'Unbelievably vicious' Paul O'Grady 'stuck' in Malta after testing positive for Covid

Fuel prices remain high and drivers are becoming increasingly frustrated over how much it's costing to fill a tank.

Former QPR striker Jamie Mackie believes Bolton Wanderers skipper Ricardo Santos' second yellow card against Port Vale was a 'touch harsh' but felt he could have allowed Ellis Harrison to go and let others deal with him.

Manchester’s city centre has changed dramatically since it hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2002 — but it might go through an even bigger change in the next 20 years.

For years the Energyworks team, based on an industrial estate on Rochdale, have been doing their best to help people in Greater Manchester be "warmer, healthier and better off in their homes".

School is far from the minds of many families enjoying the summer break. But in a matter of weeks a new term will begin, and thousands of children across Manchester will be starting at new primary and secondary schools.

Erik ten Hag has slammed his Manchester United players for making an 'unacceptable' number of individual mistakes in their 4-0 defeat to Brentford on Saturday evening.

Manchester United have reportedly entered discussions with Atletico Madrid for striker Alvaro Morata.

Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic has admitted that he is keen to secure some clarity on his future amid links connecting him with a move to Manchester United.

Greater Manchester boasts several prestigious towns and villages that are renowned for attracting some rather wealthy residents. From Premier League footballers and TV stars to esteemed businessmen and women, certain parts of our region have become hotspots for the rich and famous.

Stabbed author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator, is alert and able to speak, his agent has revealed.

Manchester City are preparing to offer Ilkay Gundogan a new deal as they step up efforts to keep hold of the German ace.The City midfielder has less than 12 months left on his current £150,000-a-week contract - and is attracting the attention of a number of clubs in Europe, including Italian giants Juventus. But boss Pep Guardiola still regards Gundogan, 31, as a pivotal figure in his first-team plans for this season - and beyond.And the Spaniard has told the Etihad hierarchy to do everything possible to ensure the playmaker extends his stay - rather than follow several other big names out of the club.

BBC Breakfast's Holly Hamilton was asked to swiftly move on when she began updating viewers on the football. The Irish presenter, 35, joined hosts Nina Warhurst and Roger Johnson on the red sofa to give viewers their daily dose of sport news on Sunday (August 14).

cheating” man was shamed in a very public way.A scorned woman called Jenny called out a bloke named Steve by taking out a full-page advertisement in a newspaper.The Aussie paid up to $2,000 AUD (around £1,200) to air her dirty laundry to readers of Mackay and Whitsunday Life in Queensland. READ MORE: Gran called 'embarrassing' for wearing hot pants hits back with defiant response Her message reads: “Dear Steve, I hope you’re happy with her. Now the whole town will know what a filthy cheater you are.

Express.co.uk asked Dom in the 2018 about his most memorable holiday.He replied: "Recently I took my wife and kids on a road trip to Istanbul and back."Everybody said it would be a divorce tour, but we actually had a blast."We got shot at by a policeman in Serbia and left our passports behind in a hotel safe in Budapest but otherwise it all went rather well."We do a family road trip every Easter - I think it's good for the soul."Dom joins James Martin on his Saturday Morning show today, not for the first time.The comedian made an appearance in February and used the opportunity to hit back at the chef in a back and forth tease.James asked: "Tell us about growing up in Lebanon."Dom began: "Well, I think growing up in Lebanon kind of explains a lot of why I do a lot of confusing things, because it's a confusing place."So I grew up there because my parents lived there, obviously, but it was an English family, and we'd been there for two generations for reasons that are way too complicated to explain."And when I was a tiny kid, Lebanon was pretty much the perfect place in the world, it was called 'Switzerland of the Middle East'."It was like living in the South of France, pine trees, Beirut was amazing, food is incredible, skiing an hour away, beach an hour away."Then, just as I got to an age where I was going to enjoy it, the whole place just exploded, civil war, and so I grew up in a really weird kind of schizophrenic life."Half of my school holidays, I was in a civil war, and then I'd be at a boarding school in England for school, and both were equally weird," he explained.James interrupted and asked: "Isn't it right that you went to school with Bin Laden?"Teasing James, he said: "Well, you're ruining my best story in my

@JonMitchellITV presents his last. “Enjoy it if you can, Jon.”In response, Lucy wrote: “After over 3 decades(!) presenting the weather. READ MORE: “The most modest, knowledgeable @JonMitchellITV will be missed.”Jon regularly shares photos sent in by his viewers during the forecasts on his show. He has a loyal following of fans and is due to retire after tonight’s show. The broadcaster from Yorkshire is best known for catchphrases: “Look up it’s free,” and “Enjoy it if you can”, hence the broadcaster’s quip on Twitter. Christine Talbot, who presented the show alongside Jon before leaving last year, shared her best and most fond memories with the star. “We’ve presented in all sorts of weather conditions, gales, snowstorms from the top of the ITV building holding onto straps,” said Christine in an exclusive video for The Yorkshire Post.“It’s probably a health and safety nightmare - and we’ve all presented from bed together.“It was absolutely so ridiculous I can’t remember why we were doing it now."She was a part of ITV’s longest-standing broadcasting partnerships alongside co-star Duncan Wood who left Calendar in May.Together with Jon, the trio were dubbed the “three amigos.”Christine added: “You’re such a true professional, you’re a real proper meteorologist who knows his stuff, we’ve learned a lot from you as well about different types of weather conditions.

