Effects of 'long Covid' could be bigger health issue than excess deaths, warn experts

Jean-Pierre Jeunet can be a master juggler of a filmmaker, letting many different pieces achieve weightlessness while our attention is rapt. When it’s graceful and methodical, it can have the dreamy qualities of “Delicatessen” or “Amelie.” But when the trick doesn’t work, it can be mighty exhausting to follow along with, as with his new Netflix film “Bigbug.” This movie has Jeunet doing “The Jetsons” while ruminating on what a robot uprising might inevitably look like, but that proves to be less exciting than one could ever imagine.

memes comparing him to an ‘Irish dad’. Thankfully, Matt also found the memes of him with his arms crossed pretty funny as Stephen Mangan – who worked with Matt on five seasons of the sitcom Episodes – told RTÉ he’d been following the parodies. He joked: ‘I’m not sure Matt really understands what was happening. Obviously, he is Italian, but he saw the funny side of it.

An unlikely rom-com duo if ever there was one, this Valentine’s Day, Charlie Day and Jenny Slate team up in an attempt to win back their respective exes in Amazon Prime Video’s I Want You Back. Directed by Jason Orley, the film follows Peter (Day) and Emma (Slate), two happily taken strangers who find themselves unceremoniously dumped on the same weekend.

It’s hard to think of other professional basketball teams that measure up to the Showtime Lakers era. NBA dynasties such as the Chicago Bulls led by Michael Jordan had a predecessor with Magic Johnson and the Lakers.

The latest incarnation of the live-action “Barbie” feature film is quickly a wild and utterly unexpected affair. After moving to Warner Bros., the movie was gifted a script from an unlikely duo, Greta Gerwig (“Little Women,” “Lady Bird”) and Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story”).

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin have been pictured leaving Hollywood restaurant The Nice Guy while a shooting went on outside.Police confirmed to Metro.co.uk that three people were shot, with multiple rounds being fired, after they heard a fight going on outside.They added that the three victims were all taken to hospital and they are all in a stable condition.They went on to say that the incident is ‘not gang related.’TMZ reports that stars Kodak Black, Gunna and Lil Baby were standing and talking before a fight broke out and shots were fired.Bieber was enjoying an after party at the restaurant following his concert at the Pacific Design Center at a Super Bowl Homecoming weekend event with the guest list including stars like  Drake, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Kendall Jenner and Khloe Kardashian.In photos from the night, Baldwin, 25, can be seen shielding her eyes as she and Justin are escorted by security. Neither of them have addressed the shooting, although Bieber, 27, reshared a video of himself singing his song Ghost during his performance.Events are gearing up in preparation for the Super Bowl this weekend, with Mary J Blige,  Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre and Kendrick Lamar set to take to the stage for the half-time show.Explaining the selection of artists, Blige explained to USA Today: ‘Dre is the one who called us all to be part of this moment and it’s an honour because we love and respect him so much. ‘Everyone [in the lineup] is an artist that Dre produced or wrote for or has a connection.

KATIE Price has been seen boasting about buying a new "flash car" just weeks after dodging jail for a drink-drive smash. The former glamour model took to Instagram to joke that she was keen to find a motor as reliable as her much-loved horse. Katie, 43, was seen enjoying a day out riding with her horse Wallis on Friday afternoon as she headed to Instagram to gush over her pet.

KOURTNEY Kardashian enjoyed a massive, topping-filled pizza on Friday night and shared a snap of the delicious meal with her fans. The 42-year-old’s latest food post comes as fans have been speculating that she’s pregnant with her and her fiance Travis Barker’s first baby together due to all the cravings she’s been mentioning.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentJuliette Binoche (“The English Patient”) and Vincent Lindon (“Titane”) who starred for the first time together in Claire Denis’s “Both Sides of the Blade” said the experience was emotionally draining at the Berlinale press conference. The highly anticipated film, which was acquired by IFC Films ahead of the festival, is world premiering in competition on Saturday evening.

The Masked Singer will reach its crescendo this weekend (February 12).The ITV series will finally unmask the remaining three celebrity contestants who are disguised as the characters Panda, Mushroom and Robobunny.With plenty of theories and hints about who the mystery celebs could be, as well as some last minute clues pertaining to their respective identities, bookies Ladbrokes have updated their odds to the identities of each character.The betting shop has also provided an update as to who the most likely winner will be.So, who will be storming to victory this weekend?And, more importantly, which celebs are behind the masks?Favourite to win The Masked Singer this weekend is Panda.The unknown celebrity behind the furry mask is the bookies favourite, with 6/4 odds to win the show.Trailing one step behind Panda is Mushroom, who has been given 3/1 odds to win.Meanwhile, Robobunny is predicted to finish in third place in this weekend's show and has been given 4/1 odds to win.While the identity of Mushroom has been suggested as both Charlotte Church and The Chase star Jenny Ryan, The Masked Singer frontrunner Panda has been harder to pin down.Nonetheless, Ladbrokes odds have given hints as to who the mysterious public figure could be.Neighbours-turned-pop-star Natalie Imbruglia is odds-on favourite to be unmasked as Panda at 4/6.Scottish singer Lulu has been deemed the second most likely celebrity behind the mask at 3/1, while Pixie Lott has been deemed an unlikely outsider at 8/1.Ladbrokes' Alex Apati said: "It doesn't look as though Panda has bamboozled anyone, with the latest odds suggesting viewers are right to think Natalie Imbruglia will be revealed this weekend."Additionally, Robobunny has been suggested to be McFly

Manchester United icon Paul Scholes hit out at Bruno Fernandes after his poor performance in Saturday's disappointing 1-1 draw with Southampton. United once again spurned a first half lead, with Che Adams striking just after the break to cancel out Jadon Sancho's opener. It's been a nightmare week for United, who also dropped points against Burnley in the week.

