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Britain appears to be travelling less than it was a fortnight ago — despite draconian lockdown rules having been relaxed slightly with the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak having been and gone. Mobility data shows Brits made less direction requests for journeys by car, foot or on public transport in the first week of June … Read more
Grandchildren have today told of their joy at meeting up with their elderly relatives for the first in two months after the government eased lockdown measures to allow groups of up to six people to meet. The government is easing lockdown protocol to allow more than two million people at the most risk from the … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus lockdown eases today with millions able to see friends and family, more businesses can reopen and children will return to primary school for the first time in more than 10 weeks. Huge queues formed outside Ikea stores in Nottingham, Reading and Essex today as the Government urged Britons to act ‘sensibly’ as they enjoy … Read more
The chair of the government’s Sage board has backed Boris Johnson’s decision to ease lockdown measures after one professor claimed there was a risk to changing the rules now. Sir Patrick Vallance, who heads up the advisory board of scientists guiding the government through this pandemic, backed Mr Johnson’s decision by saying it is up … Read more
Coronavirus lockdown to be eased for 2.2million vulnerable people who have been shielding since March – and those who live alone can reunite with one member from another household People who have been shielding will be allowed to see one person from outside their households Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the vulnerable people’s resilience This … Read more
Police in England have issued just 841 fines for breaching lockdown since restrictions were eased, representing a dramatic reduction in the number of penalties. There were 1,019 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued in England between May 12 and 25 – roughly one fifth of the 4,967 handed out during the previous fortnight – according to … Read more
Easing the social distancing rule from two metres to one will have ‘no significant impact’ on the risk of spreading coronavirus, a government adviser claims. Professor Robert Dingwall said a change in policy could allow four times as many people into a space as is currently allowed, signalling a huge boost for the hospitality industry, … Read more
Boris Johnson declared that up to six people can now meet outdoors and even gave the green light for barbecues after the the government’s five coronavirus tests for loosening lockdown were met. The PM revealed that the draconian restrictions are being eased slightly from next week, after the ferocity of the outbreak subsided. Formally reducing the … Read more
Boris Johnson wants two-metre social distancing rule to be EASED to help shops and pubs reopen and says he has already asked Sage experts to look into it UK has one of the strictest contact gap rules in the world to counter coronavirus It is double one metre gap recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO) That … Read more
Boris Johnson wants two-metre social distancing rule to be EASED to help shops and pubs reopen and says he has already asked Sage experts to look into it UK has one of the strictest contact gap rules in the world to counter coronavirus It is double one metre gap recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO) That … Read more