Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance to give briefing on Covid-19 as UK reaches 'critical point' in the pandemic

Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris will make their BBC One debut on Sunday as the new series of Top Gear begins.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorGeorge Clooney Joins LFF LineupThe BFI London Film Festival has added a virtual Screen Talk with George Clooney who will discuss his career and latest feature The Midnight Sky. The event will be free to access both in the UK and internationally via the BFI YouTube channel.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined forces this week to give a rare joint interview in which they called for an end to “structural racism in Britain.”

Lily James isn’t interested in speaking about her love life. During a sprawling interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK, the British actress, 31, reportedly refused to “discuss whether or not she is dating the Captain America star Chris Evans,” a rumor that started in July after they were spotted partying together in London.

Lily James is staying silent on speculation that she has been dating actor Chris Evans.

Lily James reportedly would not answer a question about if she is or is not dating Captain America himself Chris Evans.

Brexit and a devolution "power grab". The claim by a Labour MSP was made during a tense grilling for the UK Government minister over laws which will set an internal market once powers return from the EU to Westminster.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorUK distributor Curzon has picked up well-received Italian drama Il Mio Corpo, which played as part of the ACID program at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Michele Pennetta’s docu-drama follows two young men living separate but equally tough hardscrabble lives on the margins of Sicilian society. The film is scheduled for release in the UK on 27 November In cinemas and on Curzon Home Cinema.

Sir Patrick Stewart, Olivia Colman, Dame Emma Thompson and Gary Lineker are among some 70 stars to have signed a letter urging the Prime Minister to reunite refugee families.

broken Jennifer Anniston’s record for the fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram.The 94-year-old British broadcaster and environmentalist hit the seven-figure follower mark in four hours and 44 minutes after joining the platform on Thursday, according to Guinness World Records.Aniston reached the same milestone in five hours and 16 minutes when she took to Instagram last October.Attenborough’s first post was a video of himself warning about environmental disasters.“I am making

Jake Kanter International TV EditorUK prime minister Boris Johnson has told the people of England that they must work from home where possible as the country reaches a “perilous turning point” in its battle against Covid-19.In a statement in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon local time, Johnson outlined new restrictions after the number of daily coronavirus cases has quadrupled to 3,929 in a month across the UK.The prime minister stopped short of introducing a new nation-wide lockdown in England,

one more coronavirus death has been recorded at Greater Manchester’s hospitals.

Amanda Holden whizzed off on a very luxurious staycation with husband Chris recently, and it’s safe to say the Britain’s Got Talent judge looked as gorgeous as ever while away. The 49 year old mum-of-two opted for the trappings of Cliveden House for her getaway.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe UK could see 50,000 new coronavirus cases a day by mid-October without further action, the government’s top scientific adviser has warned in a press briefing.Sir Patrick Vallance said that outcome “would be expected to lead to about 200 deaths per day” a month after that.UK PM Boris Johnson is said to be considering whether to introduce stricter lockdown measures in England in light of the growing number of cases across the UK. On Sunday, 3,899 daily cases