Boris Johnson announces UK lockdown easing measures - but Greater Manchester must wait

Former centre-back Rio Ferdinand has waxed lyrical about Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho, insisting he has been the club's "best player" in recent matches.

Netflix's hit reality dating show Love Is Blind has many of us gripped with its drama-filled and nail-biting scenes.Season two premiered on Friday (February 11) and follows several men and women hoping to find love in a very different kind of dating experience.Contestants first take part in a blind speed-dating process which takes place in pods where they will see whether there's a spark.From that point, the individual decides whether they want to propose - with the intention to get married - and finally get to meet their other half face-to-face for the first time.Despite being a wild concept, avid viewers have been glued to the show's thrilling drama which has many asking questions about what really happens behind-the-scenes.Here, we dig deep into the shenanigans that happens off-camera. Many may have noticed how 30 people enter the show looking for the perfect person.However, only a select number of people are properly shown throughout the series.

student has been declared dead after taking an Uber following a night out with pals.The 21-year-old from the University of New Orleans was dropped off unresponsive at a hospital where she was declared dead.Ciaya Jordan Whetstone attended Mardi Gras parades on Friday and later went out with friend Juliet Orr to a bar.Juliet told the New Orleans Advocate that Ciaya was driven to her boyfriend's house in the suburbs and later took an Uber to check on her dog in the middle of the night.Her roommate, Reese White, said that Ciaya told her she was going with the driver whom she described as a friend to “go find her car”.Reese told the paper: "I tried to convince her not to go."One of Ciaya's other friends, Robert Torres, rang her at around 1.30am on Saturday morning where he heard the driver ask her: "Do you like to party?"Reportedly she told Robert that she will ring him back, but never did.The news outlet reported it was unclear who dropped the girl off at 7am at the hospital.Police said she arrived via “private conveyance”, a term used in cases where an ambulance isn’t involved.Currently it is unclear what the cause of death was.The girl's stepdad shared how "shocked" the family are and how they have "got a tough few days ahead of us".The University officials said that Ciaya was a business administration junior who was due to graduate in 2023.School president John Nicklow said in a statement: “As a University, few things are more challenging than dealing with the sadness of the death of a student. Our thoughts are with Ciaya’s family and friends.“We are offering counselling services to students and employees who need support."Fellow students also shared their worries.

Clayton Davis On Tuesday afternoon, it was reported that eight categories would not be presented on the live broadcast of this year’s 94th Oscars ceremony. The social media and industry reaction was swift and brutal from industry members and awards watchers, but some of the instant backlash was due to a lack of understanding of the process and how it will roll out.Are the categories being removed from the Oscars ceremony?No. The 94th ceremony will begin one hour earlier for in-person attendees, with the full presentation of nominees, winners and speeches from the eight selected categories of documentary short, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, production design, animated short, live action short and sound.

Korea, one of the world’s most advanced economies and now one of the most competitive OTT markets.Now, local contender Tving reckons it has many of the tools it needs to unseat Netflix from its hard-earned position as Korea’s top dog streamer.Streaming industry numbers in Korea have risen in roughly inverse proportion to the decline of theatrical film industry. South Korea was the world’s fourth biggest box office market until 2019, but it is now chugging along with a dearth of local titles and aggregate revenues averaging a miserable $5 million per weekend so far in 2022.Consultancy, Media Partners Asia has estimated in contrast that Netflix may have ended 2021 with some six million paying subscribers (in a population of 51 million).

Tom Holland is answering fans’ questions — or, at least he’s trying to when he’s not focusing on being surrounded by a puppies.

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, 53, has seemingly rocked too hard. He confessed that he’s basically “deaf” and has been for the past 20 years. “I haven’t had them tested in a long time — I mean, I know what they’re gonna say,” he said of his ears on The Howard Stern Show. “You have hearing damage tinnitus in your left ear, more so than your right ear.”

