Coronavirus Europe: Spain infections fall despite keeping bars open

Spain may have tamed its second wave of coronavirus infections as case totals began to fall, without closing bars or imposing harsh local lockdowns of the kind being planned in the UK and elsewhere.  The country saw a steep rise in cases after it began reopening non-essential businesses in mid-May, around two weeks ahead of … Read more

Kylie Minogue reveals she has been sneaking into gay bars for THIRTY years to enjoy ‘Kylie night’

‘It’s hilarious!’ Kylie Minogue reveals she has been sneaking into gay bars for THIRTY years to enjoy ‘Kylie night’ By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:31 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 11:32 BST, 6 October 2020 Kylie Minogue has revealed that she has been sneaking into gay clubs for three decades to … Read more

Pubs, bars and restaurants were to blame for only 3% of all coronavirus outbreaks last week

Pubs, bars and restaurants were to blame for fewer than three per cent of all Covid-19 infections in the week when the curfew was announced, official statistics have revealed.   The nation’s struggling hospitality sector recorded just 22 outbreaks of respiratory infections – including Covid-19. This is a drop of 12 from the total identified from … Read more

Parliament’s bars WILL stop serving alcohol at 10pm in U-turn

Last orders! Parliament’s bars WILL stop serving alcohol at 10pm in U-turn after fury that MPs were NOT subject to the same rules as the rest of the country Bars inside Parliament will now follow the government’s 10pm alcohol curfew  Facilities serving inside Palace of Westminster are as a ‘workplace canteen’   Comes after a curfew … Read more

Parliament’s bars are NOT subject to 10pm curfew

Parliament’s bars are NOT subject to 10pm curfew and MPs don’t have to give their contact details to get a drink Bars inside Parliament are exempt from the Government’s new 10pm curfew  Facilities serving inside Palace of Westminster are as a ‘workplace canteen’   Comes after a curfew was imposed on on pubs, bars and restaurants … Read more

ALL bars in France’s second city of Marseille are closed

All bars, cafés and restaurants are to shut down in France’s second city because of the worsening Coronavirus pandemic, the country’s Health Secretary said tonight. The closures in Marseille – which start on Monday – were announced by Olivier Véran on Wednesday as part of a nationwide series of tough new measures. They also include … Read more

Hospitality boss warns that revellers will spill out from ‘safe’ bars and restaurants

Richard Caring, owner of Ivy restaurant chain and Annabel’s The Government’s naive and ignorant decision to shut down pubs and restaurants after 10pm is going to create havoc in an industry which is already on its knees. Far from helping to control the coronavirus, it could drive infection rates upwards. And it will cost countless … Read more

Downing Street threatens to shut bars that let in too many people or don’t take customers’ details

Pubs that break the rules will be shut down on the spot in a planned new crackdown, the Mail can reveal. Bars and restaurants that allow big groups to gather or fail to collect customers’ details will be served with orders forcing them to close immediately. Local authorities and the police will be encouraged to … Read more

Modern-living communities now come with schools, GPs, shops and bars 

On A fresh early autumn morning, Lakeview, just outside Keinton Mandeville deep in rural Somerset, appears to be the archetypal English village. Houses, made of the local bluey-grey lias stone, surround the village green. There are allotments, orchards and wildflower meadows.  Stand still and the only sounds to be heard are the squeals of children … Read more

One of the most northerly bars in the world in Svalbard is up for sale

When it is dark for more than 100 days in the depths of the bone-chilling Arctic winter, even the polar bears want to get into the Svalbar – one of the most northerly pubs in the world. Located in a former mining town on Svalbard, just 650 miles from the North Pole, this unique bar … Read more