By Press Association 2021
Customers enjoy a game of pool and a hug at the The Oak Inn in Coventry (Jacob King/PA)
Revellers in England were quick to embrace their newly-restored freedoms when some pubs opened at midnight, as the latest easing of restrictions came into force.
Up until midnight, customers had to rely on the weather to partake in drinking in establishments with beer gardens or street terraces.
As Sunday turned to Monday, customers could once again savour some of the indoor treats that had been denied to them, such as perusing a jukebox screen for a favourite track or sinking a few balls on the pool table.
In pictures: punters return to the pub as lockdown restrictions ease at midnight. (PA) As England moved into stage three of Boris Johnson s roadmap out of lockdown, people were quick to embrace their newly-found freedoms, starting with the pub. Up until midnight, customers reamined in beer gardens or street terraces but as Sunday turned into Monday, they were welcomed back inside by staff to enjoy relaxed lockdown rules. Boris Johnson confirmed on Friday that the roadmap will go ahead as planned today despite concerns over the Indian variant which has thrown a complete end to restrictions on June 21 into doubt.
By Press Association 2021
Sand art on the beach as Blackpool s indoor attractions, hotels and guesthouses, show venues, and indoor hospitality re-open following the further easing of lockdown (Peter Byrne/PA)
Foreign leisure travel resumed while some of the UK’s own tourist magnets reopened on a day marking another giant step on the road map back towards normality.
Airports saw a step up in activity with advice to stay in the UK relaxed as passengers embarked on flights for countries on the green list.
Travel hubs such as Gatwick Airport saw an increase in footfall as foreign leisure travel partially reopened as the shackles of lockdown were cast off by travellers.
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