Kate Garraway's husband's company 'goes bust' amid his ongoing Covid battle

Chinese authorities have extended the lockdown of Shanghai to cover all of the financial centre's 26 million people, after city-wide testing saw new Covid-19 cases surge to more than 13,000 amid growing public anger over quarantine rules.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Parliamentarian Kumara Welgama said that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa should be held responsible for the crisis in the country.Speaking in Parliament, the MP said he was the first person to oppose the decision to bring in Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the presidential candidate.“When his named was proposed, I opposed it,” he said adding that he suggested for seniority in the party to be considered for the post of Presidential Candidate.“However, Mahinda Rajapaksa did not listen to it and wanted to appoint a family member, and therefore Gotabaya Rajapaksa was selected. He made the wrong decision.

COLOMBO (News 1st): Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, who is also the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party announced that all SLFP MPs will remain independent in Parliament.He said the MPs will NO longer represent the government.Further, Former President Maithripala Sirisena called for the 20th Amendment to the Constitution to be abolished and the 19th Amendment to the Constitution to be enforced with amendments.

Frustration is growing in China’s largest city of Shanghai, where residents are living under a sweeping COVID-19 lockdown. Cases are rising here in Canada as well, but as Heather Yourex-West shows us, the sixth wave here isn’t likely to see broad public health restrictions re-imposed.

Climbing COVID numbers are impacting our health system in BC. Health officials have been warning that confirmed cases would climb once health restrictions were relaxed.

COLOMBO (News 1st); TNA Member of Parliament M. A Sumanthiran commenting on the Proclamation of Emergency, noted that such notification must be placed in Parliament and approved/disapproved at the earliest possible opportunity.Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (5) he informed the government to place the said notification in Parliament on Wednesday (6) for Parliament to decide whether Parliament will approve it or not.“Otherwise they are misusing the powers by allowing it to remain for 14 days, and then lapse,” he told the house, adding that anything done within those 14 days would be deemed legal, and that is an abuse of the process, the public security ordinance, and the provisions of the constitution.“As the constitution has mandated, even now, we can suspend the standing orders and place the proclamation of emergency for a vote in this Parliament now,” said the MP.

Jenny Nguyen owns The Sports Bra in Portland, Oregon. (Credit: Dorothy Wang) PORTLAND, Ore. - Anyone can find a bar that shows men’s sports, but Jenny Nguyen wanted to change that when she opened a bar in Portland, Oregon, that only shows women’s sports."The Sports Bra" opened its doors this month in Northeast Portland with a "mission to make great food and delicious drinks, and provide a space that supports, empowers, and promotes girls and women in sports and in the community.""When I first set out on this journey to open up, I had no idea the impact it would have on so many so quickly," said Nguyen.

Today marks the end of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).

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The federal government will consider whether to include booster shots in the next version of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its workers, the Treasury Board said as it reviews the rules.

A B.C. woman was hit with a $400 U.S. smoking fee from a car rental company even though she is a non-smoker. Consumer Matters reporter Anne Drewa has more.

As the violence in Ukraine continues, more families are seeking safety in Edmonton. Sarah Reid spoke to a family that arrived in Alberta’s capital over the weekend.

A B.C. woman who is a non-smoker is warning others after she was hit with a $400 USD smoking fee from Sixt Rent a Car.

As Canada heads towards a sixth wave of COVID-19 with rising cases and hospitalizations across the country, health experts are stressing the need to continue masking and boosting the population.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Highways Minister Johnston Fernando says that the 6.9 million people who voted for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa have given him a mandate, and therefore there is no requirement for the President resing.President Gotabaya Rajapaksa still has the support of the 6.9 million people of Sri Lanka, said Johnston Fernando said today.Minister Johnston Fernando said an election should be held to prove that the President still holds the public’s support.The Minister further said that the public protests underway are minor protests, adding that, however, he accepts that the people are facing a crisis.He believes that the protests are spearheaded by some from the opposition

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Deputy Parliament Speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has stepped down.In a letter to the President, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said he decided to resign from the position following a decision made by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentary Group to remain independent.The SLFP, a party that forms the ruling coalition, quit the government on Monday (4).

