As the Isle of Man prepares to loosen lockdown, we report on what that means and the House of Keys debate about it.

We talk to representatives of the industries affected about their views.

The Chief Minister has now recovered from coronavirus. Reporter Adrian Darbyshire asks him about his personal experiences.

We have a tribute to Derek Cain, a former chairman of Castletown Commissioners, who has died after contracting the virus.

Twelve people connected with the Abbotswood care home in Ballasalla have now died from Covid-19.

Two of those isolated at the Comis Hotel in Mount Murray have shared their experiences with us.

And the long wait continues for people stuck outside our closed border.

A petition calling for full sick pay to be guaranteed to private sector care workers affected by Covid-19 has gained about 1,000 signatures. We find out more.

Our Food and Farming pages explore the issues affecting agriculture and report a big rise in doorstep deliveries of milk. We talk to Isle of Man Creameries.

More people have been in court connected with breaking lockdown provisions.

We’ve had very little rain for the last five weeks. So how is that affecting the reservoirs. The picture from West Baldwin is quite stark.

Penguins have hatched at the Wildlife Park.

In our Island Life section, we report about an open annual writing competition which aims to take people on a poetical wander across Douglas.

The centre pages are devoted to Anglin Buttimore after he died last week.

Anyone who has been involved in the live music scene in the Isle of Man in the last 40 years will know Anglin, who was a great sound man and musician.

Our sports section includes Will Draper, who is making a name for himself in IronmanVR (Virtual Racing) up against top-class triathletes, many of them professionals.

The Manx Independent also has a great sports section, your letters, What’s On, a page of puzzles, a page of pictures from the past, readers’ photos, a seven-day television guide and lots of community news.

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