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Work from home guidance, COVID passports and mandatory wearing of face masks are being scrapped in England, as Boris Johnson announced the lifting of Plan B measures.

Bury South MP Christian Wakeford has said defecting from the Conservatives to Labour was "the most difficult decision I have ever had to make".

The Omicron variant of coronavirus is "in retreat" and England is in the "next chapter" of its fight against the virus, the health secretary has said.

The Football Association is probing a yellow card shown to an Arsenal player during a Premier League match, following allegations of suspicious betting patterns.

Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr have offered to sign Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on loan until the end of the season.

Mikel Arteta has hit back at Tottenham's criticism of Arsenal for having Sunday's north London derby postponed, saying the Gunners would never publicly question an opponent's motives for requesting to have a game called off.

Newcastle are competing with a second Premier League club to secure the signing of Brazilian defender Diego Carlos from Sevilla.

The FA is aware of allegations that a yellow card received by an Arsenal player in a Premier League fixture this season raised concerns around suspicious betting patterns.

Sir Kenneth Branagh has said the "introspection" of lockdown helped him to write the film Belfast - his semi-autobiographical take on his childhood during The Troubles - giving him a "fresh perspective" on the emotional days of his past.

French actor Gaspard Ulliel, who is due to appear in Marvel's new Moon Knight show later this year, has died after a skiing accident in France.

Britney Spears has reportedly sent a cease and desist letter to her sister Jamie Lynn in an escalation of their public feud over the release of her book.

Legendary record producer Sir George Martin can be heard reminiscing to his granddaughter about how he came to sign The Beatles - despite them not being "brilliant" at first - in a heartwarming clip shared on social media by his son.