UK schools, socialising and sports to return in March under Johnson’s road map

Socialising in parks and public spaces with one other person will also be permitted in a fortnight when the rules are relaxed to allow people to sit down for a drink or picnic.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Schools, socialising and some sports are set to return next month under the UK government’s plan to relax coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England.

It is understood that British prime minister Boris Johnson will tell MPs that all pupils in all years can go back to the classroom from March 8, with outdoor after-school sports and activities allowed to restart as well.