'No reason to think' South African variant will become dominant strain in UK, says Prof Jonathan Van-Tam

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd will presented an immersive music special called “The Dawn FM Experience” on Amazon’s Prime video on Saturday, Feb. 26.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe social network backed by ex-president Donald Trump — ironically, it’s called Truth Social — has hit the top of the Apple App Store rankings for free apps a little over 12 hours after it debuted.The Twitter-style app invites users to “share your unique opinion” and insists that it is “free from political discrimination.” Trump’s Truth Social launches about a year after the twice-impeached U.S. president was permanently banned from Twitter and several other mainstream internet platforms over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.

The Queen is reportedly set on continuing with her royal duties despite battling Covid-19 behind closed doors. Buckingham Palace confirmed that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 95, caught the deadly bug on 20 February as they released a statement explaining that she's been experiencing "mild cold symptoms". While she remains in isolation as she recovers from the virus, the Queen will only cancel one face-to-face appointment and go ahead with her scheduled meetings over phone and video calls this week, according to the Daily Mail.

Ever since she was famously branded ‘Princess Tippy toes” by Eamonn Holmes, then her co-star on morning television, Anthea Turner has found it hard to shed her image of being well, a bit precious, and squeaky clean. Now she’s taking part in a new reality show that is about to show her in a new light. She joins a gang of celebrities acting out classic scenes from the hit eighties film Dirty Dancing, starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze as unlikely lovers.

Prince Charles has paid tribute to Jamal Edwards, calling him an “inspiration”, following the music pioneer's death age 31. Jamal Edwards was the founder of music platform SBTV and also was a supporter of many charity causes, working with the Prince’s Trust as a youth ambassador. Stars across the entertainment industry have paid tribute to the entrepreneur, who helped launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran, Dave and Jessie J.

MARK Wright was left red-faced when he revealed his sweet pet name for wife Michelle Keegan live on the radio. The 35-year-old was presenting his Heart show and discussing the top names people call their partners when he made the confession.

TOWIE star James Argent has revealed one more alcoholic drink could kill him after he suffered a “bad relapse” and an ambulance was called to his home. The popular reality star, 34, admits he fell off the wagon two weeks ago despite being clean and sober for two years.  Arg broke his silence for the first time since we revealed paramedics rushed to save him, claiming he is full of regret for putting his life in danger and vowed it will NEVER happen again.

OBSERVANT Sex And The City fans noticed an actor they recognised in the reboot, Just Like That. Actor William Abadie turned up in the reboot as a club owner named Zed who Seema (Sarita Choudhry) meets in Brooklyn.

GOOD girls have been attracted to bad boys since time began, and celebrities are no exception. This week is emerged Jesy Nelson's secret hook-up, Aaron Gage, has a conviction for dealing cocaine. The model, 25, dated the former Little Mix star, 30, after messaging her on Instagram last year.

Sam Thompson revealed he broke down in tears after moving back into his newly-renovated home and believes it’s a perfect place to raise a family. The Made In Chelsea star, 29, has spent the past year remodelling his £1million West London home with girlfriend Zara McDermott and the finished product left him overwhelmed. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, he said: “That’s been my biggest stress over the past year.

HBO Max series.Cena’s snarky Peacemaker proclaims that Green Arrow “goes to Brony conventions dressed as the back half of Twilight Sparkle with a four-inch-wide butthole drilled in the costume.”For reference, a “Brony” is a male fan of the neon cartoon “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” — and Princess Twilight Sparkle refers to the name of a horse character on the ’80s animated classicAmell starred as the DC hero on the CW’s “Arrow” for eight seasons from 2012 until 2020. He now stars as a pro-wrestler on the Stars series “Heels,” which is perhaps why he decided to sucker-punch Cena where it might hurt most.The Toronto native took to Twitter on Friday to retaliate for Peacemaker’s anal attack: Amell trolled wrestler-turned-actor Cena by quipping, “Haven’t seen it.

An even bigger brood! Keke Wyatt is pregnant with her 11th baby.

