UK hospitality sector taking legal action against 'catastrophic' coronavirus restrictions on pubs, restaurants

jobs after tightened coronavirus restrictions caused trade to drop off.

Scottish Government is facing a legal challenge over its decision to shut down most of the country's hospitality industry.Five bodies representing the interests of thousands of bars and restaurants have teamed up to fight the restrictions imposed on the licensed trade in Scotland.They warned the sector was at "breaking point" and said they were fighting for the survival of jobs and businesses across the country.The group said it "regretted" having to launch a legal action against ministers

link.The news comes after a further 520 positive coronavirus cases were confirmed in the Lanarkshire area today. There were 605 in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area.The First Minister revealed a further 1739 people had received positive test results, although some of those are likely to be a backlog from the weekend.On Wednesday, October 7, Ms Sturgeon told parliament that further measures were needed in a bid to prevent a return to the peak level of infections experienced in

To get the latest news on the coronavirus, sign up to our  newsletter. The First Minister has said financial assistance for hospitality businesses forced to stay close will also be extended by a week.She said: “Given that Cabinet’s decision today requires many business to stay closed or continue to restrict trading, I can confirm that we are also extending the financial support available to them, to cover this additional week.“Full details of that support will be published online.

link.That will come after a meeting of the Scottish Cabinet.Pubs and restaurants are under heavy covid restrictions across the country and are also closed in five health board areas.Industry figures are keen to know whether these restrictions will be extended.It was confirmed on Tuesday that another 1456 Scots have tested positive during the last 24 hours, taking the total since the start of the pandemic to 49,164.Three cars torched in East Kilbride driveway in three daysSome 824 patients are

Sky News, the 20-year-old, who plans to return to the UK in January, said she had the first two doses of the unproven vaccine last week at a hospital in Yongkang, eastern China.

link.“Our emergency motion focused heavily on supporting businesses across North Lanarkshire at this time, and building on the business support fund, an additional £40m and the job retention scheme, we’re clear in making additional calls for government to provide even more support.“We [will] encourage people to shop locally more than ever, and our business support team can help those across North Lanarkshire during this challenging time.”Conservative councillors had proposed an alternative

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Johnny Marr has praised Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, for leading legal action against the UK government over the detrimental impact that a local lockdown would have on the hospitality sector in the north of England.News of this legal challenge comes ahead of Boris Johnson’s expected announcement today (October 12) of a three-tier lockdown strategy for England in order to prevent a further rise in coronavirus cases.

it has been reported tonight but restaurants could be allowed to stay open. Merseyside Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram tonight tweeted no deal had yet been reached, and suggested measures could still vary from those which are expected.

coronavirus infection rates continue to soar in cities such as Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle.

hereStockport's alarming increase in cases continues, with 631 positive tests recorded in seven days.It represents a rise of 97 per cent.The figures suggest the disease was spreading faster in Stockport than anywhere else in Greater Manchester last week.Trafford saw an 85 per cent increase in cases, registering 615 cases.Rochdale registered 722 cases during the week, a rise of 60 per cent compared to the week before.There were 789 cases in Salford, a rise of 56 per cent, while cases in Tameside