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Parkrun will not return on 5 June in England because many venues are reluctant to reopen.

Oliver Dowden promises action after shadow minister asks: ‘Why on earth can’t we run around outside?’

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Welcome to the 9News.com.au live blog for Thursday, May 20, 2021. NSW woman Barbara Eckersley has avoided jail for killing her elderly disabled mother by poisoning her soup. Australia's unemployment rate has fallen 0.1 per cent to 5.5 per cent, while Qantas is set to offer hundreds of staff redundancies after COVID-19 blew a $16 billion hole in its bottom line. Meanwhile, the PM has dug his heels in on his "practical" vaccine passports despite opposition from some states, as NSW is set to reach one million COVID-19 jabs today. -

Great British Farce if parkrun does not return but clubs and casinos do Sean Ingle © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters Slowly, if a little unsteadily, the endgame out of lockdown approaches. From Monday England’s pubs and restaurants can swing open their doors. Next month, clubs and casinos can join them. All of which makes the uncertain fate of parkrun, one of Britain’s greatest ever public health initiatives, even more extraordinary. It had planned to resume on 6 June. Instead it has become mired in a bureaucratic nightmare worthy of Kafka and fac...

Updated Tuesday, 11th May 2021, 11:06 am As at Tuesday 11 May 2021, only 125 have granted permission, leaving the future of the weekly 5k community events hanging in the balance. As part of the Government’s roadmap, and with approval and support from the Minister of Sport Nigel Huddleston MP, as well as the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Support (DCMS), Sport England and public health experts, parkrun events have had permission to return since March. Wanting to proceed with caution and sensitivity, the organisation set a date of Saturday June 5 to return. With indoor dining and...