Desperate Melbourne restaurateurs choke on outdoor dining plan

A $100m plan to help Melbourne’s cafes and restaurants survive tough lockdown rules by boosting open-air dining has run into widespread industry criticism, with the city’s notoriously fickle weather cited as just one objection.

Pandemic dining discount taken off UK tables

The British government is urging diners to keep going out to eat after the end of a popular government scheme offering half-price food in restaurants.