Beauty salons will reopen next week - with gyms and indoor pools following suit on 25 July

Beauty salons, tanning shops and tattooists are set to reopen in England from next week (13 July), as part of the government's further easing of lockdown restrictions.

Additionally, outdoor swimming pools, indoor gyms and swimming pools, dance studios and sports like badminton and volleyball will also be allowed to reopen and restart later this month.

When can outdoor swimming pools open?

From Saturday 11 July, outdoor swimming pools are allowed to reopen.

What date are indoor gyms and pools reopening?

Indoor gyms and indoor leisure centres have been closed since Saturday 21 March, when the UK government began a nationwide lockdown at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

However gyms, indoor swimming pools, dance studios and sports like badminton and volleyball will now be allowed to reopen and restart later this month, on 25 July.

Outdoor gyms are already open, after they were granted permits to welcome back customers from 4 July, subject to social distancing.

When are beauty salons reopening?

Beauty salons, spas, tattoo parlours, tanning salons are all set to reopen on Monday 13 July.

Nail bars, which are considered to be one the "most risky" businesses to reopen by the UK government due to it being a "close contact service" will also reopen from this date.

However, beauty salons are not yet permitted to perform the services requiring the closest level of contact, such as moustache shaping or eyebrow waxing.

What other lockdown restrictions are set to be lifted this month?

Outdoor performances in open air theatres, including opera, dance and music, are set to restart from this weekend.

However to keep to social distancing rules, audience numbers will be restricted.

Club cricket will also make a return from Saturday 11 July.

What safety measures are being introduced?

Indoor gyms and pools will encourage customers to shower and change at home where possible, however changing rooms will be open.