Lockdown: How restrictions are easing across the UK

How are restrictions easing across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

Allerton Manor golf course’s new outdoor 250 seater beer garden in Liverpool, after it opened for the first time. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

People in Scotland are set to see an easing of coronavirus restrictions on Friday, joining the other three nations in the UK in updating rules this week.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that people will be able to leave their local authority area to socialise and exercise, while restrictions on gatherings are to be relaxed.