Boris Johnson was handed a humiliating slapdown over his plan to move the House of Lords to York on Wednesday.

What do you make of the way Boris Johnson and his government have dealt with exam results this year, or even the coronavirus pandemic in general? Let us know in the comments section below.

last week when the Scottish Government were forced to perform a U-turn over the Nat 5 and Higher exam results the UK Government has also now caved into the pressure from outraged parents, pupils and teachers.

Thousands of A-level students in England are set to see their grades increased after a U-turn by the government.Following huge criticism from students, headteachers and a backlash by Tory MPs, grades will now be based on teachers’ assessments rather than the controversial algorithm by regulator Ofqual.Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson had previously defended the “robust” system, which saw almost 40 percent of grades reduced from teachers’ predictions.Mr Johnson, who is currently on holiday in Scotland, held crisis talks with Mr Williamson and senior officials on Monday morning.The change will also apply to GCSE results in England, which are due to be released this Thursday.Students who were awarded a

A headteacher appeared on Monday's This Morning to discuss the A-level results disaster that happened over the weekend, which saw millions of students receive grades lower than what they were predicted.

coronavirus rages around the world, many people are concerned about a second wave of infections.

Covid-secure and ready to reopen. It was announced by Boris Johnson in a briefing on June 23 that hairdressers could reopen, but not nail bars, beauty salons or spas.Beauty salons had not been allowed to reopen earlier as it was believed it would be more difficult to mitigate the risk of transmission.Mr Johnson previously said: “We also intend to allow some other close contact services, such as nail bars, to reopen as soon as we can; when we're confident they can operate in a secure way.”The news of prolonged closure came as a shock to many beauty salons owners who were preparing to open their doors from July 4 along with hairdressers - and they have had to keep their businesses closed for many weeks.We rely on advertising to help fund our

Facial beauty services, tattoos and spa treatments can resume from Saturday under the latest easing of England's coronavirus lockdown restrictions, Boris Johnson has announced.

Boris Johnson has given the go-ahead for theatres to host indoor, socially-distanced performances in England.Last month, venues around the country had been given the green light to open their doors to audiences – however this was delayed amid a spike in coronavirus figures.It has now been confirmed that performances can again take place in theatres and venues from Saturday – except in locations where ‘local lockdowns’ have been imposed.This includes Manchester, parts of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire.Rules have also been relaxed on businesses including bowling alleys, beauty salons, skating rinks, casinos and tattoo studios.Visit our live blog for the latest updates: Coronavirus news liveCulture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirmed the

coronavirus social distancing restrictions will come into effect on Saturday.

People who repeatedly flout rules on wearing face coverings could be fined up to £3,200 under tough new rules for England, Boris Johnson has said.

France in Scotland after 4am on Saturday will be required to quarantine for 14 days due to fears over rising numbers of coronavirus cases in the country.The move came after Boris Johnson said ministers would be "absolutely ruthless" in deciding on whether to impose the self-isolation requirement.The Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks & Caicos and Aruba have also been added to the quarantine list from 4am on Saturday.Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf confirmed the move will apply to Scotland in line with the four nations approach.

mums who created cheeky 'Buck Foris' kids clothing during lockdown to throw shade at Boris Johnson have raised thousands of pounds for charities - despite having never even met each other. Mums Katie Connelly, 36, and Emi Ozmen-Pendergast, 38, launched Dream On Playwear together at the height of the coronavirus pandemic after following each other on Instagram.Between them Katie, a freelance stylist from Edinburgh and Emi, from Stamford, Lincs, have more than 40,000 followers thanks to their style and picture-perfect Instagram posts.Despite having never met in person, the women, who are both mums-of-two, got chatting through instagram three years ago and became firm friends and had even talked about setting up a joint fashion business.But

The Sun, the Office for National Statistics will confirm the decline which is said to be the worst in Western Europe. The announcement will come as it was reported 730,000 jobs have been lost.British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has warned of "bumpy months ahead" after urging people to go back to work.