How long Covid sticks to surfaces after virus found to linger on clothes for three days

EXCLUSIVE: Julian Higgins, the writer, director and producer behind the Sundance breakout God’s Country, has signed with A3 Artists Agency for representation.

Google, which implemented a Covid vaccine mandate for employees last summer, has reversed course and decided to lift the requirement.

Stephan James is attached to star and produce a scripted limited series about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

The Toronto Film Festival said Thursday that it is planning a return to an in-person festival for this year’s edition, which it confirmed will run September 8-18. The festival had been all but virtual the past two years because of the global pandemic.

Just one month after his paternity test came back positive, Tristan Thompson’s baby’s name has finally been revealed. The child’s mother, Maralee Nichols, shared the name in a statement alongside a birth certificate.

Over here at OK! HQ we love a risqué trend. Don't worry, not to try out ourselves, but we love seeing which brave celebs will tackle a new trend that isn't for the faint hearted.

Stacey Solomon has confirmed she’s landed a new TV role and confessed she “can’t believe” it.The Loose Women star has replaced comedian Tom Allen as co-host of Bake Off: The Professionals.The 32 year old will present the Channel 4 show alongside former Bake Off contestant Liam Charles, who also acts as a judge on Junior Bake Off.The news was confirmed on the GBBO’s official Twitter account after Stacey teased that she'd been filming something away from her home. The tweet read: “Choux la la! We’re chuffed to announce that @StaceySolomon will be joining @LiamCBakes, @BenoitBlin_MCA and @Cherish_Finden for the next series of Bake Off: The Professionals.

Ellise Shafer SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the first seven episodes of “Euphoria” Season 2. Despite the immense popularity of HBO’s “Euphoria,” clearing a song for use in the show isn’t as easy as it may appear — especially when it comes to legacy artists and estates.As music supervisor Jen Malone puts it, the teenage drama series has “sex, nudity, violence, drugs, guns. There’s not one thing that was missing as far as red flags for approval parties.”And yet the first episode of Season 2 kicks off with Billy Swan’s cover of “Don’t Be Cruel,” made famous by Elvis Presley.

Prince William reportedly made a secret visit to MI6 in London just hours before Russia invaded Ukraine. According to the PA, the 39 year old, who is set to "compete" against wife Kate Middleton in a rugby match, met with the department which deals with foreign intelligence in the capital on Wednesday morning. Details of the trip were not publicised and were only made available through the Court Circular, an official record of past royal engagements.The trip was said to be in the Duke of Cambridge's diary for several weeks, and it is not known who he met with during his time at the top-secret department.

Noel Phillips has uploaded a hilarious video of himself, Susanna Reid, Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard dancing backstage at the Royal Television Society Awards. The Good Morning Britain presenters attended the award ceremony in London on Wednesday 23 January. In the video posted on Noel’s Instagram, the four presenters are glammed up for the awards and having a quick dance backstage.

Chloe Brockett went make-up free for a selfie that wowed fans, who praised her natural beauty.  The reality star posed for a photo in her car before heading to the gym, wearing a black zip-up sports top as she gazed into the cameras lens. Posting the photo to her 376,000 followers, Chloe, 21, looked much less glamorous than usual but no less beautiful, and fans of the Celebs Go Dating and TOWIE star completely agreed. Chloe captioned the quick snap with: "is it only me who has a wardrobe full of clothes yet I live in gym wear?.

Coronation Street actor Joseph Owen Wandera has died at the age of 27 after “falling ill” while on holiday in Costa Rica.The actor died after having a seizure while on the trip in January this year. Joseph started his career at the MaD Theatre Company and later appeared in Coronation Street in 2018 where he played a potential buyer of Eileen Grimshaw’s car. After his appearance in the soap, the actor wrote on Twitter: “Overwhelmed with the support ...

She may be famed for her entrepreneurial skills and impeccable dance moves but it looks like Strictly Come Dancing star Sara Davies knows a little something about skincare too. In an Instagram Reel shared with her 195K followers, everyone’s favourite “dragon” has shared the secret to her youthful, radiant complexion – and it’s not something you can buy.

On the ground. Maksim Chmerkovskiy gave followers a glimpse of the situation in his native Ukraine as the Russian invasion began.

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Cheryl Burke is breaking her silence following the news of her split from husband Matthew Lawrence after two years of marriage.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSpotify appears to have quietly pulled several episodes “The Alex Jones Show,” hosted by the notorious right-wing conspiracy theorist and founder of Infowars, after a media watchdog group discovered that several episodes had appeared on the streaming service in recent days.In 2018, Spotify banned Jones from its platform, after Apple Podcasts, Facebook and YouTube did the same, citing violations of their hate-speech policies.Despite that, since Feb. 20, full-length episodes of “The Alex Jones Show” had been uploaded daily to Spotify, according to a report Wednesday by Media Matters for America, a liberal advocacy group.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCNN has switched into full-battle mode to cover the fast-moving implications of the fighting in Ukraine, the first large-scale invasive war in Europe in more than 70 years.After months of preparation, the invasion by Russian forces began before dawn, following a TV address from Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It was followed just minutes later by explosions in several towns across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv (aka Kiev).The WarnerMedia-owned CNN had similarly readied its own troops at points inside Ukraine and across the border in Russia, from where the invading forces sprang.“We’ve had a ‘dynamic live experience,’ what we would previously have called a live blog, operating for a few days already, and will of course keep up the digital news operations.

@PaulCYallop quipped: “It’s a great loss to the BBC - but now that you don’t have to be impartial, you can give your opinions on the big issues of the day!“Such as grated cheese on curry? Yes or no?”@BeCoMeCast replied again, saying: “You’re very welcome and they are truly well deserved words.“Not to worry about my bet - I’ve doubled up and have You to win Wimbledon this year … don’t let me down!”@CliveDavidLon opined: “Why don’t Global launch a TV network rather than just YouTube access?”@Billpor856 said: “Totally agree, I’ve now given up watching Newsnight  now the magic has vanished.”Emily first joined Newsnight in 2006 and her most famous interview on the show came when she sat down with Prince Andrew in November 2019.For the interview, the host won the Network Presenter of the Year award at the RTS TV journalism awards in 2020. 

Coronation Street star Joseph Wandera has died at the age of 27.

coronavirus behaves on three fabrics commonly used in the healthcare industry.Scientists said polyester poses the highest risk for transmission, with infectious virus still present after three days that could transfer to other surfaces.The study, led by microbiologist Dr Katie Laird, virologist Dr Maitreyi Shivkumar and postdoctoral researcher Dr Lucy Owen, involved adding droplets of a model coronavirus called HCoV-OC43 – which has a very similar structure and survival pattern to that of Sars-CoV-2 – which causes Covid-19 – to polyester, polycotton and 100% cotton.Scientists said on 100% cotton the virus lasted for 24 hours, while on polycotton it only survived for six hours.The university said Dr Laird advised the Government that all