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THERE are many businesses we're looking forward to visiting again once lockdown is lifted. Many of us are in need of a trim at the barbers or a new winter coat to cope with the snow. But one thing many of us are missing most is the trip to our favourite watering hole. The coronavirus pandemic has been devastating for our hospitality firms and in particular pubs. Many have been closed for months due to various lockdowns and remain closed at the moment. But we're confident our amazing publicans will get back on track once they are able to reopen.

These are readers choices for the best pubs in north Essex, perfect for a visit after lockdown.

Drag Race UK: 'I came out to my mum as non-binary watching the show' By Kirsty Grant image copyrightJamie, Spit and Aislinn Spit Turner settles down to watch BBC Three's Drag Race UK every Thursday night with their mum. But last week's episode was different. Drag queens Ginny Lemon and Bimini Bon Boulash had an open conversation about being non-binary. "It was so cool. I was able to turn to my mum and say 'Oh, that's how I identify'," Spit tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. It's the first time the 22-year-old properly opened up to their mum about their feelings toward their gender.

It comes as an expert warned national coronavirus restrictions are needed to prevent a “catastrophe”. Professor Andrew Hayward, of the Government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, said tighter measures are required to tackle the new variant of the virus. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think we are entering a very dangerous new phase of the pandemic and we’re going to need decisive, early, national action to prevent a catastrophe in January and February. “A 50 per cent increase in transmissibility means that the previous levels of res...