England sees huge 64% rise in Covid-19 cases in one week with 89k testing positive

Presenter Phillip Schofield has praised Holly Willoughby for how supportive she has been for him this year.

A pop-up birthing centre that would have seen maternity services return to Rochdale for the first time in nearly a decade will not open in the ‘near future’.The facility - for women having low-risk pregnancies - was due to open at Rochdale Infirmary after bosses signed off on a 12-month trial last year.Expectant mums in Rochdale have had to travel to Oldham to give birth since the former maternity unit was closed down in 2011.But the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has led to the plans being shelved until further notice.The news comes as a blow to Friends of Rochdale Maternity Care (FRMC) and others who have campaigned to bring services back to the borough.Simon Mehigan, director of midwifery at the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), has

Bolton South East MP has confirmed she is currently at Royal Bolton Hospital after testing positive for the virus two weeks ago.  Mrs Qureshi said she started self-isolating with her family and continued to work from home until her condition worsened not long after her positive result.She was admitted to hospital on Saturday (October 17) with pneumonia where she is currently recovering. In a written statement, the Bolton MP said: “Two weeks ago, I began to feel unwell. I then tested positive for COVID-19, so my family and I immediately self-isolated at home.

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva says this season's Premier League champions will not need as many points as in the last three seasons, but will have to work much harder to win the title.Manchester City and Liverpool have won the league with 100, 98 and 99 points respectively over the last three years, with Chelsea racking up 93 points the year before. But this season, both City and Liverpool have already dropped five points apiece, with Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Leicester all slipping up in surprising fashion as well.

astroid flying towards earth at 25,000 miles per hour, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has warned. The celebrity scientist said the space rock could hurdle into the atmosphere the day before the votes take place in November.Racing through space at rocket speeds, the astroid is roughly the size of a fridge.Known as 2018VP1, Tyson warned that the rock could clip into earth as it whizzes past on November 2.He wrote on Instagram: “Asteroid 2018VP1, a refrigerator-sized space-rock, is hurting towards us at more than 25,000 mi/hr.“It may buzz-cut Earth on Nov.

soap dispenser hack has been taking the internet by storm. On a Mrs Hinch fan page, a woman revealed the smart trick that many had no idea about.She wrote: “Please tell me I’m not the only one who didn’t know this.“I hate the fact my washing up liquid is always on show.“Seen a video last week of a man removing that pointless circle from his sink and adding a soap dispenser.“Was so easily pleased so ordered one! It’s the little thing that makes us happy.”After first emerging on TikTok in May, the hack has now made it to Instagram.Stacey Solomon’s mind was blown when she spotted the nifty trick – so she shared it with her 3.8 million followers.

Covid-19 following their draw on Saturday. The Belgian outfit take on Rangers on Thursday night in the opening group stage game at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

coronavirus.The Bolton South East MP said on Facebook she was admitted to hospital on Saturday with pneumonia.She said she first began to feel unwell two weeks ago and tested positive for the virus, so self-isolated at home with her family.It comes as Greater Manchester remains in a stand-off with the Government over being moved into a Tier 3 lockdown.Ms Qureshi, who is Labour’s Shadow International Development Minister, insisted she has not travelled to Westminster or “anywhere else”.She has represented Bolton South East since 2010.In a Facebook post, she said she carried on working remotely but began to “feel much worse” after 10 days.This led to her being admitted to the Royal Bolton Hospital on Saturday where she says she is being “very

Sammy Hagar has said that Eddie Van Halen‘s death would’ve been “way too much” for him to process had the two not settled their long-standing feud earlier this year.Hagar was speaking about his former Van Halen bandmate, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer, in a new interview.Hagar, who served as vocalist and guitarist in Van Halen during two stints (1985–1996, 2003–2005), said that he spoke to the late Van Halen guitarist earlier this year in a bid to patch up their relationship following years of zero communication between the two.“I think that the word is pretty much out that Eddie and I buried the hatchet earlier on this year,” Hagar told Rock 105.5’s Angi Taylor.“We didn’t go around

close schools in Scotland again if that's what it takes to stop the spread of Covid, a leading teaching union has warned. It comes as Holyrood ministers prepare to publish a framework later this week which will better explain the criteria for introducing local lockdowns in the future.

Tens of thousands of self-employed people have until midnight to apply for a support grant from the government, before the current emergency Covid-19 scheme closes for good.

Royal Navy and Royal Marines has gone viral on Twitter, with people divided about how useful the tech will be. In the clip, recorded in the Solent near Portsmouth, a "test pilot" flies from a PAC-24 Fast RIB and onto a P2000 Patrol Boat.He launches backwards of the boat and quickly spins around, aiming for the bigger ship.Hovering over the deck, he delicately lands on the deck and immediately laughs and shakes the hand of the man standing next to him as they celebrate the success of the ambitious project.Launching back into the air again, just seconds later he has landed with immaculate precision back onto the deck of the smaller boat.

Steven Gerrard walked into than a glance at the results of the last two matches against Celtic before he took the helm. A 4-0 defeat at Hampden in the 2017 Scottish Cup semi-final was compounded by their dismantling by a further goal at Parkhead two weeks later.

Dr Sara Kayat has issued a warning over suggestions that a vaccine for coronavirus could be available around the festive period.

Liverpool's flying full-backs are even more important to the club now the Reds are without Virgil van Dijk, according to former Anfield defender Glen Johnson.

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An alleged prank by a Maryland high schooler on Thursday prompted school staff to call the police after a masked man appeared to be holding a gun during a virtual learning class, according to a report.  The student at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Md., located about 20 miles northwest of Washington D.C., had his camera turned off at the start of class before it was turned on and two young men appeared on the screen, FOX 5 DC reported. One was wearing a ski mask and waving what appeared to be a gun, according to Principal Elizabeth L. Thomas in a letter sent to parents Thursday.

HELLO! magazine, Dawn French reveals how she drew on her experiences with her late mother, Roma, for her new novel, Because of You."I'm trying to write about that very strong mother line, which is just a remarkable, visceral, unconditional relationship," says Dawn, 63, who has a daughter, Billie, with her former husband Sir Lenny Henry and two step children, Lily, 29, and Olly, 26, from her marriage to charity executive Mark Bignell.MORE: Dawn French talks recent weight gain during frank discussion"I've been mothered incredibly well in my life. Yes it was spikey and fiery at moments, and we fell out often but we always fell back in again.

Strictly lifted the mood of the nation, with fans declaring it “saved 2020” as the launch drew the best ratings since 2017.

The number of men dying from cancer in private homes during the coronavirus pandemic is roughly 50 per cent higher than the five-year average, new figures show.

Motherwell coach and former Rangers star Maurice Ross blasted Celtic's formation after Old Firm derby day defeat last night. The Steelmen reserve manager was brutal in his verdict about the back three of Shane Duffy, Kris Ajer and Stephen Welsh in the 2-0 loss at Parkhead.