‘Freedom Day has turned into closure day’: Andrew Lloyd Webber forced to suspend Cinderella

Cinderella will not be going to the ball for now, after Andrew Lloyd Webber said the "blunt instrument that is the government's isolation guidance" has forced him to close the show.

‘Only time will tell’: Stars address restrictions lifting on first red carpet out of lockdown

Stars of the arts world have spoken of their hopes and fears for the industry on the first day of most COVID-19 restrictions lifting in England.

60% of people being admitted to hospital with COVID have been double jabbed – Vallance

Sixty percent of people being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 have had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.

‘Critical workers’ to be exempt from self-isolation if identified as a close contact

A number of "critical workers" will be exempt from self-isolating for work purposes if they are identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive for coronavirus, Nadhim Zahawi has said.

Proof of full COVID vaccination condition of entry to nightclubs from end of September

Proof of vaccination will be required to enter nightclubs from the end of September, the vaccines minister has announced.

Five people drown in separate incidents during weekend heatwave

A body of a man from Sheffield was found in a lake on Sunday evening - the fifth person to have died in separate drowning incidents over the weekend.

UK records 39,950 new cases and 19 more coronavirus-related deaths

The UK has recorded 39,950 new COVID cases and 19 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data.

Clinically vulnerable children will be offered COVID vaccines but most teenagers will not

Clinically vulnerable children and those living with at-risk adults will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine - but most teenagers will not, Nadhim Zahawi has announced.