Queen of the South aim to appoint Covid-19 officer to deal with vital safety measures at Palmerston

Chris Whitty that the the country was "near the limits" of opening up society.The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine academic told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think that's quite possible.""I think we’re in a situation whereby most people think that opening schools is a priority for the health and wellbeing of children and that when we do that we are going to reconnect lots of households."And so actually, closing some of the other networks, some of the other activities may well be required to enable us to open schools."It might come down to a question of which do you trade off against each other and then that’s a matter of prioritising, do we think pubs are more important than schools?"The professor's remarks come on the

STRESSED Ellen DeGeneres makes a phone call as she's seen for the first time since claims emerged she has enabled a "toxic work culture" on her hit daytime show. In photos obtained exclusively by The Sun, the 62-year-old comedian was pictured as she walked around her Montecito neighborhood on Friday.

SUPERMODEL Gigi Hadid branded boyfriend Zayn Malik her 'baby daddy' in an adorable post on Instagram yesterday. The 25-year-old confirmed her pregnancy with the former One Direction star, 27, in April and appeared happier than ever as she kissed him for her latest selfie.

Inter Milan are reportedly lining up a massive contract offer in a bid to lure Lionel Messi to the San Siro.The Barcelona superstar is yet to agree a new deal with the Spanish champions and as things stand will be available on a free next summer.Messi has played his whole professional career at the Nou Camp and has always insisted that he is happy to stay with the Catalans until he retires.But for the first time there have been noises coming out of Barcelona that the Argentine could finally decide to try somewhere new.There have been several off-the-field problems at the club in the last year, while the team are not what they were previously.Indeed, Messi and co relinquished their La Liga title to Real Madrid last season after an out of the

street parties have sent tensions soaring according to the papers.

As thousands of Brits prepare to return to the office in the coming weeks, one company has decided to quite literally bust the journey to work wide open.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is set for a £400million windfall after he sells his 40 per cent stake in a gold company.The Russian has seen his net worth drop by a whopping £2.4billion this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and an injection of cash is needed.It could mean good news for Blues fans, who have already been buoyed by the club’s transfer activity in recent times.Not only have Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech already been secured but there are rumours of big money moves for the likes of Kai Havertz and Ben Chilwell.Abramovich’s windfall may mean even more money for Frank Lampard to spend as he looks to strengthen the squad.And it could also be good news for the proposed stadium extension, with plans having expired amid the

Renfrewshire Leisure bosses say “safety is their priority” as they wait for the green light on reopening gyms and swimming pools. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a further delay to gyms and pools reopening with the date possibly Monday, September 14.The timeline is dependent on maintaining low levels of the virus in the community as well as ensuring that all social distancing and hygiene protocols are followed.If conditions are favourable, the First Minister said they may reopen at the end of August.

A brave woman who became the first person in the US to receive a face transplant after her husband shot her in a failed murder-suicide has died aged 57.

Actress and writer Lena Dunham has detailed her excruciating experience with coronavirus.

'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' is making a number of changes this year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

supports HTML5 videoKeith Lemon has shared a video of himself with his late friend Caroline Flack, ahead of the six-month anniversary of her death.The Celebrity Juice star posted the clip of the pair larking about in a car park on Instagram, following the Bafta awards.In it, the comic can be heard gleefully repeating ‘There she is! There she is!’ as Caroline walks into the shot and waves.In a caption, Keith added: ‘So strange seeing Caroline in the montage of people we have lost on the Baftas. ‘This year is like a broken time machine where the future is just all wrong.

Jack Fitzwater hopes recent games against Jack Grealish and Paul Pogba will help him “hit the ground running” at Livingston FC.The defender joined Livingston from West Bromwich Albion at the start of this month but played some friendly games with The Baggies immediately before departing.He believes that mixing it in such company can only help him to cement a place in Gary Holt’s starting eleven.Fitzwater said: “I was at West Brom all the way through until the end of June so I got a few preseason games in then and I signed here on July 4.“Our first game was against Villa and they had a real strong side out. I think we played four 30 minutes so everyone got a decent amount of time.

Nicki Minaj's husband has been granted permission to travel with the star. Kenneth Petty - who was indicted in March for failing to register as a sex offender when he moved to California with the 'Starships' singer - previously had to stay in the state as part of the conditions of his pre-trial release but submitted a court request asking to be allowed to make business trips.

Lena Dunham has revealed she was diagnosed with Covid-19 in March and is still suffering symptoms. The 34-year-old actress has now opened up about her battle with the virus with a plea for people to take social distancing more seriously and stop treating lives with such "carelessness".

Justin Bieber urged Kanye West to get in touch with Kim Kardashian after the rapper lashed out at his wife during a July 17th campaign rally and several subsequent Twitter rants.The pop star, 26, gave his friend advice while visiting Ye at his Cody, Wyoming ranch with wife Hailey last Friday, telling him he 'needed to talk' to Kim, according to People.Kayne had reportedly been 'ghosting' the mother-of-four since a series of internet outbursts last week, where he said he had been 'trying to get divorced' from the star, hinted she had cheated and accused her of trying to get a 'doctor to lock [him] up.' Soft push: Justin Bieber urged Kanye West to get in touch with Kim Kardashian during a visit to the rapper's $14million Cody, Wyoming

Bravo is getting back to business months after shutting down production on the Real Housewives franchises.The Real Housewives of New Jersey are gearing up to begin filming season 11 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic with new safety precautions in place, TMZreported on Wednesday.News of the Garden State gals getting back to work comes as Shannon Beador, a cast member of sister show Real Housewives of Orange County, tested positive for the coronavirus.

Instagram. It is believed Su has faced accusations of photo editing and taking measures like rib removal to maintain her slim figure.But the student insists everything is natural as she maintains it by following a healthy diet.

Jeremy Clarkson, 60, spoke out about Sir Alan Parker’s death on Twitter yesterday after it was revealed the Bugsy Malone, Fame and Midnight Express director had died after suffering from an illness.The Grand Tour star paid tribute to the late star in view of his 7.2 million followers.He wrote: “Alan Parker was a truly brilliant director.So versatile.“I mean Bugsy Malone and Mississippi Burning.Same man. Incredible.”Many of Jeremy’s fans also flocked to his post to comment.One user wrote: “In my opinion Midnight Express was his finest flick, absolutely superbly directed.”READ MORE: How did Midnight Express and Evita director Sir Alan Parker die?“Perhaps my all time favourite director.

Liverpool have unveiled their new kit, their first by new manufacturer Nike after their split with New Balance.

A brothel owner has been ordered to pay back more than £600,000 after claiming she was wheelchair-bound.