What the 'possible Covid-19 exposure' messages on your phone mean - and should you be worried about them

Ed Sheeran’s lawyers have asked that the court hearing for the big song-theft legal battle over his song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ be postponed into 2021 because of current COVID travel restrictions. If that can’t happen, he and his team would have to spend four weeks in quarantine in two different countries before showing up at court.Sheeran is accused of ripping off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ on his 2014 hit and has been sued by the estate of the late songwriter Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Gaye’s song.There are plenty of parallels between this and other recent song-theft cases in the US courts, with the ruling in the ‘Stairway To Heaven’ litigation arguably favouring the Sheeran side.

Maya Rudolph’s stellar portrayal of Kamala Harris stole the spotlight during the season 46 premiere of Global’s Saturday Night Live over the weekend. However, the actress’ magnetic comedic appearance seems even more impressive when you learn how little prep time there was before the show went live.

Each year the royal family release family photos during the festive period as a way to thank fans for their support and last year was no different. Along with their individual family pictures, The Queen posed for a snap with son Prince Charles, grandson Prince William and great-grandson Prince George – who are the three future kings.

An enormous walking, dancing puppet will walk through the city centre next summer as part of the opening weekend of Manchester International Festival.The giant artwork, called Little Amal, has been created by the same team behind the world-famous War Horse puppet.It's the first event to be announced for MIF21, and comes with a powerful message.Little Amal's arrival to the city is part of a work called The Walk, which follows the journey of a nine-year-old refugee girl from the Turkish-Syrian border to Manchester.The 3.5 metre tall puppet will travel 8,000km during The Walk, covering Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium, before arriving in Manchester on July 4.A large-scale free public event will take place in the

Resident Evil origin story reboot has been confirmed.Constant Film has found its main actors for a new franchise, following its six Resident Evil movies to date which starred Milla Jovovich.The new film will be led by Skins star Kaya Scodelario as Claire Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen (Brave New World) as Jill Valentine and Robbie Amell (The Duff) as Chris Redfield.Resident Evil will also star Tom Hopper as Albert Weskey, Neal McDonough as William Birkin and Avan Jogia as Leon S. Kennedy.Johannes Roberts will write and direct Resident Evil, which promises to be faithful to the Capcom survival video games.

Coronavirus still poses a significant threat in the UK, and there are still no available vaccines. Currently there are around 40 different clinical Covid-19 vaccine trials, including one at the University of Oxford which is in an advanced stage of testing.Although a vaccine typically takes years to develop, many experts expect the coronavirus vaccine to be ready in 2021 thanks to an unprecedented effort.But when the vaccine is successfully made, it won’t be made readily available for everyone.Initially there would be a limited supply, so it’s important to prioritise.The government has published a list of priorities when it comes to who will receive the coronavirus vaccine first.1.

dominatrix. The saucy ex-police commissioner claims she was inspired by sex workers and prostitutes she met while working.Sarah Keller, from Duisburg, Germany first attended a fetish party with a pal in 2011.Despite working her way up in the police force she was attracted to the BDSM, bondage and domination scene. Would you ever quit your job for something you're passionate about? Let us know in the comments... Sarah said: “I felt at home with the police and it certainly was a great job, but something was missing.“I wanted to do the things in life that really give me joy.

Enjoy your favourite dish and discover new onesThe new early bird menu includes a wide range of starters and main courses taken from Zouk’s a la carte menu. To start there are grilled favourites such as the lamb Chilo kebab and the Malai chicken tikka, or ever-popular street food-inspired dishes like crispy calamari and Parsi fried chicken.

Resurfacing work is then set to get underway on the A725 between the Whirlies Roundabout and Crossbasket in East Kilbride starting on the evening of Saturday, October 17 and early morning of Saturday, October 24. Roads bosses say in order to deliver this scheme as quickly and safely as possible, it will be necessary to implement a three-phased traffic management system including weekend contraflow and overnight closures of the trunk road in this immediate area.

