Coronavirus

Leicester restaurateurs have said a marketing campaign will be required to entice diners back to the city, after it became the first in England to be placed on an extended period of lockdown.

James Sommerin has said the “tragic” closure of his eponymous restaurant in Penarth “is not the end”.

MPs have accused the government of "dragging its feet" over the opening of events and weddings before October.

Managed pub, bar and restaurant groups in England have reported improving sales in the second week after reopening, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker data.