English pubs call last orders at the bar for a month, as the country effectively shuts down for the second time this year to try to cut coronavirus cases.

Pub owners and industry organisations are angry and concerned at the move, warning that after struggling with the first lockdown, it could cause many pubs to call “time” for good, according to AFP.

“Make no mistake, this could be the final straw for thousands of pubs and brewers,” said Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association.

The organisation, which represents some 20,000 venues across Britain and whose members brew 90 percent of the country's beer, said it would have a knock-on effect.