Dumfries and Galloway Council urged to improve gritting regime after spate of accidents near Gatehouse

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said non-essential shops in Scotland will reopen two weeks later on April 26 at the earliest and probably with a tiered system of local restrictions.A statement from Debenhams said: “Because this timeline does not align with those expected in other parts of the UK and therefore with the planned wind-down of the Debenhams business, regrettably our 15 stores in Scotland will now not reopen and are closed permanently.”

Deputy assistant chief officer Alasdair Perry added: “While any reduction in the number of deliberate fires is welcomed, we simply cannot be complacent.”Anyone with information about deliberate fire raising can contact the Crimestoppers helpline on 0800 555 111.

Council environment champion Dougie Campbell said: “It’s only right that whilst protecting the pensions of fund members, that we take any action we can to respond to climate change both globally and locally.“So I welcome the news that the council’s pension fund plan is to join the Climate 100+ Initiative which I hope will ensure that we have sustainability and ethics at the heart of investment decisions.”

ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has said that the UK broadcaster will hold talks with Piers Morgan after the Good Morning Britain presenter said live on-air that he did not believe Meghan Markle had suicidal thoughts.

HBO has responded after actress Kelli Amirah says her skin was darkened with makeup for their drama series Lovecraft Country.

EastEnders favourite Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) receives some shocking news about her biological dad in upcoming scenes.Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) gets a phone call informing her that her ex-husband Gavin Sullivan has died.She tells her son Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) that there's a memorial service that day and he's baffled when his mum reveals she's thinking of going.Kathy later over heads over to the Queen Vic to tell Sharon that her father has passed away.The former pub landlady asks Kathy how Gavin died but and is shocked when she realises Kathy is planning to go to his memorial service.She concedes that the evil man can rot in hell.When Callum Highway (Tony Clay) comments about his own dad hit home, Sharon finds Kathy and they

Coronation Street spoilers have predicted sweeping highs and crushing lows for the Bailey family in upcoming scenes, as Michael Bailey and Grace Vickers welcome their baby.The baby is born prematurely, with doctors raising concerns about the newborn's health as the new parents watch on in panic.Spoilers have revealed Michael, played by Ryan Russell, decides to throw a gender reveal party for the baby, excited to become a dad.Helping to organise the bash, Grace (Kate Spencer) heads to the local supermarket to pick up some party supplies for the ‘do.With all of her shopping done, she heads for the door of the supermarket, only for a security guard to ask to see her receipt.When she is unable to produce a receipt for the bags of shopping, the

NHS workers after seeing them upset over Covid-19 on the news.Paddy Joyce became overwhelmed by the virus death statistics and started to pen letters to front line workers to help ease his anxiety.The 17-year-old, from Glasgow, has hand-written 663 individually named cards to members of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary to send them his support for their hard work during the pandemic.Paddy, who has autism with significant global development delays, is hoping to send more than 5,000 cards by the end of the year.He said: "I saw how sad and upset they were on the news."My mum said I should write to someone, so I asked her to find someone and lots of people wanted one, so I want to write to everyone."His mother Indra said writing the letters helps

Manchester United’s Uruguayan-born forward Edinson Cavani.He said in a recent interview: “What I most admire about him is the strength he has to brush off rivals and get into the area,..it’s amazing.”He also confessed to copying some of PSG star Neymar’s tricks, saying: “His technical ability is wonderful.“Neymar and Cavani are two players I love and I think are better than the rest.“I was fascinated by Cavani the moment I saw him play for the national side.”

Piers Morgan stormed off set on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday after co-star Alex Beresford called him out over his behaviour.Weather presenter Alex, 40, voiced his concerns about the outspoken presenter's language on the ITV breakfast show.Referring to the Duchess of Sussex, the meteorologist said: "I understand that you do not like Meghan Markle and you have made it clear so many times - so many times on this programme."And I understand you had a personal relationship with Meghan Markle and she cut you off. She is entitled to cut you off if she wants to."Has she said anything about you since she cut you off? Now, I do not think she has.

Piers has said he doesn’t believe a word Meghan said in her candid chat, in which she revealed she had suicide thoughts during her time in the royal family.Alex said to him: “I understand that you don’t like Meghan Markle.“You’ve made it so clear a number of times on this programme, and I understand that you had a personal relationship with Meghan Markle and she cut you off.“Has she said anything about you after she cut you off? She’s entitled to cut you off if she wants to.

Neil Lennon faced significant calls to go before his eventual departure in February and long-serving chief executive Peter Lawwell will retire in the summer after 17 years at the helm.Fans are looking for answers on whether they will be offered refunds on their season tickets - which start at £510 - but the Trust are urging the board to seriously consider an alternative proposal that will see money remain in the club.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the

cheating fears to rest, she decided to ask the lass if she knew her partner or not.The cringe-worthy exchange was posted to the popular Depop Drama page, which has more than 575,000 followers.It starts out with the suspicious woman asking the seller: “Hey, weird question but do you know someone called (boyfriend’s name)?”When the Depop user confirmed knowing the man, the girlfriend added: “Was this photo taken in his room lol?”The Depop seller replied with a damning message.She said: “Yeah it was coz I left my stuff at his.

He made Piers Morgan storm off Good Morning Britain and branded his behaviour “diabolical” after they clashed over Meghan Markle. And GMB presenter Alex Beresford, 40, has garnered a legion of fans after people took to Twitter to applaud him for calling out Piers on live TV.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFrance boss Didier Deschamps believes Paul Pogba's spell with the national team in November was key to the Manchester United midfielder's revival this season.United star Pogba is currently out with a thigh injury, but enjoyed a solid run of form throughout December and January for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side — netting winning goals in away games at Fulham and Burnley. That came after Pogba appeared to be out of favour, with his agent Mino Raiola claiming he wanted to leave — on the eve of a vital United Champions League game against RB Leipzig.Deschamps also threw fuel on that fire, questioning Pogba's role at Old Trafford and whether the player was happy.

A husband and wife of 60 years have been reunited at a care home after 355 days apart due to lockdown restrictions.

Another follower asked a question about the programme he has worked on since 2003.“Hi Martin, what was the best thing that happened to you on homes under the hammer?”Martin replied: “Meeting many people who've been encouraged to take the leap into property investing, by seeing the show.“Including one lovely lady who watched it with her mum, in her final months in a hospice and was following her mum's last wishes to do what that man (me) is telling you.”Another person asked about the filming of the programme.“Hi Martin! Massive fan of the show.

Liverpool Echo, many loved the school’s initiative.One Twitter user said: “Well done to that school!“This struggle is real, my son leaves high school in June and I have to purchase new uniform for this short period as he has sprouted to 6ft since September.”Another said: “Spot on. At this moment the last problem in the world is uniform.“A proper caring school is not just a*sed about a school image.”And a third added: “A headteacher showing great common sense, recognising that having the children back in class is more important than all that other stuff.

Piers Morgan staged a walkout live on Good Morning Britain after the former CNN presenter was taken to task over remarks he made about Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.

PIERS Morgan dramatically STORMED OFF Good Morning Britain today after he was slammed by co-star Alex Beresford following their Meghan Markle clash.

The Queen is said to have been in crisis talks with with the Royal Family after they were left “reeling” over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.The Duke and Duchess discussed their experience within the Royal Family and opened up on their decision to step down as senior members of the fold with Oprah Winfrey. During the explosive interview it was revealed that one unnamed member of the Royal Family shared “concern” over the colour of they couple’s son Archie’s skin.