BRISTOL, Pa. - A Bucks County youth football team said it's being pushed off its practice field, but borough officials argue that safety concerns have raised questions about its safety.Bristol Borough Wildcats Athletic Association President Christopher Chapman claims he's been told they can no longer use the fields behind Bristol High School, a field that Chapman and other parents have paid to maintain. "For six years we spent our own money and just seeded it. Threw it everywhere.

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Premier John Horgan announced in a tweet Monday morning that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating and working from home until his symptoms resolve. Reporter Richard Zussman has more.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a man was shot and killed Monday night inside a Frankford Chinese food restaurant. Officer from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 4800 block of Frankford Avenue just before 9 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Police found a 40-year-old man shot at least once in the chest in the customer area of the Chinese food restaurant.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare recipients are eligible to receive up to eight free tests per calendar month from participating pharmacies and healthcare providers, a list of which can be found here. "Since we took office, we have more than tripled the number of sites where people can get COVID-19 tests for free, and we’re also delivering close to 250 million at-home, rapid tests to send for free to Americans who need them. Under the Biden-Harris Administration’s leadership, we required state Medicaid programs, insurers and group health plans to make tests free for millions of Americans," said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday. With today’s step, we are further expanding health insurance coverage of free over-the-counter tests to Medicare beneficiaries, including our nation’s elderly and people with disabilities," Becerra added. This will be the first time Medicare covers over-the-counter and self-administered tests to beneficiaries and the policy will apply to tests approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a news release about the announcement. A pharmacist hands a woman a free COVID-19 home test that is covered by Medicare at a CVS in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Global’s Keith Baldrey has more on Premier John Horgan announcing he’s tested positive for COVID-19, and a preview of what the province is expected to announce about COVID restrictions on Tuesday.

Today we are reporting 14,120 community cases, 692 hospitalisations and 23 deaths.

PHILADELPHIA - A young teen is fighting for his life after police said he was shot several times while sitting inside a parked car Monday night in West Philadelphia. Officers were called to the 4900 block of Hoopes Street around 8:30 for reports of a shooting. Philadelphia Police Captain John Walker told reporters that a 13-year-old was sitting in the passenger seat of a parked car when someone walked up and fired over a dozen shots into the car. The boy was hit in the head, chest and arms, according to Walker. He was brought to Penn Presbyterian Hospital by responding officer were he was placed in critical condition. No arrests were reported immediately following the shooting.

long-term care facility who recently worked 10 12-hour shifts in 13 days.That span only involves picking a few additional shifts, but it weighs on her after working through the pandemic for so long, especially in a rural area.“Quite often we were so short that we didn’t have a second nurse, so I had no (licensed practical nurse),” she said,“So I was the only (nurse) for 30 people.”She said the lack of staffing is especially bad because she works in a rural area — Cut Knife, Sask., a town of about 600 people roughly 50 km east of North Battleford.The entire medical staff at the facility consists of about seven people.That means one or two people from that team needing to isolate with COVID-19 puts everyone back in the overtime situation.Speaking to Global News a few days after the stretch of shifts, Sawatzky said she is feeling better.But she said she noticed an effect it had on her. COVID-19: 1,196 new cases in Saskatchewan, 20 deaths “I do know that my stamina and my energy levels are not much up to par.

