For those working on the frontlines of the entertainment industry, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant no work and furloughed pay. The closure of these venues looks longer than originally thought, with the government now suggesting that bars, theatres, and other venues may not open fully for more months. This begs the question: what will the future of arts venues, and those who rely on them, look like?

In his address to the nation, PM Boris Johnson has tonight outlined a “roadmap for re-opening society”, which allows people who cannot work from home to return to work, as long as they can safely social distance.

After Prime Minister Boris Johnson hinted that lockdown restrictions may be eased from Monday, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says it is “hard to say” that the worst of the crisis is behind us.

Deansgate is set to be part-pedestrianised, Manchester City Council has announced in response to the COVID-19 crisis and the council’s attempt to “create an enhanced shared space for pedestrians and people on bikes” in order to “enable visitors and workers to socially distance more easily as they return”.

Andy Burnham has said that a week after the first peak in coronavirus cases was declared nationally, Greater Manchester is passing through its own peak.

Andy Burnham paid tribute to Manchester Council’s deputy leader Sue Murphy in his weekly press briefing before Easter.

With self-isolation leaving most of us stuck at home, you may be at a loss over how to spend your sudden free time.

Our way of life has changed beyond recognition since the Covid-19 outbreak hit the UK, and for the first time in living memory the great British public house is officially off-limits.

If you’re living under a rock, or perhaps like Jared Leto you were on a silent retreat, you may have missed that the world is in a pandemic.

Labour is in dire need of new fresh leadership after Jeremy Corbyn led the party to their worst result since 1935 back in December. The new leader will be confirmed on Saturday as either Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy or Rebecca Long-Bailey, but can any of them really become the next Clement Attlee?

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating at home in Downing Street. Here MM take a look at how the virus is affecting other world leaders and their domestic politics…