Now what do we do? How 26 per cent of us are confused by lockdown rules

THERE was a significant rise in confusion about lockdown rules after Boris Johnson set out a ‘conditional plan’ to ease restrictions earlier this month.

Research by Ofcom on May 16 and May 17 found 26 per cent of participants said they were ‘confused about what I should be doing in response to coronavirus’ – after Mr Johnson made his announcement on May 10.

This was up from 16 per cent in the previous survey.

The media regulator also disclosed that people have watched an average of 1 minutes of TV a day this month – the highest it has been in May for four years.

Ofcom’s research, released yesterday, also found that in March public service broadcasters – including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 – got their highest share of TV viewing for the year so far at 58.8 per cent.

But Ofcom’s research said the ‘weekly reach’ of television news has dropped off from the peak of the first week in lockdown, but is still ‘much higher’ than in previous years. However, Nick Baker, TV expert at Uswitch.com, said the higher figures for conventional TV channels is likely ‘nothing more than a temporary blip’.

‘The runaway popularity of streaming services means they have continued to see a growth in subscriber numbers over the past two months,’ he added. ÷THE BBC will mark next month’s cancelled Glastonbury Festival by airing classic performances, including by Adele, Beyonce and David Bowie, from June 25 to 2 .