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Why have we been told that we must keep two metres from others to stop the spread of coronavirus? Why not one metre? Or three, for that matter? This question might sound slightly academic, as most of us are sensible enough to understand the importance of keeping safe and separating a couple of metres from … Read more
Britain’s Best Parent? Thursday, Channel 4 Rating: McMillion$ Wednesday, Sky Documentaries Rating: Channel 4’s latest reality competition is Britain’s Best Parent?, although you do have to wonder whether the first rule of being Britain’s best parent is: don’t appear on a show like Britain’s Best Parent? Steer clear. Avoid. And also, isn’t the test now … Read more
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
Matt Hancock today performed a U-turn on the prospect of Britons being able to take summer holidays abroad this year as he suggested they may now be possible. Earlier this month the Health Secretary said it was just a ‘reality of life’ that international holidays were ‘unlikely’ in the coming months. But he has now … Read more
New video ‘shows Emiliano Sala signing for Cardiff City’ three days before tragic striker died in plane crash in English Channel – with CAS set to rule on £15m transfer row with Nantes Nantes demands for a £15m transfer fee have gone to sport’s highest court FIFA have ruled that Cardiff must pay or face … Read more
Boris Johnson wants two-metre social distancing rule to be EASED to help shops and pubs reopen and says he has already asked Sage experts to look into it UK has one of the strictest contact gap rules in the world to counter coronavirus It is double one metre gap recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO) That … 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
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