The final hurrah in Scotland! Drinkers flock to bars in Glasgow and Edinburgh for one last night out before Nicola Sturgeon’s 16-day alcohol ban comes into force at 6pm today Scottish First Minister has banned the sale of alcohol inside pubs and restaurants for the next two weeks Hospitality sector has branded the move a … Read more
Britain’s hotly-contested 10pm curfew will not curb the spread of coronavirus unless pubs enforce staggered leaving times, a respiratory virologist has warned. Dr Julian Tang, from the University of Leicester, urged ministers to consider making pubs, restaurants and bars adopt a rota system where tables leave at different times, to avoid tougher restrictions. This, he … Read more
Officers have been spotted visiting London pubs to turf out drinkers at 10pm after City of Westminster ‘fun police’ peered through letterboxes looking for lock-ins. They were pictured at a bar on Portobello Road in Notting Hill, west London, booting people out as the curfew kicked in. One man looked sad as he protested to a … Read more
Hundreds of Newcastle drinkers hit the pubs last night ahead of curfew while Leeds revellers enjoy their last big weekend as lockdown looms over the city. Students and young people appeared undeterred by the new early curfew as they flocked to Big Market – a popular area with bars and pubs in Newcastle – in … Read more
Drinkers flocked to pubs and bars across Britain tonight for a final weekend of freedom before the Government’s tough new ‘rule of six’ comes into force next week. Revellers rushed to busy beer gardens in London, Manchester and Nottingham in their masses ahead of the tightening of lockdown rules in the UK from Monday. Under … Read more
Thousands of drinkers flocked to a week-long beer festival in Wuhan this week amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Wuhan Beer Festival kicked off last weekend with many of the festival-goers flaunting social distancing rules as crowds were seen standing shoulder to shoulder. This comes soon after a rave at a water park sparked controversy … Read more
One for the road: Japanese drinkers take to sleeping in the street after heavy booze sessions – prompting police to call for an end to the craze Practice of rojo-ne – literally sleeping in the street – happens often in Okinawa Island’s warm climate and strong local drink have been blamed for the crisis More … Read more
One for the road: Japanese drinkers take to sleeping in the street after heavy booze sessions – prompting police to call for an end to the craze Practice of rojo-ne – literally sleeping in the street – happens often in Okinawa Island’s warm climate and strong local drink have been blamed for the crisis More … Read more
Eight drinkers test positive for Covid after pub is closed as other customers are urged to self-isolate for 14 days Empire Club in Stanley, County Durham ordered shut by Public Health England Drinkers who visited between August 9 and 11 urged to self-isolate for two weeks Three other pubs in the area have closed after … Read more
A bar in London has unveiled its new safety measures for drinkers which will see them having their temperature taken and walking through a disinfectant tunnel before they enter. The Piano Works in Farringdon, London, installed the measures after the pub and bar industry took an enormous hit when forced to close as a result of … Read more