Two-metre rule could be eased in England before rest of UK, says Downing Street

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

coronavirus pandemic have been a regular occurrence since the start of the outbreak - around March 16 - and throughout more than three months of lockdown in the UK. The format would see the Prime Minister or another senior cabinet minister be joined by scientific advisors to address the public on the ongoing situation.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterUK cinema owners have been lobbying hard for the government to relax its current two-meter social distancing guidelines in time for their re-opening on July 4, and today they are set to hear that their campaign has been successful.PM Boris Johnson is expected to confirm that cinemas can re-open on that date in an address to parliament shortly, but crucially he will also outline that the country’s distancing rule will be trimmed to one meter, likely with

Tom Grater International Film ReporterUK cinema owners have been lobbying hard for the UK government to relax its current two-meter social distancing guidelines in time for their re-opening on July 4, and today they are set to hear that their campaign has been successful.PM Boris Johnson is expected to confirm that cinemas can re-open on that date in an address to parliament shortly, but crucially he will also outline that the country’s distancing rule will be trimmed to one meter, likely with

social distancing rule in England is set to be relaxed. The UK Chancellor strongly signalled the move after he said the Prime Minister's review next week "will make an enormous difference" to businesses.

The government is dropping plans for all primary school pupils to return before the start of the summer holidays.Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will update the House of Commons later - but it is thought the proposal is no longer considered feasible this morning.Yesterday the government admitted secondary schools in England may not fully reopen until later than September, despite saying Covid-19 is "in retreat" across the UK.Boris Johnson is due to speak with the Cabinet on Tuesday morning,

The prime minister has warned there will be 'many, many job losses' in the coming months due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy.

A top UK Government scientist strongly outlined his position on the Dominic Cummings scandal after being asked to clarify rules at today's live briefing.