BORIS Johnson confirmed the lockdown easing permitted from next Monday in an address to the nation this evening (Monday).

From May 17 you will be able to have friends to your house and drink inside a pub, rather than outdoors, as part of the changes announced by the PM.

But Mr Johnson warned: "This doesn't mean we should throw caution into the wind, I urge you to think about the vulnerability of your loved ones. Whatever you decide I must ask you to follow social distancing with friends and family.

"We only have to look at the sad situation in other countries, we must continue to fight the spread of variants in the UK. We must remain vigilant."

Meeting up

• People can meet in groups of up to 30 outdoors
• Six people or two households can meet indoors, with overnight stays allowed
• Up to 30 people can attend weddings, receptions and other life events
• Number of people who can attend a funeral not capped, but determined by the size of venue
• Up to 30 allowed to attend a support group or parent-and-child group.
• Care home residents allowed up to five named visitors, and freedom for visits out of the home
• Social distancing with close family and friends will be a matter of personal judgement - but people asked to remain cautious around close contact, like hugging.

• Pubs, bars and restaurants able to open indoors
• Indoor entertainment such as museums, cinemas and children's play areas can open
• Theatres, concert halls, conference centres and sports stadiums can all reopen
• Organised adult sports and exercise classes can restart indoors
• Steam rooms and saunas may reopen
• Hotels, hostels and B&Bs can reopen

• Face coverings no longer recommended in secondary schools for pupils
• All remaining university students eligible to return to in-person teaching

• People will be able to travel abroad to green list countries

And what will you be able to do from June 21 in England?

• It is hoped all legal limits on social contact will be removed
• Nightclubs will be allowed to reopen