New rules in England will now allow people to spend more time outside and see some returning to work for the first time since the lockdown began.
Here are a few scenes from across the country.
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Golfers were out early at Allerton Manor course, in Liverpool, after the lifting of lockdown restrictions on some leisure activities, which also include tennis, water sports and angling.
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At Filton Golf Club, two golfers spray their hands before heading out on to the course.
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The M56 motorway near Manchester saw an increase in traffic but seemed to be flowing well.
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Two fishermen on the beach at Minehead, Somerset.
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Elsewhere on the beach, two men play football.
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In London, people were advised to wear masks on the underground. Here, a man prepares to board a train at Canning Town station.
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People sit apart on the Tube, as they try to keep their distance.
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A delivery arrives at McDonald’s in Boreham, near Chelmsford, Essex, one of 15 of the restaurant chain’s locations reopening for delivery meals.
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Traffic builds up during rush hour on the North Circular Road, in London.
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Team GB’s Jordan Thomas practises karate outside his flat, in Manchester.
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Garden centres in England were also allowed to open on Wednesday.
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At this garden centre near Basingstoke, the staff cover their faces with masks or scarves.
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A hand-sanitising station is available for customers.
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A man takes a stroll at Fistral beach, in Newquay, Cornwall.
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Rob Underhill sits outside his beach hut on Bournemouth beach, Dorset.
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People gather in a park in Leicester.
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There were long queues at a recycling centre in Sidcup, Kent.
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