Freezing over-80s 'using blankets and hot water bottles' to keep warm in Covid jab queues

Coleen Rooney has paid an emotional tribute to husband Wayne as he was named the new manager of Derby County.

Johnny Flynn has defended Stardust, arguing that the film avoids the “bland and safe” territory often occupied by musical biopics.Actor and musician Flynn, who portrays David Bowie in the film that did not receive the late star’s estate’s blessing, said close cooperation risks “suppressing” the story.“I think you could argue that this story told with the complicit cooperation of an estate would mean that it becomes a homogenised, slightly, sort of suppressed version of the story, and with all due respect to the Bowie estate and family, we just wanted to be able to tell the story that we wanted to tell,” he told Sky News’ Backstage podcast.“All too often we’ve seen with musician biopics and other biopics recently that eventually things just

Covid-19. The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned the situation is "extremely serious" and action must be taken to halt the rapidly spreading new strain.

Dancing On Ice returns on Sunday - but the stars didn't have their dress rehearsal until the very last minute and never rehearsed in front of each other due to coronavirus restrictions.

Jon Hamm recently had the pleasure of viewing his highly-anticipated blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick from the safety of a private theater.And the two-time Golden Globe winner is keeping his feet planted firmly on the ground as he awaits its premiere.He cut a sporty look Friday in a black jacket and orange shorts, as he kicked off his weekend with a grocery run in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Rebekah Vardy has slammed “disgusting” professional footballers for breaking coronavirus restrictions by attending parties in lockdown.The 38 year old wife of Jamie Vardy said her husband has been busy homeschooling their children, while some footballers broke lockdown rules to party. Rebekah, who’s skating partner was rushed to hospital after slicing his face open recently, is mum to Megan, 13, and nine year old Taylor, from previous relationships, as well as Sofia, five, Finley, three, and one year old Olivia, with hubby Jamie.

direct to your inboxThe biggest vaccination rollout ever has started in earnest across Greater Manchester.Health teams have been working around the clock to make sure the Covid-19 jabs can be administered as quickly and smoothly as possible. Across the city-region 87,697 people have already received their first dose, as of January 12.

Vanessa Bryant is opening up about grief almost a year after she lost her husband, Kobe, and daughter, Gianna, in a tragic helicopter crash.

Joe Biden will take the oath of office and become President of the United States on Wednesday January 20, 2021. Finally.

Philip J. Smith, who rose from box office treasurer at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway to chairman and co-CEO of the theatrical giant Shubert Organization, has died from complications from COVID-19, according to his daughters.

Sturgeon as well as the support after Dubai. They also need to cope with boss Neil Lennon being among the group under house arrest.McGregor said: “It’s been strange without the manager being here but we’ve had calls and a Zoom before the game the other night.“He’s still having an input on a daily basis and the squad is in touch with him.”McGregor has barely missed a game in four seasons and typically he wasn’t given a 10-day break in the house.The playmaker is happy to be around to help the youngsters who are filling in the blanks right now.McGregor joked: “Even covid can’t take me down!“We’ve been down to the bare bones a bit this week but the boys who have come in have been excellent in training.

Aberdeen have to pile the pressure on Celtic by aiming for second spot in the Premiership.The winger knows his former club has had an indifferent campaign compared to their stellar standards over the past nine seasons.The situation has been compounded with Rangers racing clear at the top while Celtic came back from their controversial Dubai break and straight into a Covid-19 storm.The Dons are five points behind the Hoops, who also have a game in hand, but Hayes is adamant his team need to look in front of them.Asked about going for second spot, the Irishman said: “Why not? I don’t want to be one of these players who trips themselves up by saying they are going to do this or that but we’re sitting third and why wouldn’t you want to aim for

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Liv Tyler has revealed she was bed bound for 10 days after being struck down with coronavirus at the start of the year.

Met Office has warned. There may also be cancellations to public transport and roads may be shut due to the icy treacherous conditions.Vehicles and passengers are at risk of being stranded due to the expected travel delays, as up to 10cm of snow is set to fall in places.Most of the UK has been issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice, but a large area of Essex, Cambridge and Greater London and Hertfordshire have been issued an amber alert.The alert, which begins 5am on Saturday, is in place until 2pm in the afternoon.It says: "An area of rain will move eastwards through Saturday and is likely to turn to snow as this runs into cold air over eastern England.

Scottish Government for at least nine months but ministers insist it is safe for nurses to use in hospital settings while dealing with Covid patients.However, with the more transmissible new strain of the virus now dominant in Scotland, nurses are again raising concerns – and this time they have the backing of medical experts who agree their PPE is far from adequate.Doctors’ union the BMA and the GMB union have both called for “urgent improvements in PPE”.And an open letter signed by 1500 healthcare professionals also called for staff in general wards to be given high-quality FFP3 masks.Hospital staff who work with Covid patients on intensive care wards or deal with aerosol generating procedures like ventilators are issued with FFP3 masks,

Instagram influencers and reality TV stars could face police probes into trips to Dubai over lockdown, according to reports.A source close to a Love Island star told The Mirror there is a "groundswell of fear" celebs could be quizzed about their getaways and forced to prove if it was "work-related".It comes after Dubai was put on Scotland's quarantine list, meaning travellers will have to self-isolate for 10 days on return home.Furious fans have been commenting on reality stars' social media accounts claiming to have contacted police - forcing agents to remove the messages.A source said: “A number of people have claimed they’ve contacted the cops in messages to their accounts... which has spooked quite a lot of them.

“sexiest man alive” in 1997 at the height of his fame on ER. He won the accolade again in 2006.

East Ayrshire Council chief executive Fiona Lees was ordered to stay at home as she retired on Friday after coming into contact with someone with coronavirus during what she described as an “essential” trip to the sunshine spot, where her son is understood to live.The 63-year-old was insistent she had “complied fully” with restrictions throughout the pandemic as she retired with more than 40 years in local government under her belt.But a union representing the local authority’s workforce branded the trip “scandalous”, saying it undermines the stay at home message the council is sending to its staff.In a statement to the Record, the outgoing chief executive said: “Throughout this pandemic I have led by example, complying fully with the Covid

Ariel Pink is facing the consequences of his actions after attending a pro-Trump rally earlier this month in Washington DC, which turned into a riot on the Capitol.The little-known indie musician claims he'll be 'destitute and on the street' after his label dropped him for his involvement.He shared his side of the story Thursday, as he appeared on Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight, where he discussed being 'stripped of his livelihood' and blamed 'cancel culture' for losing his record deal.

On Friday afternoon, as the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors met behind closed doors to discuss new, stricter shutdown orders; as Mayor Eric Garcetti and California Governor Governor Gavin Newsom appeared together to try and jumpstart the region’s lagging vaccination efforts; one key reason for the urgency of those efforts became clear.