It is expected the UK government will today outline a return to the three-tier system for England for when the lockdown ends on December 2.

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Hospitality outlets, bars and pubs, and arcades and FECs in England are expected to be allowed to reopen although there will remain a curfew on pubs, making them close at 10pm.

An announcement in Northern Ireland, however, will keep venues closed for two weeks beginning Friday of this week, as the country tries a "circuit breaker" move to beat the virus. The locations will be permitted to reopen on December 11.