Happy hour, a British drinking institution which offers cut-price alcohol, is facing an imminent ban, the Guardian reports.
 
The Office of Fair Trading has written to local authorities giving them the go-ahead to put an end to bargain booze deals.

Authorities hope the ban will reduce late-night city centre brawls at cab ranks and kebab shops.

Home Office ministers, police chiefs and industry leaders have for some time identified a minimum price fix as one the most effective ways to combat binge drinking.