Berlin Film Festival Records 128 Positive Covid Cases In 7 Days, 1.5% Of Tests Taken

Gemma Collins has asked her fans for advice after revealing her dad Alan has permanent scarring in his lungs following his Covid-19 battle.The 41 year old, who recently said she dances naked in her garden as it's "so liberating", took to her Instagram stories to issue the plea with her 2.2 million followers. Sharing a snap of her dad smiling as he sat in the sun, Gemma asked her followers to get in touch if they know any tips and tricks on how to handle difficulties breathing as a result of long Covid. "If anyone knows anything about permanent scaring from long Covid please get in touch as dad bless him has permanent scaring and was wondering if there is anthing we can do to help his breathing," she wrote.

Plans for an extended residents' parking scheme around the Etihad Stadium have been put forward. Most streets around the east Manchester campus containing Manchester City's Stadium currently have restrictions on parking on match days and on other event days such as concerts.

A Lanarkshire charity running eco-friendly initiatives has received over £6000 of funding to undertake some key projects.

A Paisley man has been jailed after he smashed a car window with a rock and then stole a purse from the glove box.

Robbie Williams has been sober for 20 years now, having struggled with addiction in the past. But he is still concerned about the impact it could have on his family.MORE: Robbie Williams reveals family has nowhere to live after selling lavish homesThe Angels singer shares four children – Teddy, nine, Charlie, seven, Coco, three, and two-year-old Beau – with his wife Ayda Field and has now expressed his concern that they could inherit his issues with addiction.WATCH: Robbie Williams reads his daughter a bedtime story in FrenchAppearing on the Bought The T-Shirt podcast, Robbie reflected on the path that led to him entering rehab.

Manchester United are one of a host of European heavyweights plotting to make a move for Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger in the summer. Rudiger has evolved into one of Chelsea's best players under Thomas Tuchel and the Blues are desperate to hang on to their star man. But the German defender has less than six months remaining on his deal and his future remains unclear.

Chelsea will have to play the remainder of their Champions League fixtures behind closed doors due to sanctions against Roman Abramovich.Thomas Tuchel's side beat French Champions Lille on Wednesday evening to advance to the quarter-finals. Chelsea were able to have fans in attendance for the clash as the tickets that had been sold had been done so before 10 March.

Refresh for latest…: Cineworld Group, the world’s second-largest exhibitor and owner of Regal in the U.S., saw significant improvement in 2021 versus 2020, as revenues rose by nearly 112% to $1.805 billion, the company said this morning as it reported full-year results in London. Operating profit also rebounded, reaching $15.8 million, up from a 2020 loss of $2.258 billion. The group overall recorded a $708.3 million pre-tax loss across the Covid-impacted year in which cinemas were closed for most of the first half. This was a substantial improvement on the 2020 loss of just over $3 billion.

Katie Price has reportedly been charged with breaching her restraining order by harassing her ex-husband Kieran Hayer's fiancée Michelle Penticost.The reality star, 43, is set to appear in court next month when she returns home from her lavish Thailand holiday with fiancé Carl Woods, MailOnline reports.It is claimed that Katie will stand before magistrates in Crawley on April 12 for breaching a restraining order against Michelle.A police source told the publication: "Katie Price was arrested a few weeks ago for breaching a restraining order placed against her following an argument with the fiancée of her former partner, Kieran Hayler."Now she is believed to have written an anonymous note attacking Michelle Penticost via one of her family members."As such Katie has been charged with harassment and will appear before Crawley magistrates next month."Sussex Police told The Sun: “On Friday, January 21, officers arrested a woman on suspicion of breaching a restraining order."Katie Price, 43, has since been charged with harassment — breach of a restraining order.

fire in 2019.Archaeologists believe the sealed lead coffin would have been made for a person of some importance in the 1300s – the century after the cathedral’s construction.However, exactly who was buried deep under France’s most important cathedral remains unknown for now.A team of researchers is working against time to uncover the secrets of the “completely preserved, human-shaped sarcophagus made of lead” before building work resumes.They already used a tiny endoscopic camera to peek inside the coffin, which appeared to have been warped over the years by the weight of the earth above it.Christophe Besnier, the chief archaeologist, said that they had managed to make out “pieces of fabric, hair and a pillow of leaves on top of the head, a well known phenomenon when religious leaders were buried".“The fact that these plant elements are still inside means the body is in a very good state of conservation."Notre Dame has traditionally been the burial place of archbishops, bishops and members of the nobility but the exact identity of the person in the newly-discovered sarcophagus remains unknown.The French Ministry of Culture has described the discovery of a “completely preserved” coffin of this date as a a find of “remarkable scientific quality”.When it was originally built Notre Dame didn’t have a crypt so bodies were interred under the floor or in miniature tombs at ground level.A funeral crypt was added in 1711 but no-one has been buried there since Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, archbishop of Paris, in 2007.Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here.Police were never able to establish the exact cause of the blaze in April 2019, which destroyed the Paris

