Businessmen and tour groups could be exempt from quarantine in Britain

Business travellers and tour groups could be exempt from quarantine in Britain from early next year to kick-start the depleted travel industry. The move could last for three days but people would not be allowed to ‘socialise’ or attend ‘any other non-business-related activity’. There are also separate plans to axe self-isolation for groups coming into the country … Read more

Pub landlord who claimed chilli eating contest was exempt from lockdown hit with prohibition notice

Pub landlord who claimed chilli eating contest was exempt from lockdown rules because its an ‘elite sport’ is hit with prohibition notice Craig Harker, 33, landlord of The George Pub and Grill served prohibition notice The pub in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham hosted a chilli eating contest on Nov 7 He insists no rules were broken because competitive eating … Read more

Pub landlord who claimed chilli eating contest was exempt from lockdown hit with prohibition notice

Pub landlord who claimed chilli eating contest was exempt from lockdown rules because its an ‘elite sport’ is hit with prohibition notice Craig Harker, 33, landlord of The George Pub and Grill served prohibition notice The pub in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham hosted a chilli eating contest on Nov 7 He insists no rules were broken because competitive eating … Read more

Heroin, cocaine and cannabis users will be EXEMPT from prosecution

Heroin, cocaine and cannabis users will be EXEMPT from prosecution for repeated offences under new police scheme David Jamieson is investing £60,000 in a scheme to tackle drug re-offending  The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has authorised the scheme Low level drug offenders will be offered education rather than criminal sanction  Drugs crimes in … Read more

Quarantine to be cut to seven days – but businessmen ‘exempt in push for global trade’

Coronavirus quarantine could be slashed to just seven days amid fears Britons are flouting the tough 14-day requirement. The government’s Covid-19 taskforce is understood to be considering slashing self-isolation for those who come into contact with infected individuals to between a week and 10 days. There are also claims that City dealmakers, hedge fund managers … Read more

Quarantine to be cut to seven days – but businessmen ‘exempt in push for global trade’

Coronavirus quarantine could be slashed to just seven days amid fears Britons are flouting the tough 14-day requirement. The government’s Covid-19 taskforce is understood to be considering slashing self-isolation for those who come into contact with infected individuals to between a week and 10 days. There are also claims that City dealmakers, hedge fund managers … Read more

Britons want under-12s to be exempt from draconian rule of six

Voters and Tory MPs last night urged Boris Johnson to rescue Christmas by exempting children from his ‘rule of six’. A Daily Mail poll showed more than four in ten support a U-turn on the policy, letting grandparents see their families over the festive season. Tory backbenchers savaged the ‘grotesque’ restriction which, from Monday, bans groups … Read more

Britons want under-12s to be exempt from draconian rule of six

Voters and Tory MPs last night urged Boris Johnson to rescue Christmas by exempting children from his ‘rule of six’. A Daily Mail poll showed more than four in ten support a U-turn on the policy, letting grandparents see their families over the festive season. Tory backbenchers savaged the ‘grotesque’ restriction which, from Monday, bans groups … Read more

Man, with Asperger syndrome, who is exempt from wearing a mask recalls is confronted by bus driver

Man, with Asperger syndrome, who is exempt from wearing a mask recalls the ‘unpleasant and horrific’ occasion he was ‘angrily’ confronted by a bus driver – who even encouraged members of the public to ‘gang up on him’ Michelle Green, from Blackpool, has asthma, lung disease and heart disease Is exempt from wearing a mask … Read more

Man, with Asperger syndrome, who is exempt from wearing a mask recalls is confronted by bus driver

Man, with Asperger syndrome, who is exempt from wearing a mask recalls the ‘unpleasant and horrific’ occasion he was ‘angrily’ confronted by a bus driver – who even encouraged members of the public to ‘gang up on him’ Michelle Green, from Blackpool, has asthma, lung disease and heart disease Is exempt from wearing a mask … Read more