Matt Hancock warns the government is a 'long, long, long way' from lifting restrictions

THIS Morning star Fern Britton has ended her "feud" with former co-host Phillip Schofield in a sweet tribute video. The TV presenter appeared on ITV show Lorraine to congratulate her co-star on his impressive 40 years on television. Fern, 64, co-hosted This Morning with Phil, 59, from 2002 to 2009 before she made a swift departure after the pair fell out.

Nick Cannon celebrated his son Golden's fifth birthday with an epic Black Panther themed bash.Cannon, 41, proudly posted photos and videos of the festivities, thrown by his baby mama Brittany Bell, to his Instagram account on Monday.From the Black panther costumes to the foam dance party, there's no chance Nick's son will soon forget the incredible celebration. 'Golden turned 5 in Wakanda today!'Nick Cannon celebrated his son Golden's fifth birthday with an epic Black Panther themed bashNick posted a video capturing all the magic, which showed guests playing in a ball pit, eating an assortment of sweets, and dancing their cares away on an illuminated dance floor.They also had a foam party, where the children played around in bubbles wearing goggles over their eyes.

She has been flitting from Fashion Week to Fashion Week.And as the festivities rolled along in Milan, Amelia Hamlin could be spotted strolling the streets of the northern Italian city on Tuesday.The 20-year-old daughter of Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin draped herself in a long black leather coat for her latest outing. Legging it: As the Fashion Week festivities rolled along in Milan, Amelia Hamlin could be spotted strolling the streets of the northern Italian city on TuesdayLetting her dark hair down, she shielded her face from the rays with a pair of large black sunglasses that matched her purse and shoes.Amelia selected a black crop top and a pair of high-waisted loose-fitted jeans for her latest outing, clasping on an unobtrusive necklace.

Elton John’s private plane has had to make an emergency landing following a terrifying engine emergency at 10,000ft.

Nothing is more satisfying than picking up an online bargain, especially when it involves Aldi's incredibly popular SpecialBuy's range.

Tributes have been paid to a 'beautiful angel' who was found dead in an Edinburgh flat.

OTI Mabuse has quit Strictly after seven years as she had become too big a star for the show. The pro dancer’s rising popularity saw her eclipsing many of the celebrities on the BBC1 contest.

Stacey Solomon, 32, has logged onto Instagram to share her thoughts on the renovation progress at Pickle Cottage.The Loose Women star took a video of herself and her baby daughter Rose as she put her thoughts into words.In the clip, the baby girl could be seen trying to bite Stacey’s fingers, which the TV star noted was “teething Rose”.In view of her 5 million followers, Stacey responded to a fan who asked why her renovations were taking so long.“I mean, it took us this long to do the kitchen and we did it last because we had to get planning permission," she said. “And we didn’t do any of the bathrooms upstairs until we started the plumbing downstairs in the kitchen.“So, now we’re doing the bathrooms and the kitchen together.”As the caption, Stacey wrote: “I didn’t ever want to rush Pickle Cottage.“I have got so much joy out of bringing it back to life.“We’ve been here a year nearly and I’m so glad there’s still so much left to do.“I don’t ever want it to end.

THE lead vocalist for the grunge band Screaming Trees has died at age 57. Singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland according to a statement posted on his official Twitter account.

Winter pressures may slow England's exit from lockdown, a senior Government medic has suggested.

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock today set out why the 'facts on the ground' mean that the coronavirus lockdown will not be lifted anytime soon. The Health Secretary was asked to spell out how, and when, the strict lockdown measures will be eased at a Downing Street press conference on Monday.

One in nine people in England have been vaccinated, Matt Hancock confirmed today.

coronavirus pandemic. Number 10 said Mr Hancock, who came out of self-isolation at the weekend after being contacted by Track and Trace, will lead the press conference.It is not clear yet who will join him on the podiums.

coronavirus.The government hasn't confirmed whether he will be making any new announcements.During England's national lockdown, the government is aiming to hold around three press conferences a week - down from seven in the first lockdown last Spring.It comes after Boris Johnson appeared to suggest lockdown measures may be relaxed before the middle of next month.The Prime Minister added his government will be "looking at the potential of relaxing some measures" before mid-February.But he couldn't give a guarantee schools would be back before Easter.Johnson went on: "I do think now this massive achievement has been made of rolling out this vaccination programme, I think people want to see us making sure we don't throw that away by having a

coronavirus cases being low enough to ease restrictions. In an interview this morning with Sophy Ridge on Sunday on Sky News, he said: "There is early evidence that the lockdown is starting to bring cases down."But we are a long, long, long way from that being low enough because the case rate was incredibly high."You can see the pressure on the NHS you can see it every day.

Matt Hancock has suggested further clampdown could be coming to the British border as he warned we "can't risk the progress we have made”.

Dozens of countries have or are considering banning travel to the UK as the mutant strain continues to rip through British society.

Elderly residents in Matt Hancock’s own constituency had their jab appointments delayed due to vaccine supply issues, the Mirror has learned.

direct to your inbox Matt Hancock told MPs that there are 'early indications' the coronavirus vaccine works on the new variants of the virus, Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, the Health Secretary said that there are signs the Covid-19 vaccine deals with newer variants in the same way that it does the older variant of the virus.It comes after fears the variant, dubbed B.1.1.7, has mutations that may reduce the effectiveness of the vaccines designed to protect against the virus.Labour's Jonathan Ashworth asked Mr Hancock: "The new variants remind us we have to go further and faster on vaccination and work harder to break admission chains."Early analysis suggests the South African B-1351 variant brings a reinfection risk which

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock will lead a Downing Street press conference at 5pm on the latest coronavirus situation on Monday.