Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant Toasts of joy and hugs between friends were on the menu as pubs and restaurants in the U.K. reopened for indoor service for the first time since early January By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS As...

Hugs to be allowed in England as part of lockdown easing In less than a week, people in England will be able to give someone outside their household bubble a hug for the first time since restrictions were put in place in March last year when the coronav...