From May 17, gatherings of up to 30 people outdoors will be allowed and the rule-of-six will apply indoors. Pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve people indoors.
29 March: Six people allowed to meet up in the garden, outdoor sports to resume, stay-at-home ends
Boris Johnson says from 29 March, six people from two households will be allowed to meet up outdoors, outdoor sports will be able to resume and the formal “stay at home” order will be lifted.
BREAKING: All children will return to school from the 8 March
Children and young people of all ages will return to classroom learning in schools and colleges in England from 8 March, says Boris Johnson.
Vaccines Minister: COVID jabs ‘beginning to really bear fruit’
The UK’s vaccination programme is “beginning to really bear fruit” and has allowed the government to unveil its plans for lifting lockdown, the vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has told Sky News.
All schools in England to reopen on 8 March as PM plots course to ease lockdown
All schools in England will reopen to all pupils on 8 March under the Prime Minister’s roadmap out of lockdown to be announced on Monday, with outdoor after-school sports and activities also allowed to restart.
Indonesia and Nepal first countries to join UK’s Recovery trial
UK’s Recovery trial, which is the world’s largest clinical trial, expands to include Covid patients from Indonesia and Nepal.