BBC and ITV cancel regular programming tonight including the MasterChef final to air special coverage celebrating Prince Philip’s life and legacy TV channels cancelled scheduled programming following Prince Philip’s death MasterChef final, which was due to air tonight on BBC One, will be rescheduled C4 aired special edition of Channel 4 News but resumed regular … Read more
BBC and ITV cancel regular programming tonight including the MasterChef final to air special coverage celebrating Prince Philip’s life and legacy TV channels cancelled scheduled programming following Prince Philip’s death MasterChef final, which was due to air tonight on BBC One, will be rescheduled C4 aired special edition of Channel 4 News but resumed regular … Read more
A Green Party peer has defended calling for a 6pm curfew for men to make women feel safe at night – but clarified the suggestion was ‘not entirely serious’. Baroness Jones was criticised after using a House of Lords debate to propose legislation that would require all men to stay at home. She raised the … Read more
Men should be banned from being outdoors after 6pm to ‘make women a lot safer’ after the abduction and suspected murder of Sarah Everard in London, a Green Party peer has suggested. Baroness Jones made the comment in a discussion in the House of Lords during a debate on domestic violence. The issue of women’s … Read more
France introduces a 6pm coronavirus curfew in 15 regions including Nice after police broke up 2,500-strong New Year party The 8pm curfew set to be enforced two hours earlier across 15 departments Revellers at underground New Year’s Eve party, western France, attacked police Paris has avoided the latest curfew restriction and other areas are in … Read more
Thousands sign up to ring a bell (or bang a saucepan) at 6pm on Christmas Eve to spread ‘hope and togetherness’ before phoning isolated neighbours and relatives The campaign is backed by the Prime Minister and his fiancée Carrie Symonds More than 445,000 have signed up to take part in the event through Facebook Mary … Read more
Italy have announced new measures aimed at halting the spread of coronavirus after days of record infection numbers. The restrictions announced on Sunday stop short of a curfew like those imposed in Paris and other major French cities. But Italian mayors can close public squares and other gathering places after 9pm, permitting access only to … Read more
England’s deputy chief medical officer has called for the nation’s 10pm pub curfew to be brought forward to 6pm in an effort to reduce the increasing rates of transmission. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam admitted there was little evidence supporting the benefits of a 10pm curfew and said he would prefer a closing time of 6pm instead … Read more
Motorists have been driving freely into Wales from England as the 6pm coronavirus travel ban came into force this evening. The ban – which was described as ‘unenforceable’ by the Police Federation earlier this week – makes it an offence to travel to Wales from coronavirus hotspots in the UK. But there was no sign … Read more
Scottish drinkers have been making the most of their last day at the bar before pubs shut down at 6pm for two weeks in a bid to crackdown on coronavirus. New restrictions introduced for Scotland’s pubs, bars, restaurants came into effect earlier today meaning venues across the country were only be allowed to operate indoors … Read more