'I'm young and was always active...now I can't get off the couch': Mum, 44, battling long Covid on its devastating effects

Tributes have been left this week to remember loved ones in Manchester who have recently passed away.

Broadcaster Chris Kamara has addressed concerns after Soccer Saturday viewers were left worried for his health.

Just six years ago, 22-year-old Julian Gray was studying a masters in psychology at university with the intention of going on to earn a PhD and to later become an academic. But when his health deteriorated, he had no choice but to drop out of university.

Max Verstappen was heard raging at Red Bull after he 'took it easy' and allowed Charles Leclerc to lead during the Bahrain Grand Prix. It proved to be a frustrating start to the Dutch driver's title defence as he failed to finish the opening race of the season after retiring late on in Bahrain.

Marta Balaga Just in time for the 20th anniversary of “The Wire,” celebrated during the opening of French TV festival Series Mania currently unspooling in Lille, David Simon returns to Baltimore with HBO’s miniseries “We Own This City.”Co-created with George Pelecanos and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, it focuses on true events described in Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton’s nonfiction book, chronicling the inner workings of the Gun Trace Task Force: the Baltimore Police Department unit charged with racketeering, robbery, extortion and overtime fraud in 2017.Jon Bernthal and Baltimore native Josh Charles star – as disgraced Sgt. Wayne Jenkins and GTTF detective Daniel Hersl respectively – as well as “Succession’s” Dagmara Domińczyk, McKinley Belcher III, Jamie Hector and Wunmi Mosaku.

Former MP Ann Widdecombe failed to mince her words during the latest episode of The Chase Celebrity Special, as she appeared to lash out at presenter Bradley Walsh and label him an "idiot".The iconic Strictly star did very well for herself on the popular ITV show and seemed eager to answer questions during the second round.As Ann constantly chimed in before Bradley finished his questions, the host jokingly told the star to "hold on".But a confident Ann told Bradley off when he suggested that viewers at home may want to guess the answer too to an Oliver Cromwell question.In response, Ann snapped: "They're all shouting Cromwell, you idiot."Roaring with laughter, the studio also audience appeared amused by Anne's upfront nature.But this wasn't the only dig Ann made while appearing on The Chase.When faced with a question regarding American rappers, Ann had to make the choice of deciding to chose rapper Snoop Dogg or Jay Z.

Coronation Street's Elle Mulvaney is famed for playing Amy Barlow on the popular ITV soap.Ellie joined the show in 2015 and for many years has donned brunette hair and luscious long locks, but it seems the starlet was up for a minor change as she showed fans her new 'do.Although she didn't trim too much off the length, it certainly looks different as the stunning actress opted for slightly shorter locks and a new pop of colour too.Her usual brunette-all-over hair saw a light auburn face framing technique at the front of her hair which softly fell into her brunette shade.As Elle shared the new look with her fans, she donned bouncy curls and a glowing smile as she looked incredibly satisfied with her transformation.Elle was wearing a patterned dress as she opted for an outfit fit for sunnier climates - and it's clear to see why as the sun bounced off her glowing skin as she donned subtle makeup.Elle wore a hint of bronzer and eyeshadow before adding a swipe of nude lipstick to finish the look.She shared three photos including a selfie, a mirror snap and an image taken by the hairdresser to show off the auburn streaks scattered about through her locks.Fans clearly loved the look with the star raking in nearly 4,000 likes alongside an influx of compliments from her followers.One pal commented on her snap: "Yeah, this bangs."While another said: "Why she so cutttteeeee," with a third fan writing: "Looks amazing."Fans continued to fawn over her with an array of compliments over her new locks, and it's clear that Elle is certainly loving them too.Elle plunged into the public eye when she joined the ITV soap as Amy Barlow seven years ago.

World War Three can’t be ruled out because of the “uncharted territory” of the brutal conflict in Ukraine, the former head of the British Army has warned. General Sir Mike Jackson said the bloody Russian invasion is a “very delicate” situation and admitted he is worried nuclear weapons will become involved.He told Alastair Stewart on GB News: “We haven't, thank God, seen nuclear weapons used since 1945.

