Most people in intensive care here now have Covid - how our hospitals face their ‘worst crisis’ of the pandemic

Development plans are in the pipeline for a continuous trail along the Solway coast.

Fans of ITV's The Masked Singer were not happy after Natalie Imbruglia was unmasked as Panda, taking the chamionship of the Saturday night finale.

Young Dolph, the two men indicted for his murder have pleaded not guilty.Upon their respective arrests in January, Justin Johnson (23) and Cornelius Smith (32) faced charges of first-degree murder and theft of property between $10,000 and $60,000. Smith was also charged with attempted first-degree murder – it’s alleged he tried to shoot Dolph’s brother during the same incident that killed the rapper – unlawfully carrying or possessing a weapon, and employment of a firearm with intent to commit a felony.As reported by the Associated Press (via Billboard) Johnson and Smith pleaded not guilty to the charges last Friday (February 11), with both pleas being entered by their lawyers in Memphis’ Shelby County Criminal Court.In a statement obtained by AP, Johnson’s lawyer, Juni Ganguli, said he’d met with the suspect after Friday’s hearing.

A tree planting project in Kirkcudbright has passed an important milestone.

A model who has spent $150,000 (over £100,000) on her bum as she tries to achieve ‘the world’s biggest’ has revealed her struggles around finding the perfect man.

Jim Goodwin is determined to steer his side to the Scottish Cup semi-finals this season.

ALEXANDRA Burke has revealed she is pregnant with her first child with her boyfriend Darren Randolph. The X Factor winner - who rose to fame in 2008 - took to Instagram to reveal the exciting baby news with a sweet video. Alexandra, 33, revealed to fans how her first baby was "due June 2022" as she posted a series of clips of her family.

THE Only Way Is Essex star Frankie Essex has shared the exciting news she is pregnant with twins. The the 34-year-old revealed she was expecting the double bundle of joy with fiancé, Luke Love, 32, and they were both in tears when they found out. “I was just so shocked!” Frankie told new!.

MAYA Jama has given fans rare insight into her engagement to basketball player Ben Simmons - by posting a cryptic Valentine's message about 'obsessive love.' The TV presenter, 27, jetted off to New York to be with her basketball star fiance last weekend. Maya, who has been famously coy over her engagement, even swerving Mo Gilligan's questions about her massive engagement ring at the Brits, made a rare comment on her romance on her Instastories.

GOOD Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh fought back tears as the team paid tribute to a crew member who passed away over the weekend. Ranvir, 44, announced the death of GMB's long-serving programme organiser, Paul Dorrian.

Amanda Owen has issued a touching update from Ravenseat Farm after the sad stillbirth of one of her calves. A cow named Lily suffered a tragedy when her calf died during labour, but she has now become a mum again after a genius move from Amanda.The shepherdess shared the “gory” process as she explained she had removed the dead calf from Lily and covered another baby cow, named Stormy, with its skin.This, she explained, made Lily believe Stormy was actually hers, and she began to let her suckle.One week on, the two gentle creatures are now “inseparable”, according to Amanda.Alongside adorable photos of the mother-daughter duo, she wrote: “Lily & Stormy.“It’s nearly a week since the calf was fostered onto the cow that had the stillborn calf.“Now they are inseparable.”The adoption process with cows is not an easy one, and Amanda previously admitted she was grappling with how much to show her 190,000 followers."The best way of persuading Lily [cow] that Stormy the calf is her own is to use stillborn calf’s skin to disguise her,” she tweeted."It’s not an easy task to skin as wet & slippery with birth fluids but this should make it more successful."The 46-year-old continued: “Removal of the dead calf’s [sic] is not as gory as might be the expectation but nevertheless I’ve refrained from showing too much detail."Most important is that the tail remains complete as this is what the mother sniffs when the adoptee suckles.

Apink have made their long-awaited return with ‘Dilemma’, the title track of their new special album ‘HORN’.The new 11-track record is the girl group’s first project in nearly two years, since their April 2020 mini-album ‘Look’. Between the two projects, Apink had also released the song ‘Thank You’ in 2021, which is also featured on ‘HORN’.Notably, all six members of the girl group have penned lyrics for the tracks on ‘HORN’.

The Royal Mint has today released a new FA Cup-inspired coin commemorating the 150th year of the world's most famous cup competition.

Rodri feels Manchester City can use the pain of their Champions League final defeat last season to make them stronger as this year's knockout stage begins.

Victoria Beckham shared the sweetest snaps ever on her Instagram page on Valentine's Day. The former Spice Girl uploaded various photographs of her and David's romance in the early years and we were so excited to see them.READ: Victoria Beckham's latest haircut is going to shock youThere was a snap on Victoria's main grid that showed herself and David, decked out in matching basketball tops. Victoria had a mini black patent backpack with transparent straps and rocked her famous 'posh' short hairstyle.

Former captain Gary Neville believes new Manchester United chief executive officer Richard Arnold needs to be granted time to put his own stamp on proceedings at Old Trafford.

To be honest Coronation Street isn't the home of the absolutely rock-solid marriage.

Jamie Redknapp and his wife Frida have been enjoying a belated honeymoon in the Maldives, and whilst they have been soaking up the sun and relaxing, Jamie turned photographer during their time away to capture some magical pictures of the mother of his youngest son.Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the mother-of-five shared three gorgeous pictures showing her modelling a gorgeous black dress by the sea.WATCH: Jamie Redknapp's baby son Raphael takes after his famous dad!“@Kalitaofficial. I love your incredible creations my friend.

Holly Willoughby struck again on Sunday night with another dazzling outfit.

direct to your inboxHospitals across Greater Manchester have begun postponing cancer operations as fears grow that the region could run out of intensive care beds.Some cancer surgery has already been cancelled at the last minute due to a lack of critical care beds, while more broadly trusts are beginning the process of rescheduling cancer operations not deemed to be the most urgent.The move comes amid expectations of a ‘very scary’ surge in admissions from Monday, according to one senior doctor spoken to by the M.E.N, and internal forecasts warning that under a worst-case scenario critical care beds could run out altogether. Two days ago the region’s health lead Sir Richard Leese outlined the grim picture in the region’s hospitals.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester's hospitals are at risk of 'falling over' in the next three weeks due to an 'unprecedented' surge in Covid cases, the region's health chief has warned - meaning cancer operations are very likely to be cancelled.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, painted a bleak picture of the next few weeks in our hospital system, pointing to a 'phenomenal' increase in admissions as medics brace for the third wave peak.To cope with the influx of patients, health bosses will likely have to boost intensive care beds and find staff from other departments, including medics like anaesthesiologists, who carry out cancer operations.This means cancer operations