Which premises have to close and what happens if they still refuse to? Boris Johnson ordered social venues to close their doors today. These are the sectors which are immediately affected: Food and drink venues Pubs, bars and clubs Cinemas, theatres, concert and bingo halls Spas, indoor leisure and gyms Casinos and betting shops Museums … Read more
Football legend Paul Gascoigne stunned drinkers by visiting a Manchester pub and posing for selfies despite calls for social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. The former England midfielder was in Spain last week, the second-worst European country affected by the spread of the killer Covid-19 illness. ‘Gazza’, 52, spent a couple of hours at The … Read more
Pub landlord admits manslaughter after seven-year-old boy was electrocuted while playing in beer garden Harvey Tyrell suffered fatal electric shock at King Harold pub in Romford, Essex Was taken to hospital but died an hour later on September 11, 2018 David Bearman, 72, admitted gross negligence manslaughter after failing to fit the pub with safe … Read more
By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Coronavirus clobbers the British pub: Restaurants also hit in latest stock market rout By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:17 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 22:20 GMT, 16 March 2020 Shares in the UK’s biggest pubs and restaurants tumbled on another day of panic selling on stock markets around the world. As … Read more
You might think this fine old British tradition had gone the same way as red telephone boxes and village post offices. So to discover a pub crawl flourishing in the heart of London, showing tourists Britain at its eccentric best, brought a warm glow to the cheeks of this lifelong aficionado of public houses. On … Read more