The major changes to Covid rules that come into force from today

coronavirus dominated the past two years of our lives, many hoped that 2022 would bring more positivity, a fresh start, and the beginning of a new era as we adjust to life living with the illness that took the lives of so many. Instead, the past month has been marred with Government scandals and among those who have just about had enough of it, is Jeremy Clarkson.The 61-year-old has never been one to hold his tongue when it comes to issues of public interest, and why would he start now?In his latest column for The Sun, the Clarkson's Farm star branded our country's leaders "pathetic"."Every single day it’s the same thing," he sighed."You’re a liar. You smell.

Phillip Schofield received a welcome boost from his This Morning colleagues as he remained in isolatation at home with Covid-19.

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has taken the blame for the sudden changes to the band’s line-up, which saw the firing and re-hiring of their touring guitarist within a week.Back in January, Andy Sneap – who has toured with the band since 2018, subbing in for Glenn Tipton – was removed from the band ahead of their forthcoming North American tour. Five days later, however, the band announced that their touring line-up would remain “unchanged” and that Sneap would stay on.Now, in a new interview with Billboard, Halford has spoken about the confusing saga – ultimately attributing it to “a crazy idea” of reverting to a four-piece to reflect the band’s origins as a quartet.“That all came from me, it didn’t come from the band,” he said.

Nathan Chen has earned his place in the Olympics record book!

Nathan Chen has earned his place in the Olympics record book!

Tom Brady may have just announced his retirement, but he’s not ruling out a return to the NFL in the future.

Naman Ramachandran Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the Iranian auteur who is a leading voice in art house film, says independent cinema is dying in the era of streaming video. Makhmalbaf, director of Cannes prize winner “Kandahar,” Sitges and Tokyo winner “Gabbeh” and Venice winner “The Silence,” says that while streaming presents an opportunity to show a film to many people, it also “destroys other kinds of medium.” “You can eat your food in your room, but why do you go to a restaurant to eat with others?,” asks Makhmalbaf.

Tom Brady may have just announced his retirement, but he's not ruling out a return to the NFL in the future.During the latest episode of his  podcast, Brady opened up about his decision to retire from football after 22 years and what the future has in store.«There are a lot of other people — some players who don’t necessarily have to be all in for them. I guess I've seen that quite a bit over the years, but I kind of, I've always felt for me, that's how I had to do it.

Fight Club has been restored in China after the odd alternative sparked backlash (warning - spoilers ahead). Last month Chinese streaming giant Tencent censored the ending of the 1999 film, cutting out action scenes and fighting and replacing them with a message onscreen explaining that the authorities won.Now roughly 11 minutes of the original ending have been restored, although scenes involving nudity still remain cut.The cult classic, directed by David Fincher and starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, ends with Norton's character killing his imaginary alter ego (played by Pitt) before a subversive plot sees buildings blown up in an attempt to reorder society.In China's version, the message explains how that plot is foiled by police, with criminals arrested and Pitt's character ending up in a "lunatic asylum".The message reads: "Through the clue provided by Tyler [Pitt's character], the police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding."Not only was the change ridiculed online, it also raised more serious concerns about Chinese censorship.It was widely condemned by Chinese viewers who had seen the original, as well as human rights groups.Another person who mocked the change was Chuck Palahniuk, the author of 1996 novel Flight Club from which the film was adapted.He joked on Twitter: "This is SUPER wonderful! Everyone gets a happy ending in China!"He later added on Substack: "How amazing.

Spotify over their alleged support of vaccine misinformation, Neil Young has encouraged workers at Spotify – as well as fellow musicians – to step away from the streaming giant.“In our communication age, misinformation is the problem,” he wrote in a statement to his website yesterday (February 7). “Ditch the misinformers. Find a good clean place to support with your monthly checks.

Teddi Mellencamp was the first contestant voted out of the house on Celebrity Big Brother and something she said in a post-exit interview seems to contradict what Julie Chen said on night one.

Nick Cannon got a practical gift for Valentine’s Day after receiving a vending machine full of condoms. The Wild N Out host is currently awaiting the arrival of his eighth child after confirming model Bre Tiesi is pregnant with his child. Clearly one of Nick’s celebrity pals has a brilliant sense of humour as he received a hilarious – yet thoughtful – gift at the studios of his talk show earlier. In the hall waiting for him was a vending machine with a large red bow on top and filled with condoms in shiny gold wrapping. ‘Looks like somebody just sent me an early Valentines Day gift!! Vending Machine full of Magnums

Jennifer Lopez is looking back on her career. The 52-year-old star is preparing for the debut of her film "Marry Me," which sees her play a global pop music sensation troubled by heavily publicized romantic struggles. While the role is notably close to Lopez herself, the film has given the actress an opportunity to reflect on her own career and how she became the superstar that she is today.

