Firefighters brace for influx of emergency calls over the holidays amid coronavirus pandemic

Megan Barton Hanson has recalled the time her brother's girlfriend called her a 'big, fat lesbian' after she began dating women.

direct to your inboxA Greater Manchester Police chief has urged people to stay at home in Tier 4 tomorrow night instead of celebrating New Year's Eve as they normally would. Under Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions, people are required by law to remain at home unless they need to leave their home for essential reasons.

MARK Wright has revealed his family and best friends have been struck down with coronavirus - and has urged his fans to stay safe. The radio presenter warned the new mutant variation of the virus should be taken seriously after many people he knows have contracted the illness.

LOVE Island's Dani Dyer has revealed she was finally due to get her big break in acting earlier this year with a role in Holby City. However, the 24-year-old reality star had the job pulled when Covid-19 struck and filming was paused.

ANT McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have paid tribute to Byker Grove creator Adele Rose following her death. Adele's husband Peter Chadwick confirmed that she died of pneumonia aged 87 on December 28.

PETER Andre's son Junior has been mocked by his dad as a "Surrey gangsta" but the lad proved he has some rap skills today. The 15-year-old showed off his abilities, singing along to Central Cee's hit Loading on his dad's TikTok feed.

Actress Dawn Wells has died at the age of 82.

Sir Anthony Hopkins has recorded an inspiring and impassioned speech to youngsters whose dreams have been dashed by the pandemic.

Tottenham have been left furious after the Premier League postponed their clash with Fulham less than three hours before kick-off.

EFL clubs will undergo a full round of coronavirus tests next week to help save the FA Cup.

It turns out Mossimo Giannulli isn’t enjoying his stay in lockup too much.

Asian Dub Foundation and Stewart Lee’s new single ‘Comin’ Over Here’ is still in race to be Brexit Number One.A campaign was launched earlier this month (December 12) in a bid to get the song to Number One when the Brexit transition period ends, with 100% of the band’s share of sales going to frontline refugee and migrant support groups.The campaign urges fans to purchase the track between 00:01am GMT on Christmas Day (December 25) and 23.59pm GMT on New Year’s Eve (December 31).

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorHilaria Baldwin has expanded on her comments about her heritage after posting an Instagram video on Sunday responding to the story that captivated the internet over the holiday break.A Twitter thread posted on Dec.

Nicki Minaj was surprisingly the “calm” and “quiet” one when her water broke in September. The Grammy-nominated rapper, 38, admitted to the latter during a Twitter Q&A with fans on December 30 — where she also mentioned that Kenneth Petty was “very scared” at the time.

A Republican mayor in Oregon is encouraging business owners to defy the state’s coronavirus restrictions. Stan Pulliam, the mayor of Sandy, Ore., blasted Democratic Gov.

New York magazine writer and former New Republic editor made the claim in a column titled, “Where have all the lesbians gone?” for conservative magazine The Spectator.In the column, Sullivan complains that lesbians won’t be able to “take care of [gay men] when we get sick” and argues that tomboyish lesbian teens are “being told that whatever obstacles [they] may encounter…can be resolved through male hormones.”“I miss lesbians,” he writes. “It is true that most homosexual men don’t have too many integrated in our lives, but most of us have a few.

Ray Fisher is speaking out about his experience with an executive at DC Films.

A Massachusetts man was severely injured when he was hit in the face with a brick that someone threw through his windshield while he was driving, police said. Four teenagers were arrested for the Saturday afternoon assault on Plantation Street in Worcester, local police said in a press release.The victim, who was identified in a GoFundMe page as a 37-year-old named Emanuel, was driving shortly after 3:45 p.m.

straight to your inboxBorussia Dortmund are looking to raid Manchester City's academy for another promising youngster in Jayden Braaf, according to reports.Dortmund have made a habit in recent years of signing some of the world's most talented teenagers and helping them develop in world-class players, which began when they signed Jadon Sancho from City in 2017.The German giants have already looked to repeat the trick when they signed 16-year-old Jamie Bynoe-Gittens on a free from the Blues this summer and are now being linked with another exciting winger in Braaf.The 18-year-old is regarded as one of the hottest prospects at the club and was named the Under-23s player of the year for 2019/20, however, he has played only two games so far

Mail on Sunday has apologized to Prince Harry for an October article alleging that he had not been in touch with the Royal Marines since stepping down from his role as Captain General in March. The article further claimed that the Duke of Sussex had ignored a letter from former Army head Lord Dannatt, requesting more support for the British military community.

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson offered hope today that many coronavirus restrictions may have “receded into the past” by spring 2021.But scientists will have to wait to find out if vaccinations will prevent transmission of Covid-19 first.The deputy chief medical officer has said he can’t yet offer assurances that those vaccinated “won’t still pose a hazard to others”.Professor Jonathan Van-Tam and the Prime Minister were asked what a return to normality could look like - and whether grandparents will be able to safely hug their grandchildren - after receiving the second dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.Prof Van-Tam said: “Your question to me was rather more about vaccines and behaviour and if after