Concerns are rising among some health workers, as Canada reports another uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Texas troopers and Border Patrol agents rescued a woman who had been smuggled across the border, and was trapped in a duffel bag, from a burning car.Agents had started the pursuit of a human smuggler on March 24 near Laredo, Texas. The pursuit was soon joined by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).The smuggler crashed the car, which immediately caught on fire, and bailed out of the car.RELATED: COVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23He was then immediately apprehended by troopers, and told them that there was a woman who had been smuggled in the back of the car.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia health officials are recommending that people wear masks in public indoor spaces to help thwart a growing number of COVID-19 infections in the city. Philadelphia Department of Health said in a Monday press release that coronavirus case in Philadelphia have increased by more than 50% in the last ten days. This jump comes as COVID-19 infections in Philadelphia have been slowly rising over the last several weeks, according to officials."As we see more cases of COVID-19 in the city, everyone’s risk goes up," Health Commissioner Dr.

Panoramic View of Las Vegas Nevada at night with neon from Paris Eifel Tower view spot. (Photo by: Visions of America/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) LAS VEGAS - An officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is accused of robbing three casinos, stealing nearly $164,000, the Justice Department announced Monday. Caleb Rogers, 33, made his initial court in federal court Friday after being arrested in late February. A federal grand jury indicted him on three counts of interference with commerce by robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.A jury trial is set for May 23. RELATED: Teen arrested, 3 others on the run after flash mob robbery at CityCenterDCAccording to court documents, in November 2021, Rogers is believed to have robbed a casino in the western part of Las Vegas, getting away with nearly $73,810.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Philadelphia used jail phone records to help convict four men of the 2011 mistaken identity murder of a furniture delivery driver, according to the district attorney's office. While in custody for a murder, authorities said Chad Rannels plotted with associates Michael Blackston, Semaj Armstead, and Rashawn Combs, to kill a key witness whom the defendants believed was going to testify against Rannels.Rannels and the trio were recorded on telephone calls formulating the plot, officials said.Philadelphia Police Detective John Verrechio pieced clues together through jail telephone calls that had occurred between Rannels and his associates, according to District Attorney Larry Krasner's Office. In a case of mistaken identity, officials said on Dec. 10 the men killed Kevin Drinks as he sat in his delivery truck on the 900 block of Watts Street in North Philadelphia.Over a decade later, Philadelphia jury found Rannels, Blackston, and Armstead guilty of First Degree Murder, Conspiracy, and related charges.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw maintains public health restrictions were necessary to protect the health-care system during the COVID-19 pandemic.She took the stand at a civil trial on Monday.Several churches and individuals in Alberta filed a constitutional challenge against the province in December 2020, accusing the government of violating Albertans’ rights by imposing public health orders and restrictions at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s been a long time coming but today marks the first day of rehearsals for a theatrical production so big it’s taken over two major downtown Toronto theatres.

PHILADELPHIA - If you regularly park your car in Philadelphia, chances are you're going to want to know when the street sweeper is coming around. Officials say drivers who do not move their parked car when the sweeper comes by will be subject to a small fine. Philadelphia will start Phase 2 of its Mechanical Street Cleaning program on Monday, and it will run through early November.

Montreal-based study estimates Quebec saw up to 32,000 new daily COVID-19 cases last week Other provinces have resisted calls to prolong or reimpose public health restrictions, even as cases have risen in some parts of the country.Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that his province, which has seen a one-week, 30 per cent rise in hospitalizations, can manage what he described as a “little spike” in COVID-19. Ford said a combination of increased hospital capacity and the advent of antiviral drugs have left the province better prepared.“We expected a little spike,” Ford said.

Catherine McDonald was in the courtroom as CZ was taken into custody.

PHILADELPHIA - Thousands of flights were canceled over the weekend that stymied spring travel plans for pandemic-weary Americans eager to explore.FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando, as well as Baltimore, New York and other airports around the country.

PHILADELPHIA - The New Orleans Saints added an extra first-round pick in case they want to target a quarterback in this month’s draft.The Saints acquired two first-round picks from the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday in a major swap of assets.The Eagles sent picks Nos. 16 and 19 and a sixth-rounder (No.

