Senior Tory MPs have urged Boris Johnson to reduce the UK’s two metre social distancing rule as they warned failure to do so could risk a wave of redundancies in the hospitality sector. There is a growing campaign for the existing restriction to be eased to one and a half metres. This would give pubs, … Read more
Britons who try to see their families and friends will be fined, police forces have warned, amid fears that the country could see mass rule-breaking ahead of lockdown restrictions being relaxed on Monday. With weekend temperatures predicted to reach 80 or even 82F (27 to 28C) in southern England, thousands could pre-empt the change to … Read more
More than three-quarters of pubs could reopen if social distancing rules were relaxed to one metre – amid fears that 40 per could shut down if they remain closed until September. But if the two-metre guidance remains, just one-third could reopen their doors and many would face further financial misery and ruin, warned Emma McClarkin, … Read more
Dr Deborah Birx has refused to rule out a second coronavirus lockdown and reminded beachgoers on Sunday to socially distance and wear masks as they mark the unofficial start of summer amid the pandemic. Last week, President Donald Trump addressed the potential of shutting down the country again if a second wave of the coronavirus hits … Read more
When Boris Johnson ordered Britain’s pubs to close, Fuller’s boss Simon Emeny was in full flow. Just 48 hours earlier he had opened two new pubs in East London and Dorset, and was midway through renovating 11 more. Eight weeks later, having closed all 393 Fuller’s pubs across London and the South of England and … Read more
Cut 2-metre rule to save ‘thousands’ of jobs, say restaurants By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 23 May 2020 Relaxing the two-metre social distancing rule in restaurants and pubs could save ‘thousands’ of jobs, says the boss of the firm behind Wagamama and … Read more
Parents cannot stop children in state care having MMR vaccinations, judges rule Children in state care will now be given the MMR vaccine against parents wishes The MMR vaccine became controversial when a now discredited paper written by Dr Andrew Wakefield claimed there was a link with autism The paper was published in noted medical … Read more
Plans to ease the two-metre social distancing rule will continue to be reviewed, public health leaders have said, raising hopes that more pubs and restaurants will be able to reopen. Public Health England’s medical director Professor Yvonne Doyle told MPs that the UK had taken a ‘cautionary’ approach to introducing the rule when other countries … Read more
Government scientific adviser says Britain’s two metre social distancing rule is unnecessary and based on ‘very fragile’ evidence By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 12:16 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 12:23 BST, 20 May 2020 One of the top scientific advisers to the British Government said the two metre (6’6″) social … Read more
The capital gains tax rule change that could cost accidental landlords thousands when they sell up Private residence relief to be cut from 18 months to nine months from next year The changes could affect over half a million landlords when they come to sell Government is also scaling back lettings relief By Will Kirkman … Read more