1. Two UK pub chains axed along with 3,500 jobs amid rising taxes  London Evening Standard
  2. Premier Inn owner to cut 3,800 jobs in savings plan  BBC
  3. Last Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants to close, with loss of 3,800 jobs, Premier Inn owner says  The Guardian
  4. Premier Inn Owner Whitbread’s Shares Drop Amid Plan to Sell, Lease Back $2 Billion in Property  WSJ
  5. Premier Inn and Beefeater owner blames tax rises for cutting nearly 4,000 jobs  Sky News