GPs and councillors urge caution as covid restrictions ease fully in England

EXCLUSIVE: A deep-pocketed effort to send members of the addled and reform-promising Hollywood Foreign Press Association to the Venice Film Festival this year has been kiboshed due to a resurgence of the coronavirus.

iOS - Android Announcing the changes at a virtual meeting of the Scottish Parliament this afternoon, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “This has been hard-earned, and while this will restore a substantial degree of normality, it does not signal the end of the pandemic or a return to life exactly as we knew it.“Declaring freedom from this virus is premature.

Covid restrictions could be imposed on some of Greece’s most popular holiday islands amid a rapid rise in infections.

Britney Spears‘ battle to remove dad Jamie Spears as conservator of her estate is being backed by her personal conservator, Jodi Montgomery, and her medical team. In court documents filed on July 26 by Britney’s new lawyer Mathew Rosengart, Jodi issued a written declaration in which she supported the 39-year-old singer’s wishes to replace Jamie, 69, with Jason Rubin, a certified public accountant.

coronavirus restrictions last week (via BBC News).Yesterday (July 26), the Northern Ireland Executive agreed that such live establishments would be able to open once again from 6pm BST this evening. Rehearsals and performances will now be allowed, with no restrictions on volume levels.However, some rules will remain in place.

Emily Andrea has admitted she finds the easing of Covid restrictions “difficult” as many people across the country celebrated “freedom day”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson lifted the majority of the remaining rules in England on July 19, including mask-wearing, social distancing and limits on gatherings.

Professor Devi Sridhar pointed to the examples of Israel and the Netherlands where some rules were brought back after cases spiked. England dropped all legal requirements for social distancing on Monday, meaning nightclubs could reopen and members of the public no longer have to wear face masks in most settings.

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with fans returning to nightclubs on the stroke of midnight as the government’s unlocking plan reached the fourth and final stage of its route out of lockdown.In the evening, the likes of Frank Turner and Sports Team played the first gigs with no social distancing requirements since March 2020.Turner returned to the Clapham Grand, where he played the first government-backed socially distanced gig back in July 2020, for a full capacity show.“After a year and half of crap, seeing Frank Turner

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iOS - Android Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that the level zero move would go ahead in a statement to a virtual meeting of the Scottish Parliament this afternoon.However, the First Minister added that “certain mitigations such as the mandatory wearing of face masks will remain not just now but for some time to come”.She said: “This is not just to give added added protection to the population as a whole, but to those amongst us who are particuarly vulnerable and have to shield; lifting all

Pubs and restaurants will be expected to close by midnight - earlier than anticipated - and Scots should continue to work from home where possible, delaying the move back into offices. The First Minister made the announcement to MSPs at a virtual meeting of the Scottish Parliament today, where she said mandatory use of face coverings was likely to remain for "some time to come".

Olympic venues in Tokyo because of a new state of emergency imposed due to the spread of the coronavirus, Japan's Olympic minister said Thursday, meaning the Games will happen mostly behind closed doors.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A decision will be taken on Stirling’s Covid ‘Freedom Day’ next week as the country continues to battle a surge in cases.The region is set to move into the lowest level of coronavirus restrictions from July 19 before dropping almost all restrictions on August 9.But in the wake of a rise in cases across the country the easing of restrictions from that date has not been confirmed.First Minister Nicola

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Glasgow bar hosted a stripper for punters amid level two coronavirus restrictions.

Edinburgh Summer Sessions has been postponed until next year as a result of Covid restrictions. The music event was due to take place in the Capital's Princes St Gardens but organisers have now said it won't be viable to host the event this year as some shows were scheduled to take place before August 9 when Covid restrictions are due to be eased.