Novelty bar operator XP Factory topped market expectations today after a boost in Brits looking for competitive nights out with activities like axe throwing ... its brands, Boom and Escape Hunt.

The firm, which runs the Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar brands, has been boosted by growing demand for novelty bar activities like axe throwing, mini golf and augmented reality darts in recent years.

Novelty bar activities like axe throwing ... Three new so-called Boom sites opened last year in Dubai, Canterbury and Southend. Operating profit was £1.9 million, which came in £7 million ...

A bar where revellers can take part in axe-throwing and beer pong games is to open in Oxford, despite objections from police. Boom Battle Bar will be based at the city's Castle Quarter in premises ...