BBC sketch show French and Saunders and her lead role in The Vicar of Dibley.The actress boasts a rather large set of assets, and in a new interview she has revealed the challenges that come with her ageing body.The comedian boasts a 42G cup size and has admitted that the older she has got, the more problematic they are becoming.Speaking about the issue, she said: "If the full bra is off and I’ve smartened myself up and had a flannel wash."If I look straight on – and I love them, really love them, they’ve gone southwards a little bit now, but I don’t mind that, it’s all in the name of bosoms – they look a little bit like a sad dog looking at you."She continued to The Daily Star: "That’s the feeling I get when I look at my areola and nipple area."It's like the eyes of a needy dog."Dawn does still enjoy having such a "bouncy" chest, however she does admit there are challenges for her.She continued: "I'm very, very fond of my t*ts, I love them, I'm very fond of them, they're big, they’re bouncy, they are a little playground for me and others to enjoy but I sort of wish they could screw on and screw off.The comedian admitted she hasn't been able to run since she was about six, and has never been able to wear a spaghetti dress because there are no comfortable bras for her.She admitted: "There are just days when I wish they weren't there and other days when I'm very glad they are."Dawn recently opened up about her brain tumour scare in 2014, while she was doing a stand-up tour.The French and Saunders star was diagnosed with vertigo back in 2014 whilst she was busy performing her 30 Million Minutes tour.Dawn even had to take a walking stick with her on stage as she became afraid of falling over.Speaking on Michelle Visage's

Winners are being announced for the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. Follow the ceremony live via the below video feed from 7PM CET / 10AM PST, with the red carpet now underway.

It sounds like the set-up to a French New Wave film: a French au pair falls in love with an Irish pickpocket leading to a whirlwind romance that changes both their lives. It might be twee, but Joan Verra (Isabelle Huppert) lived it, and on a long, rainy, nighttime drive reflects on the intense, yet fleeting relationship of her youth.

Guy Lodge Film CriticAll great actresses of a certain age should get to anchor as many starring vehicles as the indefatigable Isabelle Huppert. Her prolific output and enduring marquee-name status are testament to French cinema’s continued interest in women past the age where Hollywood mostly confines them to secondary mom roles.

Berlin Film Festival has staged its first in-person edition since 2020, soldiering on amid a wave of the COVID omicron variant in Germany and a last-minute virtual pivot for the European Film Market. Here are our main takeaways below:Film Industry Pining For In-Person Meetings Despite the EFM being online, a clutch of buyers and sellers made the trek to Berlin where they held a mix of online and physical meetings in the Marriott and a very bare Gropius Bau.

Fêted and eternally fabulous, Isabelle Huppert is this year’s Berlin Film Festival honorary Golden Bear laureate for her life’s work so far, with an accompanying program of some of her most celebrated films. About Joan is her newest, screened out of competition as a Berlinale Special gala (though Huppert was unable to make the trip to Berlin after testing positive for Covid). That is quite a lot of weight to carry for Laurent Larivière’s slender story about the malleability of memory. That subject in itself, broad and deep as it is, may be too much for this rickety film to bear, even with Huppert’s flickering brilliance in the title role.

Just one day before she was set to receive the prestigious Honorary Golden Bear Award from the Berlin International Film Festival, Isabelle Huppert announced she can't receive the award in person after testing positive for COVID-19.The 68-year-old French actress tested positive for COVID-19 in Paris on Monday, with Berlinale confirming she won't accept the award in person on Tuesday.'Unfortunately, today Isabelle Huppert has been tested positive for the coronavirus in Paris and therefore she will not be able to attend the Berlin International Film Festival,' read a statement from Berlinale. Prestigious:Just one day before she was set to receive the prestigious Honorary Golden Bear Award from the Berlin International Film Festival, Isabelle Huppert announced she can't receive the award in person after testing positive for COVID-19 Award:The 68-year-old French actress tested positive for COVID-19 in Paris on Monday, with Berlinale confirming she won't accept the award in person on TuesdayStill, Huppert said she, 'doesn't feel sick,' according to Berlinale artistic directorCarlo Chatrian and they plan on holding the ceremony on Tuesday.'While informing the festival, she emphasized that she feels very dedicated to the Berlinale and wants to participate in any possible way also to support her latest film À Propos de Joan,' the statement read.

Isabelle Huppert has tested positive for COVID-19.

Manori Ravindran International EditorIsabelle Huppert, this year’s recipient of the Berlinale’s Honorary Golden Bear, has pulled out of attending the festival after testing positive for COVID in Paris.The festival confirmed the French star’s absence on Monday night.“Unfortunately, today Isabelle Huppert has been tested positive for the coronavirus in Paris and therefore she will not be able to attend the Berlin International Film Festival,” reads a statement from the Berlinale.“While informing the festival, she emphasized that she feels very dedicated to the Berlinale and wants to participate in any possible way also to support her latest film ‘À Propos de Joan.'”Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian explained that because Huppert “doesn’t feel sick,” the festival will go ahead with its planned ceremony on Tuesday honoring the “Elle” actor with its lifetime achievement award. Huppert join in via a live link from Paris.

Isabelle Huppert, recipient of this year’s Honorary Golden Bear is unable to attend the Berlin Film Festival in person due to testing positive for Covid, the festival has announced.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorMirsad Purivatra has stepped down as Sarajevo Film Festival director after a 27-year run, and has been replaced by Jovan Marjanović, who was previously in charge of the festival’s industry department and the festival co-director.Purivatra, the founder of the festival, will assume the role of president of the Obala Art Centar Association, the umbrella organization behind the festival.“I am proud of everything we have accomplished over the last 27 years. We started from nothing, when our city was under siege, and today we are a globally renowned institution attended by filmmakers and film industry professionals from the region and the whole world,” Purivatra said.“We have faced many challenges on this journey.