Millions are considering a career change as coronavirus acts as a 'wake-up call'

Many families will be wondering if they will be able to spend Christmas together as lockdown restrictions are eased.At a Downing Street press conference today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined a fresh road map as the UK exits lockdown.Questioned over families being allowed to spend Christmas together in 2020, he expressed cautious optimism with one important caveat.He said it depends on the success of the nation in continuing to defeat the virus as we head into the potentially tricky winter months of October and November, which could see a second wave of coronavirus cases along with the usual flu season when the NHS is under most pressure.Mr Johnson announced a £3 billion injection of funding for the NHS to ensure it is able to cope

Edinburgh train last night. Vile footage of a scrap involving four young females on board a ScotRail service to Fife is doing the rounds on social media.

Edinburgh Summer Sessions have announced the rescheduled dates for next year since the 2020 event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

They have also funded tablets to support some young carers who lacked a device to access the internet in a bid to help maintain education services.

Boris Johnson unveiled a number of further measures against coronavirus in the run up to winter.The Prime Minister announced that they are increasing testing capacity, rolling out a new flu vaccination programme, and are injecting an extra £3billion into NHS funding.Speaking from a press conference at Downing Street, Mr Johnson said that more needs to be done in the colder months as people are likely to show coronavirus-like symptoms as a result of seasonal illness.He announced a new testing capacity of at least half a million antigen tests a day -  3.5 million antigen tests a week – by the end of October.Mr Johnson said: “Demand for testing is not the only challenge that winter will bring.“It is possible that the virus will be more

Elbow singer Guy Garvey has called on the government to protect the future of music venues in law, after two of Manchester’s most influential venues announced their permanent closure.Gorilla on Whitworth Street and the Deaf Institute on Grosvenor Street announced yesterday that they have been unable to weather the storm of the coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.Garvey, who has been a leading face of Manchester’s music scene for over twenty years, told NME that new legislation is urgently needed to prevent the closure of further venues.“It is nothing short of a disaster.

Glastonbury and Coachella – were either delayed or cancelled altogether around the world as lockdown measures were enforced, amid the coronavirus pandemic.While bosses have pushed many bashes back to 2021 – andBoris Johnson confirmed indoor concerts will begin next month – Marc has suggested that music concerts, which he described as ‘super-spreader’ events, won’t return properly until 2022.During an appearance on the Bob Lefsetz Podcast, he said: ‘In my humble opinion, it’s going to be 2022.‘It’s going to take that long before, what I call, the germaphobic economy is slowly killed off and replaced by the claustrophobia economy – that’s when people want to get out and go out to dinner and have their lives, go to festivals and shows.Visit

Boris Johnson said that indoor performances with live audiences will be allowed, subject to the success of pilots, and trials will begin of larger gatherings in places like sport stadiums.However, some arts venues have said it is not financially viable to reopen with social distancing in place.Director and choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne wrote on Twitter: ‘Why make these announcements when they know that the vast majority of theatre, dance and music is not financially viable under “Covid secure” conditions?’He added the hashtag: ‘#falsehope’.Visit our live blog for the latest updates: Coronavirus news liveJon Morgan of the Theatres Trust said: ‘Theatres Trust welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement today that theatres can reopen from 1

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The Queen and Prince Andrew watched Princess Beatrice marry Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in Windsor today.The Queen, 94, the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, and Prince Andrew, 60, were at the small wedding with around 20 guests this morning. According to The Sun, Beatrice, 31, and Edoardo, 37, tied the knot surrounded by close family and friends in All Saints Chapel, Windsor Great Park.

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have secretly tied the knot.

nail bars, to reopen as soon as we can; when we're confident they can operate in a secure way.”The news of prolonged closure came as a shock to many beauty salons owners who were preparing to open their doors from July 4 along with hairdressers - and with no date proposed for reopening at the time, they have had to keep their businesses closed. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.Thank you for your support.Need help?Visit our page.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India crossed one million today, meaning the country now has the third highest infection rate in the world behind only Brazil and the U.S.. That compounded news earlier this week that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, and his family, had tested positive for the virus and were being admitted to hospital for treatment.The headlines paint a depressing picture but the country’s film and TV executives remain optimistic that its gargantuan screen industry will evolve, adapt and overcome the challenges in front of it.

@londonsymphony and others. So pleased to make progress to Stage 4 of our road map for culture.

The UK's coronavirus growth rate has increased slightly in the last week and the R number could be one in almost every region in England.

More than a million payment deferrals have been provided on credit cards as lenders help borrowers whose finances have temporarily been hit by the impact of coronavirus.

Scarlett Moffatt has completely transformed her image after undergoing a complete hair makeover.

Boris Johnson has said he has hoped that Britain will return to normal by Christmas as he announced all the ways lockdown will ease.

Manic Street Preachers‘ frontman James Dean Bradfield has shared the video for his new single ‘The Boy From The Plantation’.The clip, which you can watch, below sees the singer performing alongside clips of Chilean archive footage from the ’40s and ’50s. It was directed by longtime Manics collaborator Kieran Evans.The single, which was released earlier this month, is taken from his forthcoming album ‘Even In Exile’, which was inspired by the life and death of Chilean musician, teacher and political activist Victor Jara.Speaking about the track, Bradfield recently told NME it was one of the first lyrics to really jump out.“Just like with Nicky and Richey, I could see these lines just charging at me,” he said.

Locked-down Leicester tops a list of the 10 areas of England where cumulative coronavirus infection rates are the highest.

Boris Johnson has said "the Union has proved its worth" during the coronavirus pandemic despite rising support for Scottish independence in recent months.The Prime Minister praised "the might of the UK Treasury" for setting up the furlough scheme that has seen hundreds of thousands of Scots kept in employment during lockdown.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference today, Johnson also claimed there had been "very close collaboration" between the four nations of the UK in responding to the Covid-19 crisis.The Prime Minister was asked about recent opinion polls which showed the vast majority of Scots have backed Nicola Sturgeon's handling of the crisis ahead of that of the UK Government - with support for independence also nudging above