Alan Halsall shares peek at his gorgeous garden with built-in BBQ, inflatable pool and outdoor lounge

coronavirus that appears to be a hybrid of the Omicron and Delta variants.The worrying discovery comes after multiple false alarms over the last few months, with many preempting fears that the two hugely disruptive strains would combine to create the dreaded 'Deltacron'.Virologists from L’Institut Pasteur in Paris announced their findings after sequencing genomes in positive Covid samples taken from several regions across France.They now believe that the variant could have been circulating since early January. Commenting on the findings, Aris Katzourakis, a professor of evolution and genomics at the University of Oxford said: "This one is legit."“[It is] one to keep an eye on.”Other similar clusters are also said to have been found in Denmark and the Netherlands, but have not been confirmed yet.Dr Stephen Griffin, a virologist at the University of Leeds, said that while the new variant "doesn’t seem to have taken off as a dominant strain yet", this may only be because of a "very slow start" based on the number of initial cases.But he added that "fact it persists in the fact of Omicron" could suggest that its ability to transmit "can’t be too shoddy".No conclusive data has yet shown whether Deltacron can be considered to be more infectious or deadly than its 'root' variants, Delta and Omicron.Covid technical lead Maria van Kerkhove from the World Health Organisation revaled on Thursday that her team had been “tracking and discussing” the new variant.

Ukraine last night.Emergency services in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro reported three explosions in the early hours of Friday morning, leaving at least one dead.Targets for shelling included a children's nursery, a block of flats and a shoe factory.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.

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Bella Hadid is listening to her sister, Gigi Hadid, and using her money to take a stand in defense of Ukraine.The supermodel took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a message against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and announce that she would be using the money she earns during Fashion Week to support causes dedicated to helping the besieged nation.«To watch my Ukrainian friends and colleagues working hard here in Europe, so close but so far from their families/friends/homes in Ukraine who are experiencing one of many brutal occupations and invasions happening right now in the world is a very emotional and humbling experience for me,» Bella wrote. «We rarely have control of our work schedules and this week has really shown me the strength and perseverance of the people around me who are going through pure terror.»Bella continued, «To hear their stories and emotions first hand is devastating and I wholeheartedly stand with them in support.

Emmerdale stars Daisy Campbell and Katie Hill looked worlds away from their soap characters in a sweet birthday post shared on Tuesday. Taking to Instagram, Daisy, 18, who plays play Amelia Spencer, celebrated Katie's 19th birthday as she shared a fun selfie of them together on a night out.

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Corrie actor sent followers on Instagram into a frenzy when he said he had something to share and posted a scan photo. He teased: "Well, here goes ...

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall tricked fans into thinking he’s expecting a baby with girlfriend Tisha Merry.The cunning 37 year old took to Instagram to post a snap to his 203,000 which looked exactly like an ultrasound, and fans were quick to believe it was. However, the caption of the post revealed that this wasn’t actually the case, with Alan writing that it was, in fact, a pretend scan of his liver.

Andy Whyment and his wife celebrated their wedding anniversary at Alan Halsall's house. The 'Coronation Street' actor and his partner Nichola - who tied the knot back in 2007 - enjoyed a socially-distanced catch-up with his co-star and Alan's girlfriend, former cobbles actress Tisha Merry.

Coronation Street were kept apart for more then three months after filming was suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronation Street co-stars Alan Halsall and Andy Whyment, who are best pals on and offscreen, were able to finally reunite after spending three months apart due to lockdown.The soap star legends who play Tyrone Dobbs and Kirk Sutherland on the ITV long-running soap, shared a sweet snap of their socially distanced meeting in the back garden of Alan's incredible home. Alan and Andy, who were joined by their other halves, looked delighted to be back in each other's company as they enjoyed a BBQ in the summer heat to celebrate Andy's 13th wedding anniversary.

Coronation Street actors Andy Whyment and Alan Halsall were overjoyed to bring their families together for the first time since the lockdown.