Trial of teacher accused of sexually assaulting pupils halted over positive Covid test

Los Angeles County reported 1,355 new Covid cases on Friday, continuing an upward trend that began about a week ago as the more-infectious BA.2 subvariant continues to spread.

A vile man has been caged for sexually assaulting three girls under the age of 13.

Johnny Depp’s attorneys told jurors that “his name is associated with a lie,” characterizing his ex-wife Amber Heard’s claims of domestic abuse as false accusations that lack any evidence and even suggesting that her 2018 Washington Post op-ed was written to reap publicity from her upcoming movie Aquaman.

an event at Awaken Church in San Diego earlier this month, Carlson proudly boasted to the crowd about his lack of vaccinations, and maintained that he won’t be getting the second booster shot that is available to many Americans. “I skipped the first three, I’m not getting that one either,” Carlson said. Carlson has repeatedly dodged questions regarding his own status, as he’s continuously spread misinformation about the COVID vaccines — though at one point he did claim that he hadn’t doubted the vaccine — including the idea that they were killing people last Summer.

Kelsea Ballerini still participated in the CMT Music Awards on Monday night despite self-isolating with Covid-19. The country music star, who was due to co-host the ceremony with Marvel actor Anthony Mackie, announced hours before the show that she had contracted Covid-19 so could no longer appear in person. While she stayed home and isolated, Kelsea did not bow out of the show altogether.

Malin Andersson has said she was sexually assaulted by her friend’s boyfriend, which left her feeling “ashamed”. The former Love Islander has been extremely candid about her life experiences to her 740,000 Instagram followers over the years, including about the loss of her daughter and her previous battles with eating disorders. In light of her releasing her book Positivity is our Superpower last week, Malin, 29, shared an extract from it, where she discusses the moment she woke up to find her friend’s boyfriend on top of her.The extract read: “Although I’ve spoken about past traumas in my lift help other women, there’s one event I’ve never felt able to talk about it." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Kelsea Ballerini, who tested positive for COVID-19 days before Monday’s show.Ballerini’s co-host, actor Anthony Mackie, took the stage alone at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville after opening performances on the live CBS telecast of the single “Wild Hearts” by Keith Urban and the duet “Never Say Never” by Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson.“I know all of you were looking forward to seeing Kelsea Ballerini out here tonight on the stage, but she’s a little under the weather,” the “Avengers” actor Mackie said. “But just like the NFL has backup QBs, here at the CMA Awards, we have backup KBs.”He then brought out his substitute “KB,” singer Kane Brown, who was summoned to help with hosting duties.

Convicted MP Imran Ahmad Khan has been expelled from the Conservative Party after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. The Wakefield MP is yet to be sentenced after being found guilty of the offence at Southwark Crown Court on Monday (April 11).

An evil teacher who has been jailed for raping and abusing his pupils was close friends with Christopher Ling, a former violin teacher accused of molesting girls at Chetham’s School of Music.

Daniel Craig has tested positive for Covid-19, resulting in some of his upcoming appearances in Macbeth on Broadway being cancelled.The James Bond star, 54, is currently starring on Broadway in New York opposite Ruth Negga in a production of the Shakespeare play. However the actor was forced to pull out of the Broadway adaptation just two hours before after testing positive for coronavirus.

After two-plus years of the Covid pandemic and drought, the largest fires in recorded history and a recall election in California, Governor Gavin Newsom left yesterday for two-weeks to Central and South America with his family. Bad timing.

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Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis has warned people not to break the law ahead of gas and electric bill increases after fans questioned him about their meter readings. From April 1 households all across the UK will see a sharp increase in their energy bills, but there are ways to mitigate the sharp costs.

EXCLUSIVE: While most Covid restrictions have been lifted around the country, we get daily reminders that the pandemic has not gone away, with Kenneth Branagh, Hillary Clinton and Jen Psaki among the big names who have announced infections in the past few days.

Police are continuing to hunt for a man they want to speak to in connection with a sexual assault in Salford.

Officers have released a picture of a man they want to speak to after a 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on a bus.