The U.K. Government has joined many countries across Europe in considering a ban on mass gatherings to slow the spread of coronavirus.

There's no word on what size gatherings the ban will include, but there are clues elsewhere. In Scotland, the rule is for more than 500 people, while in Germany and France there’s a ban on events with over 1,000 people.

BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend is the first big festival to be cancelled in Blighty, and there's now a question mark over Glastonbury, which takes place at the end of June, as well as a long list of other summer festivals.

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