Covid test waiting times soar as virus surges to 232,169 cases in a week

Anna Vakili has revealed to fans that her breast reduction surgery has been cancelled as hospitals continue to overflow with Covid-19 patients.

Zara Holland has returned home to the UK after leaving Barbados with her boyfriend still in a Covid unit on the island.The pair's trip turned into a nightmare – and Elliott Love faces a fine of up to £18,000 or a possible jail sentence of up to one year. Zara and Elliott were stopped at the airport while attempting to flee the island following his positive test result.The couple left their £300-a-night Sugar Bay Hotel but were stopped by officials at the airport, before boarding their flight home.

Last season Liverpool sent their under-23s to Villa Park for the Carabao Cup quarter-final while the first team was in Qatar for the Club World Cup.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is expected to shuffle his pack for their FA Cup clash with Aston Villa’s under-23s on Friday night.Villa are set to field a team made up of their young stars after several of their first-team players and staff tested positive for Covid-19 this week, forcing them to close their Bodymoor Heath training complex on Thursday.As a result, reports suggest Dean Smith and his senior players will not be involved in the third-round tie, with the club’s under-23s likely to line up against Klopp’s Premier League champions.Liverpool have not been hit with a similar coronavirus crisis, however they will be without four injured stars as well as long-term absentees Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez.Konstantinos Tsimikas, Joel Matip,

Love Island star, 25, was summoned to the island's District A magistrates' court after attempting to flee the country when her boyfriend tested positive for coronavirus.Holland faced up to one year's jail time, as well as a fine of £18,000, but was ultimately awarded a fine of just £4,417.In a statement shared with Mail Online, Zara's lawyer confirmed the reality star had travelled back to the UK.Andrew Pilgrim QC, told the publication: "Zara left Barbados last night."The fine has been paid and she was free to go."The former Miss Great Britain allegedly travelled on a Virgin Atlantic flight to Manchester, having paid the fine.A passenger on the flight allegedly told the publication: "We were shocked to see her because we know her boyfriend

coronavirus patients read to him in court.Robin Campbell, 53, then launched into a series of false statements downplaying the severity of the pandemic. He took part in a march through Bristol on November 14 to oppose the second national lockdown with around 400 others, BristolLive reports.

direct to your inboxPolice intervened to stop up to 100 people attending a wedding in Salford.The ceremony involving members of the orthodox Jewish community was due to take part in the Broughton Park area, next to Higher Broughton which has seen high levels of Covid-19.GMP moved after being tipped off that the event was due to take place on Wednesday.It is understood that guests from all over the country were intending to attend the wedding and a reception.This week the overall infection rate in Salford was reported to have risen by 8 per cent.In a statement Greater Manchester Police said: "On Wednesday 6 January police were notified of an organised wedding in Broughton, Salford, where 60-100 people are believed to have been

Naman Ramachandran Some ten months after the coronavirus pandemic began devastating England, with 78,000 dead so far, the country now requires all international arrivals, including U.K. nationals, to present a negative COVID-19 test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure.The devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to follow suit.U.K.

blondette shade, the recent addition of youth enhancing caramel and cinnamon tones give the Duchess of Cambridge's hair a light-reflecting radiance that boosts her porcelain complexion. While brunettes tend to shine more than blondes, a few highlights around the hair line will warm up a flat winter complexion.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire is getting ready to vaccinate those aged 80 years of age and over as it rolls out the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine into GP and community settings from January 11.With mainland Scotland now in lockdown, Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director from NHS Lanarkshire today reminded those eligible who will be invited in the coming weeks, that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is a permissible reason to leave the home.The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine received approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for use in the UK last week (December 30).

begun receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine last month; and now the new second vaccine is also being deployed after earning the required UK regulatory approval last week.

MASTERCHEF judge Gregg Wallace insists he still eats carbs and boozes because he "doesn't believe in diets" - despite four stone weight loss. Appearing on Good Morning Britain today, the 56-year-old beamed about how he's transformed his life after dropped from 16st to 12st.

CARA Delevingne is Britain’s top paid model — after making £15.7million last year. Her earnings, on a net worth of £30.2million, dwarf those of Kate Moss, 46, who brought in £9million as the catwalk’s second biggest Brit earner.

link.“Vaccination is one of the most important tools we have as we work our way out of this pandemic.”For more information, visit www.nhsinform.scot/covid19vaccine or call 0800 030 8013.

Kilmarnock supermarket have tested positive for COVID-19. It's claimed that four workers at Tesco on Glasgow Road have contracted the virus and are self isolating.Supermarket chiefs confirmed today that a "very small number" of staff have tested positive for coronavirus.In a leaked memo to staff at the store, bosses admitted the news was unsettling but that the supermarket was following the latest government advice.The document leaked to the Kilmarnock Standard reads: "We have four colleagues in self isolation at the moment and we have received conformation that four colleagues from this store has [sic] tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus).

A 'dedicated and passionate' frontline NHS worker tragically died on Christmas Eve after catching coronavirus.

Boris Johnson’s father Stanley is set to get his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine today, he has said.

Covid-19 group, said a “broader strategy” is required days after Sturgeon issued a stay-at-home order. The Edinburgh University expert said new vaccines are “wonderful” and will make a difference.

Facundo Pellestri has been denied the chance to make his Manchester United debut after testing positive for coronavirus.

A furious pub owner has posted a sign to villagers telling them to f*** off after he was accused of breaching coronavirus rules and reported to police.

Peter Andre promised a special but quieter seventh birthday for daughter Amelia amid his own Covid-19 diagnosis.