NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Shutting Schools Thursday As COVID-19 Infection Rate Rises

As the Strictly Come Dancing live tour has come to an end, Giovanni Pernice has set his sights on the next challenge of rehearsing for Burn The Floor. While he may have won the hit ITV dancing competition with EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis, it seems he's moved onto the next project with dancer Lauren Oakley.Taking to her Instagram stories, Lauren shared a black and white clip of herself dancing into a sitting Giovanni, 31, over which she wrote: "& today... Not long to go!!" with a red heart emoji.

Toro y Moi has released the third single from his upcoming seventh studio album ‘Mahal’, the playful and funky track ‘The Loop’.The track arrived on streaming platforms on February 22 alongside a video of the chillwave artist and his posse cruising through the streets of San Francisco in GoCars and a customised ‘Mahal’ Jeepney. It also features a cameo appearance by Filipino rapper Eyedress.On the laid-back song, Toro y Moi – real name Chaz Bear – sings about how hard it is to keep up to date in the digital age, musing, “East Coast friends fill me in, I know you get the early scoop / Online trends that border cringe start to feel overused”.Watch the music video for ‘The Loop’ below.Toro y Moi’s upcoming album ‘Mahal’ is set to be released April 29 via Dead Oceans, and the singer has already released two singles and music videos to promote the album in ‘Postman’ and ‘Magazine’, the latter featuring vocals from Salami Rose Joe Louis.“I wanted to make a record that featured more musicians on it than any other record of mine,” Toro y Moi explained in a statement about the follow-up to his 2019 album ‘Outer Peace’.

BBC Breakfast took an unexpected turn during the latest edition of the morning show as a politician's daughter interrupted a live interview.Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty were back on our screens on Thursday morning to bring the latest breaking news from across the world.Tom Tugendhat MP, Chair of the Foreign Affairs select Committee, appeared on the programme to discuss the latest news on the Ukraine Crisis.However, things didn't go quite to plan as Mr Tugendhat's daughter appeared on camera during the live interview.As the MP spoke to Charlie via video call, the little girl came into view of the camera and started tapping her father.Charlie pointed out: "I'm sorry you've got an interruption there.

Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley has revealed he is ashamed of hitting his children when they were younger.On Wednesday's Good Morning Britain (February 23), the TV host debated the new law coming into Wales which aims to prevent parents from smacking their children.Richard has two children with his wife and former Richard and Judy co-host Judy Finnigan.They share Jack, who is now 35, and Chloe, now 34.On the show, he said: "For full disclosure, when my children were growing up, I certainly never used a stick.“But once or twice, I think with Jack – he was the firstborn – I think I sort of tapped his bottom a couple of times with the flat of my hand.“Do you know what? I always thought that was a point of failure, my failure. I felt ashamed of it.”Richard Madeley also shared that he was hit a lot by his father during his childhood.He also said: "When I was a little boy I was hit quite a lot by my dad, who I love very much and he was a great father, but I was hit quite a lot."It was typical of the day, we are talking about the 1960s.

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Google Maps user has been left spooked after finding a creepy "Minion" holding a decapitated doll's head in what looks like an abandoned fairground. The discovery was uploaded by Reddit user faore41 and has left several online users with the creeps.

Coronation Street's Gary Windass could finally get his comeuppance for the murder of Rick Neelan as a body is discovered three years after his death.Forthcoming scenes of the ITV soap are likely to see the reformed villain caught in a compromising position as pictures from the Weatherfield set show filming of a tense sequence.Gary (Mikey North) can be seen attempting to break into a construction site for the new Weatherfield County FC ground.Wearing a black hoodie and gloves, the former loan shark is soon disturbed by a security guard and forced to walk away.In later scenes, the building site is descended upon by a number of police officers.Forensic teams in white boiler suits can also be seen scoping the area.

Instagram to expose her life on social media after trolls compared her to a “bush pig” - and have even wished death on her.The body positive star frequently posts uplifting content to her 1.2 million followers, which brings a refreshing look to the usual ‘perfectly’ preened influencers and models seen online.Instead of flaunting her belly bloat in a bikini beach shot, this time, Karina has shared the extent of cruel remarks she receives after trying to share messages of self-love on social media.The blonde-haired beauty has said that she gets a “constant influx” of nasty messages and has even revealed some of the ‘bullies’ unacceptable comments in her recent Instagram post.Along with a candid selfie, Karina posted some screenshots of the “abusive” comments which include: “You’re a proper bush pig that profits off overweight women’s insecurities.”“Just puked after seeing this atrocious despicable piece of skin.”“That’s enough to put me off red meat. Sometimes people just should keep those tuckshop cheeks to themselves.”And, she even was told by one troll that they wanted to watch her die.“I want to unfollow you so bad but I want to watch you get sick and die more.”,Karina then shared a lengthy caption addressing the torment she goes through.“MY LIFE ON SOCIAL MEDIA…My DM’s are a consistent influx of abusive judgement, made up assumptions and down right bullying.“Firstly, I’m not posting this to gain sympathy.

