Boris Johnson expected to make face masks compulsory in shops and 'confined spaces' next week

Boris Johnson has announced that face coverings will be mandatory in UK cinemas from next weekend.In a Downing Street briefing held earlier today (July 31), the Prime Minister also stated that face masks will be compulsory in museums, galleries and places of worship from August 8.It comes after Cineworld launched a petition back in June in order to make face coverings compulsory amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Earlier this month, the PM signalled the return of some “socially distanced” live music events this August. Under the proposed plans, from August 1, socially distanced audiences were going to be able to return for indoor performances in theatres, music halls and other venues.However, that decision has now been reversed after the UK’s Chief Medical Officer, Prof Chris Whitty, said the country is now “at the outer edge” of how far it can safely re-open.Speaking at a Downing Street press

Boris Johnson cannot deny an IndyRef2 if the SNP win a majority of seats at Holyrood at next year's election, Ian Blackford has warned.The Nationalist MP hit back at the Prime Minister after he used a flying to visit to the north of Scotland to once again rule out the prospect of another referendum on independence.Blackford claimed Johnson would be a "democracy denier" if he refused to engage with SNP demands.The Prime Minister insists the issue of independence was settled at the 2014 referendum

a visit to Scotland tomorrow to talk up his dream of a bridge to Northern Ireland. He will also urge Cabinet colleagues to be more "vocal" in Scotland about the UK Government's role in the economic recovery from coronavirus.

Boris Jonhson has played down the prospect of a second national lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis.The Prime Minister said authorities across the country were getting better at identifying and isolating local outbreaks.He said he would not want to use powers to enforce a second UK lockdown, any more than Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent.Although he added it was important that the power to order national action was held in reserve.Speaking to The Telegraph, Mr Johnson said: "I can’t

@londonsymphony and others. So pleased to make progress to Stage 4 of our road map for culture.

“power surge” to Scotland as he prepared to publish legislation for a UK internal market to replace the EU Single Market.

hereHowever Labour leader Keir Starmer insisted this was ‘not an apology’ and Jennifer - who works at a care home in Stockport - takes the same view.She said: “He has no right to say that. He should be saying 'well done', not just to the NHS but to the carers.

coronavirus, Boris Johnson is set to announce later today.The new legislation has divided the government and will not come into force until Friday, July 24 – raising fears over the virus spreading in the next 10 days.It comes more than a week after Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister, announced face coverings would be compulsory in shops in Scotland – rules which came into force on Friday (July 10).As The Guardian reports, only 36% of people in the UK currently wear a face mask in

coronavirus.

coronavirus.Mr Johnson told an online question and answer session: “As we get the numbers down in the way that we have and we really stamp out outbreaks in the way that we are, I do think we need to be stricter in insisting people wear face coverings in confined spaces where they are meeting people they don’t normally meet.“We are looking at ways of making sure that people really do have face coverings in shops, for instance, where there is a risk of transmission.”The Prime Minister said expert

government guidance against non essential trips. Stanley Johnson boasted of his travels from England to Bulgaria and on to Greece on social media for everyone to see.