Covid: What are the new rules for pubs around the UK?

New restrictions are coming into effect for pubs and restaurants in England once the lockdown ends on 2 December.

On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new tougher three-tiered regional measures for England.

Regions will learn which tier they are in on Thursday.

Tier allocations will be reviewed every 14 days, and the regional approach is set to last until March.

This is on top of existing and recently updated rules in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Pubs will face different rules, depending on which tier they are placed.

Businesses are legally required to take customers' contact details, so they can be traced if there is an outbreak. They can be fined up to £10,000 if they do not do this or if they take reservations of more than six, or do not enforce social distancing.

Staff in hospitality venues must continue to wear masks, as must customers when not seated at their table to eat or drink. The penalty for not wearing one, or breaking the ''rule of six'' has doubled to £200 for a first offence.

Wedding receptions and wakes - where drinks and food are often served - will be permitted in tiers one and two.

People can have 15 guests for weddings, civil partnerships, wedding receptions and wakes, as well as 30 guests for funerals in all tiers. But in tier three, wedding receptions will not be permitted.

Northern Ireland will go into a two-week circuit-break lockdown from 00:01 GMT on Friday 27 November.

Currently pubs, bars and restaurants are shut, except for takeaways and deliveries, which must stop by 23:00.

From 27 November, these closures will continue, and cafes and coffee shops will also need to close, except for those offering takeaways.

Pubs, restaurants and cafes are open and a maximum of four people can meet indoors, unless they are from a single household. This does not include children under the age of 11.

Any hospitality venue serving alcohol must provide table service only and all food and drink has to be consumed at tables.

Entry to premises is controlled and you will probably be required to pre-book with details of all members of the group.

Patrons must wear face coverings except when seated to eat or drink.

TV broadcasts are to be kept at a low volume, and live music should only take place if the venue can demonstrate that risks can be mitigated.

Businesses are legally required to take customers' contact details, so they can be traced if there is an outbreak. They can be fined up to £10,000 if they do not do this or if they take reservations of more than four, or do not enforce social distancing.

Each area of Scotland has been placed in one of five tiers.

Eleven local authority areas in west and central Scotland have recently moved from level three to level four, affecting two million people.

The areas are: City of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, Stirling and West Lothian.

Restaurants, pubs and bars can open in regions that are placed in level zero, level one, level two or level three.

In level zero, up to eight people from three households can meet indoors, while in level one, a maximum of six people from two households can meet indoors.

In level two, pubs, bars and restaurants are permitted to sell alcoholic drinks only if they come with substantial meals, like a full breakfast, main lunchtime or evening meal.

This is allowed only until 20:00 indoors, and outdoors until 22:30.

In level three, alcohol sales are not permitted either indoors or outdoors. Cafes, pubs and restaurants are permitted to serve food and non-alcoholic drinks until 18:00.

And in level four, all hospitality venues must close.

Table service and the wearing of face coverings when not seated by all customers is mandatory in all hospitality venues.

UK pub and hospitality bodies have published guidance for bars and restaurants on how to operate contact tracing.