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Monday The relaxation in lockdown restrictions felt like something of an anticlimax. Partly because it was snowing when I drew the curtains in the morning, but mostly because almost none … Read More
The wild goats that have been nibbling the new grass around the glamping decks at Loch Katrine, in the Trossachs, can expect some dining companions this weekend, as the long-awaited … Read More
True neighbourliness is a single onion sitting on a garden wall. It’s a nub end of ginger or a roll of greaseproof paper. Over the past year, all of these … Read More
‘It’s a song that I wrote about coming out of lockdown,’ said Mick Jagger Mick Jagger dropped a surprise new song on Tuesday, Easy Sleazy, to commemorate the lockdown getting … Read More
Name: Lockdown hair. Age: One and a bit. Appearance: Shaggy. You seem to have failed to realise that hairdressers are open in England, Wales and Scotland. I’ve managed to get … Read More
1.30pm BST 13:30 Major Covid testing firm Randox has announced it will reduce the price of PCR tests to 60 for travellers returning to the UK from abroad. This is … Read More
Non-essential shops and hairdressers reopened, cafes and restaurants recommenced serving outside and pub beer gardens were open into the night as part of the government’s gradual easing of Covid restrictions … Read More
Muslims have begun fasting on the first day of Ramadan, as mosques in England prepare to welcome worshippers in smaller groups due to Covid restrictions. Much like last year, Ramadan … Read More
Now that we’ve all had more than a year of staring at nothing but the inside of our own homes, it’s becoming very apparent that we own far too much … Read More
Britain reopened large parts of its economy on Monday, allowing people in England back in shops, hair salons and outdoor areas of pubs and restaurants, a long-awaited milestone after three … Read More
Here’s what you need to know: Preparing an outdoor seating area in London on Sunday, before an easing of the lockdown restrictions.Credit…Andrew Testa for The New York Times The beginning … Read More
The lifting of lockdown restrictions to allow people in England to use pub beer gardens and dine in the outdoor areas of restaurants is being met by snowfall, as a … Read More
On Brighton seafront, it is all hands to the pump with just days to go before the grand reopening. The sun, beating down from a cloudless sky, reflects off the … Read More
Lockdown has been an interesting time for how people get dressed. Many of us, freed from the shackles of being seen in public, have reverted to wearing the same thing … Read More
Canada’s most populous region has declared a one-month stay-at-home order and announced plans for mobile vaccine teams to target high-risk workers – including teachers and factory and warehouse workers – … Read More