SCARLETT Moffatt helped herself to a £240,000 dividend this year after another bumper 12 months. The telly favourite, 30, is now a millionaire after making it big on Gogglebox and I’m A Celebrity.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens It will be placed under the floor of the North Minor Hall.Kevin said: “I’d love to hear from anyone who has a special memory of the town hall, whether it involved a dance, or concert held there, a first date, wedding, formal dinner, graduation or a special event.“This is a fantastic opportunity for the people of Renfrewshire to become part of history and to share their memories with future generations and tell what the town hall means to them.”Kevin, who is being supported in the project by Renfrewshire Leisure’s film producer Richard Weeks, added: “The town hall is steeped in history and the popular culture of Paisley and Renfrewshire.“Music star Paolo Nutini was discovered by his first

DAVID BECKHAM stripped to some very loud swimming trunks in a desperate bid to prove he's still taller than son Romeo. The 45-year-old footie legend admitted he was having a hard time accepting that his second child is all grown up after his 18th birthday yesterday.

Ann-Marie Corvin While the pandemic may have brought a temporary halt to programming pipelines, children’s broadcasters are using the opportunity to scope out the acquisitions market as well as applying strategies to entice tweens and teens back to their streaming platforms.During Tuesday morning’s Mipcom Warm Up briefing on kids programming, BBC Children’s head of independent animation and acquisitions, Sarah Muller, admitted she was in the “unusual position” of being able to go on an international buying spree.“I was able to go out and source content that we might not have bought in the normal course of events, because our schedule is normally so full,” she said.Speaking to the session’s moderator, former Channel 4

Phillip Schofield has confessed to trying to cost This Morning a "fortune" as he presented another glitzy version of Spin to Win on Wednesday's show. The wacky ITV gameshow sees Phil and Holly Willoughby call up viewers at home, and spin the giant gold wheel in a bid to earn some cash on their behalf.

Manchester United do not intend to bolster their squad further with the addition of any players from the Championship. The EFL transfer window is still open, meaning the Red Devils can make signings from the domestic divisions below until next Friday.

mobile network have flooded the website Down Detector, which saw more than 2,000 reports of issues at 9.09am this morning. Around 52 per cent of complaints have been in regards to their mobile phone, 25 per cent say they have no signal and 21 per cent have reported issues with the mobile internet service.

on this link here.Shaw seemingly ignored those instructions, with Kane's movement confusing the United defence, and Son managed to squeeze home at the near post to give Spurs a shock 4-1 lead.As Spurs celebrated, De Gea was livid with his teammate and shouted: What is your problem, hey?"Solskjaer, whose club hope to sign Alex Telles from Porto and free agent Edinson Cavani on transfer deadline day, refused to slam his played and instead said he shoulders the blame."It's very embarrassing, it hurt all the players," said Solskjaer. "It hurts me as the manager.

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Ayrshire Post : “I didn’t do it for publicity, I had a moral responsibility to let everyone know what the management all knew 6-7 days before – and done nothing about it.” A spokesperson at Craig Tara said they were aware of the post and are “confident that we follow all necessary protocols.”They added: “At no time have we hidden 15 cases from Test and Protect and we strongly refute any claim that we have done so.

breakdown in talks this week between Donald Trump‘s administration and the Democrats over a COVID-19 relief bill.NIVA, who represent over 2000 independent venues across the US, issued a statement last night (October 6) in response to the breakdown in talks, saying that they “have been sounding the alarm since April that if our members don’t get emergency assistance, they will go under forever — and it’s happening”.“This is real.

coronavirus as a proportion of those in hospital is significantly lower than during the peak of the pandemic in spring, figures show.The number of Covid-19 patients in general wards and intensive care units has this week reached the same figure as during the third week of March, when the UK went into full lockdown, reports the I newspaper.It has led to fears that the country is now in the midst of a second wave.While coronavirus remains a serious and potentially fatal disease for many, improvements in treatment and protection of the most vulnerable in care homes, means people are less likely to die from Covid-19, even if they are admitted to hospital.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free