Council leader blasts parties over "waste of time" debate claims

The SNP is leading cross-party demands for Post Offices to receive more funding to save them from closure as lockdown rules are tightened.More than 1000 of the lifeline branches - many of which are contained within shops - were closed during the summer across the UK as footfall in high streets across the UK plumetted.Now a group of MPs and peers have signed a letter calling on UK chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase the network's public subsidy, due to end in March 2021, above inflation. It comes as official figures show that in the first full month of lockdown in April, 651 branches shut their doors.

This summer’s international window has come to a close with Chelsea ’s expenditure trumping the rest of the Premier League.

Dua Lipa smiles from underneath her mask while out and about with boyfriend Anwar Hadid in New York City on Friday (October 9).

Mesut Ozil to tell him he was being axed from the Arsenal squad.

Sophie Turner, 24, and Joe Jonas, 31, teamed up to act out a hilarious scene from the Oct. 9 episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and it was everything. On Thursday night’s episode, fans saw the return of Kylie Jenner’s singing skills as she belted out that she’s going to “get wasted” during a family dinner. “I just finished a whole cup of 42 and I’m about to go for my second one. Kourtney [Kardashian] what the f*** are you on?!,” Kylie sing-asked her sister. The freestyle must’ve resonated with Sophie, because the Game of Thrones actress lip-synced those exact lines for a TikTok with her husband.

Demi Lovato has sexy new curves on top and is loving it. The 28-year-old singer shared an Instagram selfie with fans on Oct. 9 and explained why she’d always appeared less busty throughout her singing career. She stood in front of a mirror while wearing a flesh-colored sleeveless bodysuit. It hugged her figure and showed off how she’s developed bigger breasts naturally this year, while still having a trim waistline. In a second more close-up photo, Demi showed off her new cleavage.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorMaya Rudolph, who won an Emmy for playing Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, said she felt anxious watching Harris debate Vice President Mike Pence, knowing it would be fodder for this week’s show.Then along came the fly.“I don’t think it was until the fly landed on his head that I kind of took a breath and sort of had a smile on my face,” she said during a virtual appearance at the New Yorker Festival on Friday. Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne, her partner in Animal Pictures, discussed their longstanding ties and the projects they’re working on together.

Cynthia Bailey’s bachelorette party allegedly got wild, as it was reported that two of her Real Housewives of Atlanta co-stars got frisky with a male stripper at the pre-wedding bash. However, the performer, who HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY identified as the one at Cynthia’s party, is now speaking out and he claims “nothing happened.” Actor and model Michael Bolwaire, who also goes by B.O.L.O THE ENTERTAINER, denied the hookup allegations detailed in the original Page Six report that ran on Oct. 8, just two days before Cynthia’s planned nuptials with fiance Mike Hill.

The second presidential debate scheduled for October 15 has been cancelled after Donald Trump refused to take part in a virtual event.

Paul Merson has claimed Manchester United are “going nowhere” after their deadline day scramble.

David Robb Labor EditorThe war of words in the increasingly bitter jurisdictional dispute between SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity continued today with Equity president Kate Shindle blasting SAG-AFTRA for interfering in her union’s internal affairs by launching a “sham investigation” into one of its committees tasked with finding jobs for Equity members in live theater presentations captured on film, tape or digitally – a jurisdiction both unions claim.According to Equity, more than 240 stage productions that were recorded for remote viewing during the pandemic have been performed under its contracts, while 60-plus have been performed under SAG-AFTRA’s contracts.

is missing her other half. No, not her husband, journalist, her biological other half — twin sister In a new interview with ET, the 42-year-old actress reveals she and her twin sister have not seen each other in person for over six months, since the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March.

Sharon Osbourne is overwhelmed by the surprise visit she got on Friday from her former co-host and close friend, Sara Gilbert. ET spoke to Osbourne on her 68th birthday on Friday, when she shared her reaction to the emotional on-air visit that had her bursting into tears.On Friday's episode of, Osbourne had already started crying when she was shown a video Gilbert taped for her birthday, in which Gilbert told Osbourne that she loved her and couldn't wait to see her again.

MARIAH Carey revealed that her 9-year-old son Moroccan was "bullied" by a "white supremacist he thought was his friend." The singer recently sat down with Andy Cohen on his show Watch What Happens Live to touch on her memoir, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey, as well other topics including race. The Grammy winner said: “Rocky just got bullied the other day by a white supremacist person that he thought was his friend.

SOAP fans slammed an ITV blunder this evening, with the channel's voiceover announcing an hour-long Emmerdale special instead of Coronation Street. The latest episode of the 'Dales had just finished, and Corrie was supposed to be introduced up next.

AMANDA Holden kicks off her high heels — and slips into a tight-fitting boot instead. The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 49, has been getting complaints about the risque outfits she wears on the ITV talent show.

JAMES Lock has claimed his best mate Pete Wicks made a mistake by sleeping with their TOWIE co-star Chloe Sims. The reality TV hunk says the on-off lovers now need to deal with the consequences of their romance.

The second Presidential debate has officially been canceled.

Trump campaign refused to participate. President Trump is still recovering from COVID-19, and a number of his top aides have also become infected. «It is now apparent there will be no debate on October 15, and the CPD will turn its attention to preparations for the final presidential debate scheduled for October 22,» the commission said in a statement.Officials with the nonpartisan entity responsible for organizing every televised debate between presidential contenders since 1988 began informing campaign officials Friday afternoon.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC News is among the news outlets exploring the possibility of holding a town-hall event with President Donald Trump that would take place on the same night – October 15 – when a second presidential debate had been planned, according to three people familiar with the matter, and potentially opposite a similar event already scheduled between ABC News and former Vice President Joe Biden.There is no finalized agreement, according to these people, and the ability to hold the event with Trump would likely hinge on participants adhering to appropriate health and safety practices.The second presidential debate became a political hot potato, with the Trump and Biden campaigns disagreeing over a decision by the

Ted Johnson The town hall debate planned for Oct. 15 between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden is officially off, according to a source familiar with the plans.The decision to scrap the debate came after Trump rejected plans for a virtual event, and Biden later scheduled an ABC News town hall later that evening.The debate was to be moderated by C-SPAN’s Steve Scully and would have featured an audience of voters who would pose questions to the candidates.