'Freedom Day' Or 'Anxiety Day'? England To End COVID-19 Curbs

Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to move England to Step 4 - the end of legal lockdown curbs - on Monday.

As England's so-called "freedom day" draws near, excitement at the impending end of COVID-19 restrictions is tempered by worries of rising cases and downright fear among the vulnerable. Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to move England to Step 4 - the end of legal lockdown curbs - on Monday. That means the last remaining businesses still closed, including nightclubs, can finally reopen. "At some point we've got to find a way to move forward," said Eugene Wild, co-founder of The Cause club in north London which has been shut since March 2020.