Three households will be allowed to mix together over a five-day period this Christmas, the government has confirmed. Travel restrictions will be lifted across the UK for five days between December 23 and 27 to enable people from different households to gather over the holiday.
England is still waiting to find out which areas will come under what tier levels, with the announcement set to be made on Thursday.
But even those in the toughest tier levels will be able to travel at Christmas time, according to the latest update to the Government's winter plan.
Even people living in Tier 3 areas will not face bans on seeing family in other areas. And they will be able to travel from the UK to have Christmas overseas too - depending on the rules at
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