Army descends on Pontins as Liverpool prepares for mass coronavirus testing

Manchester United have made it clear that they intend to bid for RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano next summer. The 22-year-old was extensively linked with a move to Old Trafford in the window just gone, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explored the possibility of upgrading at centre-back.Ultimately, the United boss opted to stick with his options, but defensive calamities in the early weeks of the season have made that move a priority once again.

THE Kardashians will still be throwing their annual Christmas Eve bash - despite getting slammed for their recent "tone-deaf" celebrations. Khloe Kardashian said the event will probably be "way smaller" and guests will be tested for coronavirus beforehand.

Christmas is officially creeping around the corner! So if you fancy jazzing up your breakfast spread this festive season, Asda has just the item for you.

PIERS Morgan engaged in a furious clash with his son Spencer as they rowed over lockdown for a fourth time. The Good Morning Britain presenter, 55, came head-to-head with his eldest son, 27, over the handling of the virus and told him to "grow a pair".

AJ Pritchard will be heading into the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! castle this Sunday after testing negative for coronavirus.The former Strictly Come Dancing pro has been confirmed to be taking part in the show after a negative result on Wednesday, a spokesman for AJ told Mail Online. A source added to the publication: “It is a huge relief, luckily AJ hasn't suffered at all with the virus – and was able to recover quickly.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A toddler with frightening bruises and black eyes caused by a blood disorder has sprung back to life and beaten the disease.The future for 21-month-old Kolben Palmer now looks rosy after mum Hazel revealed: “He’s in remission and does not need to go back for hospital tests.

Khloe Kardshian has finally admitted things between her and Tristan Thompson 'have changed' as she opens up about their relationship status in a dramatic teaser for the next Keeping Up With the Kardashians episode.

straight to your inboxManchester City have endured a slow start to the 2020/21 season overall but Alan Shearer still insists that the Blues are one of only two teams which can win the Premier League title. Just three victories from their opening seven matches have seen City sit tenth in the league but the draw with Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium highlighted a renewed defensive resolve under Pep Guardiola not on show last season.

hereShe explained: “We’re working with universities to facilitate as much testing as possible but our target will be those universities that have had higher infection rates, or in areas that have higher R rates, also those that have higher percentages of vulnerable students such as BAME.“But fundamental to this plan, is the fact that the four weeks of national restrictions mean that the risk that these students pose is much more reduced.“That unlocks the opportunity to go home and feel a lot safer in doing so.”Durham University is already running a pilot project for rapid Covid-19 testing – including identifying those who might be infectious but have no symptoms.The Lateral Flow Test (LFT), which delivers results in just 30 minutes, uses a

I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! bosses are going to extreme lengths to stop coronavirus from ruining the show.

Coronavirus isn’t going to stop the Kardashian-Jenners from doing it up this Christmas.

It was nine year ago today that David Foster and Yolanda Hadid said their vows during a fairytale wedding surrounded by their friends and family.

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan has slammed the government's boycott of the breakfast show - and said it represents a "shameful snub" of co-star Kate Garraway. Kate's husband Derek Draper has been battling coronavirus since being admitted to hospital in late March, and was rushed into intensive care at the start of April.

Beyoncé to offer bootcamp, strength and spin workouts on the popular fitness app.It comes after the company confirmed that the singer is Peloton’s most requested artist, from over 3.6 million members.The new classes will see her songs soundtracking a selection of fitness categories, including indoor cycling, running, strength, bootcamp, yoga and meditation.They can be accessed through the Peloton Bike, Bike+ and Tread+, while non-members can also sign up to a 30-day free app trial to access classes without using Peloton equipment.Beyoncé’s partnership with Peloton marks the start of ‘Homecoming Season’, an annual American tradition and celebration celebrated by students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).Attention

coronavirus. Stuart Ballantyne lost his fight for life on Monday after spending more than three decades helping other people as a police officer in the Forth Valley area.

Manchester Evening News has been contacted by staff concerned about a 'lack of communication and support' from Avanti management during the outbreak.But Dave Whitehouse, safety and security director at Avanti West Coast, said: "We’re providing support for all of our people who have tested positive for Covid-19 and those self-isolating at home."We’ve been in regular contact; providing advice and guidance as well as stringently following Government guidelines. We are cooperating fully with Public Health England North West and the local authority."As soon as we were aware of the positive test we confirmed the member of staff’s movements and sent a number of their colleagues home immediately.

be a priority list for those most at risk of dying from the diesease.

Hugh Grant has first-hand knowledge of the coronavirus, but that hasn't stopped him from cracking jokes. The 60-year-old star appeared on Tuesday night's where he opened up to Stephen Colbert about contracting COVID-19 earlier this year. «I had it, my wife [Anna Elisabet Eberstein] and I had it way back in the winter,» he shared for the first time.

Gary Neville has a well-earned reputation as one of the best pundits in recent years.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A debutant writer from Wishaw has published a book on how to make the most of Christmas.Kirsty McCourt, 42, from Waterloo has released Kirsty’s Guide to Bossing Christmas.The busy mum-of-two works as a Maintenance Officer with Trust Housing in Wishaw and also runs her own business, Kirsty’s Travelling Tearoom, in her spare time.Christmas is a season of joy but between shopping, decorating, cooking and organising it can be stressful and many people struggle to get everything done in time.Kirsty, who is mum to teenagers Declan, 18, and Megan, 13, came up with the idea of writing the book to pass on her way of coping with Christmas and enjoying the day.“I

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Rome-based sales company TVCO has boarded world rights on Masha, Anastasia Palchikova’s Russian drama which will screen at Tallinn Black Nights in Estonia and have its market premiere at AFM this month.The film is a co-production between Moscow-based companies 1-2-3 Production, the creators of Netflix original series To The lake, and Mars Media, which has credits include T-34 and Arrythmia.Masha premiered at Kinotavr, the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival, where it picked up the the Best Debut Film Award. The film stars Anna Chipovskaya (The Road To Calvary) as a girl who has grown up between the boxing ring and the streets of provincial Russian town in the turbulent 90s.