We have the roadmap.

There are now clear steps towards the end of restrictions, but questions remain. Could the vaccine programme be a shortcut to freedom, or does the risk of virus resurgence make caution prudent?

There is one certainty: this journey out of lockdown is one of the most critical the country has ever faced. With The Telegraph as your guide, you'll gain a clear view of the road ahead, with expert analysis of every step and the impact it will have on our lives.

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As a Telegraph subscriber, you'll stay ahead of the stories that matter as the Covid alert level is moved down. With hospitalisations falling, questions are being asked about the pace of the roadmap timetable. And there are growing calls for restrictions to be lifted sooner as a senior government source revealed that, if the positive results from a Public Health Scotland study on vaccines were replicated in England, it "would change the calculations" on timings.

Schools are preparing to reopen from March 8, but, even before children return, the announcement that summer exams will be voluntary is sparking fears over a return to last year's chaos. Camilla Turner reports that schools face an “onslaught” of exam appeals over teacher-assessed grades, while testing children at home is another responsibility about to fall to parents.

You'll also stay up to date on whether Covid vaccination passports could be introduced to reopen the economy. And if you're hoping to dust off your real passport soon, we’ll keep you informed about a vaccine travel pass, which is due to be ready "within weeks". We’ll also let you know which countries are opening their doors to vaccinated travellers.

As we ease our way out of lockdown, many are praying for a "roaring twenties" boom fuelled by consumer spending. Matthew Lynn outlines five ways Rishi Sunak could target economic support, including a call to copy President Biden's plan to send stimulus cheques to everyone earning below a certain amount. While Russell Lynch argues the Chancellor has room for manoeuvre and shouldn't rush to raise taxes to repair the Covid-19 damage to the economy.

America has also been aiming high with the mission to land the Perseverance rover on Mars, which has already produced awe-inspiring 360-degree footage of the Red Planet and the first-ever audio recorded on its surface. And, as if to feed our lockdown-induced appetite for puzzles, the parachute appeared to hold a cryptic code. We decipher NASA's secret message and the meaning behind it.

From one adventure to another, we’ll help you discover the story behind the extraordinary photographs of Scott's doomed Terra Nova expedition. In her review of a new biography of Herbert Ponting, the bank clerk who documented the journey, Iona McClaren brings the perils of photography in polar regions vividly to life.

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