Andy Burnham warns against prospect of 'permanent restrictions' after lockdown ends

World Cup joy as Qatar will allow bars to serve beer in public. The Middle Eastern country is normally alcohol-free but will be relaxing its rules for the 2022 World Cup. Thousands of fans who will make the journey to the Gulf state will be able to enjoy a pint at one-off beach bars that will be set up, the Daily Mirror reports.

Camila Cabello took to the beach in Miami on Saturday to catch some rays in a skimpy two-piece swimsuit.The Havana singer, 25, showed off her stellar figure in a yellow bikini with black tiger-like stripes.Her beach getaway comes shortly after her ex-boyfriend Shawn Mendes, 23, released a new song about their breakup. Beach babe: Camila Cabello took to the beach in Miami on Saturday to catch some sun rays in a skimpy two-piece swimsuit.The Havana singer, 25, showed off her figure in a yellow bikini with black tiger-like stripesThe musician let it all hang out as she walked through the sand and took a dip in the ocean.She accessorized with a pair of black shades and gold jewelry.

property in time to meet a strict deadline.Danny McCubbin, 58, bought himself the house in Mussomeli, Sicily, where a 'Case 1 Euro' campaign was launched to encourage foreigners to the area. The Aussie, who had been living in the UK for 17 years, decided to jump at the chance to own an overseas home and even urged others to do the same.However, there was a catch.

Manchester United captain Gary Neville was taunted by Sky Sports’ Jeff Stelling, following the former right-back's recent suggestion Mikel Arteta should consider leaving Arsenal. Neville insinuated the Gunners’ boss should consider his next job if he manages to qualify for Champions League football.

Mohamed Salah is understood to be close to signing a new contract with Liverpool after having a change of heart over his future.The Egyptian winger had been at risk of leaving Liverpool with his current deal set to expire at the end of next season and negotiations over a new contract proving complicated.However, The Mirror now report that Salah is close to agreeing terms on a new deal that will keep him at Anfield for the rest of his playing career.

Manchester United supporter from the stands after a verbal exchange with Darren Fletcher.During United’s 1-1 draw with Leicester, the Manchester Evening News reports that a supporter wearing a hoody in the south stand fired shots at those in the dugout, with technical director and former player Fletcher 'venting back' at the individual. Consequently, the fan was removed from the stands and taken away by stewards, with a round of applause following him out by some of the home fans.

West End show Cock which he was starring in alongside Bridgerton actor Jonathan Bailey.The actor's exit from the play was announced in a statement made by the show's official Twitter account, which said the star, 32, had left the show for "personal reasons".The Rocketman actor had previously fainted on stage during the opening night of the play and was replaced by his understudy after contracting Covid.In view of their 1,400 followers, the show made the announcement confirming Taron's exit.It read: "Joel Harper-Jackson will take over the role of M in Mike Bartlett's razor sharp, hilarious play Cock until the end of the run."The part was originally played in this production by Taron Egerton, who has had to withdraw from the production due to personal reasons."Joel understudied the role and has been playing the part of M for the past ten days while Taron was absent from the production having tested positive for Covid," it added.The show's director Marianne Elliott branded Joel an "absolute hero" and a "gifted actor", adding that audiences have been "cheering" for him.Meanwhile, the show's star, Bridgerton actor Jonathan, called him an "immense talent", saying that he is "proud" to appear on stage with him.Express.co.uk has contacted Taron's representatives for comment.The play follows John (Jonathan) who falls in love with a woman (Jade Anouka) after going on a break from his long-term boyfriend (Taron).The announcement comes after Taron fainted on stage during the first run of the play.Following the concerning incident, a statement read: "During this evening's first preview of Mike Bartlett's play 'Cock' at the Ambassadors Theatre, Taron Egerton fainted towards the end of the performance."A doctor who was in the audience

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Walter Coblenz, the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated producer behind All the President’s Men and nearly two dozen other titles, died on March 16, aged 93. A cause of death has not been disclosed.

Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic and Salford City will continue to play games behind closed doors without fans in attendance. But should the restrictions be relaxed across Greater Manchester, then fans across the region will be permitted to return to their respective stadiums.

