24-hour pub opening urged

London - Pubs and clubs could be open round the clock under proposals released yesterday for a shake-up of Britain's licensing…

London - Pubs and clubs could be open round the clock under proposals released yesterday for a shake-up of Britain's licensing laws. A report published by a government task force - the Better Regulations Task Force - called time on the "humbug" that surrounded the opening hours of licensed premises in England and Wales and recommended greater flexibility in city centres.

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