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Are betting shops open in Tier 2? Can bookies open in Tier 3?

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. England will embrace tiered restrictions once again starting tomorrow, as the Government won a vote to shift the national lockdown to a regional one. MPs voted for the new raft of measures […]

In England, Rumbles of Discontent as Parliament Votes to Exit Lockdown

Lawmakers approved new coronavirus restriction rules, but members of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party showed growing opposition to the measures. By Stephen Castle LONDON — Much of England will swap lockdown for less stringent coronavirus restrictions, after Parliament approved new rules on Tuesday despite a substantial revolt among lawmakers in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s […]

England to be plunged into tough tiers tonight after Boris bats off Tory rebels

Ministers have voted in favour of the Government’s tougher three-tier system which will replace national lockdown restrictions. Boris Johnson was facing the biggest rebellion of his premiership as he desperately attempted to convince Tory MPs to back the plans, which will come into effect shortly after midnight on Wednesday. Following a heated debate in the […]

Debenhams set to shut shop after 242 years as coronavirus pandemic hammers British retail

LONDON (REUTERS) – British department store group Debenhams is set to close all its UK shops after 242 years in business, putting 12,000 jobs at risk in the country’s second major corporate failure in as many days. The decision to liquidate Debenhams comes after Philip Green’s Arcadia fashion group collapsed into administration on Monday, threatening […]

Frost, snow and hail as England’s lockdown ends and winter begins

As people venture out to shops and cafes again after four weeks of lockdown in England, they will be greeted by frost, hail and sleet. Forecasters are predicting a drop in temperatures later this week with snow expected in some areas in the north of the UK. Temperatures will start to drop on Thursday and […]

Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Germany, Killing at Least 2

BERLIN — At least two people were killed and several others injured in the city of Trier in southwestern Germany on Tuesday, when a car sped down a pedestrian street in the city center, the police said. The driver has been arrested and the vehicle confiscated, the police said, but they gave no further information. […]