Europe’s best city for cheap summer pints revealed – plus where to find Britain’s cheapest beers
PRAGUE has been named the best city in Europe for bargain beer this summer — with the average pint costing just £2.01.
Budapest was in second place, with pints in Hungary’s capital priced at £2.07.
Spanish holiday hotspots Lanzarote and Tenerife are both tied for third with the Algarve in Portugal at £2.09, making all three destinations affordable options for sun-seekers.
Meanwhile, five of the top 20 cheapest destinations for a pint can be found in the UK, analysis by credit card provider Aqua found.
Llandudno in Conwy is the cheapest in Britain, with pints at just £2.71.
The Lake District, Forest of Dean, the Cotswolds (all £3) and Blackpool (£3.25) are not too far behind.
But at the other end of the scale, Brighton is the most expensive out of 50 locations checked by researchers.
It costs £6.30 to get a beer in the East Sussex resort — 10p pricier than even the average in London of £6.20, which was second dearest.
RETURNS FIRE
DOZENS of retailers, including New Look, Selfridges and The Range are misleading customers about their online return rights, says MoneySavingExpert.com.
Many stores are enforcing stricter policies than the law permits, the site found.
Some state items must be returned within 14 days but shoppers are entitled to 28 days.
MSE founder Martin Lewis said: “We are contacting each store about its breach.”
SHELL SHOCKS
SHELL has warned of lower than expected trading for its gas division as it struggles with a volatile market.
Shares fell 3 per cent as the company — which denied rumours of a BP takeover last month — predicted weaker profits.
RBC downgraded its forecast for Shell’s second-quarter net income to £2.6billion from £3.5billion, while Citi analysts cut theirs to £3billion from £4.6billion.
JAGUAR’S SALES MISERY
JAGUAR LAND ROVER sales have tumbled after it halted exports to the US and wound down older models.
Retail sales fell 15.1 per cent to 94,420 units in the three months to June, while wholesale sales dropped 10.7 per cent to 87,286.
One factor was US tariffs, another was Jaguar’s decision to stop selling in the UK, ahead of a shift to all-electric 2026 models.
As a result, Range Rover Sport and Defender models represented 77.2 per cent of all sales, up from 67.8 per cent a year earlier.
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