Self-catering providers hit by cancellations after rule of six announced

Hotels and restaurants fear new lockdown rules could ‘crush Christmas trade by billions,’ as Conservative critics of the rule of six say restrictions could be ‘worse than the disease itself. From Monday, new lockdown rules in England will mean no more than six people will be able to gather indoors or outdoors.  The hospitality industry … Read more

Self-catering providers hit by cancellations after rule of six announced

Hotels and restaurants fear new lockdown rules could ‘crush Christmas trade by billions,’ as Conservative critics of the rule of six say restrictions could be ‘worse than the disease itself. From Monday, new lockdown rules in England will mean no more than six people will be able to gather indoors or outdoors.  The hospitality industry … Read more

Welsh ministers say children under 12 won’t be included in new ‘rule of six’

Wales has introduced its own ‘rule of six’ limiting people meeting indoors in a bid to tackle rising coronavirus cases but, unlike England, children under 12 will not be included.  First Minister Mark Drakeford also confirmed this morning that people will still be allowed to continue to meet in groups of 30 outdoors, insisting that … Read more

PAUL THOMAS on… the rule of six

PAUL THOMAS on… the rule of six By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:25 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 02:25 BST, 11 September 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178.  Share or comment on this article:

Cabinet at war over the rule of six: Almost every minister on committee argued against stringent ban

Boris Johnson’s Covid clampdown has divided his Cabinet, it emerged last night. He faces a fierce Tory backlash over the contentious ‘rule of six’ that bans gatherings of seven or more from Monday. A string of senior ministers opposed the measure at a crunch meeting, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak among those to speak out. A … Read more

Cabinet at war over the rule of six: Almost every minister on committee argued against stringent ban

Boris Johnson’s Covid clampdown has divided his Cabinet, it emerged last night. He faces a fierce Tory backlash over the contentious ‘rule of six’ that bans gatherings of seven or more from Monday. A string of senior ministers opposed the measure at a crunch meeting, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak among those to speak out. A … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson faces Tory revolt over ‘rule of six’

NEW LOCKDOWN RULES FOR ENGLAND FROM MONDAY  Max social gatherings SIX PEOPLE Applies indoors and outdoors Applies in private homes Applies in pubs and restaurants Does NOT apply to schools or workplaces Does NOT apply to weddings, funerals, team sport Does NOT apply if household bubbles are bigger than six people Police will be encouraged … Read more

Holly Willoughby laments new ‘six person rule’ amid updated coronavirus restrictions

Holly Willoughby has lamented the new ‘six person rule’ as England prepares to face updated coronavirus restrictions on Monday following a spike in infections. Talking on Thursday’s This Morning, the host, 39, asked whether she was going to have to choose between her mother Lynne, 71, or father Terry, on Christmas due to having a family of … Read more

MARKET REPORT: ‘Rule of six’ policy spells more gloom for the FTSE 250

There was more gloom for the FTSE 250 as the Government’s ‘rule of six’ policy sent investors fleeing from pub, leisure and travel stocks. The mid-cap index fell for a second day as traders digested the news that crowds of more than six people meeting will be banned in England from Monday, to slow the … Read more

Husband who murdered his wife released from prison as parole board rule he is not risk to public

Husband, 78, who murdered his wife 34 years ago and refused to reveal how he disposed of her body is being released from prison as parole board rule he is not risk to public Russell Causley was jailed for life for killing Carole Packman a year after he moved his lover into their home in … Read more