EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: UEFA will escalate their battle with FIFA for control of the international calendar by endorsing a new Champions League-style tournament in 2021.

Gareth Bale is among a number of footballers hoping to raise funds to fight against coronavirus by playing a series of competitive matches in the video game FIFA 20.

As the world enters a state of lockdown in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic, many people have been told to work from home in self-isolation to reduce the deadly virus' spread.

FIFPRO has been part of working groups set up by European football's governing body UEFA and world governing body FIFA to look at the issue of player contracts which normally end on June 30.

For almost a decade many of us have suspected, or known, that the hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar were awarded after a corrupt process - and bribery.

Queenslander Karla Lake contracted the deadly virus while celebrating her 75th birthday with her husband Graeme on the virus-stricken Ruby Cruise cruise ship before it docked in Sydney.

Whitsunday MP Jason Costigan sued Heather McKeown for $350,000 in the Brisbane District Court on January 23.

Shortly after Boris Johnson's speech in Manchester today, the Pound shot up against the US Dollar from 1.2254 at 12.41pm to 1.2296 at 12.53pm.

Mr Rees-Mogg, 50, was asked about decision by London Fire Brigade not to evacuate the burning block and told LBC's Nick Ferrari: 'If you just ignore what you're told and leave you are so much safer'.

Phillip Dunne, who has been the MP for Ludlow in Shropshire since 2005, faced calls to be binned by the Tory party after making the 'extremely insulting' jibe to Kuldip Sahota last night.

Former Labour MP Gisela Stuart savaged Jeremy Corbyn 's Brexit plan today as she stood alongside Boris Johnson and urged Leave voters to back the Tories at the general election.

The UK's tax burden would hit a record high under Jeremy Corbyn, according to new research published by the TaxPayers' Alliance.

The increase - well above the 1.5 per cent rate of CPI inflation - comes after Boris Johnson hailed the new crop of MPs as a 'vast improvement' who could finally secure Brexit after years of dithering.

Brexiteers across the UK can get their hands on the items for as little as £5. The products have made available on the Tory party's website. The 'I got Brexit Done' mug is pictured.

Andrea Leadsom, who has twice run for the Tory party leadership and has held a variety of Cabinet posts, took her team of advisers for a champagne lunch at a Westminster hotel after her dismissal.

A graduate of £42,000-per-year Winchester College and Oxford University, where he studied PPE, Rishi Sunak is believed to be one of the richest members of Parliament.

US concerns about the UK's decision to grant Huawei a role in building Britain's 5G network will be raised during Brexit trade talks between the two sides, it has been claimed.

Carrie Symonds is backing ministers who say Dominic Cummings' aggressive approach is damaging, sources say. Insiders fear Mr Johnson is in danger of being caught in a damaging power struggle.

TV personality Denise Welch, 61, spoke with Lorraine Kelly via video link from Cheshire this morning, to discuss how to deal with anxiety while isolating amid the coronavirus crisis.

The singer, 31, gave an honest account of how she is managing her mental health during lockdown in an Instagram question and answer session on Thursday.

Tech firm Compass Pathways, has raised £64million from investors, including Peter Thiel, the Paypal co-founder. It wants to carry out research into psilocybin from magic mushrooms.

Christie Brinkley took fans on a luxurious cruise with her this week as she shared her photo album from a trip on the high seas with her 590K Instagram followers.

In a keynote speech in London, Sajid Javid said Nigel Farage 'deserved credit' for leaving Ukip as it lurched to the far-Right when taken over by Gerard Batten and Tommy Robinson.

The European Commission chief tried to reassure the outgoing Mr Cameron at a Brussels summit just days after the EU referendum result in 2016, according to the ex-PM's new memoirs.

Soon after David Cameron's intervention, the Queen told a well-wisher near Balmoral that she hoped 'people would think very carefully about the future'.

David Cameron's government had predicted the development of a £33billion industry with 64,500 jobs with 20 frackign wells operational by mid 2020.

Former Tory Party leader Iain Duncan Smith - the self-declared 'quiet man' of politics - receives a knighthood. He has been regarded as the 'architect' of universal credit.

Sir Desmond Swayne, Tory MP for New Forest West, Hampshire, said he 'apologised to anyone whom I gave offence' after he was blasted for saying low income families are 'among the fattest.'

The £100million project, to be trialled on Britons, has the backing of Bill Gates and former prime minister David Cameron. The wrist-worn device uses artificial intelligence to monitor more than 30 indicators.

Dr Tim Leunig holds an unusually powerful position in Whitehall, with footholds in the departments of Education, the Environment and the Treasury.

The comedian, 58, was putting the recent furor that followed his fifth turn as host of the awards show behind him as he stepped out in the capital on Thursday.

Incandescent Brexiteers hit back at the 'inflammatory' statement by Mr Tusk. Cabinet ministers rounded on Mr Tusk, with Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom calling on him to apologise.

Children will only be admitted to kindergarten or school if they have had the jabs, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister was bullish tonight as he promised 'oomph' in negotiations and said he will tell EU leaders the Irish backstop 'is going to come out' of the withdrawal agreement.

Angela Merkel has given Prime Minister Boris Johnson 30 days to come up with a new Brexit deal - despite the initial praise of a 'constructive and professional' G7 summit meeting.

PETER OBORNE:  If Johnson is to regain his poise, he needs a new set of advisers. He's lost four consecutive Commons votes and failed to secure a general election losing control of parliament.

The Brexit campaigners posted the image on social media yesterday following a phone conversation between the German leader and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The swing towards right-wing ideology began as a backlash to the 2015 migrant crisis, when Chancellor Angela Merkel threw opened Germany's borders to some one million migrants.

Germany has eased some lockdown measures but is seeing a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, with infections rising for the fifth day in a row. Pictured: Graph of Covid-19 cases in Germany.

The former vice president appeared surprised when he noticed Bernie's hand near his face as the Vermont senator over-extended into Biden's personal space.

Some of Kamala Harris' own aides and supporters have gone nuclear on her sinking presidential campaign as her star power in the Democratic 2020 primary has faded. 

While Elizabeth Warren has eschewed taking money from wealthy donors, President Obama is networking behind-the-scenes with the party's moneyed, vouching for the 2020 hopeful.

Channel Ten cancelled studio audiences for The Project, Studio 10, Dancing With The Stars and Australian Survivor: All Stars, on Friday.

Rodrigo Alves has apologised for his use of the N-word on Celebrity Big Brother, explaining that having English as his second language, meant he didn't realise how offensive the term is.

Last month, E! revealed that Courtney Act will front a pioneering dating show aimed at bisexual+ people called The Bi Life. And on Sunday, the first trailer was released - promising a colourfully raunchy series.

Denise Welch has admitted that being in the Celebrity Big Brother house was 'the loneliest time of her life.'

He was known as a villain on Bachelor in Paradise after striking out with Ali Oetjen on The Bachelorette the year prior. 

Bachelor in Paradise 'villain' Ivan Krslovic has switched careers, giving up on his dream of becoming a professional dancer and retraining as a psychologist.

Channing Tatum is heading to Australia next month, a new report claims. 

Christmas came early for Sunrise on Wednesday when the stars of Magic Mike Live hijacked the studio to perform a raunchy strip show.