Even tougher lockdown could be on way as scientists warn UK is in 'eye of the storm'

Strictly Come Dancing producers are reportedly keeping Anton Du Beke on the show's judging panel, meaning Bruno Tonioli might be axed.Due to the pandemic, the 66-year-old Italian native has not appeared on the BBC show in person for the last two years.In 2020 Bruno - who judges the US version of the dancing show Dancing With the Stars - appeared via video link from his home in LA.In 2021, Strictly saw dancer Anton hang up his dancing shoes and take his place at the judging panel alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse.It's been teased that Bruno, who has starred on the show for 16 years and is currently on the Strictly tour as a judge, would not be returning to the hit BBC show this year.In an exclusive chat with The Sun, a source said: "We have been told Anton's contract as a judge is going to be renewed. The bosses were really happy with his performance.""It also hasn't escaped their notice his salary is considerably lower than Bruno's."They revealed that there is a "huge amount of affection" for him on the BBC show and that the decision will "ruffle some feathers".However, because the judging panel format worked well last year, it is believed that bosses are reluctant to switch it up again.The announcement comes after the Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood showed his support for welcoming Bruno back to the show.

Kanye West has found himself in another online dispute, this time with rapper Kid Cudi.

Andy Cohen is spending the afternoon with Anderson Cooper‘s new baby boy!

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NICOLA Roberts has revealed she knew exactly who Robobunny was after hearing him sing just four words. The Girls Aloud singer returned to the show as Queen Bee to perform the duet and said “all her teenage dreams have come true”.

THE Masked Singer fans think the final clues for Robobunny were too easy – as they guessed their identity. Viewers are convinced it is Westlife’s Mark Feehily behind the mask after the character racked up a score of 14 on a computer game – which is the amount of number ones the band has had.

MASKED Singer viewers all saying the same thing as Davina McCall wowed in minidress for the grand final. The 54-year-old panellist looked sensational in a sparkly embellished sequin dress.

GEMMA Collins has revealed that she hid her self harming secret because she feared she'd be "locked up forever". The 41-year-old will take an emotional look into her past to raise awareness in her upcoming Channel 4 documentary, Gemma Collins: Self-Harm & Me. Now in a new teaser for her upcoming one-off, viewers see the TV star admitting she never spoke about her self-harming battle because she was scared she would be sent to a "mental asylum" for the rest of her life.

SHERIDAN Smith fans think she is on every show on the telly at the moment – after she appeared as a judge on Starstruck. The 40-year-old joined Jason Manford, Adam Lambert and Beverly Knight on the panel for new the ITV singing contest, which sees four sets of superfans impersonating stars.

JESS Wright has jetted off to the Turks and Caicos with her new hubby William Lee-Kemp and brother Mark Wright. The reality star, who is pregnant with her first child, has been enjoying a sunkissed babymoon at a five-star resort. The TV beauty, 36, has given fans a glimpse of her luxury holiday which boasts glistening blue waters and golden sandy beaches that are only a few steps away from her hotel room.

KATE Garraway has revealed she’s found a “new way” to be in love with her husband Derek Draper. The 54-year-old’s relationship with the former political lobbyist changed forever when he fell ill with Covid and became the country’s worst affected victim of the virus.

Matt Hancock threatened to axe a key lockdown rule on exercise after he warned people are “taking the Mickey”.

With coronavirus cases continuing to increase in most parts of the country - fears are on the rise that England's third lockdown could still be tightened.

With coronavirus cases continuing to increase in most parts of the country, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has not ruled out lockdown rules being strengthened.

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock has stressed to parents that schools are for key workers' children only during the third national lockdown. It comes after rows erupted over parents 'needlessly' taking up key worker spaces in schools.

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock said he didn't "want to speculate" on the possibility of tougher measures being brought in as coronavirus rates continue to rise. Asked about the prospect of tighter restrictions, the Health Secretary told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "I don't want to speculate because the most important message is not whether the government will further strengthen the rules."The most important thing is that people stay at home and follow the rules that we have got."And that, in terms of the scale of the impact on the cases, that is the most important thing we can do collectively as a society."Mr Hancock, who gave the interview from his own home via video link, added: "It is hard, it is not easy.

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock has said he 'backs the police' over their enforcement of the lockdown rulesThe Health Secretary was quizzed about Derbyshire Police's approach to policing the stringent measures after they fined two women for their daily walk at a remote spot around five miles from their homes for alleged breaches of lockdown laws. The force has since said all fixed penalty notices issued during the new national lockdown will be reviewed following a string of criticism.

MPs are set to back England’s third lockdown tonight in a shutdown that could legally last until March 31.

Susanna Reid didn't hold back as she probed the Health Secretary Matt Hancock about the need for another coronavirus lockdown. Reid and her co-star Piers insisted there should be another nationwide lockdown as it was claimed earlier in the show that the "NHS is just weeks away from an apocalyptic disaster".

coronavirus.He told Sky News: “We don’t rule anything out, and we’ve shown repeatedly that we will look at the public health advice and we will take the public health advice in terms of what is needed to control the spread of the disease.“This new variant is much easier to catch, it is much more transmissible, and we’re now seeing the effect of that in lots of different parts of the country, unfortunately.“And it means that whereas the old Tier 3 was able to contain the old variant, that is proving increasingly difficult in all parts of the country.”Asked whether Tier 4 restrictions work, Mr Hancock said: “It is down to people’s behaviour, frankly."What matters is, yes of course, the rules that we put in place, but it is also about how

coronavirus than the rest of the population.It comes as Britain is facing a third national lockdown as Covid-19 cases continue to surge across the country.Mr Hancock said people should follow the public health advice regarding the reopening of schools.He told Sky News: "It is also clear that the proportion of teachers who catch coronavirus is no higher than the rest of the population."So there is clear public health advice behind the position that we have taken and that is what people should follow because, of course, education is very important as well, especially for people's long-term health."His remarks come a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted schools are safe and urged parents to send their kids back to the classroom, if