NEWS
Garden centres will open on Wednesday
Garden centres will be allowed to reopen from next Wednesday, provided that they enforce strict social distancing and hygiene measures. Government sources have revealed that this is one of the first stages of easing the lockdown, as garden centres have warned they face ruin if they remain closed – Daily Mail
All arrivals to Britain ‘will be quarantined for TWO WEEKS and face £1,000 fines if they break rules which will be enforced by inspectors’ under Boris’s lockdown exit plan – Daily Mail
At least 140 migrants picked up in Channel – The Times
Scientists think pandemic started as early as October – Daily Express
Plan to open schools on 1 June in doubt as unions air safety fears – The Guardian
Employers to be asked to give workers face masks when coronavirus lockdown eases – Daily Telegraph
COMMENT
Echoing her father’s VE Day address, the Queen has once again lifted the nation during this very different war by telling us ‘Never give up, never despair’ – Robert Hardman, Daily Mail
Our lockdown struggles are nothing like the trauma of the Second World War – Juliet Samuel, Daily Telegraph
Why it’s time for those healthy and under 45 to return to work – Chris Blackhurst, The Independent