NEWS

Thousands of pubs at risk of closing permanently, warns UK Hospitality

The UK Hospitality trade group has warned that thousands of pubs will never open their doors again due to the impact of the government’s lockdown. It has also revealed that 82 per cent of those that do reopen will see their capacity reduced to less than half under the stringent rules – Express

UK firms say they have dramatically scaled back investment plans – Guardian

Toppling of slave trader Edward Colston starts domino effect across country – Times

Police in full riot gear on standby amid fears of clashes between Far Right and Black Lives Matter protesters – Telegraph

Police attend the home of Oxford-educated museum curator who tweeted how to destroy bronze statues with household chemicals and said next target was memorial to ‘racist’ Winston Churchill – Mail

Shocking scenes as passers-by attack policeman and pose for selfies next to him as he wrestles with suspect in London street – Mail

‘Support bubbles’ mean adults living alone can join another household from Saturday – Telegraph

Richard Desmond gave Tories £12k after Isle of Dogs housing approval – Times

COMMENT

If the Left has its way, we will be forced to renounce our past. So why is no one fighting back? – Stephen Glover, Mail

Scrap social distancing in schools to save our children’s education – Allister Heath, Telegraph