Chris Whitty explains why 30,000 Covid deaths are expected in next surge

Fans were thrilled when Gogglebox star Pete Sandiford joined with a returning cast member on the couch as well as his sister Sophie.

A 'despicable' boyfriend has been put behind bars after he defrauded his partner of over £20,000.

A documentary on the Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe is set to come out on Netflix this month. Fans of the star, as well as those who are curious to find out more about her story, will be among those keen to see it.

Record Store Day 2022.As part of RSD’s 15th anniversary, hundreds of exclusive physical releases – including vinyl, CD and cassette – were made available at over 260 participating indie retailers nationwide.Fans can get their hands on special records from the likes of Blur, Taylor Swift, Elvis, U2, Bring Me The Horizon, Sam Fender and Blondie.Many celebrated managing to bag ‘The Lakes’ 7″ by Swift, who is the global ambassador of Record Store Day 2022.“Still can’t believe this happened but I’m so glad to have another addition to my Taylor Swift collection, especially one of my favourite tracks for my first RSD!” one customer wrote on Twitter.Another Swift fan shared a picture of their clear vinyl of ‘The Lakes’, captioning it: “Three hours later and she’s finally mine.”Elsewhere, a third Twitter used said: “SO SO HAPPY !!!!!! I GOT IT!! after waking up at 4am for record store day I now own ‘The Lakes’ on vinyl and it is so beautiful.” You can see those tweets below.Three hours later and she’s finally mine

Last year, few movies threw audiences for a loop like Michael Sarnoski‘s feature debut, “Pig.” Nicolas Cage stars in the film as a reclusive truffle hunter who returns to Portland, where he was once a renowned chef, to figure out who stole his beloved foraging pig. Many expected another unhinged Cage performance, but instead, “Pig” showcases Cage at his most understated in a quiet film about grief and loss that expertly subverts its revenge set-up.

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo shared a touching tribute to his late son as he scored against Arsenal in his return to the pitch following the heartbreaking news of his baby son’s tragic death. The football legend, 37, returned to the Manchester United line-up for the first time since the tragic death of his baby son on Monday 18 April. The striker scored the only goal for United in the 34th minute.

Harrychella continues! Harry Styles once again brought the surprises to Coachella 2022, performing with yet another special guest: Lizzo.

A big night! After coronavirus delays, the Met Gala will continue its tradition of celebrating fashion on the first Monday in May — and the event’s secrecy continues to excite onlookers.

MOD SUN is mostly know for his relationships with Avril Lavigne and Bella Thorne, but he’s a musician as well.

Express.co.uk.The Midsomer Murders star admitted that she had experienced a rather “naughty tempation” before while on set as her character Fleur, acting opposite DCI John Barnaby star Neil Dudgeon.Annette joined Midsomer Murders back in 2019 as motorbike-riding chief pathologist Fleur Perkins.While Annette only became a part of the show in its 20th season, the ITV hit has now been running for 25 years. When asked what she thinks makes it stand the test of time, Annette replied: “I think it’s quite quirky and English because the deaths are often extraordinary and the fans like that.”Opening up about one particular murder scene featuring “naughty” Fleur, Annette admitted she got an inappropriate temptation during filming.  “One death I’ve had is by chocolate,” Annette recalled, as she referred to the season 20 episode The Lions of Causton.“It was as much as I could do not to break a bit off and eat it,” the actress admitted.She went on to explain that she felt it was “something Fleur might do” but decided against it for a rather peculiar reason.“I thought Fleur might do, but then I had to think, ‘No - of course she’d like dark chocolate.’“‘This person’s been smothered in milk chocolate and she’d prefer dark.’”Reflecting on her mischievous character, she added: “It’s the sort of naughty thing where, if it wasn’t near the body, I thought Fleur might just have a little.”When asked what it was like to be given such a fun role, Annette responded: “It’s brilliant to play an older woman who’s got a very interesting private life and who is very good at her job and can send the blokes up and intrigue them and things. “It’s terrific, you know, and there should be more - and they do exist in real life - characters like that

Anton Du Beke, 55, married his wife Hannah Summers in 2017 and the couple share two children.The Strictly judge recalled in an interview how the pair met and whether it was love at first sight.Anton will appear on The Chase tonight along with Alistair McGowan, Sarah-Jane Crawford and Adrian Edmondson.The Strictly judge spoke to Steph McGovern back in February about his relationship with Hannah and how the pair first met.He said: "I knew almost immediately that I loved her.She also loved me immediately."She was sitting across a big table at a do and I thought, 'wow she is absolutely gorgeous'."He then spoke about how he built up the courage to talk to Hannah.Anton continued: "She went off to the loo as one does. Outrageously, I followed her!"She went into the ladies and I waited outside for her.

