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English and Scottish football fans have been given the green light to party at Euro 2024 after Germany announced the easing of strict noise restriction laws. 

Under their bizarre quiet time rules, known as Ruhezeit, Germans can face jail time if they are reported to be making too much noise at lunchtime, late at night or at anytime on a Sunday. 

Before the announcement football fans faced the prospect of watching the beautiful game in near silence late at night or on Sundays otherwise bars and fan zones risked the prospect of being fined. 

However, an announcement by German officials that Ruhezeit will be scrapped for one-month during the Euro tournament means England fans will now be able to sing Four Lions as loud as they like, while the Tartan Army can dance to Yes Sir I Can Boogie to their heart's content. 

The German government decided to change the law because over half the tournament's 52 games do not kick off until 9pm which means they will not be finished until around 11pm.