Fiesta! Madrid sees surge in tourists after city officials refuse to follow government’s Covid restrictions and let restaurants and bars flout national curfew and stay open until 11pm Spanish capital bucked trend by easing Covid restrictions across the country Region decided to push back Spanish curfew adopted by an hour to 11pm Tourists from across … Read more
Britain finally broke free from EU rules at 11pm on Thursday, just a day after members of parliament voted through the last-minute deal Boris Johnson secured with the bloc to avoid a No Deal Brexit. The seismic breakaway finally came nearly four-and-a-half years after Britons voted by a margin of 52 to 48 per cent … Read more
Officials this afternoon attempted to play down fears of immediate post-Brexit queues at Britain’s ports amid fears of a ‘mission impossible’ for hauliers. Government sources and industry leaders suggested that New Year’s Day freight travel was due to be relatively light because of the Bank Holiday, with traffic unlikely to return to peak levels before … Read more
This is the moment a landlord was handed a £10,000 fine after police raided his pub at 11pm to find 50 people drinking, smoking and dancing to music. Officers arrived to find a party atmosphere at The Spotted Dog in Digbeth, Birmingham, with no social distancing in place, on October 30. Even though this was … Read more
The streets of Milan were deserted again last night after Italy’s Lombardy region imposed an 11pm curfew to tackle a surge in coronavirus cases. Seven months after Italy’s empty streets and piazzas became a symbol of the first wave of the pandemic, the square in front of Milan’s Duomo cathedral was abandoned once again as … Read more
Court overturns order to shut Berlin’s bars and restaurants from 11pm because ‘it is not apparent’ it would help fight coronavirus By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 11:01 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 11:17 BST, 16 October 2020 A Berlin court has suspended an order for bars and restaurants to close from 11pm to … Read more
Could Boris Johnson shift the coronavirus curfew to 11pm? Prime Minister comes under pressure to water down restriction on pubs and restaurants as Labour MPs prepare to side with Tory rebels who oppose it Many Tory MPs believe curfew will be final nail in coffin for hospitality industry Scientists also criticised 10pm policy as it’s … Read more
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson was under fresh pressure last night after critical lockdown guidance for schools was issued just before midnight on Friday evening. Unions reacted with fury over the ‘reprehensible’ timing of the advice, which said that secondary pupils could be kept home on a rota every two weeks in areas that are locked … Read more