Despite pleas from some councils urging people to stay away, many have visited beaches and parks on the hottest day of the year so far.
Sunbathers and picnickers were spotted taking full advantage of the easing of lockdown restrictions, which since last week have allowed people in England to sunbathe and spend an unlimited amount of time outdoors.
Police in Wales issued fines to drivers making non-essential journeys.
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation, providing new guidance on dealing with the coronavirus lockdown.
The UK has recorded nearly 32,000 deaths, the most in Europe and the second-highest pandemic toll worldwide.
Ahead of the prime minister’s speech, the government was accused of confusing the public with a new “stay alert” message, which replaces the earlier “stay at home” slogan.
Kevin Craig, the chief executive officer of Political Lobbying and Media Relations Ltd (PLMR), a political communications agency in the UK, talks to Al Jazeera.
The Environment Secretary, George Eustice, is joined by Professor Stephen Powis, the National Medical Director of NHS England.
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Professor Powis reports compliance with social distancing is reducing transmission and spread of coronavirus in the UK.
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Ed Conway crunches the latest COVID-19 data and asks: How long will the lockdown last and will it contain the crisis?
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The Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, has said the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in Britain will depend on people’s actions. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show and that the lockdown would remain in place for a significant period
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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued a threat of retaliation against the United Kingdom’s move to seize an Iranian tanker. He said that the Islamic Republic (of Iran) and its ‘committed forces’ won’t leave the ‘evil without a response’. The UK had seized a ship off the coast of Gibraltar over suspicion that it was violating sanctions on Syria. According to reports, UK’s foreign secretary had said that the Iranian vessel would be released if Tehran guarantees that EU sanctions on Syria aren’t breached.
“The UK government is following US foreign policy” says Iranian political communications professor Foad Izadi after Iran slams UK’s seizure of oil tanker off Gibraltar as ‘maritime piracy’.
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