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Wednesday newspaper round-up: lockdown inconsistencies, Boots, hotels
Bars, restaurants, hairdressers and churches face a minefield, privacy campaigners have warned, after the government instructed them to record people’s contact details in case they need to assist with test-and-trace efforts. From 4 July, hospitality businesses and other venues in England will be able to reopen. To minimise customer contact, restaurants will be limited to table service inside, Boris Johnson said on Tuesday, and will be asked to help NHS Test and Trace “by collecting contact details from customers, as happens in other countries”.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower after solid gains
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Wednesday following solid gains in the previous session, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the next phase in the lifting of lockdown measures.
GVC says sports betting revives as events resume
GVC Holdings said sport betting was reviving in line with its expectations as events resumed and that it was encouraged by early signs of customers returning to its retail outlets as Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed.