London — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday confirmed England’s national lockdown will end next week, to be replaced by a tougher three-tier system of regional restrictions designed to last until  the end of March in 2021.

Shops, hairdressers and gyms will reopen in all areas and outdoor sporting events will be allowed with as many as 4,000 spectators from December 2, according to the government’s  Covid-19 winter plan document published Monday...

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