New Politics
Thursday, 7/2, 04:40 PM
England's 1am World Cup kickoff sends UK pubs scrambling for late licences
- England's World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico kicks off at 1 a.m.
- UK time on Monday — a legacy of the tournament being played in North America.
- The unsociable hour has left pubs wanting to show it needing special permission to stay open, and prompted the government to urge councils to say yes.