How lockdown is being lifted in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

hereFigures published last week by the National Records of Scotland showed that 4,173 coronavirus deaths had been registered in the country up to July 5, while 839 deaths had occurred in Northern Ireland up to July 3, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.Together these figures mean that so far 55,710 deaths have been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, including suspected cases.A further 181 deaths have occurred in England,

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lockdown later this week as infections from Covid-19 across the country continue to fall. Nicola Sturgeon is due to appear at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday where she will update MSPs on the latest measures being taken to allow the country to return to a degree of normality.

Dumfries and Galloway will be lifted today.Travel curbs were retained in parts of the region last Friday after a "cluster" of Covid-19 cases was discovered.Twelve people were confirmed to have been infected.

Snow Patrol, Ash and Van Morrison are among a group of nearly 150 artists calling on Northern Ireland’s government to save the country’s music industry.The musicians wrote a letter to the Department For Communities (DfC) asking them to provide “urgent financial support” to venues, musicians and those working behind the scenes.Writing to former minister Deirdre Hargey, the collective said the coronavirus pandemic would have “serious implications” for the industry.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola and his players will not allow Liverpool to open up another huge gap in next season’s Premier League title race. That’s the prediction of former Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland, who says that the way Jurgen Klopp’s team has romped to the title has been a “lesson” which the City players have had to learn the hard way.

Naman Ramachandran Screen Ireland, the government development agency for the country’s screen sector, has launched a €1 million ($1.12 million) COVID-19 Production Fund, designed to partially offset additional production costs associated with implementing the newly published film and TV production guidelines (see link).Productions funded by Screen Ireland can apply for up to €75,000 ($84,600) per project.The Irish government has set out a phased return to normalcy in its document “Roadmap for

‘Unlocked’, having formulated plans for the event series — billed as being “the first festival of its kind in the history of Northern Ireland” — following the cancellation of Stendhal 2020.“Expect special performances from some of the very best talent the island of Ireland has to offer, beer gardens, delicious food and perhaps best of all, over 20 acres of outdoor scenic countryside to enjoy,” a brief event description reads.Set to be held at Ballymully Cottage Farm in Limavady initially over

Eurovision film lands today on the streaming platform.The lead stars of the film, Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams, appeared on Today FM’s The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show to talk about the film’s release, where the comedian revealed his ideal Irish lockdown location.

Manchester City man.Fernandes made the long-awaited move to United in January and since arriving in the North West has become neighbours with Ireland, living three doors down the street from one another.Ireland became a fan favourite at the Etihad and was the club's best player for a short while, after coming through the youth ranks at the club, grabbing 13 goals and 13 assists in the 2009/09 season in the creative-midfield role.According to the 33-year-old, his performances left an impression

here"The administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland hold responsibility for their own lockdown restrictions and they will respond to the united view of the Chief Medical Officers at their own pace, based on their own judgement, but all parts of the UK are now travelling in the same direction and we will continue to work together to ensure that everyone in our country gets the support they need."Thanks to our progress, we can now go further and safely ease the lockdown in England."At

Boris Johnson.The First Minister hinted progress has been made exactly three months to the day since the whole country was shut down.Sturgeon was speaking at her daily briefing on the day the Scottish Government sets out changes to its back-to-school plan.Meanwhile in England, Boris Johnson announced major changes by cutting the two-metre rule in half and confirming pubs, hairdressers and restaurants will open south of the border next month.The rules are not changing in Scotland - but Sturgeon