Lockdown: The picture across the UK

The PA news agency looks at what to expect as UK nations continue with lockdown easing (Yui Mok/PA)

A sharp drop in the number of Covid-19 infections in Wales has prompted the Welsh government to ease some lockdown restrictions sooner than expected.

It comes on the back of the first round of easing in England and Northern Ireland which has allowed friends and family to meet in small groups outside.