Covid-19: UK orders pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms to shut from tonight

The UK government ordered all cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants to close from Friday night to stop people congregating and increasing the risks of spreading the coronavirus.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the decision was taken to "drive down the curve" of infection. Night clubs, theatres, gyms, cinemas and leisure centres were also ordered to close on the same timescale.