The new ruling, which prevents the gathering of large groups, will affect holiday home rentals and group activity trips this autumn

Large groups of families and friends who were planning to holiday together in England this autumn will have to cancel their trip under the new “rule of six” announced by Boris Johnson on Wednesday. From 14 September, it will be illegal for more than six people to gather either indoors and outdoors in England, scuppering potentially thousands of planned trips. There is no indication how long the rule will be in force for but chief medical office Chris Witty said it is “very unlikely to be over in two or three weeks”.

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