Blood donors urged to spare a drop more as the Covid crisis wanes

KATIE Price has revealed she'll suffer from arthritis and pain for the rest of her life after breaking both her feet in a horror accident. The mum-of-five also admitted she'd been told by doctors that it could take her two years to properly walk again.

Vladimir Putin is carefully watching unfolding events in neighbouring Belarus, where riot police have been deployed and used rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas at furious protestors.

Britney Spears‘ requests on her long-standing conservatorship have gone unaddressed, days after the singer asked that her father, Jamie Spears, be removed as her conservator.

LABELS & PUBLISHERSKobalt’s AWAL label services business says that hundreds of the artists using its platform now generate more than $100,000 a year in annual streaming revenue, with dozens making over a million per year. Further proof that the current streaming music business model does work for some artists, even though many music-makers still see nominal returns.One Media IP says it has conditionally raised £6.04 million by issuing a load of new shares.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A Scots mum was left with a bleed on the brain after she tumbled from her bicycle in a horror accident.Carrie Smith, from Fraserburgh, was thrown over the handlebars and knocked out while she was cycling on Mormond Hill in Aberdeenshire.Emergency services rushed to the area on Tuesday and she was raced by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.Medics found she had suffered a bleed on the brain but no broken bones and is recovering in hospital.Her husband David branded his wife's helmet a 'life-saver' as he took to Facebook to post the aftermath of the accident.One picture shows Carrie's face bruised and red with her eye closed shut.Others show the

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA campaign which argues flattening buildings is bad for the environment has sparked renewed calls to save the Riverside flats.Architects say such structures should be protected to fight climate change and insist property owners should be encouraged to upgrade draughty buildings, not knock them down.It’s to do with the amount of carbon which is emitted by creating the steel, cement and bricks for new buildings – and the campaign by the Architects’ Journal has been backed by 14 Stirling Prize winners, an award that recognises excellence in architecture.Chairman of the Fort, Seafield and Wallacetown Community Council, Norman McLean penned a

independence as a "distraction" from more important issues facing the country, a new poll has found. A survey carried out by YouGov revealed just 36% of voters in Scotland agreed that independence was "one of the most important issues facing the country", while 52% said it distracts "from other important issues that should get more attention", and a further 11% said they didn't know.

Naman Ramachandran Directors U.K., the professional association of U.K.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterDirectors UK, the Brit org representing 7,500 screen directors, has published updated guidelines for helming nudity and sex scenes in the pandemic era.The suggestions include the idea that, at script stage, filmmakers could consider whether depicting sex on screen was necessary, “The director, writer and producer should review the script together and agree which physical interactions need to occur between performers and decide whether substitutions can be made.

Good Morning Britain 's Dr Hilary Jones has warned the "obesity crisis" the country is facing must be addressed with total honesty but without shaming patients.

straight to your inbox Manchester City will kick off their Premier League title challenge a week late, with an away game at Wolves. The Blues were handed a home fixture with Aston Villa for the opening weekend, but they and neighbours Manchester United have both been given an extra break due to their involvement in the European competitions.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.The Linlithgowshire Masonic Golf Association was certainly not under par with its donation of £300 to Cherie Raby, the West Lothian Dementia Advisor from Alzheimer Scotland.The association raised the money during various events and said it wanted to help a charities are under even more pressure of the ongoing pandemic.Jamie Ellis, association captain, explained, “At each golf outing, funds are raised for charity and donations are generally made at the end of the season to local groups.

Ed Meza @edmezavar“Bad Blood,” an ambitious new Serbian feature film and TV series, has become the first project from the Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Drama co-financing forum to go into production since the event’s establishment in 2016.Set in the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century, “Bad Blood” is based on the works of renowned Serbian writer Borisav Stankovic and a script written by Yugoslav filmmaker Voja Nanovic in the early 1970s while he was living in New York City and working for ABC Studios as an editor.

Parents across the UK are preparing to send their children back to school next month for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown was introduced in March.

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.MACMILLAN Cancer Support is urging people across Monklands to ensure the world’s biggest coffee morning continues this year despite Covid-19.This marks the 30th anniversary of the leading cancer charity’s biggest fundraising event.The first ever Macmillan Cancer Support coffee morning took place back in September 1990, at a time when Maggie Thatcher was still Prime Minister, chancellor and future PM John Major denied the UK was on the verge of a recession, the Ford Escort Mark V went on sale along with a new version of its stable mate the Ford Orion Mark III, and Scotland’s football team beat Romania 2-1 in their first game since their fifth

Paisley Rugby Club is gearing up to launch their brand new women’s and girls’ rugby sections on Wednesday September 2 at the club’s Anchor base. The new sections will be headed up by UKCC Level 2 certified coach Louise Smith, who was an integral part of the team that established a similar section in Falkirk.

coronavirus restrictions in Scotland today. The First Minister will announces the outcome of the latest review of lockdown this afternoon.

The King: Eternal Monarch's supporting actor Heo Dong Won has tested positive for COVID-19. The actor is currently filming an upcoming South Korean drama called Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol.

Covid-19. The dad, from Gateshead, had taken his family to the opening night of the Big Kid Circus as a surprise treat.But the builder said he felt uncomfortable with being packed inside a tent with 300 people during the international pandemic.He claims the number of spectators in the venue meant social distancing was not being adhered to while face masks were optional.The concerned dad took his family home halfway through the performance.

Manchester Evening News, the woman, who asked to stay unnamed, said: "I was walking to Farmfoods in Prestwich at around 10am on Tuesday and came across the bag."I heard a noise and went to check what it was, so I guess they had just been left there!"It's an unusual find but I had to leave it there as I was with my children."I was a bit gobsmacked but found it funny.