The plan for Greater Manchester’s vaccination roll out - 35,000 doses have already been administered

It’s a daunting task to crack jokes during wartime, especially days after Russia has bombarded the Ukraine, however, SNL Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che were fearless and eloquent in their approach to the topic.

Chelsea will have the option to re-sign Southampton’s star defender Tino Livramento in the future, according to reports.Livramento has been one of the standout young players in the Premier League this season since joining Southampton from Chelsea.Saints paid the Blues £5million for the 19-year-old full-back and have so far handed him 23 appearances across all competitions.He has been fantastic in their last two games, 2-0 wins over Everton and Norwich, and his form has reignited speculation about his future. The Sun reports that while rumours of Manchester United’s interest are premature, Chelsea are a potential suitor due to a clause in his Southampton contract.

Girls Aloud fan says tragic singer Sarah Harding saved her life.Moved by the star’s death from breast cancer, Lucy Morgan checked herself out.She found a small, hard growth in her right breast less than two weeks after the singer died.Mum-of-two Lucy, 37, was then diagnosed with breast cancer. But after surgery and chemotherapy, the outlook is good.She said: “I truly believe Sarah Harding saved my life.“I was young, fit and healthy and I have no history of breast cancer in my family.“I would never have checked myself if it wasn’t for her, but thank God I did.”Lucy, who has children Eva, 14, and Charlie, 11, with husband Rob, 38, was getting ready for bed at home when she decided to check her breasts.She said: “I’d always been a fan so it really hit me when Sarah died.“At 39 she was only a couple of years older than me and I realised then cancer can affect anybody.“I’d never checked my breasts before, I didn’t think I needed to, but I decided to that Saturday night.

Eugenie and Beatrice of their royal titles was thrown out, according to a royal expert. The two princesses do not adhere to the same standards as other royals as neither are full-time working members of The Firm.

asteroid is hurtling towards us as we speak, and is set to crash into our orbit this coming week. NASA's tool tracking near-earth asteroids has identified an absolute whooper which is more than 12 times larger than Big Ben. Asteroid 138971 will make its close-earth approach on March 5 (this coming Friday) and is so large that it is just one of two asteroids being tracked by the space agency to have been assigned a specific number.

John Mulaney, 37, returned as SNL host for the fifth time! The former cast member slayed even more musical sketches this week, and was joined by a variety of cast members as he sang at an unfortunately lame dance, outside a churro stand, and wearing a baseball jersey. Castmembers from Cecily Strong to Keenan Thompson supported him in the hilarious sketches, making his Five-Timer Club episode truly one to remember.

Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t escape the Saturday Night Live treatment this week. The 69-year-old was spoofed by Colin Jost on the Saturday, Feb. 27 episode, where the ‘Weekend Update’ host got in multiple shots as he spoke about Putin’s current spearheading of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham admits there is 'a real worry' about the NHS in Greater Manchester due to the spiralling number of coronavirus patients.The Mayor revealed today there were 119 people in intensive care units and 922 in general hospital beds with covid-19 on January 5.That represents a 'steep rise' in the number of people in ICU, in particular, the mayor said.And the figures are, in fact, likely to be 'quite a bit worse than that', Mr Burnham added, as the situation is changing so rapidly.Asked why only around 30 covid patients are currently in the Nightingale hospital in Manchester city centre, Mr Burnham said it is because the NHS has been 'coping' until this point. "The Nightingale is that insurance, it's that back up

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has defended his handling of the crisis at Greater Manchester Police, saying: "I'm absolutely happy to be held to account". The force was put in special measures following a damning inspection report last month which found it failed to record 80,000 crimes in a year.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has urged the government to extend its ban on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic to avoid a further surge in homelessness.Court-ordered evictions are due to start again on January 11 after being temporarily suspended after the initial Covid-19 outbreak.Boris Johnson says the ban will be kept under review after being challenged by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during a debate this week.But Mr Burnham is seeking a cast-iron guarantee from the prime minister following the announcement of a new national lockdown on Monday.Almost 1,000 people are currently being put up in beds provided by Greater Manchester’s ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme, or in hotels.Thousands more - including

