Thiago's extraordinary Champions League final stats underline Liverpool transfer hope

Covid patients being forced to wait outside hospitals as the city battles the surging Omicron cases.Hong Kong has seen its highest daily toll of infections recorded – 6,600 cases on Friday (February 18) – since the beginning of the pandemic.The global city's insane "Covid zero" plan backfired when the government failed to keep the cases at bay despite closing its border to the world and maintaining a hellish 21-day quarantine for returning travellers.Videos shared on a local Facebook group show patients waiting on stretchers outside Caritas Hospital in Kowloon as ambulances pulled up at the kerb.Doctors and nurses, all covered in protective gear, are seen going back and forth to the A&E department to tend for the patients.In another video posted by local resident Po Sang, dozens of residents queue up around a block for a Covid rapid test.The mass queue has seen members of the public waiting for up to two hours to get tested.About 11 public hospitals are working beyond capacity, with a waiting time of up to eight hours at emergency rooms.

Gemma Collins has issued a statement to fans after the release of her powerful self-harm documentary on Channel 4 - and she's "touched" with everyone's support.The 42-year-old TOWIE took to Instagram on Thursday night (February 17) to thank her 2.2 million followers for all of their support for the show.It comes just after the GC revealed her traumatic self-harm struggles in her latest documentary - Self Harm and Me - which aired on Wednesday.In the documentary, she said the first time she ever self-harmed was in front of her parents at the young age of 13.Gemma says she struggled with self-harming for two decades and used to hurt herself as a "release", but she kept her mental health battles private as she was "ashamed". Catching up with fans, Gemma wrote: "Thank you so much for all your lovely kind words I have been very touched by your response and support and overwhelmed to find out how many families are going through the same and individuals please ask for help today,"She also referred any struggling to fans to self harm organisation Harmless, adding: "you will be in safe hands @harmless_uk"Speaking in the doc, Gemma said she didn't self-harm to kill herself.The TV star said: "I wasn't self harming to kill myself.

Kell Brook Vs Amir Khan is almost upon us after weeks of build-up, years of anticipation and near decades of beef.In a hugely anticipated clash, the two Brits will be looking to settle old scores as they finally get the battle they’ve been after 18 years since first meeting. At a fateful Team GB training camp ahead of the 2004 Athens Olympics, the two young fighters started down very different paths.Khan would go to Athens where he would bag the silver medal in the lightweight division, securing his place as a national golden boy and embarking on a career of high-profile fights at the top of every card. Brook’s path through boxing tells an altogether different story - still hugely successful, but without the limelight that Khan has enjoyed for much of his career.

student after a prom night party was photographed sipping wine on a hotel room bed.The images show Melissa Tweedie, who was 22 at the time, wearing a red party dress and clutching a glass of wine, perched on the edge of a bed in a hotel room.The former teacher at Gleniffer High School in Paisley, Scotland was snapped at the hotel where she appeared to be in conversation with school pupils following their prom.Later on in the night out, which took place in June 2017, she is alleged to have joined a teenage lad in bed after asking him: "Can we for a minute act like I'm not a teacher?"Other images of the now 27-year-old showed her on the dancefloor among the pupils while another snap of Tweedie shows her clutching a wine glass and dancing with male pupils.Pupils were allegedly told to erase any evidence they may have had of the disgraced teacher, who now lives in Dubai as a yoga instructor. She has been struck off the teaching register.

A fallen tree has caused a power outage on the train lines near Stockport as Storm Eunice batters the region.

Tottenham and Burnley’s flights have been scrapped amid Storm Eunice creating chaos to transport across the UKPremier League clubs are battling to rearrange their plans to commute to various stadiums as winds up to 100mph sweep through the country.Flights were grounded while transport bosses have asked that millions remain cautious and stay indoors.It means that Spurs and the Clarets will probably have to instead make lengthy coach journeys this weekend to fulfil their fixtures.Antonio Conte’s side will have to travel north to the Etihad to face Manchester City.A bus journey from Tottenham to Manchester takes around five-and-a-half hours - while a plane takes just over an hour.But Burnley, who have already had their flight cancelled, have to go right down to the south coast to play Brighton at the Amex.In a press conference, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe admitted that travel plans for his side may have to be rejigged. The Magpies were set to fly down to London for their early Saturday kickoff against West Ham."We are planning to fly down to London this afternoon.

A major Wigan road has been partially closed this afternoon after a crash between a car and a lorry.

Storm Eunice has caused a wave of train cancellations across the country due to fallen trees and debris on the lines.

Geordie duo Ant and Dec are back with another series of Saturday Night Takeaway.

Ireland saw a record-breaking €500M ($570M) production spend across film, television drama, documentary and animation in 2021, according to new figures released by national agency Screen Ireland.

Cam Newton and Kia Proctor, the mother of four of his children, he decided to open up about it during a recent interview between himself and fitness model/Instagram influencer Brittany Renner. Both parties came together for his ‘Funky Friday‘ YouTube series to set the record straight about themselves. During their chat, when Renner posed the question to him about why he didn’t marry Proctor, he didn’t shy away from answering.

Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls which will premiere next month on Prime Video. This eight-episode unscripted show is Lizzo’s first project as part of her first-look deal with Amazon Studios.According to a news release, the new series follows “global superstar and icon Lizzo, who is on the hunt for confident, bad-ass women to join the elite ranks of the Big Grrrls and join her world tour.

Fridays, the best is… of course, ESSENCE’s weekly roundup of new music. Today you’ll find a bunch of newcomers to listen to, and some projects from some of hip-hop’s staples.This week’s list includes a collaborative effort from Curren$y and The Alchemist, Mississippi’s own Big K.R.I.T.

Adriana Lima is pregnant!

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The stars of “Killing Eve” are saying goodbye.

Delilah Hamlin is celebrating six months of sobriety.

Ed Sheeran boosts back in at Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Equals.

Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott climb to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart with Where Are You Now.

Liverpool's hopes of signing Thiago Alcantara have not been dashed by Bayern Munich winning the Champions League. The industrious midfielder put in another fine display as the Bundesliga champions overcame Paris St-Germain 1-0 in Lisbon.Alcatara has been consistently linked with a move to Liverpool this summer, with Bayern seemingly resigned to losing him.

Manchester United's links to Thiago Alcantara will please Bayern Munich as Liverpool continue to monitor the situation.