6 things you can do from Wednesday

1. Exercise more than once per day

"From this Wednesday, we want to encourage people to take more and even unlimited amounts of outdoor exercise," Boris Johnson announced.

That means the rule that you could only take exercise once per day looks set to be scrapped.

The 'once a day' rule was never laid down in the law, but it was in government guidance since Monday, March 23.

2. Sit in the park - two metres from others

You will no longer have to keep moving all the time in parks and other public places (other than for a short rest).

It is understood you will be allowed to sit and sunbathe or read a book, for example.

The condition is that you must be at least two metres from people outside your own household.

3. Sunbathe on the beach - two metres from others

The same rules that apply to parks will apply to beaches. That means you can sunbathe or read a book on a beach, just as you could in the park.

Again, you may only do this with members of your own household. You must be at least two metres from all other households.

4. Drive to other places for (socially distanced) outdoor activity

Mr Johnson said in his speech that "you can drive to other destinations."

It has not yet been spelt out what this means exactly.

It suggests you will be able to drive to national parks or beaches that are not within walking distance of your home.

However, people must wait until the full roadmap to be published for further details.

5. Meet one friend in the park - if you stay two metres away from each other

Government officials said that you may sit with someone from another household in public under certain circumstances.

Those are if you stay two metres apart - and if there are only two of you, one from each household.

So for example, one person can meet another person from a separate household in a socially distanced way and chat from two metres away.

But you can't bend the rule to have a very spread-out party in the park with your mates.

6. Play golf and tennis - but only with members of your own household

Golf courses and tennis courts will be allowed to open.

However, you would still have to play only with members of your own household.

Other sports may be allowed but there is no word on football - which obviously cannot be carried out in a socially distanced way, and usually needs more people than are in the average household.