How Britons have enjoyed the easing of lockdown restrictions
From rushing to the nearest pub to seeing loved ones in care homes, the next step on the road back to normal has brought joy to the nation
Cold weather hasn t stopped Brits from returning to pub gardens
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It was billed as “The Glorious 12th” and, naturally, the British weather didn’t immediately get that memo. Still, frigid temperatures and a light welcome of morning sleet were never going to stop people reclaiming many of their long-deprived liberties.
After the return of outdoor activities and small al fresco gatherings a fortnight ago, Monday 12 April saw the next major step on the government’s roadmap towards the end of lockdown in England as pubs, restaurants, salons and non-essential shops threw open their doors in addition to the reintroduction of several less obvious – but no less yearned-for – freedoms.