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Mark Robins still cherishes lifting the FA Cup 30 years ago with Manchester United but just don't ask him where his medal is.

After her dad Mark and mum Carol revealed they had tested positive for coronavirus, Jess Wright has told her followers to keep safe amid the new strain wreaking havoc.The reality star, who enjoyed a magical date night in a festive themed igloo, took to Instagram to share the devastating effect the virus has had on her family. Posting on her Instagram stories, the 35 year old said: "COVID has ripped through my family in the past month & it has been absolutely horrendous.

Sunny Hostin is opening up about losing both her mother and father in-law to complications caused by coronavirus.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a ‘major incident’ as Covid leaves the NHS at risk of being overwhelmed.

direct to your inboxKate Garraway has told of the heartbreaking message her daughter asked her to share to lockdown rule breakers. The Good Morning Britain host was back on screens on Thursday after Christmas.

This Morning star Trinny Woodall, 56, said she is “just getting over a little bit of corona”.The small-screen star admitted Covid had floored her and it wasn't the 2021 she had been hoping for.The fashion guru explained that contracted the virus after she had been taking care of her sick relatives.In view of her 840,000 Instagram followers, Trinny talked to fans from her home wearing a blue shirt, as she went make-up free.The news comes after the presenter recently took a break from social media.Trinny explained: "I just haven’t been up for chatting, it’s been a few days of woof."I did feel really horrible until around 5am this morning and then I went back to sleep."She said the illness was "horrible" and she was feeling "very tired".Trinny

East Kilbride have had their say on the decision to close schools until AT LEAST February.

Piers Morgan blasted Covid deniers as he told them to "shut up".

Sharon Osbourne and Carrie Ann Inaba are opening up about battles coronavirus.

A leading expert has warned the NHS will "have to change" or risk being overwhelmed by 5,000 new coronavirus hospital admissions per day.

Health officials are warning that Los Angeles County may soon see up to 1,000 coronavirus deaths per week after revealing that as many as one in five residents who are getting tested are turning up positive "Your bubble is not as safe as you think it is," LA Public Health tweeted on Monday. "Don’t meet up with those outside your household." Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer later said community spread is so high in the region, "you run the risk of an exposure whenever you leave your home," according to the Los Angeles Times.

Slowthai has shared a note confirming his second album ‘TYRON’ will be coming out as planned on February 5.In the message posted on Twitter, the rapper said he and his team had had discussions about postponing the release due to the new national lockdown imposed today (January 5).“It’s almost a year since this virus took hold of our world and shattered the lives of thousands,” he wrote. “Deaths, unemployment, rise in domestic abuse and suicide, business closures, educational crisis and a rise in homelessness to name a few of the overwhelming negatives this pandemic has caused.”Slowthai noted that he had struggled with his mental health during the last year and said he “wanted to let you know that you’re not alone if you feel the same”.

direct to your inboxThe number of Covid-19 cases rose across most of Manchester in the week before the government announced the latest national lockdown.New virus hotspots have emerged in all parts of the city while infection rates have continued to increase all over Greater Manchester.In Manchester the rate of Covid-19 infections has risen by almost 50 pc to 302.6 cases per 100,000 people in the week to Monday January 4.Up to 25 per cent of all new cases in the city-region can be linked to the more transmissible strain of the virus which has spread rapidly across southern parts of England.Just one area in Manchester had confirmed cases in single figures in the week ending December 30, while a dozen saw case numbers double or even

Irish broadcaster Liz Bonnin has today revealed the devastating news that her mother has died after contracting COVID-19.

Jeremy Clarkson, 60, has appeared in an Instagram video on his farm after recovering from coronavirus.The clip, which was shared on The Grand Tour presenter’s Diddly Squat Farm Shop page yesterday, marked the first time he had been seen since the news broke that he had contracted Covid-19.Jeremy gave fans an update on his health while announcing that trout will soon be available to buy from his shop.He could be seen feeding fish on his farm in the clip, while wearing a green coat and sporting more facial hair than he had previously.The star said in the video: “Hello everybody and thank you for your good wishes.“I did have Covid.

THOUSANDS of Scots have signed a petition urging the government to keep gyms open in tier 4 to help benefit the mental health of the country.Under proposed restrictions north and south of the border, the facilities in Monklands will be shut as Scotland and the UK try to battle the spread of a new strain of coronavirus.But a petition sent to Westminster urging MPs to change their minds has been gained 619,725 signatures – around 25,000 of those coming from Scotland.Last month the Tories backed the growing demands for gyms to remain open during the harsher restrictions.Douglas Ross MP, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, said: “There is a growing demand from many residents in tier 4 locations to be allowed to use their local gyms once more

direct to your inboxCovid-19 infection rates are beginning to rise again in Oldham after weeks of plateauing case numbers.It comes as a more transmissible variant of the virus has begun to circulate in Greater Manchester, which Mayor Andy Burnham says could already account to 25pc of all new cases in the region.Oldham’s infection rate is the second lowest of the ten boroughs, just above Bolton, standing at 249.7 per 100,000 people in the week to January 3.However this is up 29pc on the previous seven days, and this increase can also be seen at neighbourhood level.There are now only ten areas of the borough that have weekly case numbers in single figures, according to the government’s latest local data.Werneth remains the biggest hotspot

direct to your inboxCoronavirus cases in Tameside are rising once again as a more transmissible variant of the virus begins to circulate in the region.At the beginning of December, the borough was bottom of the table for new cases in Greater Manchester and had five areas which had seen two or fewer cases in the previous seven days.However the latest local government data from the week to December 29 reveals that there are just four neighbourhoods where incidences of Covid-19 remain in single figures.Overall cases are trending upwards once again, with the infection rate for the borough standing at 253.4 per 100,000 people as of Sunday (January 3) – a huge 51pc increase from the previous week.The local heat map shows that Droylsden East is

coronavirus cases. From Tuesday, Scottish residents will be legally required to stay at home with few exceptions in a move similar to that of the March lockdown.

would 'probably' get tougher in the coming weeks.