Sunny rule breakers warned, and Glastonbury from home

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Wednesday evening. We’ll have another update for you tomorrow morning.

Record temperatures in parts of England have coincided with lockdown restrictions easing and that’s led to a warning not to “drop our guard” by breaking the rules. Tuesday was the hottest March day in 53 years, leading to many people gathering in parks and on beaches. Two parks in Nottingham have been closed after large crowds failed to socially distance and left rubbish behind. Public Health England medical director Dr Yvonne Doyle said: “As restrictions lift and the weather improves, we cannot drop our guard. We’re not out of the woods quite yet.” Before you make plans, check out our explainer on the rule of six and social distancing and the roadmap of what’s allowed and when.

Remember the Eat Out to Help Out restaurant discounts of last year? Well some big names in fashion and retail are calling for a “Shop Out to Help Out” scheme to get people spending again when non-essential stores reopen on 12 April. The likes of beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury, fashion designer Henry Holland and retail consultant Mary Portas are backing the plea for help from Chancellor Rishi Sunak. The Treasury has not commented on whether it would pursue the idea, but says it has protected “millions” of retail jobs during the pandemic.

If you’ve been in parts of the UK that have had sunshine this week and you’ve got that festival feeling we’ve got some good news for you. Glastonbury organisers have announced plans for a “spectacular” livestream from Worthy Farm, after the festival was cancelled for a second year. Coldplay, Damon Albarn, Jorja Smith, Kano, Haim and Wolf Alice will play at the five-hour event on 22 May. Organiser Emily Eavis told BBC Radio 2: “What we’re hoping is that people watch this from home… and they have a moment and get into the spirit of the festival.” Here’s how you can join in the party without the toilet queues.

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