Andy Burnham says it is ‘more likely than not’ that Greater Manchester will be put into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions despite falling infection rates.The mayor is expecting that the new measures, due to be shared with leaders tomorrow, will be applied consistently across the city-region.But the government has been urged to look at Greater Manchester’s position in two weeks when the first review of the revised arrangements takes place.There are widely-held expectations that almost no regions in England will be in anything lower than Tier 2 once the national lockdown ends on December 2.Greater Manchester had been in Tier 3 before the lockdown after reporting some of the highest Covid-19 rates in the country.Things have changed

What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.A joint statement issued by the four UK governments said they had been working closely together to find a way for family and friends to see each other, recognising it must be “limited and cautious”.Boris Johnson warned families they must make a “personal judgement” about the risks of coronavirus to vulnerable loved ones when forming a Christmas bubble.“We can’t afford to throw caution to the wind.

M.E.N reports.Wadsworth was out of jail for two months taking a knife to Ms Belshaw on Upholland Road in Wigan, Greater Manchester, jurors heard.On day five of the trial at Manchester Crown Court, Wadsworth's second police interview was read aloud in which he admitted feeling "overwhelmed" at the news of how many alleged sexual encounters Ms Belshaw had while he was in prison.The court was previously told that Ms Belshaw denied these suggestions.When asked did he kill Ms Belshaw, he replied: "Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah," then when asked why, he said: "She was stabbed, she was stabbed and she’s dead isn’t she."After being asked in the interview why he had attacked Ms Belshaw, Wadsworth said: "I’ll never get over what she did to me whilst I was in

Matt Hancock has admitted the Government will stop negotiating with local leaders over Covid-19 restrictions after its bust up with Greater Manchester.

Grant Shapps had appeared to blame the row for Greater Manchester's high coronavirus infection rates.

hereLast month Andy Burnham and other local leaders spent two weeks negotiating with the government for better financial support to help businesses that would be forced to close, the self-employed and others who lose income, before Tier 3 was eventually imposed. Mr Shapps responded by saying 'individual negotiations' last time led to rates not being 'gotten on top of as quickly as possible'.He said that Liverpool, which agreed to Tier 3 'quite quickly' had seen cases come down quickly and called the city 'a success story'.He added that the government had seen that 'elsewhere' things hadn't been as successful and that regions that were slower to go into Tier 3 did not see cases reduce.Ms Burley responded: "So just to be clear, it's Andy

coronavirus restrictions.

at the latest Greater Manchester press conference, Mr Burnham said the hospital situation may be stabilising but stressed it is ‘early days’ in terms of positive trends.

night time economy recovery plan has been released by the region's night tsar Sacha Lord, mayor Andy Burnham, and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Andy Burnham said more power needs to be taken out of Westminster after Boris Johnson labelled Scottish devolution a 'disaster'.The mayor of Greater Manchester said he was left a 'little worried' by the prime minister's comments.The PM  is understood to have told MPs that devolution had been “Tony Blair’s biggest mistake” during a meeting.Downing Street sources did not deny Mr Johnson made the comments, which were first reported by the Sun, during a discussion with the Northern Research Group of backbenchers.They insisted 'the PM has always supported devolution', but 'not when it’s used by separatists and nationalists to break up the UK', with the context of his remarks unclear.Responding to his comments in an interview with Sky News on

Manchester Evening News, we have pledged to pay tribute to the special people who have died with this terrible disease.This week, more families have been in touch with tributes for loved ones.Here are some of their stories.If you want to pay tribute to a loved one, fill out the form here.Brenda was born in Rusholme and moved to Wythenshawe in 1973.She was wife to Derek, mum to Mark and Dawn and sister to Bernadette.Brenda moved into a care home in February 2019.She died aged 87 at Wythenshawe Hospital at October 1.Paying tribute to her mum, Brenda's daughter Dawn said: "Our beautiful Brenda, your smile said everything!"You were taken by this dreadful virus but peacefully in your sleep, god bless you xx"Constance's grandaughter Tanya said: