Can you meet friends during lockdown? Boris Johnson's new rules explained

The number of deaths involving coronavirus has fallen to the lowest level since lockdown began, new figures reveal.

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Boris Johnson says he thinks people should wear face coverings in shops - and will decide whether to make them mandatory in the coming days.

shell out for Daily Star's newsletter. It's FREE! Sign up today for the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inboxWhile wearing surgical masks in shops is not mandatory in England, they are recommended for enclosed spaces.

Boris Johnson had even finished saying ‘lockdown’ all those months ago.

Grieving families who ­represent 1,200 coronavirus victims on Saturday marched on Downing Street to tell Boris Johnson: “You can’t keep ­running from us.”

Floundering Boris Johnson has been told to man up and take responsibility for the UK’s coronavirus death toll – after a “lifetime” of dodging blame.

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Facemasks will become compulsory in shops and confined spaces in an government announcement expected later this week.

Boris Johnson has urged millions of Britons to go back to work if they can - after months of telling them to work from home.The Prime Minister said people should 'try to lead their lives more normally' as restrictions are eased after months of lockdown.And he hinted that stricter rules on wearing face coverings in public places may be introduced in a bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus.In an online question and answer session with the public, Mr Johnson said: "I want people to go back to work as carefully as possible. It's very important that people should be going back to work if they can now."I think everybody has sort of taken the 'stay at home if you can' - I think we should now say, well, 'go back to work if you can'.

Boris Johnson has urged Britons to go back to work if they can, in a significant shift from the Government's policy of telling people to work from home. The Prime Minister said people should "try to lead their lives more normally" as restrictions are eased after months of lockdown.

After spending months at home in lockdown being a mum to her sons Parker, six, and Carter, four, Frankie Bridge and husband Wayne have finally been able to enjoy some alone time now that lockdown rules have been eased by Boris Johnson. Frankie, 31, and Wayne, 39, took full advantage of having their first date night by heading for a meal at the swanky five-star Beaverbrook Hotel in Surrey which they said felt "f***ing mental".The couple, who have been married for six years, took to Instagram to document the special evening, with a picture of the two looking more loved-up than ever.

Boris Johnson today ordered people to “go back to work” as he accused some of “loving” the coronavirus lockdown.

coronavirus.Mr Johnson told an online question and answer session: “As we get the numbers down in the way that we have and we really stamp out outbreaks in the way that we are, I do think we need to be stricter in insisting people wear face coverings in confined spaces where they are meeting people they don’t normally meet.“We are looking at ways of making sure that people really do have face coverings in shops, for instance, where there is a risk of transmission.”The Prime Minister said expert opinion on face coverings had shifted over the course of the pandemic.“The balance of scientific opinion seems to have shifted more in favour of them than it was.

Boris Johnson has turned down the EU's vaccine scheme over fears of delays, it has emerged.

A post shared by Leo Varadkar (@leovaradkar) on Jul 9, 2020 at 2:19am PDTHe is not, however, the only leader, or former leader in his case, to soldier on in tight or unusual quarters.  A post shared by Boris Johnson (@borisjohnsonuk) on Jun 22, 2020 at 1:57pm PDTLiving at No. 10 definitely has its perks.

Boris Johnson has been accused of parachuting 'failing' Chris Grayling into the committee responsible for publishing the long-delayed Russia report.

Boris Johnson has missed his target to get all coronavirus tests delivering results in 24 hours by the end of June.

Indoor gyms could be given the green-light to re-open in a matter of days after being closed for nearly four months, according to reports.

Boris Johnson has approved a £250,000 payoff for a top official he ousted - and said it was "value for money."

Boris Johnson's 'oven-ready' Brexit border plan is vulnerable to smuggling and challenge from international trade chiefs, one of his own senior ministers warned in a leaked letter.