Early pint: evidence of 'first British beer' found in Cambridgeshire

Signs of iron age brew, from as far back as 400BC, found during 1.5bn upgrade of A14

Evidence of the first beer believed to have been brewed in the UK, dating back more than 2,000 years, has been uncovered by road workers.

Signs of the iron age brew from about 400BC were identified in fragments of charred residues from the beer-making process found during the 1.5bn upgrade of the A14 in Cambridgeshire.