Everything you need to know after government issues school reopening rules and guidance

Boris Jonhson has played down the prospect of a second national lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis.The Prime Minister said authorities across the country were getting better at identifying and isolating local outbreaks.He said he would not want to use powers to enforce a second UK lockdown, any more than Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent.Although he added it was important that the power to order national action was held in reserve.Speaking to The Telegraph, Mr Johnson said: "I can’t

Boris Johnson unveiled a number of further measures against coronavirus in the run up to winter.The Prime Minister announced that they are increasing testing capacity, rolling out a new flu vaccination programme, and are injecting an extra £3billion into NHS funding.Speaking from a press conference at Downing Street, Mr Johnson said that more needs to be done in the colder months as people are likely to show coronavirus-like symptoms as a result of seasonal illness.He announced a new testing

Boris Johnson outlined the government's plans to reopen businesses that have had to remain closed throughout the coronavirus pandemic. July has so far seen the reopening of salons, pubs, restaurants and beauticians, with gyms and indoor pools to reopen later this month.Now, Mr Johnson has outlined how he plans to lift the remaining restrictions, with more businesses set to open from August.

Covid-19, which aims to avoid another national lockdown. He explained how the approach would work in five stages, with a local lockdown being implemented only when absolutely necessary.

Boris Johnson had indicated that he would not be prepared to "take the knee" in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.The Prime Minister seemingly suggested that he is not prepared to follow the example of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer - who was photographed in the symbolic act of support - as he believes in "substance" not "gestures".He went on to say that he doesn't want people to be "bullied" into things they do not want to do.Taking the knee was first made a gesture in the National

five-stage plan for their gradual re-opening.Now, we all know that five-step government re-opening plans aren’t worth the Nando’s heat chart they’re scribbled on. Boris Johnson will happily leap from stage one to stage five before any of the stated requirements are met if it suits him, like pandemic hopscotch.

The Prime Minister on Tuesday announced a string of businesses that can reopen on July 4 as part of the third and final phase in easing the coronavirus lockdown.Of these venues in England, hairdressers and barbers made the cut, but to much confusion, beauty establishments didn’t."Today we can say that our long national hibernation is beginning to come to an end and life is returning to our streets and our shops,” Boris Johnson said, “The bustle is starting to come back and a new but cautious

“Our three organisations were delighted to hear the announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding the reopening of England’s hospitality sector on 4 July and his specific mention of campsites to cheers from the backbenches.“The three organisations have been busy building plans for the re-opening of our campsites and holiday parks, and we are all looking forward to welcoming holidaymakers back."We hope it will be a bumper summer for UK holidays, which will be a key contributor to the

lockdown meant that mass gatherings were banned and places of worship were also forced to close, as well as other possible wedding venues.

Boris Johnson made the announcement in the Commons today where he outlined a number of new rules that will come into force under the next phase of lockdown.

here"The administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland hold responsibility for their own lockdown restrictions and they will respond to the united view of the Chief Medical Officers at their own pace, based on their own judgement, but all parts of the UK are now travelling in the same direction and we will continue to work together to ensure that everyone in our country gets the support they need."Thanks to our progress, we can now go further and safely ease the lockdown in England."At

Manori Ravindran International EditorEuropean cinema giant Vue has confirmed it will begin the process of reopening its movie theaters from July 10.In a statement, Vue boss Tim Richards said the business was still waiting on “specific advice from government,” but that it will begin opening doors from that date, which is one week after cinemas in England have been allowed to reopen. U.K.