Florence McCrae

Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has said that housing secretary Robert Jenrick still has questions to answer over his involvement in a planning case with a Tory donor.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has given up a lot this year. Deprived of their annual gala, and their summer show, the galleries have been closed for almost five months.

Love the arts, but not people? Tim Robey knows how you feel. The Telegraph’s Film Critic has thrown his proverbial hat into the ring regarding the advent of socially distanced arts, and unlike so many of his peers, he is quite delighted by the prospect.

George Eustice, the environment secretary, has said that the government is reluctant to close beaches following the declaration of a major incident in Bournemouth when thousands visited the coast.

In yesterday’s PMQs, the Labour Leader pressed Boris Johnson on how effective the NHS test and trace system will be in England.

The directors of the UK’s largest museums have welcomed the news that galleries can reopen from 4 July.

Theatres continue to voice their concern regarding the future of the industry following the prime minister’s revised social distancing measures announced on Tuesday.

Art fairs are being rethought thanks to Covid-19. The former focuses on bringing people together, while the latter demands people are kept apart – it is hardly a match made in heaven.

“The Curatorial Department” have signed a letter to the Guggenheim Museum demanding immediate action from the institution’s leadership.

Health experts across the UK are demanding a review to determine whether or not the country is appropriately prepared for the “real risk” of a second spike.

At the height of the pandemic, it was estimated that between 95 and 97 per cent of the world’s museums were closed. Now, as countries are beginning to loosen restrictions, establishments are reopening.

Doug Gurr, the current boss of Amazon’s UK and Ireland operations, has been appointed as the new director of the Natural History Museum.

Boris Johnson is expected to announce a further relaxation to lockdown rules today, which include the reopening of cinemas, galleries, and museums from 4 July.

Nicholas Hytner had never produced or directed television before lockdown. He confesses as much himself: “I’m the last person you’d come to in normal times to make seven hours of television.” Yet in the midst of a pandemic, the rules are bound to change ever so slightly.

The prime minister is expected to announce whether the hospitality sector can reopen from 4 July in parliament tomorrow. A relaxation to the 2-metre distancing rule will also be discussed.