When will lockdown end in England? The key dates for possible easing restrictions from now until the end of March

latest plan to ease restrictions yesterday but it was criticised for not looking beyond the end of April.The UK Government's routemap out of lockdown for England claimed all social restrictions could end as early as June 21.But Sturgeon said she would be “making it up” if she gave a specific date for the end of coronavirus restrictions.Speaking at the coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh on Wednesday, the SNP leader questioned Johnson's June 21 date.“If I was to give you a fixed, hard and fast date

Boris Johnson has said he is “very optimistic” that he will be able to fully remove all of England’s coronavirus restrictions on June 21 but he added a note of warning as he said “nothing can be guaranteed”.

CJ has dropped his debut EP ‘Loyalty Over Royalty’ – you can listen to the release below.The Staten Island, New York rapper broke through last year with his single ‘Whoopty’, which peaked at #3 in the UK singles chart and #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The track has already exceeded half a billion combined streams across the major streaming platforms.‘Loyalty Over Royalty’ has been released today (February 19) via CJ Music Group / Warner Records.

Preparing for the worst…

direct to your inboxThe Prime Minister is preparing to set out his 'road map' out of lockdown next week.Boris Johnson is expected to outline potential dates for the reopening of schools, shops and the hospitality industry on February 22. However, it has now been reported that it will take until July for a return to something that is 'broadly normal' - and that in order for lockdown to end, daily coronavirus cases need to be below 1,000.

direct to your inbox A mammoth milestone met and the plan for lifting lockdown and reopening schools are just some of the coronavirus headlines this weekend.

direct to your inboxPubs and restaurants look set to remain shut for at least another two months, according to reports.Boris Johnson is set to reveal the country's 'roadmap' out of lockdown later this month. It had been reported today that the UK will have to remain under social distancing measures until the autumn - or even later this year.

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Bolton Wanderers vaccination site last week as part of The Sun newspaper’s Jab’s Army volunteering campaign.  Speaking on Good Morning Britain this morning about his stint as a marshal, he said: “The experience as a whole was something really, really special. “It was amazing watching all these people arrive, having dealt with three lockdowns, and then the moment they left after having their vaccination, you could tell there was light at the end of the tunnel for them. “They felt like a weight

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock has not ruled out tighter lockdown restrictions following the emergence of a new South Africa strain of coronavirus.Speaking at Monday's Downing Street press conference, the Health Secretary said 'further measures' were always possible, but added a 'very strong set of rules' were already in place.Mr Hancock had earlier said the UK has now identified 105 cases of the South Africa variant, 11 of which have no links to international travel.