Dalbeattie pet holiday service struggling to make ends meet due to coronavirus pandemic

Perth care home has led to deaths after close to 30 residents and staff tested positive. The incident at the 40-bed Strathtay House Care Home in Harley Place, in the North Muirton area of Perth, has triggered an investigation.

Cage The Elephant have announced a charity livestream gig, marking their first live performance since early spring.Set to take place at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, the event is part of a Winter Benefit for Bread & Roses.The non-profit arts organisation produces free entertainment and live music for children, teens, adults, and elders in the San Francisco Bay Area who are unable to experience the uplifting power of the arts.Sharing the news on Twitter, the band wrote: “We are pleased to announce a special virtual concert for Bread & Roses’ Winter Benefit on Saturday, January 30th at 7pm CT.”The virtual event, which will consist of music, fundraising, and celebration to honour the organisation’s essential work, will be broadcast

Selena Gomez, Halsey and Justin Bieber, but it was not until mid-March, when the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up, that things really kicked into high gear in the music industry. Just one week apart, The Weeknd and Dua Lipa respectively dropped After Hours and Future Nostalgia, two of the most critically acclaimed albums of the past 12 months.“I’ve been a little bit conflicted about putting music out and, you know, whether it’s the right thing to do during this time because lots of people are suffering,” the “Don’t Start Now” singer admitted on Instagram Live at the time with tears in her eyes.Ultimately, Lipa decided that an upbeat dance album was just what the doctor (or at least her fans) ordered.

Americans celebrated Christmas over a century ago during the previous pandemic with some of the same concerns of the modern day, including considering whether to gather with loved ones and risk deadly infection. But in 1918, World War I had just ended and many soldiers were headed home for the holidays to see family.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is training his fire this week against a regular target — Washington, D.C.

A 16-year-old high school student and her 10-year-old brother are helping isolated senior citizens around the world combat their loneliness during the coronavirus pandemic through care packages and personalized video messages.  Since March, Hita and Didit Gupta have been sending care packages, each with a handwritten note, to retirement homes in Pennsylvania through their nonprofit, Brighten A Day.  Hita Gupta got the idea after a retirement home where she had been volunteering told her that she wouldn't be able to visit the center for the foreseeable future in order to keep the residents, who had been deemed an at-risk population, safe.  Brighten A Day (Hita Gupta) "That's what got me thinking about what I could do to help seniors fight

direct to your inboxMetrolink staff handed out 500 face coverings as part of a campaign to encourage passengers to wear masks.Transport staff and police officers held a pre-Christmas day of action at Victoria station yesterday (December 23). Officers from Greater Manchester Police's Transport Unit worked with TravelSafe Partnership (TSP) staff and the new Metrolink 'trambassadors' to encourage passengers to wear face masks on-board the tram.

WarnerMedia will be closing its Hong Kong theatrical office with films from Warner Bros to be released by Universal Pictures in the market from January 1, Deadline has confirmed. Layoffs are expected in Hong Kong, though an exact number is not yet clear.

Watch: Arnold Schwarzenegger pays tribute to Chris PrattBy Ethan AlterAdd Arnold Schwarzenegger to the list of celebrities who doesn’t think that Chris Pratt deserves the Twitter-given title of “Worst Hollywood Chris. ”During Yahoo Entertainment’s recent Kindergarten Cop reunion, the actor took a moment to praise his new son-in-law, who married his eldest daughter, Katherine Schwarzenegger, last year.

A shopper has claimed Tesco staff could have been "dishing out Covid" as they offered customers free chocolates from a communal tub.

House Democrats and Republicans are set to make dueling "unanimous consent" requests on Thursday based on grievances President Trump aired Tuesday night to the massive coronavirus stimulus and government funding package lawmakers sent to his desk — exchanging political barbs as it's still unclear whether Trump will veto the original piece of legislation.  Trump on Tuesday night released a scathing video in which he called panned $600 stimulus checks for Americans as too small, saying the number should instead be $2,000.

A man from California has allegedly killed a fellow Covid-19 patient with an oxygen tank in hospital.

Jennifer Garner's main home is in LA, but for the holidays this busy mom is basing herself in the mountains, and she's been sharing a few peeks inside the luxurious home she and the family will be celebrating Christmas in this year.On Tuesday, the Insta-prolific actress shared a peek at the stunning bedroom she's currently calling home, during a live stream mediation she shared with her fans. WATCH: Jennifer Garner reveals she's spending Christmas in the mountainAs she sat on the floor at the foot of the bed, you could see the white fluffy bed covering and matching white bedside lamp - a very boutique hotel feel to the decor.

direct to your inbox The vast majority of the more than half a million people in England who have been given a vaccine for coronavirus were aged over 80, new figures show.

People: 'For me, it really reignited Christmas. I moved away from home at 17, so Christmas kind of took on a new meaning.

Sharon Osbourne has returned back home to husband Ozzy in time for Christmas following her COVID battle. The 68-year-old isolated away from the Black Sabbath star, 72, after being diagnosed with the virus earlier this month.

Kiss have teamed up with Dead Sled Coffee to launch their own coffee flavour, set to arrive in 2021.While not much is known about the band’s new venture as of yet, Dead Sled Coffee, who are “an independent business born from a desire to bridge the gap between coffee elite,” shared news of the Kiss collaboration on Instagram.“Coffee you were made for loving,” the company captioned its post.

coronavirus in England in the week up to December 16 – the highest jump since May. The 173,875 confirmed cases are also up 58% on the previous week, with a new strain of Covid-19 tearing through the country.

link.Performed by 19 members of NHS Lanarkshire staff, the choir hope that the song will demonstrate that you can remotely come together and have a special time this festive season.Elizabeth Currie, quality programme manager and member of the NHS Lanarkshire staff choir, said: “As one of the newest members of the choir, it has been brilliant to meet everyone on screen and sing along to the music. It has definitely got us all in the Christmas spirit.“The choir have been meeting online to practice.

coronavirus pandemic thanks to Stagehand‘s #ILoveLive prize draw.The #ILoveLive memorabilia prize draw launched last month, aiming to support the unsung heroes of the live music industry. Prizes included tickets to Glastonbury and Reading Festival, as well as instruments played and signed by the likes of The Cure’s Robert Smith, Foals, Royal Blood, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Radiohead, Elbow, Liam Gallagher, Placebo, The xx and many more.After the draw wrapped up last week (December 17), it was revealed that £546,000 was raised, taking the total money raised from Stagehand’s COVID-19 Crew Relief Fund to almost £1million.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More vulnerable children than ever before will get a present this Christmas thanks to an overwhelming response to our Give a Gift Appeal.The campaign - now in it’s 12th year - saw the biggest community response yet after we urged “this year we need you more than ever”.The coronavirus pandemic has forced more people into poverty and left many more counting the cost. But you still donated in your thousands in a remarkable demonstration of community spirit.And the impact can be summed up by the response of one local mum, who found her family in crisis in the run-up to Christmas: “Thank you so so very much for your help.