Pubs chains including Wetherspoons have said they will do away with mask requirements for customers from next week – but will still require staff to wear face coverings in some cases. Pub giants including Greene King, Mitchell and Butler, and Wetherspoons, who run nearly 6,000 sites between them, have promised that from Monday punters will
Month: July 2021
An extraordinary scene greeted us in the small village of Arloff in western Germany. It looked like massive bulldozers had been in and torn the place apart. Roads had been lifted out of place, cars upended and there was mud and dirt everywhere. It was a depressing scene for the residents of what was a
The lifting of restrictions could cause friction within communities if government messaging is not clear, Downing Street advisers have warned. In a paper published on Friday, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) say enforcement of COVID rules “has been difficult at times of lifting” due to the “ambiguity of regulations”. The government’s advisers note
Amy Winehouse’s goddaughter Dionne Bromfield has offered a fascinating insight into the late singer as part of a new Sky News podcast. Friday 23 July marks 10 years since Winehouse was found dead from alcohol poisoning in her home in Camden, north London. She was just 27 years old. The five-time Grammy award-winning star made
The owners of The Daily Telegraph are eyeing a £4bn windfall from a flotation of Very Group, their online shopping empire. Sky News has learnt that the Barclay family has appointed STJ Advisors, which works with companies ahead of public listings, to prepare Very Group for a stock market debut next year. The appointment of
There are no plans to change the sensitivity of the NHS COVID-19 app to reduce the number of people being told to self-isolate. Ministers had indicated that the contact tracing tool would be tweaked, with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps telling Sky News last Friday, 9 July, it would be “tailored” to keep it aligned with
Astronomers have released a range of images revealing details of our nearest galactic neighbours, where the birth of new stars resembles cosmic fireworks. The images, showing different components of the galaxies in distinct colours, were captured by the European Southern Observator’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) array – an observatory high in the Atacama Desert of
A row of colourful family houses with picket fence gardens and a junk yard overlook the site of one of the most controversial chapters in recent American history. Weeds and vines are now wrapped around the rings of barbed wire, the wooden watchtowers are decaying and signs warning of a restricted area are torn in
One of the most “dramatic” meteor showers of the year is starting tonight, offering stargazers in the northern hemisphere a chance to see dozens of very fast and bright meteors. If you find yourself struggling to sleep in this weekend’s heat – potentially hitting 32 C on Sunday – seek comfort in the fact you
A pregnant man and a handshake featuring different skin tones are among the newest emojis to be released over the coming year. A draft list of the newest emojis released by the Unicode Consortium, a non-profit company that promotes the unicode standard, aims to show more diversity in gender. Same-sex couples and gender-neutral emojis were
Actress Ruth Madeley has told of how a taxi driver took her wheelchair away after an argument outside a London train station. The BAFTA nominee, who starred in BBC One drama Years And Years, said the argument began after the driver refused to drop her outside Euston station’s accessible entrance. The 33-year-old, who has spina
For performance venues around England, it is the week they have been waiting for – being able to legally fill their auditoriums after 17 months. But despite all legal limits being lifted, venues and theatres, while excited, are tentatively making changes to their policies – with some opting to keep some restrictions. Ahead of Monday,
Two former members of the punk outfit Sex Pistols are suing singer Johnny Rotten in an effort to use the band’s music in an upcoming TV series about the anarchic icons. Paul Cook and Steve Jones want tracks to be used in Pistol, to be made by Trainspotting director Danny Boyle, but Rotten (real name
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in advanced talks to acquire a stake in McLaren Group as part of a fresh shake-up at the British supercar manufacturer and Formula One (F1) team-owner. Sky News has learnt that the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) is to participate in a £550m equity-raise which could be unveiled by
Britons are being urged to take part in an annual count of butterflies amid fears their numbers have been hit by an unseasonably cold and wet spring. April was the sunniest on record, but it was also cold with a record number of frosts, while May was the wettest for 50 years. Conservationists warn that
At least 92 people have been killed and dozens are missing after catastrophic flooding across Germany and Belgium, which has left several villages cut off and sparked fears that a dam could burst. Officials have warned that communities in both countries “are still in danger” following Thursday’s catastrophe, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel expecting “many”
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