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

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.

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

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 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.

The auction house, Christie’s, rejected calls to halt a sale of Nigerian artefacts which were looted by British troops in the 19th century.

Facebook has announced that they will remove any content “that attempts to buy, sell or trade in historical artifacts.”

UK house prices have seen their first year-on-year fall in eight years with a 0.1 per cent decrease on last June.

The health service ombudsman has said that the government must set out plans for an inquiry into the way it has handled the coronavirus pandemic.

There's no doubt that now, more than ever, companies need to be on the lookout for promising new business opportunities.