The One Show moved into Buckingham Palace for a special episode, Welsh host Alex Jones decided to give fans a sneak peak behind the scenes of the fancy London palace.Welsh presenter Alex, 44, is normally seen on the famous green sofa in the BBC One studio, but the show got a royal makeover after it relocated to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday (February 23).It meant Alex and her co-star Ronan Keating, 44, were sat in remarkably plush surroundings as they delivered the special edition of the show.They were joined by Masterchef star Moniva Galetti and former member of parliament Gyles Brandreth.The royal episode aired to mark 100 days until the celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee - which will honour the monarch for being in service for a whopping 70 years.Taking to Instagram, Alex decided to catch up with her fans - and offer them an exclusive look inside the gorgeous royal household.Firstly, she shared a snap of her white Platinum Jubilee mug which featured a crown on it - with a caption that fittingly read: "One's rehearsal cuppa".The TV star was clearly sat in one of the vast Palace rooms - with BBC cameras in the background and an red elaborate floral carpet.She then posed in the mirror before she went live to the nation, and she was sporting a glamorous white dress for the occasion. She captioned the snap: "Final checks".A second commented: "What's on tomorrow's #TheOneShow then? 305 days to go until Christmas special? #cringe."A third added: "Wtaf,celebrating 100 days to go before the queens jublie #TheOneShow,"However, it seems many One Show viewers weren't particularly impressed with the early Jubilee show.One fan wrote: "This is all a bit much.

comes under attack in a "full-scale" invasion.Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his military into the wider part of Ukraine overnight – despite weeks of denials that he would do so – with his forces entering the country from Russia, Belarus and Crimea, part of Ukraine already seized by Russia.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Russia has launched a "full-scale" attack with troops crossing the border on several fronts.The tank footage, which is said to have been filmed at Senkivka, was shown on CNN and then went viral on Twitter.Senkivka is at the border where Ukraine, Belarus and Russia meet, and is a long way from the regions of Ukraine that Putin originally said he was helping to defend.It also highlights the involvement of Belarus – one of Putin’s few allies in the region – in Putin’s operations.The world has been on tenterhooks for the past few weeks with Western intelligence warning that an invasion by Putin was imminent. Russia had publicly scoffed at that claim, but this morning’s actions appear to have vindicated those warnings.Earlier this week Putin invaded the Ukrainian regions of Donbask and Luhansk, claiming the separatist regions had asked for help, but the latest developments signify an all-out invasion of Ukraine.One of the responses on Twitter to the video of tanks at Senkivka says: “That’s nowhere near Donbas and Luhansk.

Hilary Duff shared that her three-year-old daughter Banks likes her early 'teeny bopper music' on Wednesday on The Late Late Show With James Corden.The 34-year-old singer and actress was asked by English comedian James, 43, if her three children were aware of her music and that side of her life.'So my son was around for like my last album cycle, which was like five, six years ago already now. So he likes some songs off the record and appreciates it,' said Hilary, referencing her nine-year-old son Luca with her ex-husband Mike Comrie, 41.

St Cuthbert Wanderers strengthened their position at the top of the South of Scotland League.

A Lanarkshire gran was left suicidal after wrongly being issued with an almost £20,000 debt demand from the Department of Work and Pensions.

A freak squall hit the Glenkens early on Monday leaving hundreds of homes temporarily without power and roads blocked by fallen trees.

The New York City police department will be bolstering enforcement in subways citywide amid a troubling pattern of instances in which straphangers have been pushed onto the tracks as the Big Apple also works to combat a spurt of shootings and other violence, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. The Democratic mayor was asked how he plans to address subway concerns after a man was shoved onto the tracks on Sunday, the third victim of such a crime in only days, according to officials and reports.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday undercut New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, declaring in-person school learning to be “safe” even during high transmission rates, just as NYC schools were shutting down once again.

New York City protesters began gathering Thursday outside City Hall in Manhattan to demonstrate against Mayor Bill de Blasio for shutting down the nation’s largest public school system due to spiking coronavirus infections, even as Catholic and other elite private schools in the city are allowed to remain open for in-person instruction.   The more than 1 million children enrolled in New York City public schools stopped in-person instruction Thursday, transitioning into online classes until at least Thanksgiving, de Blasio first announced Wednesday.  But the New York City Department of Education will continue to run buses for children who attend nonpublic or charter schools.

New York City's mayor and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are facing criticism over their handling of the city school closure, which will – as announced Wednesday – go into effect on Thursday.

New York City schools will be closed beginning Thursday due to a rise in coronavirus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. But he may have forgotten to tell the top boss of the state.

New York City schools will shut down starting Thursday due to a spike in COVID cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday.  De Blasio said officials opted to close schools out of an abundance of caution after coronavirus test positivity rates surpassed a 3% threshold. "We must fight back the second wave," the mayor said on Twitter.  NYC principals are reportedly being told to take necessary items home with them as remote teaching will begin in the morning.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo got into a shouting match with reporters Wednesday while denying that New York City public schools would be shut down due to a spike in coronavirus cases -- only for Mayor Bill De Blasio to announce the closures minutes later.  The exchange began when Wall Street Journal reporter Jimmy Vielkind pressed Cuomo about whether he would overrule any decision by city officials to close schools.