AJ Odudu met a gang of witches to perform spiritual healing ceremonies - and she wowed them so much that witch expert Inbaal Honigman says she could join the cohort.The former Strictly finalist even got involved in a healing ceremony - and afterwards she claimed her back injury felt better.Odudu visited the clan of witches over a decade ago for a BBC Switch documentary called Teensville, Teenage Witches, before she made it big with Big Brother's Bit on the Side in 2013.Talented witch and psychic Inbaal spoke exclusively to Daily Star about her meeting with AJ, and how the witch rituals may have healed the lovable Blackburn TV presenter.Inbaal said her meeting with AJ began with a call from a BBC producer who told her they were making a doc following teen witches, and they needed to enlist the help of a more established witch in herself - a High Priestess in the witch order.Soon enough, Inbaal got a knock on the door at her home in Yorkshire - and standing outside was AJ and two young witches.Recalling the moment she met AJ, Inbaal said: "One day, they knocked on the door, and three girls entered - two obvious teen witches, with their frilly black dresses and crimson lips, and a third girl, with a whoosh of energy, a loud and engaging laugh and the strongest Northern accent!"Inbaal immediately noticed that AJ was "warm and open minded" as she spoke to them, and she was very open to trying out Witchcraft practises.Inbaal said: "She was very easy to talk to, and really open to trying out Witchcraft practices."Expert witch Inbaal decided to get AJ involved in a healing practice - and the TV star was excited to get stuck in.Inbaal went on: "Healing is a practice that's quite universal to most spiritual denominations, and so I

sex in his life, inserted a two-metre-long piece of nylon string into his penis with the aim of maximising his erection. The unnamed patient in Indonesia inserted the string while being fully erect and watching a pornographic video.

The rapper Blueface was reportedly arrested in Hollywood for gun possession in the early morning hours of Saturday.The Thotiana hitmaker, 25, had been driving in a car with several people when he was stopped at the Sunset and Vine intersection around 3:15 a.m.Police told TMZthat the music artist was originally pulled over for driving with an expired registration. Gun charges: Rapper Blueface was arrested in Hollywood for gun possession in the wee hours of Saturday morningAfter a computer check it was also discovered that Blueface — real nameJohnathan Jamall Porter — was driving with a suspended license.

sex staple.She posted on TikTok and said: "Apparently celebrity hairstylists use lube for the wet hair look to last all night long!"The beauty vlogger demonstrates in a video as she grabs a bottle of colourless gel and squirts them all over her hair.Next, she massages them into her hair so it goes evenly distributed before parting her hair in the middle.Edely's hair trick does give her a glossy finish on the hair but viewers were concerned about the washing process.One said: "There's no way Megan Fox is putting lube on her hair. Good luck washing them off though, I can't imagine the smell.""Lube for make-up primer, lube for your hair...

The Masked Singer final takes place this evening, with eager fans waiting to see who is behind characters including Robobunny, Panda and Traffic Cone.The celebrity judges have already unmasked huge stars including Heather Small, Gloria Hunniford and Michael Owen throughout the series - with fans still making their guesses about the remaining characters.There have been plenty of surprise reveals in the past, including Joss Stone as Sausage, Aston Merrygold as Robin and Jason Manford as Hedgehog.Ahead of the final, Daily Star has taken a look at where the winners and runners up of The Masked Singer are now.Singer and Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts was the first celebrity to win The Masked Singer in 2019, after being unmasked as Queen Bee.The star is no stranger to success, having rose to fame as one of the winners of Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 and becoming the youngest member of Girls Aloud at the age of 16 years old.The group won numerous awards and were together until their split in 2013, but Nicola continued to remain close to her band mates, including co-writing music with Cheryl, telling The Guardian: "Kimberley and Cheryl are really like my roots – there’s such a deep thread there. We’ve gone through everything together.

Liberty Poole has teased the theme of her upcoming Dancing On Ice routine in a cryptic Instagram post as she enjoyed a day out with her professional partner Joe Johnson.Enjoying a sunny day trip to Brighton, the twosome were joined by Liberty’s mum Jo as they enjoyed a ride on the bumper cars before relaxing in deck chairs on the famous Brighton Palace Pier. Captioning the happy snaps, Liberty teased: “A fun filled day at Brighton with my two favs.

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes launched an almighty tirade against his former club following their 1-1 draw against Southampton on Saturday.The 47-year-old, who never seems to pull punches when it comes to United, slammed Ralf Rangnick's side for being "all over the place" and lacking any sort of centralised plan."I think that’s the feeling around the place. There’s a lack of interest now.

The number of coronavirus cases in the North of England is almost six times that of the South, according to new data from a symptom tracking app.

Long Covid could become a more serious public health problem than excess deaths caused by coronavirus, a leading academic has warned.

The effects of long Covid could turn out to be a bigger public health problem than excess deaths, an academic has warned.