Alex Rae hammers home the Rangers dream behind those 32,000 acts of faith in Steven Gerrard

The number of coronavirus infections is continuing to plummet in all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester, latest figures show.

Late Friday afternoon, a judge granted an injunction which prevents protesters from stopping the flow of traffic across the Ambassador Bridge. Sean O’Shea reports.

“Freedom Convoy” originally meant to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and quarantine rules for cross-border truck drivers has entered its 16th day on Saturday.Police in Windsor, Ont. say they’ve begun enforcement actions against protesters who blocked access to the Ambassador Bridge for days.They say they’ve told protesters at the scene to head home, and several have begun packing up tents.

COVID-19 today as virus-related hospitalizations continue to decline across the province.The Health Department says 2,143 people are in hospital with the disease, after 144 patients were admitted in the past 24 hours and 215 were discharged.#COVID19 – En date du 11 février, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/aR2nlnEvXO— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) February 12, 2022It says the number of overall virus-related hospitalizations are down by 71.Officials say 153 patients are listed in intensive care, a drop of 11.The province is also reporting 2,359 new cases confirmed by molecular testing, which is limited to certain higher-risk groups.They say 33,661 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Friday.

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Police in Windsor, Ont., commenced their enforcement Saturday of an injunction granted on Friday by an Ontario judge to allow for protesters at the Ambassador Bridge to be cleared out. Sean O’Shea has more details on how the enforcement proceeded, with protesters closest to the bridge seen moving back peacefully, while others drove their vehicles away from the area.

COVID-19 in Nova Scotia declined slightly since Friday, the province announced on Saturday.In an abbreviated weekend news release, the province said there were 79 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and were receiving specialized care in a designated unit. That’s down by three since Friday.However, another three people were in intensive care, for a total of 14.

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SALT LAKE CITY - Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new research published Friday by a U.S. government agency shows.The findings, which pertain to fatalities involving and not involving alcohol, provide initial validation for conservative lawmakers who passed the law over concerns from restaurant and tourism industry lobbyists.In the study published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researchers wrote that, in the years after Utah changed the drunken driving threshold from .08% to .05% blood-alcohol content, the number of crashes and fatalities fell even though drivers logged more miles."Changing the law to .05% in Utah saved lives and motivated more drivers to take steps to avoid driving impaired," said Dr.

HARPER, Kan. - Rain on a wedding day can be upsetting for any couple, but a tornado can be downright frightening during the vows.In some cultures, rain is viewed as good luck, symbolizing various things from fertility to unity. It can also represent that your marriage will last a lifetime. Candra and Caleb Pence would agree.It was May 19, 2012, and the 21-year-old bride was ready to marry the man of her dreams.

MOSCOW - With the risk of war looming larger, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden held a high-stakes telephone call Saturday as a tense world watched and worried that an invasion of Ukraine could begin within days.Before talking to Biden, Putin had a telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, who met with him in Moscow earlier in the week to try to resolve the biggest security crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. A Kremlin summary of the call suggested that little progress was made toward cooling down the tensions.The closely watched call between Biden and Putin began shortly after 11 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims — saying the money belongs to Afghans.Protesters who gathered outside Kabul's grand Eid Gah mosque asked America for financial compensation for the tens of thousands of Afghans killed during the last 20 years of war in Afghanistan.Biden's order, signed Friday, allocates another $3.5 billion in Afghan assets for humanitarian aid to a trust fund to be managed by the U.N.

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COVID-19 on Saturday.According to the provincial COVID-19 dashboard, the deaths involve a person in their 70s and two people in their 80s in Zone 1 and one person in their 90s in Zone 4.A total of 286 people with COVID-19 have now died in New Brunswick. Anti-mandate demonstration in Fredericton enters Day 2 Since Friday, hospitalizations have dropped by 13, for a total of 122 people in hospital.

Ottawa is seeing another influx of people in the downtown as the demonstrations against COVID-19 public health measures and vaccine mandates enters its third weekend. Reports say there was some sort of party or additional protest late Friday night.

WILLINGBORO, Pa. - Officials in Burlington County announced Saturday that a man was shot and killed in a parking lot in a Willingboro shopping center. The investigation began after officers were called to the Kennedy Plaza in the 400 block of John F. Kennedy Way just after 7:30 p.m.

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the nature or extent of the challenges will not matter in fulfilling the promises made to the people.He noted that development activities continue in the country while taking necessary steps to control the COVID-19 pandemic.The President also pointed out that the economy, which had been collapsed for nearly two years, is gradually recovering.The President made these remarks participating in the first round of discussions in a series of sessions with professionals representing various fields, held at the President’s House on Friday (11).The professionals who participated in the discussion said that they are further committed to make the national programme a success by giving the necessary strength to achieve the goals desired by the President, said a statement.The professionals vehemently rejected the allegations spread by some sections with the objective of achieving narrow political agendas, the statement added.Experts in the field said that the new approach to agriculture initiated by the President is being continuously supported by the researchers and entrepreneurs who are engaged full time in these fields, further noted the statement.Representatives from a wide range of fields, including education, policy, sociology, agriculture, research, water and renewable energy, medical, engineering and innovation, were present at the discussion with the President.Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, the Governor of the Central Bank, the Secretary to the President, the Principal Advisor to the President and many others were also present.

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Ontario hospital on Saturday with COVID-19, as the province continues to battle the pandemic.New data released by the province on Feb. 12 suggests a drop in the number of people in hospital from the previous day.

