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Travel and hospitality bosses today warn the UK faces a second summer write off as uncertainty over when restrictions will end squashes demand for holidays and social venues. Millions of Britons have already booked trips ahead of the Prime Minister's announcement of the country's plan for easing restrictions on February 22 and Matt Hancock has previously predicted a 'Great British Summer'. But several government figures are hinting coronavirus restrictions could last well into summer - despite fears it will spell the death knell for businesses across the UK when the furlough scheme ends on April 30. Mr Hancock indicated today tough border measures - Including ten-day isolation at home for all travellers and hotel quarantine for 33 'red list' countries - will need to be in place until vaccines have been tweaked to deal with variant strains in the Autumn. It came after Jonathan Van Tam said yesterday the 'more elaborate your plans are for summer holidays, in terms of crossing borders, in … [Read more...] about Britain faces a second summer write off: Travel firms, wedding venues, pubs, and event organisers warn uncertainty over when Covid rules will end – if EVER – means hundreds of thousands of jobs and businesses will go

A five-day lockdown is being imposed in Australia's Victoria state, barring spectators from the first few days of the Australian Open tennis tournament. A new COVID-19 cluster has been linked to a quarantine hotel in the state capital Melbourne, reaching 13 cases on Thursday and prompting authorities to take action. Around 6.5 million people went into lockdown at midnight, lasting until the same time on Wednesday, in a state which endured one of the world's strictest and longest lockdowns last year . Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews called the lockdown a "short, sharp circuit breaker" which would ban public gatherings, home auctions, weddings and religious gatherings. "We must assume that there are further cases in the community than we have positive results for, and that it is moving at a velocity that has not been seen anywhere in our country over the course of these last 12 months," Mr Andrews said, confirming the cases have been linked to the highly … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Australia’s Victoria state enters snap lockdown after coronavirus outbreak linked to quarantine hotels

Marilyn Manson hinted at trouble with an ex in 2015, reading fans a letter which stated: 'I hope you trick every dumb girl into thinking they got the golden ticket.' The rock star, 52, real name Brian Hugh Warner, read from the note while on stage at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. At the time he was dating now wife Lindsay Usich.  Evan Rachel Wood, 33, who dated Manson between 2007 and 2010, first named Manson as her alleged abuser last week, saying he 'horrifically abused me for years.' In footage obtained by TMZ Manson reads from the letter: 'You couldn't even look me in the eyes because you were drunk.'  As they cheer he adds: 'Now let's not assume this is written about me. Don't be prejudiced. Don't be racist toward me. He continues to read from the letter: 'I hope your show especially fails.' His fans boo as he then says: 'It's starting to sound like me a little bit.' Manson adds from the letter: 'I hope you trick every dumb girl into thinking they got … [Read more...] about Marilyn Manson hinted at trouble with an ex in 2015 while reading fans a letter which stated ‘I hope you trick every dumb girl into thinking they got the golden ticket’ – years before Evan Rachel Wood accused him of abuse

Police have been told to fine Covid rule-breakers after just one verbal warning in another ramping up of lockdown enforcement, reports say. Officers will 'move through the gears' and charge people £200 if they think a person is flouting the restrictions and they will not go home when asked once. It comes as footage emerged showing three police officers surrounding a woman for allegedly leaving her house more than once in a day. Another four officers appear to arrest a different woman for what she claims was 'sitting on a bench' on the seafront. Meanwhile Priti Patel defended the way police have handed out fines for breaches, stressing there is a 'need for strong enforcement'. Forces across England have urged people to stay home and avoid travelling as they continue to fine Covid rule-breakers. Several constabularies issued the message on Saturday as doctors said pressure on the NHS from coronavirus could get worse in the coming weeks. Elsewhere key workers became some … [Read more...] about Police ‘are told to fine Covid rule-breakers after just ONE verbal warning’ as three officers ‘arrest a woman for sitting on a bench’ and another is surrounded for ‘leaving her house more than once’

What is a 'reasonable excuse' for going outside? Under the rules in England, you must not leave or be outside of your home except where you have a 'reasonable excuse'. This will be put in law. The police can take action against you if you leave home without a 'reasonable excuse', and issue you with a fine (Fixed Penalty Notice). You can be given a Fixed Penalty Notice of £200 for the first offence, doubling for further offences up to a maximum of £6,400. A 'reasonable excuse' includes: Work - you can only leave home for work purposes where it is unreasonable for you to do your job from home Volunteering - you can also leave home to provide voluntary or charitable services Essential activities - you can leave home to buy things at shops or obtain services. You may also leave your home to do these things on behalf of a disabled or vulnerable person or someone self-isolating Education and childcare - you can only leave home for education, registered childcare, and supervised … [Read more...] about So much for staying at home! Crowds of people head to beaches and town centres despite Boris Johnson begging families to stay at home as Covid deaths hit 563 – the deadliest Sunday in eight months