Article 5J04Z France begins cautious return to normality – as it happened

France begins cautious return to normality – as it happened

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UK government ministers are considering diluting plans for freedom day" in England on 21 June and delaying the end of all social distancing rules, as new figures showed another sharp increase in the Covid variant first detected in India.

The health secretary, Matt Hancock, said no announcement would be made until 14 June on whether all restrictions will be lifted a week later, as planned.

Related: Ministers consider diluting plan to relax Covid rules as India variant surges

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