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In a turn away from convention, this year’s Turner prize has been divided among ten “fantastic and exciting” artists, who will each receive a £10,000 bursary.

A Downing Street source has revealed government plans to introduce daily televised press briefings in the Autumn of this year.

While Zoom calls can be trialling at the best of times, spare a thought for Adrian Vinken, the chief executive of the Theatre Royal in Plymouth. Last Monday Vinken made a call no director wants to make – informing his 240 strong staff that one third of them are at risk.

On 1 March, the first case of Covid-19 was identified in New York. Four days later, Abdul Abdullah’s show opened in the famed Armory Show.

The prime minister has urged members of the public to "act responsibly" as lockdown is eased today in England.

The Oscars class of 2020 is larger than usual. Some 819 members have been invited to join the Academy in an attempt to follow through on the body’s commitment to representing a wider range of voices.

Sotheby’s latest auction resembles more of a gameshow than clients are used to. The use of a “multicamera global livestream” makes even the most complex of Zoom calls resemble a walk in the park.

The government has published their latest safety plans for England’s return to school in September, based upon the principle of keeping year groups separate in distinct “bubbles”.

Mark Stevens is the director and MOT manager at R&G Motors, a family run garage in Cornwall that specialises in car and van servicing, MOTs, and all general motoring requirements. Entering the business world following a 24-year career with the Royal Air Force, Stevens has experienced working with various leaders in different walks of life, all with varying styles.

In late May this year, Baronsmede Family Homes owner Dee Tormey approached the Leaders Council of Great Britain & Northern Ireland with concerns over the availability of testing for staff and residents. Little over a month on, although routine testing for care homes for adults with learning disabilities has now been made available, significant problems remain with the testing system, with Tormey offering her personal perspective of where it has continued to fall short.

By the time it reopens, the National Gallery will have been shut for some 111 days, the longest closure in the gallery’s history. For the past three months only the most vital members of the gallery’s staff have been able to walk among those hallowed halls – a reduced staff of cleaners and security guards, vital to keep the place running.

The 21st Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize has been awarded to a comic book about ice cream.

The government is expected to abandon air bridges in favour of establishing a list of countries with quarantine exemptions for British holidaymakers.

Aviation industry giant and plane manufacturer Airbus has announced that it will look to cut some 15,000 jobs in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.