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First came Tiger King, soon followed Normal People, then I May Destroy You, and just like that, Britons spent 40 per cent of their waking hours watching the telly.

On April 23rd the V&A was supposed to open an exhibition on the history of the handbag. Two months later, one on Alice in Wonderland had planned to follow. Now, after a closure of almost 150 days, the gallery is set to reopen, thought the format is a touch unclear.

Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK "will not hesitate" to add countries to the quarantine list in the hope of preventing the spread of Covid-19.

As businesses across the country respond to the current economic situation, the director of Corkills Motor Group spoke with The Leaders Council about the difference between leadership and management. Meanwhile the "Dominic Cummings effect" damages faith in the government.

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to deal a significant blow to the UK economy and the knock-on effects are felt on businesses and supply chains, CEO of Derbyshire training provider Qualitrain Group, Richard Bates, tells the Leaders Council about how his firm is looking to deal with the loss of income streams by exploring means of innovating and seeking out new opportunities. Meanwhile, Douglas Ross, who was confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives on Wednesday, has promised to produce an economic recovery plan within the next month.

As businesses across the country respond to the current economic situation, The Leaders Council spoke with the chief executive of MENTA, about the importance of listening. Meanwhile the government is to announce whether France will feature on the quarantine list in the next 24 hours.

It would seem that Mimi Wilcox’s flight to the UK was fortuitous. Her journey to meet long-distance partner Michael-David McKernan on the day the UK’s lockdown was announced had almost cinematic timing.

Those hoping to secure a wee dram in the centre of Aberdeen will find themselves sorely disappointed as the city was the first in Scotland to re-enter lockdown yesterday evening.

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has said this week that schools will be safe to reopen in September and that getting children back into full-time education is an “absolute priority” for the government.

The shift toward home working which has come about out of necessity during the Covid-19 lockdown period has sparked major consultation between firms and employees over their respective needs and how working practices in the UK may alter in future. Any long-term shift toward remote working, however, is likely to have a significant impact on the commercial real estate side of the property sector.

With salons across the country reopened for just over a month, the transformative power of a good haircut has never been clearer. Though the process may differ slightly, the end result is the same, if not better – distance, social or otherwise, does make the heart grow fonder after all.

As businesses across the country respond to the current economic situation, the chairman of The Lane Group spoke with The Leaders Council about the importance of continuing to operate amid a pandemic. Meanwhile an investigation into the introduction of the UK-wide quarantine revealed some 10,000 infected individuals were able to enter the country prior to lockdown.

The children’s commissioner for England has said that schools should only close after pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops in the event of a future lockdown.

QHi Group Ltd, a Harpenden-based global specialist in thermal monitoring of electrical infrastructure, has been honoured with the receipt of a 2020 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.