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Steven Gerrard refused to be drawn into a debate over the return of fans to football grounds in Scotland. Up to 4,000 fans are set to return to grounds in England from next month, and many north of the border are desperate to see a similar plan outlined by Holyrood.  But when asked if he had a message to send to the Scottish government, Rangers boss Gerrard delivered a measured response.

at a Downing Street press conference this evening, the Oxford Vaccine Group director Professor Andrew Pollard today hailed it as "very exciting day" and said he hoped it "will be part of what could be the end of the problems we're facing." "Our results today show that in our primary analysis, that the vaccine had 70 percent efficacy, which is fantastic" he said."That's high efficacy like we get with flu vaccines and has the potential to have a really important impact on the pandemic."Because we also, in the trials, saw no one go into hospital with severe disease or develop severe disease if they had been vaccinated."We also had these intriguing results you will have heard reported today where one arm of our study had much higher efficacy,

Ted Johnson Vice President Mike Pence declined to take questions after a one-hour plus coronavirus task force briefing, the first in months, as reporters screamed queries at him as he left the lectern.Jon Karl, ABC News’ chief White House correspondent, stood up in the front row as Pence left and said, “What is going on?” Another person was heard shouting, “You are all undermining the democratic election.”“Mr. @VP — it’s not a press briefing if you do not take questions.

Rudy Giuliani is getting a lot of attention – but not for his words.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday drew outrage for shaming both those who don’t take coronavirus seriously and those who have a weight problem – all in less than 20 seconds.

Kaley Cuoco joked that she was jealous of her elderly chihuahua Sir Dump Truck on Monday during an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers on NBC.According to the 34-year-old actress, the dog has been stealing her press attention.While walking the 10-year-old canine outside her Tribeca home recently, she was annoyed to see paparazzi but soon realized who the cameras were really there for. Jokingly jealous:Kaley Cuoco joked that she was jealous of her elderly chihuahua Sir Dump Truck on Monday during an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers on NBC'Every time I'd come down early in the morning to take Dumpy out to the bathroom, there was paparazzi,' Kaley said.

Sam Smith has revealed they made the decision to come out as non-binary after a private message intended for their family was leaked to the press.The Grammy and Oscar-winning star – who just released their third album, Love Goes – told fans in an Instagram post in September last year that “after a lifetime of being at war with my gender” they wanted to be referred to using gender-neutral pronouns moving forward.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sam Smith (@samsmith) on Sep 13, 2019 at 6:57am PDTIn an interview with James Corden on his US talk show this week, Sam spoke about the aftermath of their post, admitting they decided to come out because reports had already been published in the tabloid press speculating about their gender

Ted Johnson Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto cut off a Trump campaign press conference in which Kayleigh McEnany alleged “illegal voting” and fraud but did not offer proof to back it up.Trump’s team has been making claims that the election is being stolen from him, but it is part of an effort to sow doubt about the results, even though networks have projected Joe Biden the winner and he is likely to win the electoral and popular vote by substantial margins.McEnany is the White House Press Secretary, a government paid position, but she has been appearing as a spokesperson for the campaign as well.“We want every legal vote to be counted, and we want every illegal vote to be…” Cavuto then cut in. “Whoa.

Boris Johnson will hold a press conference in Downing Street at 5pm today, No 10 has confirmed.

Rangers' Europa League clash with Benfica.The Premiership table toppers take on Jorge Jesus' side at the Estádio da Luz on Thursday after winning their opening two group stage matches against Standard Liege and Lech Poznan.The hosts haven't lost a match any of their 23 home matches in the competition, winning 19 and drawing four.Gerrard, however, believes "records are there to be broken".Here's every word the Ibrox boss said at today's press conference.“I don’t think it makes sense to give my tactics and my game plan away but we come here in confident mood, we’ve started the season ever so well.“This is a game that we’re really looking forward to but at the same time it’s a huge challenge because Benfica are a fantastic team, really strong

