'5m public sector workers face pay freeze' to plug Covid-19 budget black hole

The BRIT Awards happened. That’s a thing that there’s no denying. But how did it happen? And why? Those are questions that may or may not be answered here.It was, of course, a night of big changes for the UK record industry’s big annual prize giving.

Will Young catapulted to fame when he won ITV's singing competition, Pop Idol in 2002.Going up against Gareth Gates in the nail-biting final of the popular evening show, Will stole the nation's hearts with his undeniable talent, outspoken nature and amazing vocals.Becoming the first winner of the worldwide Idol franchise at the age of 22, the heartthrob was the centre of media attention shortly after when he came out as gay preempting a tabloid newspaper from "outing him".Despite the controversy at the time, Will continued to have a successful career in music with a number of top 40 hits including Light My Fire and Leave Right Now.However, the star did later face tragedy down the line, with label feuds and the untimely death of his twin brother.Daily Star has taken a detailed look inside Will Young's life.Shortly after being crowned the winner of Pop Idol in the early noughties, in March 2002, Will told the nation that he was gay.However, the star also admitted that he never hid his sexuality and was comfortable with who he was.In September 2020, Will spoke openly on news night about homophobia and the terrible comments he's received regarding his sexuality.He explained: "There's intentional homophobia and there's unintentional homophobia."People get too muddled up with it and worry they'll say the wrong thing. Listen, I say the wrong thing the whole time and I'm so happy to be educated."Gay shame...

@kayla_itsines, and is the co-founder and head trainer of the SWEAT app. The brunette beauty is now a multi-millionaire having sold the app for a whopping £211million ($400m) last year.But, Kayla claims people are “so surprised” when they find out she regularly tucks into junk food.

coronavirus restrictions may end in just two weeks time.Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said: “It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid.“Provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions – including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive – a full month early.”Mr Johnson indicated that as long as the data remained positive, the legal duty to self-isolate would be lifted a whole month earlier than planned.The plan was for self-isolation regulations to expire on March 24., but the announcement means the law could axed on around as early as Thursday 24 February.Mr Johnson's announcement comes as a leading expert believes the UK is “past the point” where vaccinating young, healthy children against Covid-19 will do any good.Paul Hunter, professor of medicine from the University of East Anglia, said most children have already had coronavirus, with the vast majority not falling seriously ill.Prof Hunter told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme infection rates in children are “falling really quickly at the moment”, adding: “So I think in many ways we’re past the point where vaccines are actually going to make much difference.”This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest updates. Reporters working on dailystar.co.uk will be working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.

teenagers in school often like to deface textbooks and walls with animated scrawls of penises.With a flip of a few pages, teens will most likely giggle at their peers' defiant artworks scribbled between the educational material they are supposed to be learning from.But some cheeky adolescents took it one step further by drawing and writing naughty messages all over their piece of work he submitted to his teacher.The educator who was given the work took to Reddit to share the task they set for the year nine boys - and it did not quite go to plan.They explained in the post: “Fun worksheet I gave the yr9 lads today, at the end of a lesson on the Greek origin of words.”Attached was the ‘fun’ A4 paper that asked the 13-14 year-old-lads to invent their own dinosaur and complete a fact file about them.In the box that was labelled ‘image of my dinosaur’ one lad drew a very questionable looking penis and a pair of testicles.Not quite the predator you would imagine trotting about in prehistoric times!Then, in the box that asked to list ‘key characteristics’ of the dinosaur the lad simply wrote “nob.”And, the teen then gave an account about what the risqué predator ate in which he described it as “pum pum” - referring to a vagina.The lad grew cheekier as when asked where his phallic shaped dinosaur lived, he explained: “In ye mums nickers (knickers).”Another teen lad drew a dinosaur that almost resembled a unicorn but instead of a horn featured a penis, in which the student aptly named a key characteristic of their creature as having a “nob head.”And, apparently this questionable living dinosaur lived at the “corner shop.”We do not think they will be ending up in the Natural History Museum anytime soon!Tickled by the teens’ raunchy

'World Scariest Man' Martyn Ford is preparing to take on the 'Iranian Hulk' Sajad Gharibi this April at London's O2 Arena.Ford, 39, who often shares shirtless images of him flexing his massive muscles to his Instagram audience of 3.3 million followers, began his bodybuilding journey after an injury at the age of 20.Once a lanky lad who stood at 6ft 8in, Ford – now muscular and tattooed - was struck down by a cricket injury which had him turning to the gym in order to bulk up and gain self-confidence. Here’s everything you need to know about Ford’s jaw-dropping body transformation.

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The Tories’ cruel pay freeze for teachers and police next year will save less than 1% of the amount spent on coronavirus, analysts have revealed.

The coronavirus crisis will wipe £1,200 off annual salaries by 2025, a new report claims.

The British government on Wednesday formally announced the creation of a Global Screen Fund aimed at partially replacing Creative Europe's MEDIA funding following the completion of the Brexit transition period at the end of the year. As part of a major spending review on Wednesday, which set out plans for the British economy post-Brexit as it deals with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed an initial pot of £7 million ($9.4 million) for the Global Screen Fund, which was first proposed over the summer.

Education bosses in Bury are urging the government to back major plans for a new 600-place high school in Radcliffe.The project has been put forward by Star Academies, which oversees 28 other schools, and revealed its intentions to open a £15m new school last year.It would be the first time since 2014 that residents in the town have access to local secondary education.A bid for funding, backed by Bury Council and Star Academies, has been submitted to Whitehall, but councillors now want Chancellor Rishi Sunak to publicly support the plans.Funds for the school would come from the government's Free School project, and a site on Spring Lane, where Radcliffe Riverside School used to be based has been earmarked as a possible location.Plans stated

Britain's lowest earners will receive a pay rise of just 19p an hour next year, the Chancellor has announced.

A mooted 49p minimum wage rise for 2million of Britain’s poorest workers looks set not to happen in tomorrow’s spending review.

Boris Johnson has said MPs should not take a pay rise during the pandemic - as his Chancellor reportedly preps to slash public sector wages this week.

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan over an eye-watering pay rise for MPs during Monday's edition of the ITV breakfast show.

millions of Brits could face a wage freeze to pay for the coronavirus pandemic. It comes as Chancellor Rishi Sunak is looking for ways to pay for the amount spent this year due to the crisis.Public sector workers will reportedly foot the bill, including soldiers, police officers, teachers and civil servants.Now Mr Sunak has hinted at hiking up taxes by spring to tackle UK's debt caused by Covid-19.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to help almost three million people across the UK who have been ‘excluded’ from vital support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.People who are newly self-employed or freelancing are currently ineligible for the bailout schemes offered by the government.Others who are affected include people on maternity or paternity leave whose earnings may have dropped since going on leave are also affected traders whose profits exceed £50,000, and company directors relying on dividends affected by the economic impact of coronavirus.The mayors of Greater Manchester, London and the Liverpool city-region - Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan and Steve Rotheram - have called on the chancellor to help those who have 'fallen through

coronavirus pandemic spending, it has been reported. Nearly four million people will face the freeze as Chancellor Rishi Sunak looks for ways to pay for the amount spent this year, reports suggest.

Covid bailout cash. Furious Jay Jones has been left in the lurch after making one simple mistake on his tax return a year ago.

Motorists could be charged for using Britain's roads under plans reportedly being considered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

The Mirror campaign to give healthcare heroes a pay supplement as they battle Covid is now just 600 signatures short of forcing the Government to respond.