Health Matters February 11: As the Alberta Diabetes Foundation’s 48 Hours to Stop Diabetes fundraiser continues, Su-Ling Goh explains how local researchers are aiming to find a pharmaceutical way to achieve Type 2 remission, by understanding the diabetes “dimmer switch.”

were discharged in the past twenty four hours taking the total to 10,31,304.

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◾New cases in State: 3,202◾New cases in B'lore: 1,293◾Positivity rate: State - 2.95%; Blore - 2.49%◾Discharges: 8,988◾Active cases: State- 38,747; B'lore- 16k◾Deaths:38 (B'lore- 10)◾Tests: 1,08,534#COVID

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The Windsor Police have commenced enforcement near the Ambassador Bridge, Windsor, Ont.

Nurses in Canada say working during the COVID-19 Omicron wave has left them burnt out, physically and mentally, and an increase in abuse directed at health-care workers has pushed them to breaking point. According to a report from the Ontario Science Table, pre-pandemic, 20 to 40 per cent of health-care workers reported severe burnout. By spring 2021, rates had climbed to more than 60 per cent.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday (12) for Indian Rs. 10.75 crores after a closely fought bidding war.The Sri Lankan pair of Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera, joined RCB for the second part of IPL 2021.Hasaranga took a hat-trick at last year’s T20 World Cup.

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After two weeks of the protest convoy occupying Ottawa, questions are rising over whether a better security response could have averted all the disruption sooner.

Norway has lifted its final Covid restrictions, scrapping social distancing and masks in crowded spaces despite a surge in Omicron infections.

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Bob Saget died from an accidental blow to the head, likely from a backwards fall.Saget was found dead Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room.

James Tavernier believes the club's early business in the transfer window is a statement of intent for the coming season. The Ibrox club have retained the services of Romanian playmaker Ianis Hagi after turning his loan deal from Genk permanent in a £3million move.

Liverpool have an unassailable 23-point lead over City with seven games left.After City lost, around 2000 Liverpool fans gathered outside Anfield to celebrate their title victory, waving flags and setting off flares.Scotland, Celtic and Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish, manager of the 1989-90 title-winning side at Anfield, heaped praise on the Reds' German boss Juergen Klopp.He said: "Juergen has been fantastic and epitomises everything Liverpool Football Club stands for."And it's not just a one-off, last year they came within a point of it and this year they have only lost once."Onwards and upwards, I think they have a lot more happy days to look forward to now."Rangers manager Steven Gerrard – an iconic former Liverpool captain – posted in

Steven Gerrard expects more new signings at Ibrox soon as he dismissed any worries over the financial impact of lockdown. The Ibrox gaffer sealed his third signing of the window earlier on Tuesday when Jon McLaughlin was confirmed on a two-year deal from Sunderland - joining Ianis Hagi and Calvin Bassey.

Moi Elyounoussi and Fraser Forster on permanent deals from Southampton. While incomings are a priority with the likes of Aaron Hickey, Ivan Toney and Shon Weissman linked, retaining Odsonne Edouard amid significant interest is likely to be decisive in their hopes of making even more history.

Steven Gerrard’s bid to stop Ten in a Row by snapping up 32,000 season tickets already.And club chiefs hope to get at least a section of their home support back inside Ibrox stadium by the end of August. understands that, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the club have sold more briefs than at this stage last year – 10 days before the June 30 deadline.

Steven Gerrard looks to snap up cheap young talent with potential to sell for big profits.But the man who skippered Gers to the title 29 years ago reckons that future investment will only be valuable for Gerrard and director of football Ross Wilson if they supplement it with hard nosed and seasoned professionals.Because those kids, along with everyone at Ibrox, are about to be dropped into a Premiership pressure cooker like no other.The arrivals of 20-year-old Calvin Bassey and Charlie Lindsay, 16, are the latest in a line which has seen Glenn Middleton and Nathan Young-Coombes plucked from obscurity in recent years.Dion McGhee, released this week by Manchester United, and highly-rated Ross County teenager James Graham have also been

Alfredo Morelos perfectly. This is a man who has been box office from the moment he arrived at Rangers.

UEFA that's governed actions so far, and the executive committee is meeting over two days this week.Today a decision was made on the Champions League and Europa League, with matches to be played in Portugal and Germany respectively.UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin's state of the nation address will be of particular interest to Rangers as Steven Gerrard 's side find out what's next for them in their 19/20 Europa League campaign.The Ibrox side have last 16 clash with Levekusen to fulfil and whatever happens they'll be finishing their campaign in Germany.Celtic were also on high alert as they awaited clarity over the Champions League qualifying schedule for next season, with Ceferin poised to address a number of other burning issues such as

Rangers have two in the door already with the signings of Ianis Hagi and Calvin Bassey but Steven Gerrard and Ross Wilson will be adding more in the coming days and weeks. A £150k move for Florian Kamberi is on the cards while Blackpool teen Tony Weston and Ross County 's James Graham are also key targets.

Rangers now know what they will have to pay for a player who spent the second half of last season at Ibrox. More should follow Ianis Hagi and Calvin Bassey in the door as Steven Gerrard and Ross Wilson reshape the Ibrox squad in their quest for title glory.

Steven Gerrard's squad returned to Auchenhowie on Monday for a first pre-season training session following the three-month Covid-19 shutdown. They join the likes of Celtic, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Ross County in taking the first, tentative steps towards a return to the pitch.Players have been allowed back into the training ground but restrictions remain in place for now, with player workstations placed well apart.Changings rooms are off-limits, as is any contact training.