Covid lockdown Wales: Pubs and restaurants will reopen on April 26

Key dates as the Welsh lockdown is eased  April 12 Schools can fully reopen to all pupils following Easter while all post-16 learners will return to further education and training centres and university campuses will be able to open for blended face-to-face and online learning for all students; All remaining non-essential shops can reopen; Close … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Changing rooms in clothes shops are set to reopen so you can try before you buy 

All change! They’ve been out of bounds for a year… now changing rooms in clothes shops are set to reopen so you can try before you buy Opening of changing rooms seen as a significant boost for high street retailers Shops were ordered to close changing rooms ‘wherever possible’ last year New guidance allows them … Read more

London Zoo will reopen on April 12 – but indoor areas are off-limits

London Zoo will reopen on April 12 – but indoor areas are off-limits, masks are mandatory and visitors must book ahead and follow one-way map Only outdoor routes will be open and visitor numbers will be reduced at the site  Roughly half of the site will be closed when the zoo reopens next month  Whipsnade … Read more

MPs eye plan to allow bosses to use Covid passports to help reopen offices after Covid pandemic

Will staff get vaccine passports for offices? MPs eye plan to allow bosses to use documents to help reopen offices after Covid pandemic Ministers considering allowing workplace vaccine passports when reopening  Employers would be able to compel staff to prove they had been vaccinated Experts say it could help to end more than a year … Read more

Ministers considering using Covid certificates to allow offices to reopen without social distancing

Ministers considering using Covid certificates to allow offices to reopen without social distancing once most adults have been vaccinated and bring people back into deserted cities Review into use of Covid status to enter pubs is also looking at plan for offices  Ministers hoping to entice staff back to workplaces once work from home ends There … Read more

Just 38% of Britain’s restaurants and pubs have outdoor space needed to reopen on April 12

More than half of Britain’s pubs and restaurants will be forced to remain closed when lockdown restrictions ease because they do not have outdoor space.   Under the next relaxation of coronavirus rules, a swathe of freedoms will be restored on April 12 under the current timetable. This includes a long-awaited reopening for pubs and restaurants … Read more

Peter Andre shows off his VERY messy haircut as he pleads with Boris Johnson to reopen hairdressers

Peter Andre shows off his VERY messy locks as he pleads with Boris Johnson to reopen hairdressers amid third national lockdown By Isla Williams For Mailonline Published: 00:37 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 00:38 BST, 29 March 2021 Peter Andre has pleaded for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reopen hairdressers as he showcased a … Read more

Wagamama unveils plans to reopen 72 restaurants for outdoor dining on April 12

Wagamama unveils plans to reopen 72 restaurants for outdoor dining on April 12 as lockdown eases.. so is YOUR local restaurant on the list? Wagamama confirmed 72 restaurants will open next month for outdoor dining Pubs and restaurants set to reopen as lockdown restrictions ease from April 12 Restaurants in Scotland will open for outdoor dining … Read more

Rishi Sunak warns workers could ‘vote with their feet’ and quit jobs if offices don’t reopen

Rishi Sunak warns workers could ‘vote with their feet’ and quit jobs if they are not allowed to return to the office after lockdown as he praises ‘culture’ of people ‘riffing off each other’ Companies are looking at how to tackle issue of remote versus office working Chancellor said workplaces encourage ‘meetings that happen by … Read more

New York City high schools reopen for in-person classes amid COVID

Thousands of New York City high school students have returned to the classroom for in-person learning for the first time since last year after they were shuttered due to COVID-19. About 55,000 high schoolers, which is about 20 percent, resumed in-person classes this morning at nearly 500 high schools across the five boroughs.  The returning … Read more