Ellen DeGeneres has 'excruciating back pain' after coronavirus diagnosis, feeling '100%' otherwise

Public fury over Boris Johnson's handling of Covid Christmas rules has been laid bare by a snap poll.

Simon Cowell is hitting the road as he ramps up his recovery from a broken back.

Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, the husband of actress Lori Loughlin, has reportedly been placed into protective custody in prison due to concerns over coronavirus infections within the facility.  Giannulli began his five-month sentence at a prison in Lompoc, Calif., for his role in the college admissions scandal after he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from $500,000 payments to scam mastermind William "Rick" Singer to get their daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella Giannulli, recruited onto University of Southern California's crew team.The two had never participated in the sport. A source told People that Giannulli has been kept separate from the rest of the prison population.

This Morning host could not stop herself from responding after seeing his tweet about not social distancing.The 63-year-old asked the actor "what do you know about this virus that scientists don’t?" in a heated post in view of her 78,000 followers.She went on to respond to a number of fans also angered by his message to his own 261,000 users.His post came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson updated the UK on the plan for Christmas in light of the coronavirus pandemic.It saw many told to stay at home and not see loved ones if living in certain areas, as the festive relaxtion of the rules was reduced to just Christmas Day.However, Laurence, 42, claimed the country's "freedom is on the line".He tweeted: "Take off your masks.

direct to your inboxStrictly's Gorka Marquez has been reunited with girlfriend Gemma Atkinson and their daughter Mia after nine weeks.The couple, who met on the BBC One show in 2017, have been separated due to Gorka competing in the dance competition with EastEnders star Maisie Smith. In order for Strictly Come Dancing to go ahead safely this year, various Covid secure measures were in place including the celebrity and their professional partner becoming a 'bubble'.

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson announced a new tier of coronavirus restrictions and scrapped much of his original plan to relax them at Christmas last night, in response to rocketing infection rates.London, much of the South East and East are now under Tier 4 - a stricter set of measures that is much the same as the national lockdown.The Prime Minister said he had no choice but to respond to spiralling numbers of cases thought to be caused by a new strain of coronavirus.While it doesn't appear to be more deadly, it could be to 70 per cent more infectious, experts believe.The announcement on Saturday came as millions of people were preparing to travel across the country to be with family at Christmas.Images from London train stations

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Penny Lancaster is proud of her husband Sir Rod Stewart for going public with his prostate cancer diagnosis. Although Rod, 75, and Penny, 49, originally kept the news a secret, as they didn't want to worry their sons Alastair, 15, and Aiden, nine, he later opened up about it when he got the all-clear and Penny believes Rod's honesty has helped others.

direct to your inboxA new strain of coronavirus driving spirally infection rates in London has already spread to every region in the UK, a health boss has warned. Scientists first became aware of the variant, now identified as VUI 202012/01 in October, after analysing a sample from September.

More than 300 people turned up to a rave hours before more than 16 million people were plunged into Tier 4.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have been having their say on who should start against Leeds United this afternoon.United face their fierce rivals in the Premier League for the first time in almost 17 years at Old Trafford in what should be an engrossing encounter.With Leeds having a unique style of football under Marcelo Bielsa, there is plenty of debate over how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should choose to line-up, especially after a hit-and-miss performance against Sheffield United in midweek.Here is how Reds fans think Solskjaer should approach the game as they look to improve their home form this season, according to the most popular starting XI of fans using MEN Sport's team selector.In goal, fans want David

baby had open heart surgery at just one-week-old after a scan revealed she was suffering from a rare condition.Worried mum Christina Harmon was only three months pregnant when doctors discovered her baby was facing a life threatening issue.Baby Shane's heart was not developing normally meaning he would need operations and intense medical help as soon as he was born.But little fighting Shane survived the heart surgeries, insertion of stents, tube feeding and complex medical care at home.The miracle baby even did it while facing Covid crisis, reports The Mirror.Christina, 31, took a two year career break from her job as a nursery assistant in North Belfast, determined to get her youngest son through his toughest days.She said: “When I look at

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straight to your inboxManchester City star Kevin De Bruyne is being backed to reach the same heights this season that he did last term.De Bruyne was named Premier League player of the season for 2019-20, as well as being voted PFA players' player of the year. He also provided a joint league record 20 assists over the course of the campaign as City finished runners-up to Liverpool.

direct to your inboxThree teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a boy was stabbed in Moss Side.The 15-year-old was taken to hospital after being attacked near Alexandra Park at around 10.30pm on Saturday.He remains in hospital in a serious but not life-threatening condition, police said.Three other boys, all 15, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.It's understood that the stabbing is being treated as a targeted attack.All entrances to Alexandra Park were sealed off last night..A police helicopter was seen hovering above the park with a floodlight for around 30 minutes.Dog units assisted the search along with armed officers, witnesses said.Officers were later seen carrying out door-to-door

Nikola Katic 's comeback as he admits the defender wants to be fit "yesterday". The Rangers centre-back ruptured his cruciate ligament in pre-season and has embarked on a long road to recovery.

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On the campaign trail, Joe Biden promised to be President Trump’s antithesis on border and immigration issues. Basically, Biden — whose victory was declared Monday by the Electoral College — pledged to do the opposite of everything Trump did regarding illegal immigration.

Author Victoria May Clarke has come out in defence of her husband Shane MacGowan.

Wigan. At 1.50pm yesterday afternoon (December 19) police received a report that a woman in her 30s had gone missing in the Platt Bridge area.

direct to your inboxAn Asda employee has gone viral for her 'unbelievable' act after she discovered a homeless man outside the supermarket she works for.The woman, who works at the Middleton store in Leeds, caught the attention of people on social media after Asda revealed what she did.Posting on its Facebook page, Asda wrote: "When our caring colleague Rachel Cunningham saw a homeless man sitting outside in the cold by our Middleton store in Leeds she just knew she had to do something to help him."She got him a hot chocolate and a slice of pizza from our cafe, as well as buying and filling up a hot water bottle for him, before contacting a local homelessness group to get him shelter for the night – and he's now being assessed for