Pools, gyms, team sport and outdoor gigs to return

Pools, gyms and sports facilities will be able to reopen and team sports and outdoor gigs resume in England, the government has announced.

Outdoor pools and performances can resume from Saturday with social distancing in place, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said.

Beauticians, nail salons and tattooists can also reopen from Monday, he said.

Indoor gyms, sports facilities and pools will be able to reopen from 25 July.

Guidance will be published for team sports to return from Saturday.

Speaking at the televised Downing Street press conference, Mr Dowden said normal life was "slowly returning" and that it was an important milestone for the country's performers and artists, who had been "waiting in the wings since March".

Mr Dowden said the public should "do their bit" by buying tickets and supporting galleries and other venues.

"Eat out to help out, enjoy the arts to help out and work out to help out," he said.

Guidance for the reopening of sports facilities, has been published, including cleaning regimes, social distancing and protection for staff.

Measures include limiting the number of people using a facility at one time, reducing class sizes and spacing out equipment.