Covid Netherlands: Court ordered to SCRAP ‘illegal’ 9pm curfew

A Dutch court today ordered the government to lift a Covid curfew that sparked the Netherlands’ worst rioting for decades – saying authorities had misused emergency powers meant for more perilous crises such as a dyke breach.  The 9pm curfew was the first to be imposed in the Netherlands since the Nazi occupation in World … Read more

Court orders Holland to SCRAP ‘illegal’ 9pm coronavirus curfew

A Dutch court today ordered the government to lift a Covid curfew that sparked the Netherlands’ worst rioting for decades – saying authorities had misused emergency powers meant for more perilous crises such as a dyke breach.  The 9pm curfew was the first to be imposed in the Netherlands since the Nazi occupation in World … Read more

Italy orders bars to shut from 6pm and ‘public spaces’ to close after 9pm amid rising covid cases

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

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham calls for 9pm alcohol sale curfew

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham calls for alcohol sales to be banned ANYWHERE after 9pm to stop post-pub parties in areas with 10pm last orders Andy Burnham has led calls for the government to review its 10pm pub curfew The Manchester mayor also suggested a 9pm cut off for alcohol sales in shops Government slammed for … Read more

Police ‘desperately’ searching for 12-year-old girl who left Brighton home at 9pm

Police ‘desperately’ searching for 12-year-old girl who left Brighton home at 9pm as Storm Ellen lashed the coast and ‘may have taken shelter in woods’ Grace Clarke left her house in the Hollingdean area of Brighton around 9pm The police think she  she may be taking shelter from the wind and the rain They said they … Read more

Ads for butter, cheese and ketchup may be banned before 9pm

Britons may have to wave goodbye to daytime adverts on cheese, yoghurts and olive oil in Boris Johnson’s ‘nanny-state’ war on obesity. In a desperate attempt to fight the nation’s bulging waistlines, the Prime Minister today announced a raft of measures to take pressure off the NHS after admitting he was ‘too fat’ when he … Read more

Junk food TV adverts will be BANNED before the 9pm watershed

Junk food TV adverts will be BANNED before the 9pm watershed as part of Boris Johnson’s anti-obesity campaign Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to unveil a new anti-obesity strategy next week His weight may have contributed to brush with death after contracting Covid-19 Ban on online junk food adverts is also expected, as well as … Read more

Building sites will operate until 9pm to get economy running

Building sites will operate until 9pm, six days a week as ministers seek to kick-start construction economy Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says the economy must ‘cautiously’ reopen Building sites can operate until 9pm six days a week to help get it running  Move will ease pressure on transport system and improve social distancing  Property market … Read more

Queen will address nation at 9pm on May 8 for 75th VE Day anniversary

The Queen will address the nation to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day on an extraordinary day of virtual commemorations. As part of the revised plans to mark the occasion during lockdown announced today, Her Majesty’s words will be broadcast on May 8 on BBC One at 9pm. That was the exact moment her … Read more