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NewsYahoo News UKPolice set up COVID checkpoints to catch lockdown flouters looking to bask in sun
Crowds have been pictured enjoying the sunshine despite warnings from the deputy chief medical officer the pandemic isn’t over.
NewsYahoo News UKPolice hand out £70k fines at two Mayfair parties
Scotland Yard caught a total of 70 guests partying at two illegal gatherings in the expensive London neighbourhood early on Sunday morning.
NewsYahoo News UKIsle of Man facing possible community transmission with new COVID cases
At least eight new COVID cases have been identified on the island in the last few days, with two that cannot be linked to a known chain of transmission, the government said.
NewsYahoo News UK‘Don’t wreck this now’: Two reasons to ‘hang on’ and stick to COVID rules, according to Jonathan Van-Tam
'It’s a bit like being 3-0 up and thinking we can’t possibly lose. But how many times have you seen the other side take it 4-3?'
NewsYahoo News UKRevealed: UK city that has given the most vaccines - 'it's spectacular'
Coventry and Warwickshire vaccination teams were commended by Matt Hancock in a Downing Street press conference.
NewsYahoo News UKParis has plan to 'reopen everything' in March, deputy mayor announces
The city's mayor has suggested that a three-week lockdown could enable the city to reopen fully by mid-March.
NewsYahoo News UKEngland falling behind other UK nations in bringing down infections, expert warns
Estimates for the number of people with COVID-19 continue to fall, according to the latest data.
SportYahoo News UKFrom Wimbledon to Reading and Leeds festivals: Which events will you be able to attend this Summer?
Reading and Leeds festival are among the events planning to go ahead this summer.
NewsYahoo News UKTop-selling German newspaper says 'We envy you!' to UK after success of vaccine rollout
Bild said Brits have 'reacted with overwhelming euphoria' to the path out of restrictions.
NewsYahoo News UKHave your say: Are you planning a holiday abroad this summer?
Would you book a holiday abroad as things stand, or is it too early to decide?
NewsYahoo News UK'Forcing tired pupils to have longer school days wouldn't work', say teaching experts
Boris Johnson has pledged an extra £400 million of funding as part of the government's education recovery plan.
NewsYahoo News UKGreece 'may open borders to vaccinated British tourists from May’
Boris Johnson announced on Monday that foreign holidays could be permitted from 17 May.
NewsYahoo News UKBritons 'will be told they can hug in May if they're willing to risk it’ under lockdown easing
Advice will reportedly be updated to tell people to use their best judgement.
NewsYahoo News UKThe UK now has the strictest lockdown in Europe
The UK has the strictest measures in place despite cases dropping below the European average for the first time since early December.
NewsYahoo News UKEU orders six countries to relax border restrictions for 'going too far'
Long lines of trucks have formed on the frontiers within the bloc this month as border restrictions cause mayhem.
NewsYahoo News UKGovernment says lockdown easing won't be sped up as PM insists 'the balance is right'
Prime minister Boris Johnson has laid out his plan for taking England out of its national lockdown.
NewsYahoo News UKHow the UK front pages reacted to Boris Johnson's 'one-way road to freedom' roadmap
The front pages of Tuesday’s newspapers have all focused on Boris Johnson’s plan to ease England out its coronavirus lockdown. The prime minister announced on Monday that all COVID-19 restrictions on social contact will be lifted on 21 June at the earliest. In his roadmap for exiting the lockdown, he said families can visit indoors and stay overnight from 17 May at the earliest. Johnson outlined five key dates for easing restrictions in the months ahead. Hairdressers and salons could be back from 12 April, while hotels can reopen and foreign travel will be permitted from 17 May at the earliest. Read more: Why there is five weeks between each stage of lockdown easing The first step of the plan will see all schools in England reopen from 8 March, with wider use of face masks in secondary schools. Socialising in parks and public spaces with one other person will also be permitted from that date. A further easing will take place on 29 March, when the school Easter holidays begin, with larger groups of up to six people or two households allowed to gather in parks and gardens. The main theme among the newspapers on Tuesday was that of freedom. The Daily Express splashed on the prime minister's "one-way road to freedom", while the Daily Telegraph announced that it was '118 days to freedom' and The i spoke of "four steps to freedom" in its front page headline. Referring to the 21 June date, Metro wrote of a "midsummer's dream" and The Times said: "The end is in sight". While the Financial Times called Johnson’s plan a “balanced approach” and The Guardian said it was a "cautious, phased easing of curbs”, others were more impatient. The Sun wrote of an “agonising wait” for the lockdown to end, and the Daily Mail asked on its front page: “What are we waiting for?”
NewsYahoo News UKFrom face masks to home working: Four key lockdown issues we still don't know about
Boris Johnson has revealed his road map out of England’s coronavirus lockdown, but there are still important issues which have yet to be decided. Here are four of them.
NewsYahoo News UK'I categorically denied it': Chris Whitty hits out at claims of tensions over Boris Johnson's lockdown rules
Chris Whitty has hit out at reports that he was resisting Boris Johnson’s plan to reopen schools.
NewsYahoo News UKWhy there is five weeks between each stage of easing COVID lockdown rules
England's Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty explained why there is a five-week gap between each stage of the government's roadmap out of lockdown.
NewsYahoo News UKThe buried detail that means larger indoor gatherings could be allowed sooner than Boris Johnson announced
Bigger indoor gatherings may be allowed sooner than planned in stage three of the government’s road map out of lockdown.
NewsYahoo News UK'This will be devastating': Backlash as secondary school pupils urged to wear face masks in classrooms
The government recommends wearing masks in secondary school and university classrooms unless two-metre distances can be maintained.
NewsYahoo News UKWhen can I go on holiday with friends and family under new lockdown plans?
Boris Johnson has outlined when people will be able to holiday from as part of his roadmap out of lockdown.
HealthYahoo News UKSo... when can we all get a haircut? Hairdressers and salons could be open from 12 April, Boris Johnson reveals
Hairdressers, salons and gyms will be able to reopen from 12 April at the earliest, according to the government's road map out of England's lockdown.
NewsYahoo News UKFive key dates that explain how and when lockdown rules are going to be relaxed
Boris Johnson has outlined when we will be able to meet outdoors, return to the pubs and have more guests at weddings.
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