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By Laurence Cawley & Kate Scotter
BBC News, East
Hairdressers in England have reopened for the first time since the start of the latest lockdown, along with pubs, shops and gyms.
Customers at two Colchester salons posed for portraits before and after their makeovers, while sharing their thoughts about being back in a hairdresser s chair. Doing your own hair is stressful
image captionSophia Beckford says she is very happy to be having her hair done professionally again
During lockdown, Sophia Beckford had done her own extensions - and booked an appointment for Monday to get her hair straightened.
Ms Beckford says it was a temporary measure before deciding exactly what she wanted done next with her hair.
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1. Celebration as pubs and shops reopen
For the first time in months, pub gardens, non-essential shops and hairdressers are reopening in England. Some pubs and salons opened at midnight, with one landlord saying there was a sense of celebration , and shoppers queued outside branches of Primark, JD Sports and TK Maxx. Non-essential shops and close-contact services have also reopened in Wales, while travel to other parts of the UK is allowed again. And in Northern Ireland, a stay-at-home order has been lifted, with people instead being asked to stay local .
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