NEWS
Restrictions to be lifted, but lockdown still in place
The government’s message is to evolve from ‘stay at home’ to ‘be careful when you’re out’, as the lockdown is likely to be partially eased from Monday. Whist limits on exercise are to be dropped, the permitted reasons for leaving the house are expected to remain unchanged.
In other news
Neil Ferguson: Police to take no action against professor after Matt Hancock brands lockdown violation as ‘extraordinary’ – The Independent
400,000 emergency PPE gowns flown in to the UK on RAF plane from Turkey are USELESS and are sitting in a warehouse having failed quality tests – Daily Mail
The UK government’s changing coronavirus strategy – The Guardian
Britain’s economy set for a ‘significant decline’, says ONS – Financial Times
Debenhams confirms another FIVE stores will not re-open after lockdown in move that threatens 1,400 jobs – Daily Mail
COMMENT
Why won’t the timid bishops let us mourn our dead at funerals in church? Stephen Glover – Daily Mail
Office life is more precious than we admit, Jenni Russell – The Times
VE Day is a vital opportunity to engage the next generation in remembrance, The Duke of Kent – Daily Telegraph