Europa League clash has plenty riding on it.Neil Lennon and his players are smarting in the wake of their 2-0 defeat to Rangers that leaves them playing catch-up domestically.But Celtic have a chance to change the mood as they take on European behemoths Milan in a sparkling showdown at Parkhead.Yes, no fans in attendance will sting but the chance to lock horns with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the Serie A leaders might be the perfect opponent.The Hoops are underdogs but some of their greatest nights have come on the continent with their back against the wall and Lennon's tactical decisions will be key as Ryan Christie comes back into contention.Lennon has turned to Leigh Griffiths and Albian Ajeti up top as he sticks with his 3-5-2.

Watch Brian Rice's full press conference in the video aboveAhead of Saturday's trip to Paisley, Rice revealed injured duo David Templeton and Kyle Munro have been ruled out until next year, but he hopes to speak to Accies chiefs about bringing in replacements.He added: "I'll need to speak to the owners about that."We spoke about it [new signings] before the window closed and we know the financial situation."The biggest thing here is that Hamilton are still going as a football club."It's a conversation I expect to be having, but if it is, it is, if it isn't, it isn't, and we just have to roll up our sleeves and get on with it."Accies are also likely to be without Andy Winter and Jamie Hamilton, who have just returned to training.Hamilton is

hereThe R rate would be growing faster in the UK if it wasn't for the restrictions in place, chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said.The R rate - the number of transmission rate - in the UK is currently between 1.3 and 1.5.Explaining a series of slides, Sir Patrick said: “What you can see is that the R hasn’t gone back to where it was and where it would be in an unmitigated epidemic of this disease which would be at about three.“So it has gone up, the epidemic is growing, probably between four per cent and seven per cent per day, but that R hasn’t gone right back up and the reason it hasn’t is because of the measures everyone is already taking.”He said there was transmission growth “pretty much across the country” now with the

Odsonne Edouard as he looks to get his star man focused for the 10 In A Row push. The Celtic striker was linked with a move away in the summer transfer window but the club made clear he wasn't for sale.

Teddi Mellencamp is letting Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans know there’s more to her recent exit from the show than they think!

Teddi Mellencamp is a known Real Housewives fan — but will she keep up with the Beverly Hills ladies after her departure from the series?“I don’t want to be the ex-Housewife that is tweeting on the show years after I have been on the show about other people’s problems,” the 39-year-old accountability coach said on the Thursday, October 1, episode of her “Teddi Tea Pod” podcast. “I never want to be that person.

"We've become a good place to launch your campaign and make sure Oscar and Emmy notice," says Chuck Todd, the moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, host of MSNBC'sMTP Daily and NBC News' political director, as we discuss the upcoming fourth annual 'Meet the Press Film Festival at AFI,' a documentary shorts focused sidebar of the American Film Institute's AFI Fest, which will be all-virtual this year and run from Oct. 15 through Oct.

Here are the five main points from the press briefing.1. We have to stick with itThe PM said the UK was at a “critical moment” with a rising number of cases and that he would not hesitate to a bring in new measures if required.He said: “If we put in the work together now then we give ourselves the best possible chance of avoiding that outcome and avoiding further measures.”He went for a bit of Pound Shop Churchillian rhetoric for good measure.He called for “collective forbearance, common sense and willingness to make sacrifices” in the battle against coronavirus.He added: “I know some people will think we should give up and let the virus take its course despite the huge loss of life that would potentially entail.“I have to say I profoundly

Neil Lennon admits "it wouldn't surprise me" if fans made an 11 hour round-trip to Latvia to cheer on his side. The Premiership champions face FC Riga in their Europa League third qualifying round tie, but no fans will be allowed into the stadium.

introduce the "rule of six", which would make them "easier for you to understand and for the police to enforce".

An 80-year-old man who went missing for three days on a walking trip turned up just as his family and police gathered to make a plea for help.