Government's tiers review should not be 'distorted' by London spike in cases, say Greater Manchester leaders

Emmerdale fans couldn’t help but gush over a heartbroken Priya Kotecha as she gave an emotional farewell to former flame Ellis Chapman while he jetted off to Australia.During Wednesday’s instalment of the popular ITV soap, viewers watched the emotional businesswoman well up as she watched her ex leave the village for good.Until recently, the raven-haired beauty had been avoiding the traveller after she learnt of his plan to move overseas through a third party.But as he finished packing up the last of his things ready for the big flight down under, Priya made the decision to drop all of her upcoming meetings for the day to say a final farewell to dashing hunk one last time.And it appears as though viewers were just as moved by her touching speech as they gushed over the actress online.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.

Love Island stars Faye Winter and Teddy Soares have boasted that their sex life is '100 times better' now than it was in the Love Island villa.Six months after placing third on the ITV dating show, the pair are more loved-up than ever with Teddy gushing that he “lusts” after her sexy lingerie and that the pair enjoy “trying new things”.Despite a fiery stint in their relationship, the pair have come out stronger than ever - and it seems one place where they really impress one another is in the bedroom. The pair have confessed that their sex lives are a lot better now than in the villa, mostly due to the freedom to bonk without being cautious of their co-stars.

A leading Republican politician hoping to become the next governor of the state of Oregon is now embroiled in a different kind of “swing state” controversy!

It appears as though we’re in a Zac Efron renaissance!

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Sharon Stone has something in common with the late Princess Diana who was the most famous woman in the world until her death in 1997.The Basic Instinct actress told Rake magazine this week that the two were both hunted as they were followed by crowds of fans wherever they went.'We got famous in the same generation,' said Stone who became a household name with 1992's film Basic Instinct. 'Anywhere one would go who was famous, like Diana, or me at that moment, is that hundreds if not thousands of people would show up everywhere you went.' Like the princess:Sharon Stone has something in common with the late Princess Diana who was the most famous woman in the world until her death in 1997 The fame game:The Basic Instinct actress told Rake magazine this week that the two were both hunted as they were followed by crowds of fans wherever they wentShe added that fans came in person because it was before cell phones.

Bob Odenkirk has detailed his heart attack on the set ofBetter Call Saulfor the first time.The 58-year-old actor talk to the New York Timesabout the scary moment which saw him 'turning bluish-gray' back in July which left him in the hospital.He explained: 'I’d known since 2018 that I had this plaque buildup in my heart.I went to two heart doctors at Cedars-Sinai, and I had dye and an M.R.I. and all that stuff, and the doctors disagreed.'The two physicians gave different options with Odenkirk ultimately choosing to wait out doing anything about it instead of starting medication.

Jennifer Lopez has shared that both she and Ben Affleck were caught off guard by their rekindled romance.'Yeah, I don't think anybody was more surprised than us,' Jennifer, 52, said with a laugh on The Ellen DeGeneres Showthis week.'Bennifer' were one of the buzziest couples of the early aughts until their engagement fell apart in 2004 - only for them to reunite last year. Candor:Jennifer Lopez has confessed that both she and Ben Affleck were caught off guard by their rekindled romance On again:'Bennifer' were one of the buzziest couples of the early aughts until their engagement fell apart in 2004 - only for them to reunite last year; pictured this Tuesday'Would you ever have imagined that it comes full circle and ends up like this?' Ellen asked Jennifer on her chat show.'No, you never could imagine something like that could happen,' said the Jenny From The Block hitmaker.

Quentin Tarantino's wife Daniella is pregnant with their second child.The director's representatives confirmed to PEOPLE that the family-of-three will soon become four with a new addition this year.Tarantino and his wife welcomed their first child, a son named Leo, in February 2020. Congratulations! Director Quentin Tarantino's wife Daniella is pregnant with their second child; seen in 2019Daniella is the daughter of Israeli singer-songwriter Tzvika Pick, and the couple first met in 2009 when Tarantino was promoting Inglorious Basterds in Israel.

direct to your inboxThis is the man who will take over the top job at Greater Manchester Police - for now - after the resignation today of chief constable Ian Hopkins.Ian Pilling, currently GMP's deputy chief constable, will 'step up' as the force's interim chief, the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said.Mr Burnham added he would set in motion the search for Mr Hopkins' permanent replacement in the new year, saying: "Now is the time for new leadership and a new era in our police force."Mr Hopkins, a father-of-two, was named the force's chief constable in 2015, taking over from the retiring Sir Peter Fahy.

Greater Manchester Police's top cop has quit citing poor health after the force was placed under special measures.

placed in ‘special measures’ following a damning inspection report. Greater Manchester’s Labour mayor previously said he was ‘confident’ that "in just a small number of days, significant progress has been made".A new complaints line for people who do not feel their crime report has been dealt with properly will be launched, as well as further recruitment to a new centralised crime recording unit, he said.

direct to your inboxThe mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has slammed the government’s decision to keep the region under the toughest coronavirus restrictions.Speaking on BBC Radio Manchester this afternoon, he said: “The average for all of Greater Manchester is lower than Liverpool and London when they went into tier 2.“I don’t think they’ve got the balance right at all here, so I understand the frustration, but let’s not take it out on the NHS.“We’ve got to follow those rules and it will be a difficult winter, there’s just no way of getting away from it, if we were in tier 2 or tier 3.”Listener Darren from Salford told Mike Sweeney and Andy Burnham: “How can they turn round and say they’re treating Manchester and the North

taken control even ahead of Matt Hancock's statement and decided not to reopen at such short notice, even if the Government allowed them to.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester has stayed in Tier 3 following a government review.There was speculation that the region could be downgraded to Tier 2 following a dramatic drop in coronavirus case rates.Greater Manchester boroughs now have infection rates that are lower than the average for England, the latest Public Health England data has shown.Mayor Andy Burnham also argued on Wednesday that there was a "clear case" for the region being eased into Tier 2.However, Matt Hancock announced little change to the Tiers across England on Thursday, after already bumping London and other south east areas into Tier 3 earlier in the week.This means that there will be no changes for Greater Manchester until the next review.Do you think the

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester and Lancashire are staying in Tier 3 restrictions after a review of Covid rules across England.Matt Hancock announced in the House of Commons on Thursday morning that Bristol and North Somerset were coming out of Tier 3 into Tier 2 - but that every other part of England currently in Tier 3 was staying there.  He also announced a list of areas that would be moved up into Tier 3 including Surrey, Berkshire and Peterborough.

direct to your inbox Andy Burnham has announced a new victim support hotline to take calls from people unhappy with the way Greater Manchester Police is dealing with their reported crime, in the wake of a blistering inspection report.

interview with the Evening Standard, he said he wanted to 'correct a myth' that he doesn't like London. If only he'd stopped there...He went on: "I love London.

direct to your inbox If Andy Burnham’s year opened with a lot of noise around the police, in the form of his report into the calamitous 2004 Operation Augusta investigation, it now seems to be closing in the same vein - albeit in the form of a less politically flattering story. Thursday’s verdict from Her Majesty’s policing Inspectorate on Greater Manchester Police’s current performance is a much harder sell than the mayor’s own historic inquiry into child sexual exploitation.

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has responded to Priti Patel's letter detailing her concerns about a damning report into Greater Manchester Police. The Home Secretary wrote to both Mr Burnham and GMP to express ‘deep’ concerns about the findings of the inspection report into the force - and to demand their plans for improvement.