UK car sales jumped 23.5% in November despite 2023 recession looming – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as CBI warns UK faces recession and a lost decade without a government growth plan

• UK new car sales rise as industry leaders say recovery within grasp'

Many pubs and breweries across the UK will be forced to shut their doors for good as they face rocketing losses without further energy support, industry bosses have warned.

Calculations in a report by the consultancy Frontier Economics, produced for the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), showed that energy bills returning to their regular rate from April would put pubs and brewers at a loss of 20% on average.