IT'S 1AM TO THE EN-GER-LAND...

Fans get pub extensions if team makes Euros semis

- DAVE BURKE and PAUL BYRNE

HERE'S a chance for football fans to take their Euro 24 celebrations into extra time...

If England or Scotland reach the semi-finals pubs can stay open till lam the following morning for revellers to hopefully enjoy a longer taste of victory.

And the same rule will apply should Gareth Southgate or Steve Clarke lead their teams to the final in Germany.

The move will also be big boost for a hospitality industry battered by Covid and the cost of living crisis.

Home Office chiefs are to relax licensing laws and legislation will be put before Parliament today.

Home Secretary James Cleverly can extend opening hours for events of "exceptional national significance".