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Other intangible assets | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
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Other intangible assets |
16. | Other intangible assets
The following are included in other intangibles:
|  | 30 June 2019 |  |  | 30 June 2018 |  |  | 31 December 2018 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Brands with an indefinite useful life |  |  | 1,141.2 |  |  |  | 1,086.7 |  |  |  | 1,132.8 |
Acquired intangibles |  |  | 530.4 |  |  |  | 747.5 |  |  |  | 594.8 |
Other (including capitalised computer software) |  |  | 114.6 |  |  |  | 102.5 |  |  |  | 114.4 |
|  |  | 1,786.2 |  |  |  | 1,936.7 |  |  |  | 1,842.0 |

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