The World Cup and warm summer weather helped pub group Martson's chalk up record revenue for the year ended 29 September 2018.

Group turnover jumped 15% to over £1.1bn and the firm said it expected to report underlying profit before tax of around £104m - up from £100.1m last year.

Chief executive Ralph Findlay said it had been a "transformational" year, adding: "We are meeting the demands of our customers and continue to manage the inflationary cost environment well, which gives us confidence for the future.''