TO LIFE MONDAY’S FIRST STEPS OUT OF LOCKDOWN
weddings & sport return
no hol abroad & new variants fear...
Whitechapel, East London, said: “The dark winter is over and now hopefully we can look forward to better times.”
Meteorologist Darren Bett predicted temperatures will reach up to 24C on Tuesday as a Saharan heat blast sweeps in.
Head golf keeper Justin Lee was busy yesterday preparing the course at Vale Royal Abbey club in Cheshire.
And Rufford Park Golf Club, Notts, is fully booked for the next two weeks.
Director James Thompson said: “There will be some wild swings on the first tee, but people will be over
zbut the moon to be back.” Coronavirus was still on the retreat yesterday with 58 deaths – the lowest Saturday figure in six months – and
4,715 people testing positive for the disease, a
16% fall on last
Saturday. In a speech to the Tory Party’s spring forum, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “I think the second half of the year will have the potential to be really fantastic. In just a few days’ time, I’m finally going to be able to go to the barber’s.
“But more important, I’m going to drink a pint of beer at the pub.”
From tomorrow, anyone attempting to take a holiday abroad will be fined up to £5,000. Ten variants of the virus are already in Britain, including South African and Brazilian versions which are thought to be more resistant to vaccines. And Independent SAGE scientists say going abroad will only bring in more.
But tourism chiefs hope that holidaymakers who usually spend a total of £43billion on foreign breaks will instead blow it on staycations.
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