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Peter Kay today received a standing ovation amid a rapturous response to his comeback charity gig, as he admitted his nerves and jokes that he was 'going away for four more years'.  Fans were on their feet to applaud the Bolton-born comic as he appeared on stage at Manchester's O2 Apollo for the first of two live Q&As. As he started the matinee performance, Kay said: 'I was a bit nervous this morning, when I got here. 'I was looking at all this and thinking 'oh my God' but it's really nice to be doing this. 'It's like getting in a hot bath.' The Doing it For Laura events are being held to raise money for Laura Nuttall, 20, who has an aggressive type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. Ms Nuttall, who was in the audience, was initially given 12-18 months to live when she was diagnosed aged 18 but has received immunotherapy treatment in Germany thanks to fundraising. Her sister Gracie introduced Kay and told the audience that th

A female sailor who worked on the COVID Navy ship USNS Mercy dismissed the claims of the 'bipolar' seaman accused of torching the USS Bonhomme after he told friends they were engaged until he dumped her for getting pregnant by another man.  Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sawyer Mays, 20, has been charged with setting the fire on board the Bonhomme last July. His attorney says he had nothing to do with it and he is awaiting a preliminary hearing.  The ship was docked in San Diego last summer when someone set fire to it. The blaze lasted five days, with the $1.2 billion vessel scrapped, because it would have been too expensive to repair.  Newly unsealed documents this week shed more light on the Navy's case against Mays, who dropped out of SEAL training shortly before the fire.  During a ten hour interview with Navy investigators, he told them that he'd been in a romantic relationship with Petty Officer Armelle Ane.  He said they were engaged, that he had proposed at a French res

Team GB medal winners were reunited with their loved ones in emotional scenes as they returned home from the Olympic Games. Gold-winning Sailor Dylan Fletcher, Canoeist Liam Heath and pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw were among those to touch down at Heathrow Airport on Saturday evening sporting their medals following their success at Tokyo 2020. Heath, who won bronze in the K1 200m, was reunited with his three-year-old daughter Sarah, who ran towards him as he arrived at Terminal Five. Other family members waved a poster that said 'Welcome Back Daddy' as the Olympians were greeted with applause. Heath, 36, from Guildford, told the PA news agency: 'She looks so grown up. She grows every day but you don't really see it when you're with her 24/7. I think it's the longest time I've actually been away from Sarah since she was born - nearing on a month. Pictured: Bronze medal winning sprint canoeist sailor Liam Heath with his daughter Sarah as he is reunited at Heath

Virus experts have blasted a 'fear-mongering' article warning of a 'doomsday' COVID-19 variant which could be worse than Delta.  The doctors emphasized the effectiveness of the jab against the virus and noted that vaccine makers can quickly adjust formulas to make vaccines more effective against variants, Fox News reported. Their comments come in response to an article in Newsweek Magazine which claimed that the Delta variant has 'shattered' optimism that vaccines would help the pandemic wind down. The Newsweek Magazine article questioned: 'Is there a Doomsday variant out there that shrugs off vaccines, spreads like wildfire and leaves more of its victims much sicker than anything we've yet seen?'  'The odds are not high that we will see such a triple threat, but experts can't rule it out,' the article reads. Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist, warned 'the next variant could be Delta on steroids' An article in Newsweek Magazine

The shocking moment a woman leans out of a Cadillac's passenger window and brandishes an AK-47 while speeding through the streets of San Francisco has been caught in an image released by city cops. The woman - who has not been identified - made the shocking move during an illegal stunt driving event in the area of Barneveld and McKinnon Avenues on July 11, and pictures were posted online by the San Francisco Traffic Safety  on Wednesday. Police announced that they have since impounded the Cadillac involved, but would not say if the woman has been arrested or faces charges. Officers also released an image of the car being towed away. It comes as gun crime in the city has surged in the last year - with shooting incidents in the year to July double what they were in the first six months of last year.   The woman - who has not been identified - leans out of a Cadillac's passenger window and brandishes an AK-47 while speeding through the streets of San Francisco Police announced tha