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It started during the Easter holidays in 2019. My wife Becky and I had just returned from a short break in the New Forest with our children, and we’d both remarked on the number of times our six-year-old, Zac, was going to the loo. It seemed like a lot. On the other hand, he said he felt fine and, apart from the trips to the bathroom, wasn’t behaving in any way out of the ordinary.
started was with me cooking and becky talking about wine. but now it s empty. and that s because this week, the doors of copper and ink, the blackheath eatery he ran with wife becky, have shut for good. another victim of a cost of living crisis. and for them, it s still very raw. we ve only really came to the conclusion that the restaurant had to close probably a week ago. and, yeah, it s definitely raw. yeah. it s left the couple walking a tightrope with debt after a very familiar story. all of our overheads have increased. our energy bills have gone up by about 250%, about £1,000 a week. food and drink inflation has meant that our cost of sales is increased by around 30% in some places. we ve seen a huge decrease in our guests coming through the doors. we were doing sort of aoo odd covers a week and now we ve dropped down to 200. figures that came outjust before christmas from barclays bank showed that we were spending 12% less on eating out compared to the same time last year.
but for tony and becky, it wasn t enough to keep their doors from closing. you can catch up with all the stories we are reporting on by checking our website. there s also a page on the israel gaza war with analysis. israel has said it will press on with the war against hamas until all its objectives are achieved. that was the prime minister in a statement on sunday, he said that war must not be stopped until they achieve their goals, the elimination of her mass, the return of hostages and ensuring that gaza no longer poses a threat to israel elimination of her hamas. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. in some areas, the fog hasn t cleared today, notably in parts of northern
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