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Sir Keir Starmer today demanded a rethink on the 10pm pubs curfew after the blanket lockdown ends in England, insisting it had not worked’. The Labour leader raised the prospect that he could withdraw support for the controversial policy – leaving Boris Johnson at the mercy of a major Tory rebellion. The hospitality industry, along … Read more
Italy imposes nationwide curfew and bans travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels soar Coronavirus cases in Italy have risen to record levels, topping 30,000 each day PM Giuseppe Conte announced series of measures to curb the virus yesterday Among the measures announced was a nationwide curfew from 9pm until 5am Authorities will also limit … Read more
The ‘rule of six’ and 10pm curfew have likely had ‘zero effect’ in reducing the spread of Covid-19, research has suggested. Researchers at the London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) are the first to assess whether or not the controversial measures — first introduced in September — have had any effect. They interviewed … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers tonight defied Covid-19 restrictions as he led another anti-lockdown rally in Camden Town after appearing at court charged with flouting coronavirus rules. Scores of demonstrators gathered outside the north London Tube station at around 10.30pm playing music, carrying megaphones and holding banners calling for an end to shutdown measures. Corbyn, the … Read more
Prostestors set garbage cans on fire and clashed with police in Naples tonight as a curfew was imposed to curb the growing spread of coronavirus. Hundreds of activists, many wearing face coverings, took to the city’s streets this evening to oppose a lockdown being imposed to tame the virus as new infections hit a record … Read more
Defiant Piers Corbyn announces he’ll be at ‘drink against the curfew’ rally tonight… as he arrives at court charged with breaking Covid rules by attending two anti-lockdown events Piers Corbyn, 73, revealed there would be a ‘drink against the curfew’ event He spoke as he arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning The weatherman … Read more
The streets of Milan were deserted again last night after Lombardy imposed an 11pm curfew to tackle a surge in coronavirus cases, as Italy piled up a record 16,000 new infections on Thursday. Seven months after Italy’s empty streets and piazzas became a symbol of the first wave of the pandemic, the square in front … Read more
A big man – and a bigger politician – admits he was wrong. I applaud Rishi Sunak for acknowledging yesterday that his Job Support Scheme, which had aimed to protect jobs during local lockdowns, was not fit for purpose. Ruinously for pubs and restaurants, Tier Two restrictions stop people from different households mixing together indoors. … Read more
A coronavirus ‘speakeasy’ has been busted by police in Prague trying to evade curfew rules amid one of the highest infection rates in Europe. Aside from the plastic bags of narcotics, the basement filled with dancers and booze bottles was reminiscent of the illegal nightclubs of Prohibition era Chicago. Officers discovered dozens of revellers beneath … 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