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In spite of lockdown measures being eased throughout May, the British Retail Consortium trade body has revealed that sales were down 5.9 per cent year-on-year.

In an online article forThe Daily Telegraph, Patrick O'Flynn, the former Ukip and SDP MEP, has slammed the government for their 'miserable, cowed and cowardly' response to the weekend's protests.

On June 4, specialist industrial services provider Rainham Industrial Services announced that they had been awarded an RoSPA Gold Medal Award for the fourth consecutive year.

The 50th anniversary edition of the Art Basel has been cancelled as a result of Covid-19. The fair, originally planned for June, had been postponed until late September, however, the decision was announced late last week to cancel the event entirely.

Boris Johnson has said that this weekend’s anti-racism protests have been "subverted by thuggery" following clashes between some protestors and the police. The prime minister continued that he believed individuals had the right to protest, however, that the violence had been a “betrayal” of the cause.

In its 20-year tenure, the Wodehouse prize has only recognised four women as suitably funny to merit such an award. In recognition and frustration of this, Helen Lederer founded the Comedy Women in Print prize two years ago, to acknowledge the contribution of women to comedic writing.

Lawrence Summers, an American economist and US secretary of the treasury under Bill Clinton, told the BBC today that central banks will become "less relevant" as interest rates lower in the face of Covid-19.

When it comes to fatal bites, Snow White and the poison apple take a close second to Ed Miliband and his infamous bacon sandwich. In 2014, when the former Labour leader decided to treat himself to breakfast, he effectively called time on his political career. Who knew the humble bacon bap was the great leveller of the modern era?

Sir Ed Davey has launched his campaign for leadership of the Lib Dems, with a promise to improve the conditions for carers. Sir Ed has filled the role of acting Liberal Democrat leader since Jo Swinson stepped down from the post following the 2019 election, in which the party lost ten seats.

One of the BBC’s most senior executives, Tim Davie, has been announced as the new director general of the broadcasting company.

As of 15 June the government has ruled that all passengers on public transport in England will have to wear a face covering. However, the British Medical Association has urged the wearing of face coverings to be extended to all places in which social distancing is not possible.

The road to becoming a curator is by no means an easy one. The role demands years of preparation, patience, and good fortune to even be considered. Yet amid the outbreak of Covid-19, the position feels less like winning the lottery, and increasingly something of a poisoned chalice.

In the years to come, Ben Lawrence predicts an artistic revolution. In his latest piece for The Telegraph, Lawrence nails his colours to the mast, examining what he refers to as the: “the primary duty of the arts in this country” in response to the global pandemic.

Jeffrey Sharkey’s latest piece for The Times reads equal parts manifesto and love letter. Not directed at one particular figure of renown, Sharkey instead focuses on the contribution of the arts as a whole, particularly in this most “unprecedented” time.