]of they made people feel something.ould love and we made this. corporate america wants to stay with him politics. michael jordan's republicans buy shoes too. he is right. turn that around. that's not getting involved in politics is about bringing america together and helping them feel something. i always had this great idea for an ad to be able to pull up in front of two houses they are moving in. you have got a big truck rolling down the road. you've got an electric vehicle pulling up on the other side. you got a bumper sticker that match. two families get out with their kids they side eye each other they walk into their houses one puts up a maga flag one put up a pride flag. you see the kids secretly talking in the backyard and they come out at night replace both flights with an american flag. then you see the dads walk out and mcdonald's together in the backyard. that something again they get this into the culture to talk about. we've been talking to the largest talent agency in the world trying to get celebrity succ

heineken verge of reopening? million to create 1000 new jobs and bring back 62 pubs that have closed this year. the dutch company says it intends to transform hundreds of tired establishments into premium venues , and gun salutes have venues, and gun salutes have rung out across the capital, marking the first anniversary of king charles's coronation the honourable artillery company fired 62 volleys from tower wharf that's next to tower bridge. an hour earlier, a 41 gun salute from king's troop, royal horse artillery , was heard royal horse artillery, was heard in green park. both regiments were involved in last year's coronation ceremony at westminster abbey and fired the guns to signal the moment that the crown touched the king's head. well, for the latest stories , you can sign up for gb stories, you can sign up for gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or you could go to gb news. com slash alerts . alerts. >> thanks. right now, in a few moments time, i'll be joined by howard cox, who was the l

heineken plans to deterring him. heineken plans to reopen 62 pubs that closed earlier this year. the dutch company says it will invest almost £40 million, creating 1000 new jobs. it also says plans to refurbish more than 600 of its establishments will turn them from tired pubs into premium locals , and gun salutes premium locals, and gun salutes have rung out across the caphal have rung out across the capital, marking the first anniversary of king charles's coronation . in. a 62 gun salute coronation. in. a 62 gun salute rang out from tower wharf . 41 rang out from tower wharf. 41 volleys were fired earlier by the king's troop, volleys were fired earlier by the king's troop , royal horse the king's troop, royal horse artillery, in green park in central london. the archbishop of canterbury has also paid tribute to the king's sense of duty after his return to public life, and says that crowning him was the privilege of a lifetime . was the privilege of a lifetime. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news .com/ alerts

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heineken the verge of reopening?s it's going to invest almost £40 million to create 1000 new jobs and, crucially, bring back 62 pubs that have closed this yeah 62 pubs that have closed this year. the dutch company says it intends to transform hundreds of tired establishments into premium locals. for tired establishments into premium locals . for the latest premium locals. for the latest on our stories, you can sign up for gb news alerts, scan the qr code or go to gbnews.com slash alerts i >> -- >> well, there's lots of news about illegal immigration. to bnng about illegal immigration. to bring you. is the rwanda bill starting to work? so irish ministers are now pointing fingers at rishi sunak government over the prime minister's removal policy. the spat is putting relations between the two nations under serious strain. and there's quite a lot going on. so surely we're going to be going to dublin, where there are tent cities of these illegal migrants now. and also it's going off a bit at the border , isn't it, bit at

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(♪♪) you- heineken® silver. all the taste, no bitter endings. see? isn't this better than fighting?hey, welcome back to "the daily show." my guest tonight, he is the co-founder and co-chair of the commission on presidential debates. please welcome to the program frank fahrenkopf! sir! hello, sir! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ let me -- first of all, welcome you to the show. >> thank you. >> jon: and explain very quickly, the reason why commission for presidential debates kind of got blown out of the water -- you guys had run the debates since '87. >> we ain't dead yet. >> jon: ain't dead yet. the two candidates, trump and biden, the two main candidates, made their own agreement, and kind of cut you guys out of the process. is that correct? >> well, they are trying to. >> jon: what are we missing? like, so let's say, they don't go with the presidential commission, and they don't go with -- what are we really losing? to be perfectly frank, i don't get much substantive out of these debates anyway. the idea that their answers have to be a minute and a half and there is a buzzer -- >> no, se

also, heineken bets on british pub revival with a plan to reopen . closed a plan to reopen.ed in recent years, and will put about £40 million annually into refurbishing its estates in the latest sign that pub groups are regaining confidence as cost of living pressures ease. well, i'll drink to that. the daily express now bernard hill, lord of the rings and titanic star dies aged 79. brilliant actor, families wrongly paying tens of thousands in care home fees and only big tax cuts and growth can save the tories now this is from sam lister, their political editor at the express. tory grandees are urging rishi sunak to prepare a big tax cutting offer in a bid to turn around the party's fortunes. senior mps argue that tory voters did not turn up at local elections because they are deeply angry with the government's inability to deliver, former leader sir iain duncan smith says the election is still up for grabs and if the pm and the party fight for it, they can win. despite the bad results, it is not over yet, says ids daily mail. now fears grow middle east conflict will dominat

