in Northern Ireland people have been
able to meet up in groups for some days
already Wales is expected to set out its
plans tomorrow not being able to see
loved ones has been one of the toughest
parts of this nine week lockdown so what
do people make of today's announcement
Danny Savage has been talking to people
in Harrogate in the open spaces of
Harrogate today sunbathers were keeping
their distance from each other but very
soon pairs of people may grow to groups
of six people really appreciate that
families people having business meeting
so yeah that's really good I think
people do have to bear in mind if it is
six that they stick to six and don't
take advantage of it week after week
after week without being able to
communicate with people and meet up with
friends and so on nearby so yes I think
it's an excellent idea social distancing
is still at the heart of easing
restrictions in England partially
reopening primary schools and open-air
markets from Monday could be good for
town centres and dentists have been told
they can open from June the 8th people
though still want reassurance you know
the thought of opening up full time
again you know who's gonna cast my
children and they are going back to
school but then do I feel like I want
them to go back to school just yet so
I'll send them back in September is it
too soon so my mind sets all over the
place what is the right decision
the thing is what people will emerge to
see hair will be rather different than
before lockdown shops which were here
before are gone leaving those left
worried it shouldn't have empty spaces
it's a premium shopping street you
wouldn't expect to see empty spaces on
the lights of Bond Street and you
shouldn't here no one wants a neighbor
that supported up shop it's not good for
business at all it doesn't inspire
confidence in the visitor there's
frustration too this hotel has been
accommodating key workers throughout
lockdown but the Sun trap beer garden
will still have to remain closed I would
say virus trust us those that can prove
that they can do it safely like we've
done for the last nine or ten weeks give
us a chance
we are edging out of lockdown but for
some people in businesses things are
still moving too slowly danny savage BBC
News Harrogate Scotland is easing its
lockdown measures from tomorrow First
Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it follows
what she called a sustained downward
trend in the spread of the virus
the new rules cover some outdoor
activities these includes sunbathing
golf and fishing members of two
households will be able to meet outdoors
for a picnic or a barbecue in groups of
up to eight people and garden centers
and drive-through takeaways can reopen
these measures amount to the first of
four phases in Scotland's plans to
reopen the country with more here's our
Scotland editor Sarah Smith Scotland is
taking some cautious steps out of
lockdown a sunny weekend will see people
allowed to meet up with those from one
other household up to eight people
gathering in total as long as they're
outside and two metres apart these
greater freedoms go alongside a new
contact tracing system test and protect
everyone with possible coronavirus
symptoms is urged to book a test if the
result is positive all their recent
close contacts will be traced and told
to self isolate for two weeks test and
protect relies heavily on public
cooperation it only works if everybody
sticks to the rules so public confidence
in the system is essential a significant
coronavirus outbreak happened at a Nike
conference in this Edinburgh hotel in
late February when track and trace walls
government policy there's controversy
over why some people who came close to
the Nike delegates were never contacted
ten of them spent over an hour in this
shop being fitted for kilts the manager
who was in very close contact with those
delegates later developed flu-like
symptoms and she's angry she was never
contacted and told she could be at risk
if I wouldn't have spent time with my
only dad his mother
so you worried that you endangered other
people because you didn't know that you
were at risk yes yes questions persist
about that conference as Nicola Sturgeon
introduces a new testing regime in order
that people can try to have full
confidence in your tests and protect
regime can you tell us have you changed
the guidelines for who will be contacted
after someone has tested positive for
coronavirus so the definition of a
contact at for tests and protect is
threefold firstly it would be members of
your household secondly face to face
contact which Gregor went into detail
about on Tuesday in terms of what that
means and thirdly if you have been
within two metres of somebody for a
period of 15 minutes or more has that
been a change to the guidance
face-to-face contact in much more detail
now so that there's a full understanding
and with contact traces as to what is
meant by that people in Scotland are
being asked to comply with tests and
protect there's no legal requirement to
do so but the government says it will
only work if everybody plays their part
Sarah Smith BBC News Glasgow