Shops will be able to stay open until 10pm six days a week to turbocharge the high street and help the economy recover. Robert Jenrick announced that from April 12, extended daily opening hours will be introduced when non-essential retail reopens its doors. The Communities Secretary said this would help ensure the safe reopening of … Read more
England’s 10pm coronavirus curfew on pubs and restaurants did nothing to reduce the spread of the disease, a study has suggested. Scientists looked at data from nearly 4,000 Britons to measure the effect of various lockdown measures last summer and autumn. They found the controversial curfew, introduced on September 24, had ‘no measurable effect’ on reducing the number … Read more
Top hotel extends stays by nearly a whole extra day – for FREE! Luxury Peninsula chain to let guests check-in at 6am and check-out at 10pm The offer is not being marketed as a free day – the hotel group is calling the feature ‘Peninsula Time’ A spokesman said: ‘We understand that extra time is … Read more
Tory MP gets pub ban for LIFE: Andy Carter is barred from every local in his constituency after voting for lockdown 10pm curfew A Tory MP Andy Carter has been barred for life from pubs in his constituency Warrington South MP Andy Carter was banned after voting for 10pm curfew One member of the local Pubwatch said … Read more
Lockdown fears for New Yorkers as Gov. Cuomo orders ALL bars and restaurants to shut by 10pm across the state as COVID-19 positivity rate jumps to 2.9% (but deaths and hospitalizations hold steady) Starting Friday, all bars, restaurants and gyms must close across NY by 10pm If they don’t, Cuomo says they’ll be issued with … Read more
Sweden will ban alcohol sales at bars and restaurants after 10pm as PM says ‘all the indicators are pointing in the wrong direction’ in lockdown-free country Ban on alcohol sales at bars and restaurants will remain until at least February PM Stefan Lofven said that ‘all the indicators are pointing in the wrong direction’ Sweden … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer today demanded a rethink on the 10pm pubs curfew after the blanket lockdown ends in England, insisting it had not worked’. The Labour leader raised the prospect that he could withdraw support for the controversial policy – leaving Boris Johnson at the mercy of a major Tory rebellion. The hospitality industry, along … Read more
The ‘rule of six’ and 10pm curfew have likely had ‘zero effect’ in reducing the spread of Covid-19, research has suggested. Researchers at the London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) are the first to assess whether or not the controversial measures — first introduced in September — have had any effect. They interviewed … Read more
Noel Gallagher is slammed for ‘breaking strict Covid rules in London by partying with friends past 10pm’ at bash to celebrate wife Sara’s 49th birthday Noel Gallagher was at birthday bash for wife Sara held at Laylow in west London He was spotted leaving club at 12.30am on Friday in breach of lockdown rules Ex-Oasis frontman previously … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers tonight defied Covid-19 restrictions as he led another anti-lockdown rally in Camden Town after appearing at court charged with flouting coronavirus rules. Scores of demonstrators gathered outside the north London Tube station at around 10.30pm playing music, carrying megaphones and holding banners calling for an end to shutdown measures. Corbyn, the … Read more