they used to be a commercial heineken, the beer that reaches parts. other beers don't reach.ng to be our heineken princess, reaching parts of the commonwealth that the monarchy perhaps had difficulty relating to . and we difficulty relating to. and we saw that in the initial time of the marriage, where she was actually connecting with young black youth in the caribbean and in africa and of course, we've seen the troubles in the canbbean seen the troubles in the caribbean with countries that are wanting to become republics. and if they hadn't turned their back on the monarchy and acted as they have acted, you know, we could have had a huge asset there, which would have been a great boost for the commonwealth. and i think this visit just reminds us of what a terrible situation we ended up with. all right. >> rafe, that's perfect. thank you very much for that update there. rafe heydel—mankoo always a pleasure. of course. royal expert like no other. now, folks, you're with me. darren grimes on gb news saturday. lots more coming up on today's show. first of all though, we're going

despite the rain, a boost for pubs, yes, as heineken promised to put £39 million into 600 pubs up andasn't given up on the british boozer. but before all of that, let's get the news with ray allison . ray allison. >> thanks, nigel, and good evening to you. our top stories tonight we start with some breaking news. israel has rejected a ceasefire deal, which hamas claims to have agreed with egyptian mediators. but it says they're exhausting every possible, every possibility regarding negotiations. an israeli official described the proposed deal as softened and said it was a ruse intended to make israel look bad. hamas claims it meets several demands, including the return of displaced people and a prisoner swap. it comes after israel ordered the evacuation of parts of rafah ahead of a large scale military offensive. there's been no successful agreement on a ceasefire in gaza since a week long pause in november. rishi sunak says he's determined to fight, and the general election is not a foregone conclusion. the prime minister is calling for unity among tory mps after saying that he belie

. >> all right, let's have something to smile about and talk about, heineken, which obviously reachese we've seen thousands of closures since covid heineken are going to reopen 62 uk pubs this year. they're investing 39 million good on the uk into the star pubs chain. so they're going to be helping to reverse that terrible swathe of pubs that closed, post covid. at least 62 are going to be opening this yeah are going to be opening this year. hopefully they're going to put a ton of investment into it, and they're planning for more than 600 eventually. supposedly. >> is that uk wine uk wide? >> is that uk wine uk wide? >> all up and down the country ? >> all up and down the country? >> all up and down the country? >> have they had pubs before in the country's country? >> yes, the us style. yeah. >> yes, the us style. yeah. >> they also have heard of them before. >> well you don't often know the sort of chain behind it all. >> it's like, yeah. so there's quite a few already, but it's great. i just think this is really, i don't know what's dnven really, i don't know what's driven it, but

heineken plans to reopen 62 pubs that closed earlier this year.the investment of almost £40 million investment of almost £40 million in its star pubs operation will create 1000 new jobs. it says the plans to refurbish more than 600 establishments will turn them from tired pubs into premium locals. them from tired pubs into premium locals . and for the premium locals. and for the latest you can sign up to gb news alerts, scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news common alerts. now back over to ben and . ben and. bev. >> morning. morning 1106. sorry >> morning. morning 1106. sorry >> bank holiday monday. we're so happy to be here with you this morning. thank you forjoining morning. thank you for joining us and giving up your bank holiday. hopefully you sat back with a cup of coffee and a bacon butty and not rushing out to work. >> lots of you in the garden. it sounds like doing, you know, tending to your shrub and your flowers. the sun's out, but it's raining here anyway. let's move on. we're going to go back to our previous guest, richard wa

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the financial times carries news that the world's second largest brewer, heineken, is set to reopen mores it is the latest sign that pub groups are regaining confidence in the market, which is quite a change. you have done stories yourself over the last few years about how pubs are in danger, communities losing them. there is a sign that some of them at least might come back. and there is a story inside the times this morning about how pubs are adapting to survive, so it is notjust precious on the cost of living but also the fact that a lot of young people don't drink in the way they used to, so for example kitchens being turned into karaoke hotspots. britain's pubs face many challenges, but the greatest existential threat is that young people don't drink, so what you do when they are more interested in taylor swift than tequila? introduce karaoke. can you guess three of the top ten karaoke songs? go on, one. we could be here all day. you've lost that loving feeling. would that be your go to? know, but it's a classic. mr brightside by the killers, and numberfive, american boy. do you kno