{
  "id": 1721011,
  "title": "Crackdown on Sidewalk Drinking Pits British Pubgoers Against the ‘Fun Police’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/crackdown-on-sidewalk-drinking-pits-british-pubgoers-against-the-fun",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:04:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/crackdown-on-sidewalk-drinking-pits-british-pubgoers-against-the-fun-police-101787039778528.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A London council’s proposal is threatening one of Britain’s great summer joys: getting sloshed while standing up.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}