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- Coronavirus: Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopen in England 4 July, 2020Some salons opened at midnight and pub service can resume, but people are urged to remain cautious.
- Coronavirus: Widnes couple say 'I do' after clock strikes midnight 4 July, 2020Louise Arnold and Jennifer Wilson are believed to be the first couple to marry after measures eased.
- Coronavirus: Haircuts in the dead of night 4 July, 2020Some salons opened their doors at midnight as lockdown restrictions in England were eased.
- Coronavirus: Why disabled people are calling for a Covid-19 inquiry 4 July, 2020Wheelchair-user Ginny Butcher says disabled people in the UK have been abandoned during the pandemic.
- Coronavirus: UK government's quarantine-free list 'absurd' 4 July, 2020Portuguese leaders say the country's exclusion from a list drawn up by the UK government is "absurd".
- Mount Rushmore: Trump denounces 'cancel culture' at 4 July event 4 July, 2020President Trump rails against anti-racism protesters who toppled statues in a speech marking 4 July.
- NHS anniversary: Landmarks to be lit up in weekend of celebration 4 July, 2020Landmarks will be lit up blue ahead of a nationwide applause celebrating 72 years of the health service.
- White City: Police officers hurt breaking up illegal music event 4 July, 2020Bricks and other missiles were thrown as officers tried to disperse the gathering in west London.
- Wales flooding: Historic hotel suffers after heavy rain 4 July, 2020A spokesman for the Ty'n y Cornel Hotel said the water was up to his knees outside the building.
- St Albans Cathedral's black Jesus is a 'bold statement' 4 July, 2020The artist said she wanted "to make people question the Western myth that Jesus had fair hair and blue eyes".
