Boris Johnson has appealed to people to exercise their new freedoms with caution as most mandatory lockdown restrictions in England are finally lifted. Face masks are no longer mandatory in shops and on public transport, limits on gathering have gone and the work from home guidance has ended. Many shops and public transport operators are still asking people to wear face masks while they are a “condition of carriage” on Transport for London. (PA Graphics)Meanwhile in Scotland, where restrictions have been eased but not lifted, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also emphasised the need for caution. The whole of the country has dropped to the lowest level of its five-tier system with social-distancing reduced to just one metre, although face coverings remain mandatory in shops and on public transport.

Source: The Herald July 18, 2021 23:03 UTC