Leicester lockdown: Beauty salons and nail bars to reopen

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Beauty salons and nail bars are among businesses in Leicester allowed to reopen from Wednesday in a further easing of lockdown restrictions.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the infection rate had fallen to a safe enough level to allow them to reopen.

However, restrictions on gatherings in private homes and gardens remain in place.

Leicester became the first area in the UK to be subject to a local lockdown on 29 June.

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