Some employees who cannot work from home are being encouraged to return to work
Two people from different households can meet in outdoor settings as long as they stay more than 2m apart
There is no limit to the amount of exercise allowed
Activities such as golf, angling and tennis are permitted, but only alone or with one other person
Restrictions have also been lifted on how far people can travel to get to the countryside, national parks and beaches in England
But people are warned to respect local communities and avoid hotspots or busy areas
Updates on Wednesday 13 May
The cinema chain Vue is hoping to resume screenings with restrictions, potentially from July.
The firm said families could safely sit together, away from strangers, to watch movies.
Screening times would be staggered, and there would also be enhanced cleaning.
The government has said some hospitality businesses like cinemas could reopen from 4 July - but only if it was supported by science.
Judith Burns
Education reporter
Childminders in England can reopen today if they are caring for children from the same household, the government announced late last night.
The move follows confusion about when childminders could reopen.
"Childminders have been told three different things about plans to reopen in a matter of days," said Neil Leitch of the Early Years Alliance (EYA).
Image source, Getty ImagesThe EYA said it received news of the change to government guidance in an email just after 18:30 BST on Tuesday.
During lockdown, registered childminders have either been closed or providing care for vulnerable children or children of key workers.
With people in England allowed to exercise outside as many times as they wish, a variety of facilities can now be accessed.
Although playgrounds, outdoor gyms and ticketed outdoor leisure venues will remain closed, playing one-on-one sports, including tennis, basketball and even a hit in the cricket nets, is permissible as long as social distancing rules are observed.
Image source, ReutersSunday's government announcement saw searches for venues "go bonkers" for Playfinder, an online booking portal for grassroots facilities.
Jamie Foale, the founder and chief executive of the company which has 5,200 venues on its books across the UK, said Monday was the marketplace's busiest day since lockdown began.
Hannah Richardson
BBC News education and social affairs reporter
The planned reopening of schools in England on 1 June is not feasible, head teachers and council leaders have said.
National Association of Head Teachers head Paul Whiteman told MPs that, as his union understood official guidance, external, it would not be possible to reopen primaries as the government planned.
He told an MPs' committee many schools would not be able to accommodate the advised 15 pupils in their classrooms.
Image source, AFPPrimary school children have been going back to school in Copenhagen
Guidance on social distancing in class was published on Monday evening.
It came after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that he hoped primary schools in England would re-open to pupils from Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, on June 1 "at the earliest", if infection rates and the government's other tests at the time allow it.
James Law
BBC News
Many golf clubs across the country are reopening today while following social distancing rules.
Alan Nicholls was the first player to tee off at Mullion Golf Club in Cornwall, weeks after being in intensive care with coronavirus.
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Sam Francis
BBC News, London
Image source, @AslefJubileeA "customer incident" created overcrowding on a London Underground line on the first day lockdown restrictions were eased.
People in England are being encouraged to return to work if they cannot do so from home.
The government said it would have to "take steps" if too many people used public transport.
Image source, @AslefJubileePictures of packed carriages on the Victoria line were released by rail workers' union Aslef, showing many customers unable to social distance with some not wearing face masks.
Passengers using public transport should stay 2m (6ft) apart and wear face coverings under government guidelines, external.
Read more about commuters returning to work in London here.
New guidance issued by the College of Policing says officers in England have "no powers" to enforce two metre social distancing., external
It says that government guidance - which also includes advice to avoid public transport and wear face coverings in enclosed spaces - is not enforceable.
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Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News
And I am sure Boris Johnson will be delighted to see these scenes from across England as the new rules allow people to spend more time outside.
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Image source, Tom Wren/SWNSAt Filton Golf Club, two golfers spray their hands before heading out on to the course
Image source, PA MediaAt this garden centre near Basingstoke, the staff cover their faces with masks or scarves
Image source, PA MediaGarden centres in England were also allowed to open
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Emily Wolstencroft
BBC News
Boris Johnson has encouraged people who can't work from home to return to work, revealing a list of guidelines, external for companies to follow to ensure a "Covid-secure" workplace.
But what does that look like?
Coronavirus: What does a 'Covid-secure' office look like?
Katy Lewis
BBC News Online
Image source, Geograph/J ThomasA golf club known as the 'home of the Ryder Cup' is one of many which has announced that members will be back playing from this morning.
Playing golf was postponed after lockdown rules were introduced to limit the spread of coronavirus.
