As pupils return to school and some workers return to their offices, new restrictions are being put in place from 15 September. They include the closing of commercial establishments between 20:00 and 23:00 and limiting gatherings to a maximum of 10 people.more
Aldi UK has expanded into click and collect services for the first time. The supermarket chain has launched a trial for the service, which allows customers to place orders online before collecting from a store, at one branch in the Midlands.more
Finland will ease tight restrictions on entry as it tries to attract back business travellers and tourists ahead of winter, allowing arrivals from countries with higher rates of coronavirus infection.more
Travellers from mainland Portugal to England will have to quarantine from 04:00 BST on Saturday, just weeks after the country was put on the safe list.more
Poland reportedly plans to implement entry restriction rules from 17-Sep-2020, reducing the list of countries affected by the entry ban to 31 from mid Sep-2020.more
This year's Winter Wonderland has been canceled due to the coronavirus, the organizers of the annual attractions in London's Hyde Park announced. "We couldn't find a way to guarantee everyone's safety," the statement said.more
The government has announced emergency action to try and stem a feared autumn resurgence of coronavirus, tightening laws to ban virtually all gatherings of more than six people in England.more
The 64th edition of the British Film Institute London Film Festival (LFF) revealed its full program Tuesday, containing a robust line-up of 58 features from around the world, as well as a range of extended reality (XR) projects and shorts.more
As September begins, the government's popular Eat Out to Help out scheme comes to an end with more than 64 million meals having been claimed. But there are restaurants extending the discount.more
Hungary will close its borders to non-residents from Tuesday to try and curb the increasing number of coronavirus cases, the government said on Friday.more
Poland will ban flights from 46 countries, including France and Spain, as of Sept 2, according to a draft regulation published on Thursday, as the country grapples with a spike in coronavirus infections.more
Travellers in Switzerland, Jamaica and Czech Republic who return to the UK from 0400 on Saturday must self-isolate for two weeks, the UK government says.more
Since the beginning of this year, there have been over a dozen collisions of LOT planes with birds; their frequency varies, once every two weeks-a month, said the spokesman for LOT Polish Airlines, Krzysztof Moczulski.more
Several small businesses have united to urge Rishi Sunak to extend the Eat Out to Help Out scheme further than its arranged finish date at the end of August.more