Italy imposes nationwide curfew and bans travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels soar Coronavirus cases in Italy have risen to record levels, topping 30,000 each day PM Giuseppe Conte announced series of measures to curb the virus yesterday Among the measures announced was a nationwide curfew from 9pm until 5am Authorities will also limit … Read more
First Minister Mark Drakeford bans Welsh from going to England – and warns the English ‘not to try to escape to Wales’ – when lockdown starts on Thursday Welsh leader said only those doing ‘essential’ work would be allowed in and out Will be ‘restricted list of essential purposes’ instead of ‘normal to-ing and fro-ing’ … Read more
A pub has banned Tory MPs for life while others have been sent angry teddy bear messages and empty plates for voting against the free school meal extension. The Globe in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, said Stephen Crabb and Simon Hart left them with ‘no option’ after they failed to back the Marcus Rashford scheme. Pictures also show … Read more
The Welsh ‘trolley police’ sparked fury this morning after women in Tesco were told they could not buy sanitary towels – because they were non-essential items. Details of the extraordinary restriction were revealed by the supermarket online after a complaint from a shopper, known only as Katie. It sparked a war of words between Tesco … Read more
Furious Scottish landlords are today calling on Nicola Sturgeon to ban alcohol sales in supermarkets and off-licences as the nation’s hospitality chiefs launch legal action against Covid-19 restrictions imposed on the trade by Holyrood. Don Lawson, owner of the Inverness bar Johnny Foxes, proposed the drastic measure to preserve the ‘livelihoods of hundreds of thousands … Read more
Pregnant women face new lone birth ordeal as NHS bans partners again amid rising coronavirus rates Liverpool Women’s Hospital has already placed fresh restrictions on partners Just over half of trusts said they would review policy in the event of rising rates Last night, MP Alicia Kearns urged bosses to reconsider and put ‘humanity’ first … Read more
Last order orders! Speaker Lindsay Hoyle bans the sale of alcohol in House of Commons bars from Saturday (so will peers axe the beers too?) Lindsay Hoyle announced the banning of alcohol from the House of Commons No alcohol will be served in the Commons for the ‘foreseeable future’ The new restrictions will not affect … Read more
Travel bans could be introduced to stop people coming into Scotland from coronavirus hotspots in other parts of the UK. Nicola Sturgeon yesterday confirmed that she wants to stop cross-Border travel from regions that have the highest Covid-19 rates to those with a lower prevalence. The Scottish First Minister also backed a controversial move by … Read more
Courts to come down harder with bans for motorists who accrue 12 or more penalty points on their licence after thousands avoid disqualification using ‘exceptional hardship’ loophole Over 9,000 UK driver are believed to be driving despite having 12 or more points Most have avoided disqualification by claiming it would result in ‘exceptional hardship’ as … Read more
Boris Johnson‘s plans to introduce tough new lockdown measures in England were going down to the wire on Saturday as discussions between No 10 and local leaders continued late into the evening. Millions of people in the Midlands and the North are facing travel bans and the shutting of pubs, with local communities tasked with … Read more