Kamila Valieva is cementing her place as one of the greatest figure skaters of all time and she is only 15-years-old.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAt some point in the past decade, Hollywood stopped looking at the burgeoning Chinese box office as found money and instead embraced the theatrical market’s windfall for what it has become: a necessity.Today, whether or not blockbuster plays in China could mean the difference between hundreds of millions of dollars in ticket sales. That reality is downright painful at a time when China has continued to deny releases for Hollywood’s biggest 2021 movies, such as Disney’s “Black Widow,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Eternals,” as well as Sony’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage.” And the few films that were given access to Chinese movie theaters, including MGM’s James Bond sequel “No Time to Die” and Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” remake, earned far less than their studios had expected.

Strictly Come Dancing fan, who goes by the username @dani.comrie, had created two card signs with doting messages to the Ukrainian dancer and fellow ballroom star Kai Widdrington.In the Story post, one sign read, "Love you Kai", while the other said, "Love you Nadiya".Both cards were filled with love colourful love hearts.And for her caption, Dani wrote: "Sat in our hotel making cute signs for front row tonight."Nadiya reposted the Story after the show as she hopped onto her Instagram account to share the self-made cards with her 135,000 followers."Oh so cuuute!" the 32-year-old wrote. (sic)Nadiya has been very busy since Strictly Come Dancing returned with season 19 back in September.She was partnered with BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker, who survived a whopping nine weeks before being eliminated in Week 10 after losing in a dance-off against AJ Odudu.The blonde beauty has been on the Strictly tour since January 20, when the first show kicked off at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham.Alongside the likes of Tilly Ramsay, John Whaite, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Sara Davies, the Strictly cast have travelled around the country as part of their 22-date concert trek, which held its third and final show in Glasgow on Monday.Aside from the tour, which concludes its run at the O2 Arena in London on February 13, Nadiya is also gearing up to participate in the forthcoming Burrow Strictly Ball on March 19.The one-time occasion will see a string of Strictly celebrities join forces to raise money for The Rob Burrow Centre and MND Appeal.Taking to Instagram to gush about her first project after concluding the tour, Nadiya shared that she will be joined by Dan's BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent, who will be showing off her dance moves

Strictly Come Dancing champion Kelvin Fletcher, 38, has recalled his time on the dancing competition after tensions ran high during the filming of Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure. In Monday’s episode, Kelvin and his wife Liz Marsland were rushing to get their sheep ready to compete in the Ashbourne Show in Derbyshire.The couple entered three of their rare-breed Cotswold sheep in the hope that winning an award would increase the value of their flock.Unfortunately, with just a day to go before showtime, a ram named Daniel was nowhere near show ready.Much to Kelvin and Liz's horror, the defiant sheep refused to stand upright and was absolutely covered in his own mess.As Liz tried to cut away the muck stuck to Daniel’s coat, Kevin watched in disbelief and said: “None of the others are like that.

The dancer captioned the post: “ Last day in Glasgow w/ @strictlycomedancinglive ! My squad is pretty EPIC! @shirleyballas @craigrevel @brunotonioliofficial."Fans were quick to jump on to the comments to express how much they’ve enjoyed the show so far and compliment the stars.@Glenlivitiliz wrote: “Me and my four friends attended the show on Sunday, it was fantastic.“Just the tonic we all needed so thanks to the whole cast. A great night had by all.”@Louise6 penned: “Craig looking smart! Nice touch wearing the kilt."@Cherylcynthia said: “So nice to see Bruno."@Jude0911said: “Had a fantastic time on Saturday night in Glasgow, thank you to everyone involved.

Nick Cannon is starting his Valentine’s week with a little extra protection.

Tokyo Vice, after pausing production in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will finally land at HBO Max this spring. The series, which stars Ken Watanabe and Ansel Elgort hails from creator and writer J.T. Rogers.

Tyrese Gibson is asking his fans to pray for his mother Priscilla Murray as she battles COVID-19 in the hospital.On Sunday, the 43-year-old actor revealed that he had been informed that his mother was seriously ill during 'the worst phone call I've ever gotten' while he was in the 'middle of filming.''I just had to ask the director let me pause for a second close my eyes and pray…. My mother is in a coma, in ICU, with Pneumonia and she caught Covid they got her so sedated she can’t breathe or even eat on her own…….,' Tyrese wrote in the caption of the photo he shared with his 15.2 million followers.