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New quarantine exemptions will allow major sporting events, as well as TV and film productions, to go ahead this summer, the British government has said.

Some sports teams and production crews will not have to quarantine upon arrival in England if they are essential to the event or production, BBC News reports.

The scheme gives the green light for Formula One, international football, golf and snooker tournaments to return.

Ministers said darts, horse racing and other sports are expected to follow.

The government's new quarantine exemptions mean Silverstone will be able to stage races in August, while Champions League and Europa League football, the PGA British Masters Championship and the World Snooker Championships will go ahead.

Announcing the scheme, which applies to England only, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: "The British summer of sport is back on."

Under the new rules, sports authorities, event organisers and the film and TV industry would need to follow "stringent protocols" to become exempt from the 14-day quarantine rule.

At the moment, most travellers to the UK must quarantine for two weeks. However, from 10 July, people arriving in England from dozens of countries deemed "low risk" will not have to isolate.