Someone is admitted to hospital with Covid-19 “every 30 seconds”, Health Secretary says

Strictly Come Dancing co-stars Rose Ayling-Ellis, Tilly Ramsay, Sara Davies, Rhys Stephenson and Maisie Smith have been making the most of their downtime from the Strictly tour by enjoying a hot tub boat ride on the River Thames.The gang are wrapping up the last leg of shows at London’s O2 Arena with final performances today and tomorrow.Celebrating more than four weeks on the road, John shared clips of the group sailing along the Thames in sailor hats as they relaxed in the warm water.In view of his 310,000 followers, John panned the camera around the Strictly cast as they all sang along to tracks by Kelly Clarkson and Miley Cyrus.Each of them beamed at the camera and John and Rose blew kisses.In the background of one of the clips John joked that the boat was so hot they “should have brought a couple of steaks”.Tilly also shared some footage of the Strictly stars singing along to Fight For This Love by Cheryl.John was in his element and danced along to the track as Tilly captioned the clip: “John living his best life.”It comes after John almost had to pull out of the tour after a Covid scare.He tested positive on a lateral flow test last weekend and had to miss two performaces at Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena.Thankfully, a PCR test came back negative and he was able to get back on the stage with partner, Johannes Radebe.Sharing the good news on Instagram, John wrote: "PCR came back negative so I'll be back on stage in Glasgow tonight."John and Johannes ended their Strictly Come Dancing journey in second place, losing out to Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice.Rose and Giovanni have marked a huge milestone this week following a win at the Broadcast Awards.They won the Timeline Moment of the Year for their incredible

A man in a mobility scooter was reportedly assaulted after Bolton Wanderers' match at Morecambe.

Jessica Kiang The title, you might not be surprised to hear, is ironic: In Rithy Panh’s frenetic, splenetic new hybrid essay film, everything will most assuredly not be OK. Humans, with our immense capacity for microscopic and macroscopic cruelty, will not be OK. Animals, even if they manage to turn the tables on us, will also not be OK.

Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League tussle with Southampton at Old Trafford this lunchtime.

Manchester City supporters are urging Pep Guardiola to resist the temptation to make too many changes for the Premier League clash against Norwich.

A man is in hospital with 'serious injuries' after being found lying in the middle of a road in the early hours of this morning (February 12).

A man who killed a mum-of-three with an axe and then used the weapon to severely injure her husband has been cleared of murder by a jury.

Edinson Cavani declared himself unavailable for Manchester United's Premier League game with Southampton this morning after undergoing treatment on a groin injury.

Love Island's Jamie Jewitt has revealed that his wife Camilla Thurlow's has found her second pregnancy 'tougher' and teased that the couple know the gender. The former reality star, 31, who stars on podcast It's Not All Dad alongside Marcel Somerville and Jake Quickenden, revealed in an exclusive interview with OK! that his wife Camilla, 32, has found her second pregnancy 'tougher'.

Twin sisters have claimed Hugh Hefner gave them drugs dubbed "leg spreaders" due to the hypnotic effect as they plan to sue to the Playboy brand for emotional distress and trauma.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxLockdown laws have been quietly extended by the government with councils given increased powers to close pubs, restaurants, shops and open spaces until July 17 this year.The move comes after Matt Hancock said the government is a “long, long, long way” from relaxing Covid lockdown restrictions.Kate Nicholls, the chief executive of trade body UK Hospitality, called the extension “surprising”, as "the large proportion of the population will be vaccinated by then”.The legislation changes were made as part of a review of the third lockdown by Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier this month.The law, originally introduced on July 18 last

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”.

The delayed 12-week waiting time for the coronavirus vaccine second dose has been criticised by medical experts who have urged the Government to slash it in half.

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

The Prime Minister's Press Secretary is in coronavirus self-isolation, it has been reported.

direct to your inboxThe Brazilian and South African coronavirus variants are of more concern than the UK strain, the UK's chief scientific advisor has warned.Sir Patrick Vallance said fears have been raised that those two variants may be 'less susceptible to vaccines'.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference on Friday afternoon, Sir Vallance said: "We know less about how much more transmissible they are."We are more concerned that they have certain features that they might be less susceptible to vaccines.“They are definitely of more concern than the one in the UK at the moment, and we need to keep looking at it and studying it very carefully.”It comes after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said “there is evidence in the public domain”

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

direct to your inboxMore than half of people over 80 and care home residents have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in England.Health secretary Matt Hancock provided an update at a daily press briefing at Downing Street this evening.Mr Hancock confirmed that more than four million people have now been vaccinated and that half of people over 80 and care home residents had received their first dose.The Government said the over-70s and the clinically vulnerable were now receiving the jab.The Health Secretary urged people to stick with the regulations as the programme continued to roll out.“Don’t blow it now. We are on the route out.

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

Some hospitals still have car parking charges and frontline health staff have been slapped with fines, it has been reported.