The average household has used an extra 325GB of data since lockdown began, according to Virgin Media. April was the broadband network’s busiest month on record, with usage in May only just behind that, the company revealed.

A project developing railway station platforms that automatically melt ice has received a share of £9. 4 million of Government funding.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has made a visit to one of the 42 cinemas receiving a share of the Government’s £650,000 coronavirus support fund for the independent cinema sector.

Forty-three cinemas will share £650,000 from a support fund aimed at helping the venues through the coronavirus pandemic, the Culture Secretary has announced.