In this week’s Isle of Man Examiner, the map out of lockdown.

It’s not going to be easy and there are no simple answers.

We look at the government’s proposals.

Also this week:

We meet a couple who were forced into quarantine and hear why they oppose the government’s policy.

We also hear from a young woman who has made it back to the island

Homeless people are being put up in hotels during lockdown. But they have to pay for the privilege.

We talk to a student, who’s unable to continue his studies at university during the lockdown, about how it’s affecting him.

Accommodation providers have come under fire for refusing refunds to disappointed TT fans.

How is the island’s biggest charity faring under lockdown? We talk to Hospice Isle of Man.

Davison’s Ice Cream is in the news. Its owner has hit back at critics.

We meet a woman who has celebrated her 104th birthday with a call to relatives on Skype.

The doctor who made a video criticising the loosening of the lockdown is to raise money for charity. We find out more.

It’s VE Day’s anniversary on Friday. The planned celebrations have been cancelled. So what are we going to do instead?

Our new popular feature showing a front page of a paper from history this week features the VE Day edition of the Isle of Man Examiner from 1945.

April was dry. But not dry enough for the record books. We find out more.

A Tynwald committee has been hearing evidence from a campaigner who wants more restrictions on selling fireworks. We listen in.

Laxey and Dhoon primary school pupils have been inspired to rewrite a famous poem to fit the Manx perspective of the pandemic.

We look back at the history of Clagh Vane, Ballasalla, in our Buildings at Risk feature.

Patrick Commissioners have submitted what they believe to be a better plan than the government’s for a new sewage treatment works in the west of the island.

Business travel may not be the same again after the Covid-19 crisis has ended, the former boss of Manx Airlines tells us. He believes airlines are facing a nightmare time of it during the pandemic.

The lead story in our sports section is about the cancellation of the Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT.

Plus business news, your letters, our popular crossword and plenty of community news.

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