The stunning 'reptilian' Opera House was captured in photographers taken by local snapper Richard Hirst, as the city's Vivid Festival kicked off on Friday.

Mazzy Star, know for their mega hit 90s song mega-hit song Fade Into You, infuriated their fans by performing an entire set in the dark during a gig at the Sydney Opera House for the 2018 Vivid Festival.

Richard Parks knows a thing or two about self-isolation and is probably the least concerned of anyone about the prospect of closing his front door to the rest of the world for the next few months.

The RFU will determine the final places of the Championship - the second tier of domestic competition - with a 'best playing record formula' after ending the season early due to coronavirus.

Ben Foden is supposed to be taking part in his second and final season of Major League Rugby on behalf of New York. However the season has been suspended due to the coronavirus.

The singer, 28, proved there's no rest for the wicked as she continued to film scenes for the upcoming film Twist alongside Keith Lemon in London on Friday afternoon.

Rita Ora cut a solemn figure as she stepped out after performing emotional tribute to late friend Avicii at a concert to raise mental health awareness in Stockholm.

The British singer opened up on Friday about her role in the new series, which airs in January and sees 12 famous faces sing while shielding their identities behind impressive costumes.

The musician, 29, put on a sporty display as she performed a sizzling dance to her new single How To Be Lonely in an Instagram clip shared on Wednesday evening.

d Rita Ora delighted fans as she uploaded a live performance of her single How To Be Lonely on her You Tube channel on Friday.

Lorena Medina, 28, said that the couple had fallen out after Joey was spotted heading into Rita's home in Holland Park, West London, at 4am in March.

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By Yew Lun TianBEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - China will reform its disease prevention and control system to address weaknesses exposed by the coronavirus...

The campaign has yet to get going due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The reality star, 21, had previously made her name as a solo singer but admitted she was 'delighted to have a go' at joining a group.

Simon Cowell has reportedly hired longtime Hollywood litigator Larry Stein to represent him. It comes after Gabrielle Union, 47, claimed she was told her hairstyle and clothes were 'too black'.

Producers of The X Factor: The Band wanted to bring back Mis-Teeq, a group comprising Ms Dixon, Sabrina Washington and Su-Elise Nash.

The X Factor boss, 60, displayed his slimmed-down physique on a beach in Barbados on Saturday, before before hitting the jet skis with son Eric.

According to The Sun , Tim Patch, 70, from Australia arrived to audition before the judges in a pink thong, chaps and cowboy hat and painted Simon and David Walliams with his manhood.

The 60-year-old judge vowed to get a tattoo of the word 'kindness' on Monday's episode of America's Got Talent: The Champions if his favorite act Boogie Storm wins.

A junior choir who sing an original song in memory of the fallen war heroes wow the judges in Britain's Got Talent's next round of auditions, set to air on ITV on Saturday.

The animal lover, 60, was close to breaking down as Miracle the dog stole the show with a magic trick on an episode of Britain's Got Talent.

Thunderstorms are unleashing downpours across south-east England as a yellow warning covers northern, eastern and central regions today after rain caved in a Tesco roof in Stirling last night.

Storms are sweeping across the East of England, with lightning flashing across the skies of Norfolk and Suffolk as Friday gets off to a thundering start.

Flights were grounded or delayed at four London airports, passengers were stranded at Folkestone as Eurostar hit by delays and thunderstorms caused chaos.

Shoppers at the Asda store in Leith, Edinburgh, watched the rain lash down from the lights as they tried to avoid a soaking. Connor Moore was shopping at the time and uploaded a video.

The 900-mile-wide storm will continue to wreak havoc on the UK's weather throughout the day - with 109 flood alerts and warnings in place ranging from the south-east as far as Aberdeenshire.

Met Office weather warnings remain in place for the South West and North East today, before more strong winds are forecast tomorrow in a second storm which could be named Storm Brendan.

The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning across much of England and Scotland for tomorrow, with very strong gusts expected - potentially causing transport delays.

This is the terrifying moment an aircraft struggled to make a smooth landing before finally touching down at an angle on the tarmac in West Yorkshire this afternoon.

Storm Ciara is set to batter the country this weekend with gale force winds reaching upwards of 80mph forcing the Met Office to issue a two-day weather warning spanning the whole of Britain.

Emergency services were scrambled to the scene in Clydebank, West Dumbartonshire at around 11am today after the 77-year-old pensioner fell over but he couldn't be saved.

Today in Mytholmroyd officials were seen desperately trying to prepare for the fourth named storm of the year by using sandbags as flood defences.

Storm Denniss, 24, of Whitby, Yorkshire, was given the name Storm because he was born a particularly blustery night in March 1995.

West Mercia Police today announced the operation to the woman in Tenbury, Worcestershire, is now a 'recovery not a rescue' in light of the 'circumstances of the length of time in the water'.

Passengers on a Ryanair flight from Morocco to Belgium rocked by bad turbulence during Storm Doris were filmed crying, praying and even retching on Sunday.

MAX WHITLOCK: To return home from the World Championships in Nanning in China with a silver medal was fantastic. Competing out there was a great experience.

Donald Trump said he has no idea what kind of 'insurance' Rudy Giuliani has but defended his personal attorney after the former mayor warned the president not to throw him under the bus. 

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham called former VP Joe Biden a 'fine man' after firing off a letter to the State Department seeking documents on Biden and his son Hunter.

Ex-golfer David Correia worked to further the business interests of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman in their bid to sell liquefied US natural gas to Ukraine and other parts of Europe through Poland.

The House Judiciary released a new tranche of information Friday including contacts between a Trump loyalist and Belgian exchange about the movements of a U.S. ambassador.

Provenance Hotels, the hotel chain Sondland founded, received a Paycheck Protection Program loan, a spokeswoman said. The chain has more than a dozen properties.

NIK SIMON: England face Wales in a mouth-watering Six Nations clash seeking revenge after suffering defeat in Cardiff a year ago.

South Wales Police have confirmed that the former Cardiff City midfielder is in hospital after suffering a 'head injury' as a result of an accidental fall at a pub in Barry on March 7.

The former England Under 21 international had been on a life support machine in hospital for the past 12 days but his pregnant wife Amanda was at his bedside when it was turned off on Thursday.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was Whittingham's manager from January 2014 until September that year, with the midfielder part of the Premier League squad that were relegated in the 2014-15 season.

The coronavirus has been a catalyst for big changes in the way consumers spend and pay.Ongoing trends like contactless payments and buy now, pay later are accelerating.New trends are emerging, like consumers' preference toward buy online, pick up in-store.Here's how banks, credit card companies, fintechs, and investors are thinking about the new norms in how we shop and pay.Click here for more BI Prime stories.From banks to credit card companies to retailers, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted virtually every player in the payments industry.Ongoing trends, like buy now, pay later and contactless payments, have been accelerated. And new norms in the way we shop, like buy online, pick up in-store, are emerging.We've spoken with execs across the payments ecosystem to understand what's changing,

The coronavirus pandemic is transforming how employers, real-estate services providers, and landlords are thinking about the office.Architects are already laying out the floorplans of the near-future. And companies are rethinking how much office space they really need.Many experts see the very concept of the office transforming from a place you go every day to more of a hub for high-stakes meetings and collaborative work.Business Insider has talked with dozens of experts to learn what offices will look like when you go back to work, and what it will take to return to normal.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be a huge catalyst that's transforming how employers, real-estate services providers, and landlords are thinking about the office.Top

Lewis Holtby has signed a two year contract with Blackburn Rovers. The 29-year old former Tottenham and Germany midfielder was a free agent after leaving Hamburg.