The government is considering creating an extra Bank Holiday if England win The Euros, it is being reported.
On Wednesday night, the Three Lions beat Denmark 2-1 - landing them a place in the final on Sunday.
That means that this weekend, Gareth Southgate's team will face Italy in a penultimate head-to-head that will ultimately decide the victor of the major football competition.
It will be England's first chance to win a major tournament in 55 years.
The last time England got this far in a tournament was the World Cup in 1966, hence the excitement across the country that is building ahead of the weekend's final.
The government has already extended pub opening times, relaxing licensing laws to allow pubs to stay open until 11.15pm in case of penalties and extra time.
Now it's being reported that they are considering adding an extra Bank Holiday as a means of celebration if England is victorious.
POLITICO has reported that ministers and senior government officials were discussing ways to celebrate and that a new Bank Holiday was amongst the suggestions.
Titled "Give the UK a Bank Holiday on Monday July 12th if England win Euro 2020," it is hosted on the official parliament petition website.
The description reads: "England may be playing a European Championship Final at 8pm on Sunday 11th July. It would be beneficial and sensible to give the country the day off the next day if England win, in the form of an extra Bank Holiday Monday."
Having reached over 10,000 signatures, it will have to be discussed by Parliament and receive a response in the coming days.
There is also some speculation about whether Gareth Southgate and his team players, like Raheem Sterling, are also in line for knighthoods.
Logistically, the Bank Holiday might be difficult to arrange at the last minute - but it would certainly be a great thing to lift the country's spirits.
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Aldi has announced a ‘special’ 62-hour closure of all its 1,000+ stores across UK
Aldi has confirmed it'll be closing the doors of all of its stores across the UK for 62 hours this year.
Christmas is always known to be one of the busiest periods of the year for the retail industry, and Boxing Day has a reputation for being the ultimate day for shopping deals and discounts in the UK - but this year, just like it has done on several years in the past, Aldi has made the decision to close all of its stores nationwide on this bank holiday.
The supermarket retailer says it wants to thank its colleagues 'for all their hard work' throughout the year by giving them some extra time to spend with their families.
This means that all Aldi stores will be closed on both 25 and 26 December.
That's not all though, as stores will also be closed on New Year’s Day, and will reopen once again on Saturday 2 January 2027.
Aldi has announced a 'special' 62-hour closure of all its UK stores / Credit: Aldi UK
Opening hours at different Aldi stores across the UK will vary in the lead-up to Christmas, so it's important to check the times for your local store, but the retailer has confirmed that most branches will be operating extended hours to 'ensure customers can stock up ahead of the big day'
In the interim period between Christmas and New Year, stores will reopen as usual on Sunday 27 through to Wednesday 30 December, with reduced hours also likely on Sunday and New Year's Eve.
Speaking on the decision to shut up shop for a full 62-hour period this festive season, Rachel Geary, who is the Communications Director at Aldi UK, said: "Christmas is a special time for our customers, but it is also one of the busiest periods of the year for our teams.
"Our colleagues work incredibly hard to ensure customers can pick up everything they need ahead of the big day.
"We never take that effort for granted. Closing our stores on Boxing Day is one way of saying thank you and giving colleagues a proper chance to rest, switch off and spend more time with the people closest to them."
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Popular TV channel playing Christmas films 24/7 is now back on air in the UK
Emily Sergeant
Think it's too early for 'C word'? Never mind, you've already clicked on this article.
Sure, we may only be into our second full week of September, but given the fact the weather these past couple of days hasn't exactly screamed summer, it already feels like the festive season is around the corner - but whether or not you think it’s too early to be talking about Christmas, it’ll soon be too tricky to escape from.
Especially not when the famous TV channel showing festive film favourites non-stop is now back on air in the UK.
Yes, you heard that right - Christmas films, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
If you’re ready to wave goodbye to summer, and in welcome autumn and winter with open arms, then there's arguably no better way of getting into the festive spirit than with the long-awaited and highly-anticipated return of the TV channel that's charmed audiences for over half a decade now.
GREAT! Christmas the UK’s biggest seasonal channel, and it's now live on Sky, Freesat, Freeview and Virgin Media.
You can expect almost four months of back-to-back seasonal movies.
The 24-hour feel-good and free-to-air channel will be bursting with non-stop Christmas spirit, and will be showing a heartwarming lineup of festive films - including some absolute fan-favourite classics that make it to screens every year without fail, alongside some cheesy Hallmark classics, new channel premieres, and so much more.
Viewers will find GREAT! Christmas on Freeview channel 51, Sky 319, Sky (Glass/Stream) 317, Virgin channel 424, and Freely channel 47.
Georgina Pellant -
8th July 2021 