Drivers in Barrhead are being warned to expect delays next month as Scottish Water carries out improvements to the local waste water network.

Police say they are growing concerned for the welfare of a man who vanished from a hospital in the early hours of the morning.

A dog has died and its owner left injured after they were deliberately hit by a car during a murder bid in East Renfrewshire.

Craig Halkett is set to be called up to the Scotland squad for the upcoming friendlies by Steve Clarke.

Felix Magath has heaped praise on assistant Mark Fotheringham after the Scot took charge of a 3-0 Bundesliga win over Hoffenheim on Saturday.

Pete Davidson met up with his pal Scott Disick for a night with the fellows in a video posted to Scott's Instagram Stories on Saturday night.In his clip, the 28-year-old comedian was seen relaxing on a couch and watching Martin Scorsese's classic 1982 film The King Of Comedy while sitting next to several of his pals, including the 38-year-old media personality, who had all passed out around him.The Saturday Night Live star, who gave a disappointed look to the camera, wrote a sarcastic message that read: 'Boyz night was wild.' Chilling out:Pete Davidson shared a video of a meeting with his friends to Scott Disick's Instagram Story on Saturday night Davidson's video comes not long after a source spoke to HollywoodLife and told the media outlet that his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, would not get any tattoos related to her partner.The comedian previously made headlines when the 41-year-old reality television personality revealed that her boyfriend had branded himself with her name and received a bit of ink in her honor during a sit-down with Ellen DeGeneres. An insider spoke to the media outlet and expressed that the Skims founder would not be taking on any body art in the future.'Kim is going to leave all the tattoos and branding to Pete and she won't repay the favor on getting her own,' they said.

Trevor Noah showed off his comedic chops when he addressed Kanye West's ban from performing at the Grammy Awards in a tweet posted Sunday.'I said counsel Kanye not cancel Kanye,' wrote the 38-year-old comedian following news that West, 44, had been pulled from the ceremony's scheduled performances.West was barred from playing the Grammy's this year due to his harassing posts directed at his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, 41, her boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28, and even Noah, whom he called a 'k**n.' Speaking up: Trevor Noah, 38, wrote that he wanted to 'counsel' Kanye West, not 'cancel him, after the rapper was barred from performing at the Grammys over his 'concerning online behavior'; seen in September in LAAlthough Noah has publicly chastised the rapper for his behavior, a source close to the comedian told CNN on Sunday that he had nothing to do with West being yanked from the schedule.They also claimed he had not been in communication with Grammys producers or the Recording Academy about West. 'Trevor never asked the Grammys to ban Kanye from performing.

An Audience With Adele is here!

Lenny Kravitz and Jason Momoa are have many things in common, including their love of vintage motorcycles.

We took a laser to Perez’s face! And look at the improvement! A huge thank you to Dr. Saul Lahijani at BHIPS – Beverly Hills Institute of Plastic Surgery! Watch!

Kristen Stewart has been making the rounds for awards season, and she’s looking absolutely fabulous while doing it! The star — who’s nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her work as Princess Diana in Spencer — proved on point when she was spotted at the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday (March 19). Kristen stole the spotlight in a gorgeous white gown as she presented the top honors at the celeb-packed event.

Prince Harry's attendance at the Queen's Jubilee celebrations later this year have been called into question, after he revealed he won't be flying to the UK for Prince Philip's memorial.The Duke of Sussex was expected to fly from the US to the UK to take part in the celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations this year. It was also reported earlier this year that 37 year old Harry could also bring his wife Meghan Markle as the couple were said to be "keeping their diaries free".

Former pop star and reality TV favourite Peter Andre has taken to his Instagram to share a snap of his bruised face and bloody nose and he teases to fans in the caption about a “secret project”. Peter, 49, shared the close-up snap to his 1.8 million followers of himself which showed his cheek and nose with a large amount of bruising as well blood coming from his nose.The star looked sombre as he shared the selfie, but didn’t reveal anything about what it was or how he came to get it.The reality star wasn’t giving much away to his followers.