Plans for a new bank holiday will be under review today following the England football team's crushing defeat against Italy last night, reports The Times.
The news comes as England fans wake up this morning with sore heads and even sorer hearts, as over half a century of anguish continued last night when the team lost to Italy on penalty shoot-outs.
Coach Gareth Southgate will still receive a knighthood for his role in leading the Three Lions to their first final since the 1966 World Cup.
Whilst Boris Johnson is expected to make a final decision on whether to give the go-ahead for a four-day August bank holiday weekend imminently.
However, any suggestions that it would be timed to coincide with "freedom day" has been reportedly played down by government sources.
Fans in Leeds threw themselves to the floor in tears last night following the team's painful defeat, mirroring the actions of millions of others up and down the country.
Johnson tweeted: “That was a heartbreaking result to end #Euro2020 but Gareth Southgate and his @England squad played like heroes. They have done the nation proud and deserve great credit.”
Gary Neville, a member of the 1996 squad, told ITV: “The lads fell a little bit short but they should be so proud. Every single one of them has been outstanding through this tournament. We’ll have to look after the young lads.”
TV presenter Alex Beresford tweeted, "Sorry to ask @BorisJohnson but did we ever get to the bottom of whether tomorrow is a Bank HOliday or not? Asking for a nation."
Richard Masters, chief executive of the Premier League, said: “Gareth is a fantastic leader and instilled the players with belief, to go alongside their undoubted ability.
"Irrespective of tonight’s result, I am excited for the future — to see not only what this squad can go on to achieve, but also for the millions of people their success will inspire to play, support and get involved with our sport.”
Boris Johnson is due to hold a press conference later today on whether the planned easing of regulations will go ahead on July 19th, dubbed "freedom day."
With news being reported that he will also make a decision on a Bank Holiday too today, we wouldn't be surprised if he rolls the two into one with his announcement later.
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Leeds Bradford Airport set for complete ‘shutdown’ as 130 workers go on strike
Leeds Bradford Airport is set for a standstill as almost 130 workers are set to take industrial action over pay.
If you're planning on catching a flight from Leeds Bradford Airport, then you may want to double check the date.
The Unite members planning on going on strike are a mixture of air traffic control workers, customer experience staff, security staff and cleaners.
The workers involved in the dispute have recently come out of a four-year pay deal, with some of the departments having fallen behind other airports in equivalent roles.
Pay talks have been happening since December 2025, with the airport's formal offer not going far enough to address the lack of pay parity.
Strikes will take place from 03:00 Friday 16 October to 06:00 Sunday 18 October for hourly paid staff and from 06:00 Friday 16 October to 06:00 Sunday 18 October for air traffic control workers.
Strike will mean the entire airport will shut down.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Leeds Bradford Airport is very profitable and can more than afford to come back to the table with an offer that doesn't fall short of our members' expectations.
"Our hardworking members should not be paid less than those doing the same jobs at other airports. Workers taking action at Leeds Bradford Airport have Unite's full support in their fight for fairer pay."
Unite regional officer Neil Whitaker said: "We know people who have flights planned to and from Leeds Bradford Airport will be concerned to hear of industrial action, however our members have no choice but to strike.
"The airport is profitable, passenger numbers are growing and our members are a major part of its success. They deserve a fair pay rise, and management must come back to the table to deliver this."
Leeds pizza shop hailed ‘exceptional’ and ‘best in the UK’ by major reviewer
Clementine Hall
A Leeds pizza takeaway has received a glowing review from popular review duo.
Edges Pizza opened up their first permanent spot in Leeds back in June this year, after making a name for themselves slinging out pizzas at multiple pop-ups across the city.
Owners Grace and Edge from Harrogate opened Edges Pizza two years ago, taking inspiration from trips to New York over the years.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Their pizzas are a love letter to the class New York slice, think thin and crispy rather than chewy and floppy. But above all else, think absolutely delicious.
And now, they've caught the attention of a major review page, with Bite Twice Food Reviews (a page with almost 300k followers) paying Edges a visit.
The food review duo of Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany popped up in Holbeck beneath the arches to get their hands on a pizza, and the outcome is brilliant.
In the video, Bite Twice said that the pizza is 'f**cking exceptional' and up there with 'one of the best pizzas in the UK'.
Before even taking a bite, they said: "On aesthetic, I don't think anywhere in the UK is doing pizza like this".
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Then after the first bite, they go on to say: "There are very few pizzas in the UK that create this, I’m a little bit blown away".
As Londoners themselves, they go on to say that Edges is 'easily hitting with the best that we’ve got down south'.
And if that's not high praise enough, they sign off the video saying: "Leeds has got an absolute gem. I give this a stamp so hard my foot went through the pizza. Edges. Don Level."
Georgina Pellant -
12th July 2021 
