Tourism chiefs call for extra Bank Holiday to help hard-hit theme parks, museums and attractions

Tourism chiefs are calling for an additional day off in September in a bid to boost visitor numbers to attractions hard hit by the pandemic. Attractions such as museums, theme parks, galleries and stately home struggled in 2020 as coronavirus restrictions forced them to close overnight. Tightening restrictions, a sharp fall in foreign visitors and … Read more

Victoria Beckham’s top designer to leave her job at hard-hit fashion brand

Victoria Beckham’s top designer will leave her job at the hard-hit fashion brand as it tries to claw back enormous losses, insiders told MailOnline. Design director Ilaria Icardi – a close friend of the former Spice Girl – has been dubbed the ‘creative brains’ behind Mrs Beckham’s fashion brand.  But she is set to leave … Read more

Italy imposes nationwide curfew and bans travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels soar 

Italy imposes nationwide curfew and bans travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels soar Coronavirus cases in Italy have risen to record levels, topping 30,000 each day  PM Giuseppe Conte announced series of measures to curb the virus yesterday Among the measures announced was a nationwide curfew from 9pm until 5am  Authorities will also limit … Read more

Germany extends coronavirus lockdown in hard-hit district

Germany extends coronavirus lockdown in district hit by outbreak at slaughterhouse where 1,500 of 7,000 employees have tested positive North Rhine-Westphalia state has extended lockdown in hard-hit district Guetersloh will remain on lockdown until July 7 ‘as a precaution’, premier said  Neighbouring district of Warendorf able to exit lockdown as planned on June 30 By … Read more

French military evacuates coronavirus patients from hard-hit areas Germany airlift

A bid to evacuate coronavirus patients from hard-hit areas of eastern France has begun, with German forces stepping in to take some to hospitals over the border.   Two specially modified TGV high-speed trains carried 36 patients from Mulhouse and Nancy toward hospitals along France’s western coast today, where the outbreak has been limited so far. … Read more