People across England have had their first night out in three months, after coronavirus restrictions eased.<\/p>\n
Hospitality venues such as pubs and restaurants as well as hairdressers, cinemas and theme parks reopened with strict social distancing rules.<\/p>\n
But ministers urged caution and England’s chief medical officer said the latest step was not “risk-free”.<\/p>\n
It comes as buildings and landmarks across the country were lit up to celebrate the NHS.<\/p>\n
People were also encouraged to place lights in their window on Saturday to remember those who have died from the virus.<\/p>\n
Image copyrightAFP<\/p>\n
Image caption<\/p>\n
Buildings were lit up blue in honour of the tens of thousands of people who have died during the coronavirus pandemic in the UK<\/p>\n
Downing Street was lit up blue while other public buildings including Royal Albert Hall, Blackpool Tower, the Shard and the Wembley Arch were also illuminated.<\/p>\n
Restrictions on the hospitality sector remain in place in Scotland and Wales, while pubs have been able to open in Northern Ireland since Friday.<\/p>\n
Follow live updates as England’s lockdown eases<\/p>\n
‘We are just excited to be back open’<\/p>\n
‘We cannot in good conscience open the pub’<\/p>\n
What are the new rules in pubs?<\/p>\n
In England, people are being allowed to stay the night away from home for the first time since lockdown started, with campsites and holiday accommodation also reopening.<\/p>\n
Police in Dorset, Devon and Cornwall reported gridlock on the roads on Saturday – including a high volume of caravan owners heading to the coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
People across England have had their first night out in three months, after coronavirus restrictions eased. Hospitality venues such as pubs and restaurants as well as hairdressers, cinemas and theme parks reopened with strict social distancing rules. But ministers urged caution and England’s chief medical officer said the latest step was not “risk-free”. It comes as buildings and landmarks across the country were lit up to celebrate the NHS. People were also encouraged to place lights in their window on Saturday to remember those who have died from the virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20865"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20865"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20867,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20865\/revisions\/20867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}