The current nationwide lockdown is due to expire on Friday but Italian health experts have said the need to try to contain COVID-19 will likely last weeks beyond that.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid footballer in Serie A, earning £27.5million per season. He could leave Juventus if he demands the lost wages back rather than sign a contract extension.

The prospect of the 2019-20 season being declared 'null and void' looms large over football. We take a look at some of the records, achievements and landmarks that could be erased from history.

The forward was accompanied by members of his family and a huge security presence on Monday evening as he made his much awaited return to Italy.

GRAHAM POLL: English referee Mark Clattenburg took complete control of a volatile situation as he suspended play when numerous flares were thrown on to the pitch.

The manager of the Czech Republic national team Karel Jarolim has left his position by mutual consent, the country's Football Association said on Twitter on Tuesday.

The Prague-West county court on Tuesday turned two previous suspended sentences for drunk driving into jail terms because of his convictions for other crimes since receiving the initial terms.

IAN LADYMAN AT THE SINOBO STADIUM: This was a throwback performance from England and not in a good way. Too slow, too predictable and too easy to play against.

CHRIS SUTTON: If England want to have their best shot at winning Euro 2020, then they need to come to some sort of arrangement with Leicester striker Jamie Vardy.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The FA are running out of options to host England's final European Championship warm-up match against Romania ahead of next summer's tournament.

Leicester attacker Harvey Barnes is emerging as a late contender to gatecrash England's Euro 2020 plans. Barnes has impressed during the Foxes' excellent season.

They've been dating since 2015. And on Saturday, Gwen Stefani proved her relationship with Voice co-host Blake Shelton is still going strong when she Insta-storied a video of herself supporting him.

MailOnline takes a closer look at the 50-year-old pop diva's fashion evolution over the last four decades

Gwen's Vera Wang extreme high-low white gown featured a long gathered train trailing torn scraps of fabric.

They collaborated on the 2004 hit, Rich Girl. And on Tuesday's episode of The Voice, Gwen Stefani reunited with Eve as she took the stage to perform the track, 15 years after its release.

It bears a resemblance to a look Stefani sported in the 2000 video for Moby's South Side. His YouTube describes the video as 'an over the top, extreme quasi-parody of your standard hip-hop video.'

Gwen Stefani cancels second show of Las Vegas residency due to illness: "I am doing everything I can to get well,' the singer shared on Twitter on Friday.

Peter Nelson became irate after being woken up by Sima Patel-Pryke while flying business class to Rio de Janeiro, jurors were told. He was found guilty of one count of racially aggravated abuse.

Almost 195,000 passengers had their travel plans plunged into chaos after pilots went on a two-day strike. But the disruption is set to continue after the strike ended at midnight.

The airline, which operates 850 flights a day, said that it is planning on operating more than 90 per cent of its services, but warned it will take 'some time' to return to a 'completely normal flight schedule.'

All airlines using the plane have now been slapped with a safety directive by the flight regulator, the European Aviation Safety Agency. Budget airline easyJet has 31 of the aircraft in its fleet.

By the time the British Airline Pilots' Association had scrapped its strike yesterday, the airline had already called off 800 journeys and reassigned customers to different flights.

EXCLUSIVE. MailOnline's Ted Thornhill took the first-officer's seat in a 787 sim at BA's Flight Training Centre at Heathrow. And was put through his paces by one of the airline's most senior captains.

Lucy Darwin (left) says she spent a whopping £4,700 on return flights to New York with the airline for her and her husband. The couple were travelling to the Big Apple to attend a film festival.

The fliers, who all work for The Points Guy UK, boarded flights operated by British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, American Airlines and Norwegian - and filmed their experiences.

EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister landed in St Lucia on Thursday morning after a long-haul British Airways flight from London. It has now emerged he and Carrie Symonds were seated in economy.

Tinie Tempah slated British Airways for the condition of his 'disgusting' plane seat. The musician filmed two videos which he posted on his social media accounts.

Respiratory nurse Cheryl Baxter and her husband Ivon were on holiday in Cambodia when Britain went on lockdown and were due to fly home on March 22. Four days later they are now home.

With the Government now advising British nationals to avoid all non-essential journeys 'for an indefinite period', here's the latest information for air travellers caught up in the chaos.

The beleaguered carrier has reportedly asked staff to sign contracts that would allow the airline to fire them without negotiation. It has also warned it could withdraw from major UK airports.

Although Lorenzo Lotto lived in Italy in the 16th century, and was surrounded by a culture of many great painters, his work stands out for its thought, originality and intelligent observation.

The Turner Prize has been a little bit grim in recent years, often showcasing artists with a particular political agenda. I'm not very convinced by some of the art promoted in this way.

Jared Kushner presented his Peace to Prosperity plan in Bahrain on Wednesday, but the event was skipped by both Israel and Palestine while many Arab states sent only junior ministers to attend.

Magdy Eskander, 62, is accused of placing his hands on the girls' private areas while blocking their mothers' view at Darlington Memorial Hospital. In 2017 he was cleared of all charges.

Jennifer Lopez has played her stadium-packing shows all over the globe, but she's never played in Egypt before. She changed that on Friday with a performance in the Middle Eastern nation.

Ahmed Elgaafary (pictured) raped a drunk passenger after picking her up at a casino near Philadelphia. He charged her an extra $150 for vomiting in her car and the extra journey fee.

The snap, which was taken in the North African country and shared to Reddit on Sunday, shows a man who looks strikingly similar to the late Apple founder sitting on a plastic chair.

The happy couple, currently in the Egyptian capital for Katy's 35th birthday, enjoyed an obligatory camel ride through the Western Desert, a stones-throw from the Giza Necropolis.

The killer coronavirus has now spread to Egypt, with authorities saying a 'foreigner' is infected, making it the 28th country to record a case and the first in Africa.

The Gaza Strip, an enclave bordering Israel which has 5,154 people per km, reported two cases of Covid-19 today. The two patients, both Gazans, had travelled to Pakistan before returning.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Despite our best efforts to prove otherwise, the coronavirus is making some of us consider that we might, in fact, be old.

AMANDA PLATELL: Yes, Brangelina are a silly Hollywood couple - they split in hysterical haste after Jolie accused Pitt of drunkenly yelling at their son Maddox aboard their private jet.

Antonella Barba, 32, faces a minimum of 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charge that she tried to deliver almost two pounds of Fentanyl to a stash house in New Jersey.

The American Idol host, 44, and the model, 27, confirmed they are back together as they enjoyed a romantic yacht trip on Saturday amid their sun-soaked getaway to Positano, Italy.

On Wednesday the crooner - best known for his hit songs as well as his appearance on Will & Grace - shared a sweet photo where he was kissing the beauty on the head.

American Idol contestant Haley Smith passed away on Saturday after she crashed her motorcycle.

Dunkleman was in the headlines earlier this year amid reports he was driving for Uber, and took to Twitter January 3 to explain how the gig made sense given his life circumstances.

NBC renewed the talk show starring Kelly for the 2020/2021 season, according to Variety. The series obtained the highest ratings for a new syndicated show in the last seven years.

Foxtel will not be broadcasting the current season of American Idol. 

Following last week's Season 18 premiere of American Idol, things get intense in Sunday night's episode which finds judge Katy Perry appearing to collapse following a gas leak.