Summary

  • Today it has been 100 days of lockdown in England

  • We’re looking back at how the coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives

  • Revisiting some of the big moments and small gestures that happened along the way

  • If you’d like to contribute you can email us at england@bbc.co.uk or tweet @BBCEngland

  • Updates on Tuesday 30 June

  1. Goodbyepublished at 19:00 BST 30 June 2020

    Daniel Wainwright
    BBC England

    It's remarkable to think that we're here marking 100 days since we were told to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives.

    Lockdown has altered all our lives in a fundamental way. It has challenged many of us in ways we never would have imagined.

    Families have lost loved ones while others have been forced to stay apart when every instinct would normally have led them to spend time together.

    And in some cases it's brought out the very best in human nature with acts of extraordinary kindness.

    We hope you've found it interesting looking back on this fast-moving, ever-changing three months.

    And we hope to see you again tomorrow.

  2. Living for the weekend: What's back from Saturday?published at 18:51 BST 30 June 2020

    People in a pubImage source, Getty Images

    From Saturday people can get a haircut, see a film and enjoy a pint in the pub once more.

    Venues closed since the middle of March will be able to welcome visitors as long as safety measures are in place.

    The vast majority of English galleries and museums won't reopen on Saturday, despite being given the go-ahead by the government to do so last week.

    Holiday accommodation - including hotels, B&Bs, cottages, campsites and caravan parks - can also reopen, and people in England will be free to stay away from home overnight for the first time since lockdown began in March.

    The lifting of the restrictions don't apply in Leicester, which is having to re-impose some lockdown measures due to a rise in cases.

    Read more about this weekend's changes here.

  3. Lockdown quizzes: Test your knowledge of the new national pastimepublished at 18:38 BST 30 June 2020

    Quiz wordingImage source, KOTOFFEI

    They have become the staple of socially distant socialising - the virtual quiz.

    All over the country people have fancied themselves the next Alexander Armstrong, Bradley Walsh, Sue Barker or Anne Robinson as they set brainteasers for their friends in the absence of the pub.

    Now you can quiz yourself with our quiz quiz, all about quizzes.

  4. Flood hit Fishlake shows lockdown resiliencepublished at 18:31 BST 30 June 2020

    There have been calls for work to prevent further flooding in Fishlake to resume as soon as possible following the easing of lockdown measures.

    Church warden Peter Pridham said work to stop a repeat of the scenes of flooding in November 2019, was needed urgently following the disruption of the coronavirus crisis.

    He said: "It's most unfortunate the two things have coincided."

    FishlakeImage source, PA Media

    The Environment Agency said site visits to Fishlake had now recommenced in line with government advice.

    A spokesperson said: "Residents will see our staff and contractors gathering additional information through land surveys, ground investigations and inspections to inform work to improve flood defences."

  5. What else has been happening today?published at 18:24 BST 30 June 2020

    We've been looking at 100 days of lockdown today but this is what else has been going on:

  6. Food voucher U-turn after Rashford campaignpublished at 18:18 BST 30 June 2020

    Andrew Aloia
    BBC Sport

    Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford campaigned for children to be able to claim free school meal vouchers in the summer holidays.

    The 22-year-old’s efforts prompted a U-turn from the government, meaning about 1.3m youngsters in England would be better off.

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the England star's "contribution to the debate around poverty".

    Rashford, who just 11 years earlier was among those who needed breakfast clubs and free school meals to supplement what his mum could provide, said he wants to do more to help those in need after the success of his campaign

  7. Photographs capture 100 days of Skegness lockdownpublished at 18:14 BST 30 June 2020

    As England marks 100 days of lockdown, one photographer shares the pictures he took to document the impact on Skegness - one of the UK's most popular seaside resorts.

    Man walking on Skegness beach during lockdownImage source, John Byford
  8. Lockdown Lego: The enthusiasts building mini masterpiecespublished at 18:08 BST 30 June 2020

    Thousands of Lego-builders took advantage of lockdown and made use of their time at home to create stop-motion movies and models of real-life constructions.

    The Danish toy was the subject of more internet searches during lockdown than in the same months in previous years.

    Jon Opstad, his six-year-old son Ollie and four-year-old daughter Alice, recreated famous James Bond scenes from the likes of Thunderball and The Living Daylights.

    Lego recreation of the Aston Martin in the snow in The Living DaylightsImage source, Jon Opstad
  9. Chelsea donate prize money to charitypublished at 17:51 BST 30 June 2020

    Andrew Aloia
    BBC Sport

    Despite not kicking a ball for almost three months, Chelseawere named Women’s Super League champions after the season was curtailed in June.

