Sophie Witts

The owner of the G-A-Y nightclub group is launching a legal challenge to the government’s 10pm curfew amid growing backlash from the hospitality industry.

Night-time industry leaders have warned the sector could see “huge swathes” of businesses close and thousands of jobs lost without further government support.

Around one million hospitality workers are at risk of redundancy if the furlough scheme is not extended beyond 31 October, trade body UKHospitality has warned.

Brazilian-Japanese fusion chain Temakinho has closed its debut UK restaurant in London’s Soho.