Wales to ease Covid-19 lockdown restrictions despite England 'pause'

First minister allows families to be reunited and says there are no plans to close border

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Further lockdown restrictions are being lifted in Wales to allow families and friends to be reunited, though the government admitted the new regime in northern England had given it pause for thought.

The Labour-led government said it had no plans to close the border between England and Wales but said it was ready to reimpose stay local" restrictions if there were fresh Welsh outbreaks.