    Days after collecting the title, the London club said they would donate the £100,00 in prize money to Refuge, a charity which supports women and children experiencing domestic abuse.

    Sandra Horley, chief executive of Refuge, said they had seen a “huge increase” in demand for its services during the pandemic.

    "We are incredibly grateful to Chelsea Women for not only shining a light on domestic abuse, but also supporting us with a significant financial commitment - this is an incredible gesture," Horley said.

  10. 'I was going home and that's when I would cry'published at 17:32 BST 30 June 2020

    Staff at a Liverpool care home share their experiences of working during the pandemic.

  11. 103-year-old's fundraising walk continuespublished at 17:27 BST 30 June 2020

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    At the start of June we met 103-year-old Joan Willett, who is walking to raise money for charity.

    Unable to get out during lockdown, she's tackling a steep hill at her care home in Hastings every day.

    Inspired by Captain Tom, the 100-year-old who raised millions for the NHS, she's being sponsored and has so far raised about £9,000 for the British Heart Foundation as a thank you for the care she received when she needed heart surgery in her 80s.

    Joan is still going - she plans to climb the hill every day until she turns 104 on 19 July.

  12. 'I will always remember the fear in people's eyes'published at 17:19 BST 30 June 2020

    One-hundred days of lockdown have inevitably taken their toll on medics working on the coronavirus frontline right across the UK.

    The BBC caught up with three members of staff at City Hospital, in Birmingham, who have been reflecting on a period that one describes as "the hardest three months" of more than 20 years of work in intensive care medicine.

  13. Back garden railway entered in shed of the year contestpublished at 17:10 BST 30 June 2020

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Adrian Backshall knew exactly how he was going to spend lockdown.

    The former British Rail worker used the time to assemble the track, signals and wagon he had collected over the years into a working 30ft (9m) railway in his back garden, in Eastbourne.

    Since the BBC highlighted his story in April he has been busy adding lights, and says he has even been able to sleep in it on warmer nights.

    He's also entering it in the 2020 shed of the year contest.

    However, Adrian's attempts to persuade his wife Ruth to let him extend the track to the end of the garden have so far failed.

    One of Ruth's prize flower beds stands in the way and she won't let him dig it up.

  14. Clap for carers during lockdownpublished at 17:00 BST 30 June 2020

    Family cheering for carersImage source, Getty Images

    On Thursday evening many of us in the UK grabbed our pots and pans, scooped up the dog, and nervously looked out of the window to make sure our neighbours were doing the same.

    Then, when the clock struck 20:00 BST, the sound of clapping, cheering and wooden spoons hitting saucepan lids once again filled the street as we celebrated those working on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic.

    But founder Annemarie Plas said the 10th week of clapping would be a good time for it to end and for it to instead become an annual event.

    Ms Plas, a Dutch-born Londoner, said it had been "overwhelming" to see how far the weekly clapping she founded had spread.

    But she said it had now "had its moment", saying it would be "beautiful" to end while people still felt positive about it.

  15. Durdle Door jumpers sparked safety fearspublished at 16:47 BST 30 June 2020

    Helicopters on the beach at Durdle DoorImage source, Dorset Police

    Hot weather towards the end of May saw people flock to beaches and beauty spots.

    At Durdle Door in Dorset police had to respond to reports of concern for the safety of people who were jumping off the cliff into the sea.

    Two helicopters landed on the beach and people ended up crowding together to make room.

    The sight of crowded beaches, bringing concerns about the possible further spread of coronavirus, would be seen again on several occasions as the good weather made its return the following the month.

  16. ‘Channel’ swimmer hits her targetpublished at 16:40 BST 30 June 2020

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Media caption,

    David Walliams' good luck message to 'Channel swim' girl

    A 10-year-old girl swam the equivalent distance of the English Channel - in her garden.

    Connie Emmett has done the 34,000 strokes of the crawl needed to cover 23 miles in a paddling pool - all for her local hospital.

    The BBC first spoke to Connie Emmett, from Cranleigh, when she embarked on her task, with comedian and Channel swimmer David Walliams sending her his best wishes.

    Connie raised £2,300 for the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford.

    A serious competition swimmer, Connie has continued to use the pool during lockdown, and her mum Sarah estimates that she's probably covered enough distance now to have returned from France.

    Unsurprisingly, Connie wants to have a go at swimming the real thing when she's old enough.

  17. The street loving lockdown lifepublished at 16:35 BST 30 June 2020

    Media caption,

    People living a North Lincolnshire street say they'll keep working out together.

    Neighbours have become friends in this street in North East Lincolnshire.

    They say they won’t go back to how they were before and plan on continuing exercising and doing activities together.