READ MORE: The synopsis of the show is their “coming of age road trip” around the world. In the show’s first two seasons, viewers saw the pair drive across the US as they made crazy stories together along the way. That included skydiving, feeding crocodiles, and ghost hunting. The two most recent seasons saw them head out on a 3,000 mile trip across Europe.In February, the ITV favourite spoke about nearly turning down a major opportunity but changing his mind because of his wife.He tied the knot with Donna in 1997, and admitted that his partner tried to persuade him to take the job role. Bradley said it was because of Donna that he ended up signing on to Coronation Street in 2004. In an interview with The Mirror, he said: “I wouldn’t swap my missus for the world."Donna isn’t just beautiful; she’s the most fantastic wife and mother."He continued: "It’s because of her I signed with Coronation Street."She’s the one who recognised what it could do for me even though it would mean being apart."He enjoyed a two-year stint on Coronation Street from 2004 to 2006. Other acting credits of Bradley’s include Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures and ITV's crime drama Law & Order: UK.The Chase host also issued praise to his wife for keeping him grounded during his career. He told the Huffington Post: “My wife especially [does].

This Morning.The fire alarm started and John appeared to ignore Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's fire warnings.The MasterChef judge has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about what actually happened in his North London home.John was recreating a McDonalds McMuffin in April 2020 at his home and was appearing on This Morning via video call.As John began to toast the muffins he failed to notice a tea towel left on the hob had set alight.Phillip and Holly frantically tried to warn John but his cries were left unheard as the flames got bigger.Luckily, John finally spotted the fire and dealt with it very professionally as his alarm began to ring in the house.Speaking about the incident, John told Express.co.uk: "So, you know I got distracted and what happened was I preheated the frying pan on the back stove to make sure it was hot because I was cooking in front of the camera on a little tiny portable stove."So I had just forgotten I had left the flame on, and of course I dropped the tea towel and because there is a delay of three seconds of whatever in case somebody swears on TV and they need to cut it out."So, you know three seconds is actually a pretty long time so I didn’t hear what Phillip and Holly were telling me."Detailing what happened after the cameras stopped rolling, he said: "But I think we handled it quite well. I got the tea towel off and I've got it outside over the door."The fire alarm went off in the house and showed the fire alarm works, which I'm sure they’re very happy about."And it all ends up well.

It came in the form of a bombshell Instagram valentine’s day post this year.Addressing her 19,000 followers, Alex wrote: "It’s taken me a while to get here and it hasn’t been easy, but I love the woman I am now.“I know only too well that not every marriage/partnership is a recipe for happiness and success.“My own marriage was too over seasoned with extra marital affairs for my taste and so I opted out and chose the single menu instead. It wasn’t easy and it took some getting used to.“I wasn’t even sure I liked it much at first, but as I regained my confidence, my freedom and myself after so long, I discovered that it really isn’t a cliché to say happiness really does comes from within.”Alex said she was more than happy with living the single life and says she has dismissed offers of entering into a relationship.She added: "I still get the occasional well-meaning comment — that I’ll get ‘snapped up soon’ rather like a supermarket meal deal.

Express.co.uk: "Zoe was broadcasting her Breakfast Show from the BBC studios in MediaCity, Salford, this week.But from tomorrow will be back in her regular home of Wogan House studio in London."It comes at the same time as the BBC have had a shake-up with presenters recently.Zoe posted the videos of the "sad-looking" studio on the morning of July 7.The presenter said in the video: "So last day in BBC Radio Manchester.

 360,000 Instagram followers, she shared a snap of Reggie and her on Instagram, writing: “Thank you to the theatre at the @ruhbath. "You've put my little prince back together again.“Reg has a new terminator arm. A victim of a trampoline ladder," Josie explained.In the following snap, Josie shared a photoshopped snap of Reggie’s head on Iron Man’s body.She added the additional caption: “Reggie-James is Iron Man.Thank you to my @thismorning family for making this.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, attended the funeral of Dame Deborah James held on July 20 as mourners said goodbye to the beloved campaigner. Deborah, who became known as Bowelbabe, sadly died last month aged 40 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016.Close friends and family arrived at St Mary's Church in Barnes, south-west London, ahead of the service.The ITV presenter was pictured arriving ahead of the church service as she sported a sombre expression.She sported a black pearl buttoned shirt dress as she attended the emotional event for her late friend.Taking to Instagram yesterday, Lorraine issued a heartbreaking message, in view of her 499,000 followers, where she admitted Deborah would be deeply missed.She wrote: "@bowelbabe - my dear friend your funeral today was beautiful.