Brits Protest as U.K. Pub Curfew Takes Effect

Before this week, the Prince of Peckham pub was regaining stable footing after losing several months’ worth of sales to a national lockdown. In the low-lit south London tavern, young drinkers lounged on chesterfield sofas well past 2 a.m., enjoying pints of ale, fried croquettes and unsocially-distanced courting. It wasn’t to last. On Thursday, the ax fell on the U.K. hospitality industry. The government enforced a curfew that forces all bars and restaurants in the country to close at 10 p.m. in a bid to s