Verulam Golf Club in St Albans said it had not been surprised to see members of the public walking on the course but there had been a few concerning incidents - including a family using a bunker as a sand pit.
With the club now reopening for golfers, it said all walkers must "revert to the public footpaths".
Samuel Ryder was captain of the club when he suggested the forerunner to the cup which bears his name in 1926.
Woburn, which is on the Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire border, tweeted yesterday to say it was ready to go...
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BBC Business News
Estate agents can now open, viewings can be carried out and removal firms and conveyancers can restart operations.
The government has set out plans to restart England's housing market, which has been in deep freeze since the coronavirus lockdown.
Image source, Getty ImagesHousing Secretary Robert Jenrick said the changes must be carried out under social distancing and safety rules.
It is estimated there are 450,000 buyers and renters with plans on hold.
Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News
Lockdown rules are now different in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. But where does that leave those who live in one country and work in another?
Spencer Smith lives in Wrexham but works in the Ironbridge Museums in Shropshire. His wife Megan works as a teacher on the Wirral.
Image source, Spencer Smith"What are we supposed to do?" he said.
"Listen to what our government says and stay home or listen to our employers who could easily say that we have to go back to work?
"I tend to think that I'll stay home because I don't want to catch this thing but I do worry about those who must return to the workplace."
Read the full story here.
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
Image source, Dr Irfan AkhtarA surgeon who lost 11kg (24lbs) after contracting coronavirus has praised the nurses who treated him during his 10 days in intensive care.
Dr Irfan Akhtar works at King's Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, where he was treated last month.
He said being on the "other side of the table" was a strange experience for him but also a learning curve.
"They [the nurses] did a phenomenal job," the father of two said.
The 55-year-old consultant, from Nottingham, has overall responsibility for surgery patients at the hospital and said he started to feel unwell from about 23 March.
Torbay Council has tweeted that although some lockdown rules are being relaxed, its "playgrounds, skateparks and outdoor gyms should still not be visited".
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A bus driver in Manchester says he feels scared to do his job as some passengers aren't heeding social-distancing advice and he's left to "police" it himself.
"I feel lucky that I have a job but I also feel quite scared," said 'Ted', who spoke to us anonymously.
"I’ve got a bottle of hand sanitiser, and the vent holes and assault screen have been covered up, but there are gaps in the door and the assault screen so there is plenty of space for germs to get through."
Image source, David Dixon/GeographThe driver added: "There is a lot of ignorance, we have a big sign on the floor reminding people of social distancing that people just ignore.
"The sign tells people to stay seated until the bus stops but they press the bell and walk up to the cab and stand right beside me. And they get really angry when I tell them they are encroaching my space."
BBC Sport
Phones have been ringing off the hook, venue bosses are working harder than ever and search engines are being sent into overdrive after some recreational sports were given the go-ahead to return in England.
At Perranporth Golf Course, in Cornwall, all tee times for the first day of play were snapped up in less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that golfers could get back on the greens.
Image source, Perranporth Golf ClubSue McDevitt, general manager of the course, said the "booking system went crazy" after the announcement.
"I had one of the busiest days of my working career on Monday," she said.
Find out how the first wave of the nation's sports have begun to come out of hibernation.
A family of 14 have said life under lockdown has been "calmer and more sedate than normal everyday life".
The Shaw family live in a Victorian semi-detached house in Mapperley, Nottingham, with mum Stacy and dad Tom joined by 12 of their children.
Image source, Tom ShawMr Shaw said while food shopping had become more difficult, the absence of a morning school run had led to a quieter start to the day.
"It's been different, but probably not in the way everyone imagines," he said, adding they were all "coping well" under the circumstances.
Read their story here.
Commuters in London said social distancing was "next to impossible" as many made their first journeys to work since lockdown rules were eased.
People in England are being encouraged to return to work from today, if they cannot work from home.
The government said it would have to "take steps" if too many people used public transport.
One commuter told the BBC they feared "a second wave of infection".
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesBBC Business News
Staff members organise a delivery at a branch of McDonald's at Boreham, near Chelmsford in Essex, which is one of 15 of the restaurant chain's locations reopening for delivery meals.
The branches clustered around London and the South East offer a limited menu, including some vegetarian options, delivered within their local areas.
Image source, PA MediaMcDonald's has said it hopes to reopen all of its drive-through outlets in the UK and Ireland by early June.
Meanwhile, rival Burger King UK will offer delivery or drive-through service from 350 restaurants by 30 June.