Big Issue magazine sellers retun to the UK's streets today.
Almost 2,000 street vendors in England, Scotland and Wales will return to their pitches for the first time in three months today, with new safety measures.
Each vendor has been issued with personal protective equipment and contactless card payment equipment to make transactions safer during the pandemic.
Earl John Charlton, who sells the magazine at Newcastle Central Station, said: "I am most looking forward to running down the road at six o'clock in the morning to get to the office.
"I'll be cycling in to the office to buy my magazine and it'll take me down the Tyne - I've been shielding, so all I've seen is my back wall for months. The fresh air, the cycle and getting back to work is what I'm most looking forward to."
Big Issue vendors stopped selling the magazine on the streets on March 20, although supermarket and store sales have continued.
Lord John Bird, founder of the Big Issue said: "It fills us with pride and joy to announce that Big Issue vendors are back out selling as of today.
"We want to thank everyone who has supported us and vendors over the past 15 weeks. It's a simple fact that we couldn't have got through such a perilous time without the overwhelming generosity everyone has shown us.
"After carrying out a rigorous health and safety review, we have put in place a range of measures designed to ensure vendors are able to sell safely. As a result, you will see that vendors now have visors, latex gloves, face masks, anti-bacterial gel, bags to carry the magazines safely and will be carrying contactless readers where possible."