Loose Women panellists were left in tears as they shared a touching tribute to Jamal Edwards MBE following his death.Jamal was a musical pioneer and son of their co-star Brenda Edwards, and their tribute highlighted his astounding career as they shared clips of his recent appearance on the show.The late star was an entrepreneur in the music industry and set up his YouTube channel SBTV in 2006. He is responsible for kickstarting the careers of musical giants such as Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, JME, Jessie J, Emeli Sande and Skepta amongst other big names.He has also founded a youth charity and opened up the conversation for mental health amongst teenagers.He died Sunday, February 20 aged 31, after suffering from what has been described as a “sudden illness”.Loose Women shared a clip of Jamal’s appearance on the show back in November last year.He discussed the reasons behind his success: “I felt that a lot of my friends weren’t being represented in the mainstream media, that inspired me.”“Honestly, my mum’s work ethic inspired me as well,” admitted the star.Charlene White discussed Jamal through teary eyes, mentioning his “utterly beautiful face" and that his “impact will keep going on and be felt for years and years to come".Judi Love also spoke about Jamal as tears fell: “It wasn’t just the things he did in public, it was the things that he did outside.

Pussycat Dolls beauty Ashley Roberts has sent fans into meltdown with her latest smoking hot social media display.The 40-year-old pop star has taken to social media to share her latest batch of holiday snaps.She donned a stunning cream crop top which she paired with a match skirt with a daring thigh split.Her trademark blonde tresses were tied up into a bun and she accessories her look with a dainty necklace and earrings.Ashley showed off her toned physique as she posed for the camera with the picturesque beach in the background.

'Will he regret it?' Naga jibes co-star after replacing BBC host[LATEST]Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen in cryptic post amid 'unsettled' time[TV]Marvel's Evangeline Lilly calls out Justin Trudeau over protests[POLITICS]In a statement released on February 21, Brenda thanked everyone for their kind messages and support following Jamal's death.The Loose Women panellist said that she has been left "completely devastated".Brenda said: “It is with the deepest heartache that I confirm that my beautiful son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness.“Myself, his sister Tanisha, and the rest of his family and friends are completely devastated. He was the centre of our world.“As we come to terms with his passing, we asked for privacy to grieve this unimaginable loss.

Sunday Times."There’s nothing wrong with being 60, I just can’t believe it.Time goes so fast."There’s no question that I am [now] more grounded. I’ve learnt so much in my life – what to enjoy, what to try to do more of and what to let go of."However, self-acceptance hadn't always come so easy to the Friends star."There was a time when you go, 'Oh, I’m changing.

The great Easter Egg Collection of Renfrewshire is back on after being wiped out for the past two years for obvious reasons.

coronavirus will become dominant in the UK. Using one of his analogies, which he has become renowned for, Prof Van-Tam told the BBC that the mutation first identified in Kent account for more than 90 per cent of cases and there had been fewer than 200 cases of the South African variant.He said: "If you are running a bath and you have got the hot tap on and you add in a very small amount of cold water, so the cold tap is running as well but at really a very low volume, your bath water is basically going to remain hot."It's only if that cold tap was gushing much more than the hot tap, the cold water would take over."That's probably the best analogy I can give you at the moment.

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock led a press briefing earlier this afternoon where he delivered a statement on the latest with coronavirus.

Britons have been urged not to wait for a reformulated vaccine that may offer more protection against the South Africa variant of Covid-19, because the new mutation may not become "dominant" in the UK.

direct to your inboxA GP has suggested that mixing two different coronavirus vaccines could boost immunity, or reduce it, as he explained the government’s decision to look into the idea.A study has been launched in Oxford to determine whether different coronavirus vaccines can safely be used for first and second doses.England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, who is responsible for the new study, said that being able to mix vaccines would offer flexibility and could even provoke a better immune response.Dr Hilary Jones, Good Morning Britain’s health editor, explained that if the trials proved to improve immunity, it would boost the efficiency of vaccination programmes across the world.Host Ben Shephard said: "It’s