International Insider: Festivals Dance To Covid’s Beat; Sky Originals Unpicked; Broke And Bones Scoop; Damning Diversity Data

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infections are falling across the majority of Greater Manchester.But as the latest covid heat map shows, there are big variations in the number of infections, from borough to borough and often with towns themselves. An interactive map shows the number of positive Covid test results in each neighbourhood across the country using Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

first discovered in the South East just before Christmas - has now become the most common variant in Bolton, accounting for more than 85 per cent of positive tests.

hereIn Salford, which has the second highest infection rate in the conurbation, at 261.6, cases fell by seven per cent compared to the week before.The latest infection rate figures come as a further 34 more people died in Greater Manchester's Hospitals after testing positive for Coronavirus.It brings the region's hospital death toll to 5,255.NHS England announced a further 664 deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in NHS hospitals in England to 77,253.

Sam Claflin (Peaky Blinders, Enola Holmes) and Veronica Echegui (Fortitude) are set to star in the upcoming romantic comedy Book of Love, which will be a Sky Original in all markets of the Comcast-owned European pay TV giant.

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When the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the city’s largest film festival, gets underway February 17, it will look a little different from previous seasons. It’s a virtual event, save for some drive-in screenings, but the LGBTQ content is still abundant.

direct to your inboxTwo boroughs in Greater Manchester have now reached a coronavirus infection rate that is higher than the national average.Salford has joined Manchester as the second borough to record a higher proportion of cases per 100,000.As of January 27, there were 293.8 cases per 100,000 of the population in England. Manchester went above this rate on January 26.

direct to your inboxAround 70pc of Covid-19 cases in Tameside are believed to be caused by the new more contagious strain of the virus.Health chiefs say that the new variant of coronavirus, which was first detected in Kent, is now ‘dominant’ in the borough and across much of Greater Manchester.Speaking at a meeting of the health and wellbeing board, director of public health Jeanelle de Gruchy said they needed to be ‘really vigilant’ against the new strain.“We’re seeing high numbers of outbreaks

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are dropping in every borough in Greater Manchester.All 10 boroughs are below the national average, the latest figures from Public Health England show.And nine out of the 10 boroughs saw a double figure percentage drop in the week up to January 19.Only Manchester now has an infection rate of over 400 cases per 100,000 people.The national average is currently 437.1.Oldham, which once had the highest rate in the country, is currently the least

Wigan is now emerging as a property hotspot.

direct to your inboxInfection rates are continuing to fall across every Greater Manchester borough.Each of the region’s ten boroughs are below England's average of 452.5 per 100,000 people in the week ending January 18.Only the city of Manchester has a rate above 400 and Oldham - which once had the highest rates in the country - is now sitting at 282.6 cases per 100,000 people for the same time period.Here in Greater Manchester, the borough of Trafford had the biggest drop in cases in the seven

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