Covid: No new measures in England before Christmas and Sunak sets out help for Covid-hit firms

A rule change in England last week means people have to show their Covid status to get into nightclubs and other venues. But when some clubbers heading to Cafe Parfait in Southampton on Saturday forgot their Covid passes, the club owner’s mum, Karen, spent all night on the door checking results and helping people test themselves. Karen, 64, worked for a lot longer than she’d expected to – but did get a few tips for the hours she spent out in the cold. Club owner Rich Gilbert, 36, told BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat that had they not done the testing on the night “we probably would have lost half of our customers”.