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

bring in new national Covid restrictions within 24 hours as cases continue to rise. He has also called for the government to come up with a plan on children’s learning and for working parents.

direct to your inboxPrime Minister Boris Johnson has said parents should send children back to primary school tomorrow 'in areas where schools are open'.His comments come as pressure mounts on the government to keep schools closed amid concerns over rates of coronavirus transmission.The National Education Union (NEU), the UK's largest teaching union, told its members that it is unsafe for them to go back to work on Monday. And Greater Manchester's mayor Andy Burnham called for the government to delay the reopening of primary schools or give the decision to local leaders to avoid 'chaos'.

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has called for the government to delay the reopening of primary schools or give the decision to local leaders to avoid 'chaos'. Greater Manchester's mayor outlined his position amid growing pressure on the government to keep schools closed tomorrow.

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has added his voice to those calling for teaching staff to be vaccinated for Covid-19 ahead of schools reopening next month.The mayor was reacting to the government's decision to delay the return of secondary school pupils until 18 January.Only exam year groups will receive online teaching from January 11, before all pupils return the week after, subject to a review.All primary schools will reopen as planned on Monday, apart from some in Tier 4 areas in London and the south east.

direct to your inboxThe number of coronavirus patients in Greater Manchester hospitals is rising as it emerged 25pc of cases have been identified as belonging to the new strain.The Mayor Andy Burnham said while the current picture of the region's health system is 'challenging but manageable', he is concerned that the fast-spreading variant of Covid-19 could 'overwhelm' it.He therefore welcomed the government's decision to put Greater Manchester in Tier 4, the highest level of restrictions.It means everyone in the region has been told to 'stay at home' and only leave if absolutely necessary.At his weekly press conference today, Mr Burnham said he hoped tighter restrictions would allow Greater Manchester to 'get ahead' of the new strain.The

direct to your inboxUp to 25pc of all new coronavirus cases across Greater Manchester can be attributed to the new strain seen spreading rapidly through southern England.Experts predict there could be even higher number of new cases down to the new variant currently due to a data lag.Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham announced the figures at a press conference this morning.He said that partly as a result of this new strain, he and Greater Manchester’s leaders are in agreement with the government’s decision to place the city-region under the toughest Tier 4 restrictions, as a ‘preventative’ measure.Mr Burnham said: “What has changed up to now is the prevalence of the new strain of the virus, around 25pc of our cases can be attributed to

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has said that Greater Manchester's move into Tier 4 is "justified" but has encouraged a more national approach.The Mayor of Greater Manchester held his final coronavirus press conference of 2020 after the region was placed under the toughest restrictions.From 00.01 on Thursday, millions of people have been subjected to a stay home order with non-essential businesses also forced to close.During his press conference, Mr Burnham confirmed that the new variant of coronavirus, which has seen huge spikes in infection rates in the south, now accounts for 25 percent of new positive cases in Greater Manchester.He said "this is the moment of maximum danger" and that the next two months will be challenging, and

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus pandemic has exposed the crisis in the "broken" social care system – and it would be "immoral" not to fix it, Andy Burnham has warned.The mayor of Greater Manchester said the only way to cope with an ageing population would be to more closely integrate social care with the NHS.

direct to your inbox Manchester’s first accommodation service catered specifically for homeless people who identify as LGBT+ opened earlier this week. The Riverside Housing project in the city centre consists of six modern flats providing residents with a safe space ‘free from discrimination’ alongside additional support services.

direct to your inboxA former police rep says any culture shift within Greater Manchester Police must start with the region’s mayor.Ian Hanson says Andy Burnham must deal directly with those delivering the service if the force is to make important changes after it was placed into ‘special measures’.Mr Hanson - who retired as GMP’s Federation chairman in 2018 - claims Mr Burnham met with him just once during his tenure.He has accused the mayor of “shouldering” responsibility for policing to his deputy mayor Bev Hughes.Greater Manchester Combined Authority said the mayor’s office and the deputy mayor have regular meetings with the GMP Federation and continue to do so.Federation chairman, Stu Berry, says he has enjoyed a professional