Party like it s the first trip to the pub in FOUR MONTHS! Drinkers are in high spirits across the UK as outdoors bars reopen their doors while shops, gyms and hairdressers also finally reopen
Confusion over rules has seen officials clamping down on pubs they believe could put their customers at risk
Temperatures dipping to -3C overnight and snow across much of the south failed to call a halt to celebrations
Some eager patrons were even seen nursing pints minutes after midnight as they flocked to pubs at midnight
Today the excitement got too much for some, with scuffles breaking out at Foot Locker on Oxford Street
COVID-19: Pubs, hairdressers and non-essential shops reopen as lockdown eases
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson urged the nation to behave responsibly as non-essential shops, hairdressers, salons, pubs, restaurants, outdoor attractions and gyms reopened in England.
Live COVID updates from across the UK and around the world
In
Wales, people can also visit non-essential shops and travel across the border to other areas of the UK from today.
Meanwhile, people in
Northern Ireland are now allowed to meet 10 others outside as the stay at home order has been scrapped.
April snow showers made
outdoor service at pubs and restaurants a chilly prospect in parts of southern England, but the wintry conditions appeared to do little to dampen enthusiasm.
The UK government’s latest round of lockdown easing came into effect in England on Monday, with people relishing the prospect of an outdoor pint and a much-needed haircut as social restrictions start to be withdrawn. Hairdressers and bars opened at midnight in anticipation of high demand as people braved the ongoing cold to emerge from an enforced winter hibernation, following a distressing start to 2021 blighted by a dangerous surge in Covid-19.
Cocaine sales to hit record numbers this week as punters return to pubs after months
One drug dealer has claimed he is expecting the busiest week since England s heroics in the 2018 World Cup, with another confirming they have seen a spike in sales further up the drugs supply chain
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