Government coronavirus advisor says UK locked down too late and it's 'cost a lot of lives'

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the U.S. Open tennis tournament will be held on its scheduled dates starting in late August — but without spectators — as part of the state's reopening from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens A total of 890 employees were laid off in the month of May, adding to 2,600 people who lost their jobs in April. Read More News: It means the jobless total has skyrocketed by 88 per cent to 7,565.The figures, published by the Department of Work and Pensions yesterday, show an eighth of the entire working population of Renfrewshire is now on the dole.Almost half of those, 3,720 people, live in Paisley.The town’s north west constituency including Ferguslie Park and Shortroods has by far the largest number of people out of work, with the jobless count currently toppling 1,400. Read More News: And initial analysis of the figures shows that those who are losing their jobs are already struggling

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Pathé will launch sales at the Cannes virtual market on Notre Dame On Fire, a big-canvas movie drama about the iconic Notre Dame fire of 2019, which shocked people around the world.Wolf Totem, Enemy At The Gates and Seven Years In Tibet director Jean-Jacques Annaud is teaming up with A Prophet and Rust And Bone scribe Thomas Bidegain on the ambitious French-language feature, which will combine archive footage with filmed drama to tell the story of the fateful day.One of the most widely recognized symbols of the city of Paris and France, the medieval cathedral has previously featured in a host of movies including Cary Grant-Audrey Hepburn starrer Charade, cult horror American Werewolf In Paris,

Marcus Rashford has gone above and beyond for those most in need in the UK.The Manchester United striker may be a supreme talent on the field, but in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, he has shown how big his heart is by helping fund numerous charitable initiatives both at home in Manchester and across the United Kingdom.Rashford has consistently spoken with pride about the job his single-mother did in raising him, and it is that pride which motivates his philanthropy.The culmination of that work came this week when he wrote an open letter to the government, urging them to continue funding free school meals during the summer holidays.

coronavirus after he was given doses of the world's first Covid-19 treatment said the steroid drug "definitely" helped to save his life. Retired manager Peter Herring, who used to work at the John Lewis department store in Cambridge, was given dexamethasone as part of a trial at the city's Addenbrooke's Hospital.

cancer screening has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Some have had their appointments cancelled due to increased strain on the NHS and an estimated one million women haven’t been able to book a smear test since lockdown began.Others are too scared to meet with gynaecologists as they worry about catching Covid-19.

HOLLYOAKS is in crisis with stars threatening to quit after a series of scandals hit the soap. The Channel 4 soap has been engulfed in a racism row, had two cast members quit, one caught at an illegal quarantine rave and another call fellow actors "traitors" after they spoke about the racial issues on the show.

Piers Morgan, 55, and Good Morning Britain co-host Susanna Reid, 49, announced it has been 50 days since the government boycotted and refused to be interviewed on the ITV show, the former was warned by one Twitter user to stop "s****ing off" Prime Minister Boris Johnson. However, the ITV host hit back at their remark and told them to "see a doctor".It came after the viewer told him: "Can you stop s****ing off @BorisJohnson, please?"I get the government have made mistakes but your constant negativity about everyone is actually getting me down & slightly annoyed," they explained."This government have been fantastic during this pandemic.

EastEnders aired historic scenes on Tuesday night, for two big reasons.

Nightclubs in Magaluf and Ibiza may have to stay closed for the rest of the year and even into 2021 unless a coronavirus vaccine is found.


Matt Hancock has blamed getting Marcus Rashford's name wrong in a live TV blunder on watching Harry Potter.

Sausage roll fans rejoice as Greggs has announced that 11 Lanarkshire branches will open their doors once again this week.The firm previously carried out a health and safety trial at a number of stores in the North East of England amid the coronavirus pandemic.Following the success of the trial, the fast food retailer has announced plans to reopen 800 stores for takeaway only - 200 of which are in Scotland - across the UK tomorrow (Thursday, June 18).Branches set to open in Lanarkshire include Blantyre (Unit 3 Hillhouse Road), Larkhall, Lanark, two in Motherwell (Windmillhill Street and Unit 2 Carfin RP) and Wishaw will be back open for the first time since March.Stores in Airdrie, two in East Kilbride, Coatbridge (Faraday Retail Park) and

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has shared an early politically charged song by the band, telling fans that if they love both that track and Donald Trump then they are “hypocrites”.The message is the latest political statement to emerge from within the band, with Tankian and drummer John Dolmayan voicing their opposing views on Trump and the politics of SOAD over the past few weeks.After previously questioning in a recent interview if certain fans really listened to his and SOAD’s lyrics, Tankian shared the lyrics to the band’s early demo ‘Temper’ on his Instagram in a post yesterday (June 16).“A very early @systemofadown song that was on one of our demos — lyrics below,” Tankian wrote in the accompanying caption, adding: “If you

Manchester City footballer Raheem Sterling has joined a host of football stars in a campaign to demand change in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.Appearing in a social media video alongside BBC presenter Gary Lineker, they're also joined by fellow England players Jadon Sancho, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lucy Bronze.Kevin De Bruyne also takes a stand along with former Manchester City defenders Vincent Kompany and Gael Clichy, and Bayern Munich’s David Alaba.Collectively, they read a message which says: “We are tired. We are tired of no one listening.

supports HTML5 videoSir Elton John was left dead impressed after coming across a performance of his hit I’m Still Standing by a group of students. School kids from Telford Priory School in Shropshire have been putting together videos all throughout lockdown and their cover of Elton’s hit was picked up by the music icon himself.

DMA’S have released a video for ‘Learning Alive’, a song from their upcoming album ‘THE GLOW’.‘Learning Alive’ follows on from previously released tracks ‘The Glow’ and ‘Life Is A Game Of Changing’. Its video, released today (June 17), combines tour scenes with footage from the studio.

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has vowed to continue campaigning after his actions led the Government to reverse their decision over free school meals.On Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a U-turn over not extending the voucher system over the summer, announcing the launch of a new Covid Summer Food Fund to pay for lunches for all 1.3 million children on free meals in term for the duration of the holidays.Such a decision came after Rashford had written a passionate open letter to MPs and campaigned tirelessly for the change on social media.In partnership with food poverty and waste charity FareShare, the England international had already helped to raise £20million to enable three million meals to be provided for

Reddit. The 27-year-old asked fellow women what to do after she caught her mother-in-law spying on her in the hot tub, which is apparently part of a wider pattern of odd actions.She wrote: ““Me (27, female) and my husband (31, male) have been married for four years."“My husband was a huge mama's boy when we first started dating and she was extremely inappropriate at the beginning which I had my husband put an end to fast.“She often would ask about our sex life, making sure we were using condoms and even asked my husband (boyfriend at the time) how often we ‘did it’.” She added that coronavirus restrictions in her area had eased.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has received a three-man injury boost ahead of Wednesday night’s trip to Manchester City.Arsenal sit ninth in the Premier League table ahead of their trip to the Etihad this evening.The Gunners boss had several injury concerns when they last played a game back in early March but the three-month season suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic has allowed players who were sidelined to recover.Arteta welcomes back Sead Kolasinac and Kieran Tierney to the first team fold while Hector Bellerin is also now fully fit.Tierney will provide Arteta with a left-back option with the Scotland international having been sidelined since December with a dislocated shoulder.Kolasinac last played for Arsenal in February and has been

Pressure is building to offer a financial "lifeline" to families receiving Universal Credit as research found three in five have been forced into debt during the coronavirus lockdown.

Jessie Wallace was spotted stepping out in North London shortly before the EastEnders season drew to a close on BBC.