Little by little, the days are growing brighter. As flowers return to glorious bloom and restrictions are eased, it feels like the world is becoming a little more vibrant, after so many long months of darkness.

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As a Telegraph subscriber, you’ll be expertly informed at every step as we move towards life beyond lockdown. Government advisers have said that face masks might not be needed this summer, after new data showed that Britain is no longer in a pandemic. However, the Indian variant has become the most imported form of Covid-19, amid fears that it could be more transmissible.

As Joe Wallen writes in his unmissable long read, India’s Covid-19 crisis is deepening, with hunger now stalking the nation. The World Health Organisation has warned that poorer countries are being left behind in the inoculation race, as the EU strikes the world’s biggest vaccine deal. France will ease its domestic travel restrictions next month, raising hopes of summer holidays. And Joe Biden will visit the UK this June, in his first overseas trip as US president.

In Politics, Dominic Cummings has hit back at allegations that he was the “chatty rat” leaker, claiming that Boris Johnson knows he was not involved in leaking lockdown plans. Scotland’s most senior QC has said that Nicola Sturgeon’s edict for the English not to visit her country for indoor hospitality is “not enforceable” and would be “unlawful discrimination”. And in royal news, as Prince Louis turns three, Harry Mount remembers how other members of the Royal family looked at the same milestone.

Fraser Nelson is in typically illuminating, uncompromising form as he writes that “There’s a conspiracy of silence among politicians about the hidden victims of lockdown”. Jeremy Warner offers fascinating food for thought as he explains how “Europe is regulating itself into AI oblivion, presenting a huge opportunity for Brexit Britain”. Ben Wright is particularly compelling as he argues that “Corporate woke-washing is a minefield of hypocrisy”. And Alexandra Phillips marks Saint George’s Day with her celebratory article: “St George and the Jab: From Covid to malaria, little old England is saving lives around the world”.

Tom Harris provides exceptional insight in stating that “Relying on Cummings was always going to come back and bite Boris”. Alan Cochrane questions “Does Nicola Sturgeon really care what happens to Scotland’s hotels, restaurants and pubs?”. Plus, ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards ceremony, Julie Burchill pulls no punches as she states that “The ‘Woke Bros’ who rule the Oscars deserve a good kick in the groin from Promising Young Woman”.

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