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'Super Saturday' - England's pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopen as lockdown eases - Reuters
Jul 04, 2020 53 secs

LONDON (Reuters) - People could get a drink in a pub, have a meal in a restaurant or get a haircut for the first time in over three months on Saturday as England took its biggest steps yet towards resumption of normal life.

“It’s beautiful just to get back and have a pint,” said Jim Martin, a 56-year old carpenter.

“I think it’s just where everyone gets to socialise and catch up with people that they haven’t seen...it’s nice to just get together,” she said.

The Sun newspaper predicted that 15 million pints (8.5 million litres) of beer would be sunk in England on Saturday, though some pub-goers may be deterred by the unsettled weather.

The rule changes apply only to England as the devolved nations in the United Kingdom - Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - have been setting their own timetables for easing lockdown restrictions.

Wetherspoons, which is one of the UK’s biggest chains, said it had invested 11 million pounds ($13.7 million) in safety measures.

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