NHS have shared an updated list of symptoms as headaches and diarrhoea are identified as Covid calling cards.Many symptoms are similar to those that you may experience with the flu or a cold, including a high temperature and chills, a continuous cough and a sore throat.The news comes as it was announced that a record 4.9 million people have the virus in the UK, and that figure could rise further over the coming weeks.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) officials say that is the highest number seen since its survey began at the end of April 2020, and that the surge in infections is being driven partly by the contagious Omicron BA.2 sub-variant and the fact that restrictions have been essentially eradicated.The main symptoms of Covid are still the same: a high temperature, a new, continuous cough and a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste.However as new strains emerge and the virus develops, other symptoms have also been reported to be linked with the sickness.According to the NHS the signs of COVID-19 that people should look out for also include:A note on the NHS website adds: "The symptoms are very similar to symptoms of other illnesses, such as colds and flu."The NHS list had just three symptoms for almost two years, this is despite the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US having had longer symptom lists for some time."Why now make that change when it's been stuck on just the three for so long?" Kate Garraway asked Dr Hilary on GMB today (Monday, April 4). To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here .

Miley Cyrus is back in Los Angeles, currently recovering from COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus, following her recent tour in South America and facing a number of difficult situations, including an emergency landing and health issues.The 29-year-old rock star explained that she loved every second of her tour, which was also her first in seven years, performing in Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Colombia.“Traveling around the world, playin for 100,000 people a night & meeting hundreds of fans a day the chances of getting Covid are pretty high,” Miley admitted, adding that she has “Covid now but it was definitely worth it.”Miley was forced to cancel her performance at Janie’s Fund on Sunday, hosted by Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler. “Unfortunately because of this I’m missing out on Janie’s Fund which sucks because it’s a charity that’s super important to me & my friend Steven Tyler.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Petersburg father shot and killed his young son before turning the gun on himself, police said Monday.The 9-year-old boy's mother went to the Trellis at the Lakes apartment complex, located at 11401 Dr.

BERLIN - Temperatures on Earth will shoot past a key danger point unless greenhouse gas emissions fall faster than countries have committed, the world’s top body of climate scientists said Monday, warning of the consequences of inaction but also noting hopeful signs of progress.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change revealed "a litany of broken climate promises" by governments and corporations, accusing them of stoking global warming by clinging to harmful fossil fuels."It is a file of shame, cataloguing the empty pledges that put us firmly on track toward an unlivable world," he said.Governments agreed in the 2015 Paris accord to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) this century, ideally no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit).

Peter Andre got emotional live on Good Morning Britain today as he was finally reunited with his family in Australia.

Kate Garraway treated her daughter Darcey to a special night out at the theatre after a “tough week” amid her husband Derek’s health battle.Kate and her daughter Darcey celebrated her 16th birthday at the theatre and shared a selfie to mark the occasion. The 54 year old took her to London’s Dominion Theatre to see the stage production of 80s classic, Dirty Dancing.

Kate Garraway has told how her life was turned upside down after her husband Derek Draper was diagnosed with coronavirus.Derek contracted Covid-19 in March 2020 and was quickly taken to intensive care where he was put into an induced coma and battled the deadly virus for nearly 400 days, before returning home.The 54 year old former Labour lobbyist still needs care 24-hours a day and is unable to walk and talk properly as he continues to battle the long-term effects of the virus.Good Morning Britain host Kate, 54, discussed her husband's health in her new BBC series, Your Body Uncovered, on Wednesday night.She said at the start of the episode: "Having a serious health condition is terrifying and having someone you love with a health condition can be just as daunting."When my husband Derek was diagnosed with Covid-19, it turned our lives upside down.

Kate Garraway has admitted that her life was "turned upside down" when her husband Derek Draper was diagnosed with coronavirus. The presenter, 54, spoke about Derek, 54, on her new BBC series, Your Body Uncovered, on Wednesday night.Talking at the star of the episode, Kate said: "Having a serious health condition is terrifying and having someone you love with a health condition can be just as daunting.