Prince Harry told him of the “struggles” he has dealt with outside of his public life when the pair met back in 2016. In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, the sportsman, 48, told how he and the Queen’s grandson, 37, first crossed paths at an event for the Royal Family’s Heads Together campaign back in 2016 where they candidly discussed the topic of mental health.Prince Harry hosted the barbecue for a star-studded list of athletes, who he opened up to about his mental health.Iwan recounted how, during the candid conversation, the royal admitted he had previously faced tough times.The Olympic sprinter highlighted the effect Princess Diana’s death had on her son at such a young age.Iwan told Express.co.uk: “On that day at a barbecue, he said, you know, ‘Obviously, I've struggled myself as well’.“Because you got to remember when Prince Diana died - his mother died - [Prince William and Prince Harry] were both really young boys.“So, it must be very hard for them being in the spotlight growing up, having no privacy at all.“The whole world is watching you,” the sports star concluded.Elsewhere during the interview, Iwan stressed the importance of high-profile names like Harry’s raising awareness around mental health issues.He said people like Harry and other popular names have made it “acceptable” to admit struggles.Iwan said: “I think people like Prince Harry and other high profile people have made it more acceptable to talk out.“And it is okay not to be okay.

Emma Hernan almost had a romance with Ben Affleck.

Rangers boss Gio van Bronckhorst refused to be drawn on two big calls from referee Nick Walsh in his side's win at Motherwell.

online CrocBite database, which records fatal and non-fatal crocodile attacks on humans around the world, estimates that Nile crocodiles cause 1,000 fatalities across Africa every year, though with many going unreported the true number is likely greater. Prior to Amelie, the most recent high-profile survivor on the Zambezi was Zanele Ndlovu, who lost her arm during a canoeing trip in 2018 (she married her British charity worker fiancé in a specially altered wedding dress five days later).Amelie had been waved off on her gap year last autumn by her mum, Veronika von Pfetten-Arnbach, 52, an upholsterer, and 15-year-old sister Helena.

THE Inbetweeners actor Simon Bird has teased that "anything's possible" with regard to another epic show reuniuon. The actor, 37, who played loveable Will McKenzie in the E4 comedy series, has ruled out a re-boot where the cast play older, "embarrassing parents." Yet Simon, who starred alongside Emily Atack as well as Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas and James Buckley has hinted there could be more to come.

Covid-19 infections in the autumn.Professor Sir Ian Diamond, head of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), also said there is a lot of regional variation in terms of how many people have antibodies.His comments come after England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said there were still risks to reopening society and the UK will experience another surge of cases at some point, potentially in late summer or through the autumn and winter.Sir Ian said people need to understand how the data is moving forward and look at the impact of the "wonderful" vaccine rollout."But having said that, we need also to recognise that this is a virus that isn't going to go away," he told The Andrew Marr Show on BBC One."And I have no doubt that

Gregor Smith said there was modelling to show that a "surge" is predicted to hit at some point later in the year.Smith was asked about the comments made by England's health chief Chris Whitty yesterday who said he expected to see an increase i cases.He said: "I strongly associate myself with Chris's remarks yesterday. It is a possibility, still, that we will see a further surge later in the summer - most likely.

direct to your inbox Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance gave evidence to a committee of MPs today on the Commons Science and Technology Committee about coronavirus.Prof Whitty, who is England's Chief Medical Officer, told the committee, modelling data considered by Sage had suggested that even under the most optimistic set of assumptions, at least a further 30,000 Covid-19 deaths could occur.He said the modelling reflected the fact it was a common virus and "even if you have a relatively small proportion of people still remaining vulnerable, that still equates to a very large number of people overall."He said that might include people for whom the vaccine is not effective, those who don't take it or those in younger groups who

outdoor meetings could be announced by Nicola Sturgeon in her latest coronavirus update this afternoon.The First Minister is due to give a statement to MSPs in the Scottish Parliament around 2.20pm today.She has already indicated a change in the rules on outdoor meetings - which at the moment only allow for two people from two different households to get together - could be coming.On Friday, Sturgeon indicated "good progress" with the vaccination programme and the falling number of infections could mean that "greater normality is firmly on the horizon".She said then she was "hopeful" the Scottish Government may be able to make some "relatively minor, but I think important, changes in our ability to meet outdoors and also how young people

Chris Whitty has barely been off our screens since the pandemic started.