Emily Atack goes on her first night out after lockdown with a friend in London

Want to get Taylor Swift’s attention? Set up an epic Christmas light show display on your front lawn — and she *might* just see it.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A consultation will be launched on introducing more safety measures at a notoriously dangerous Johnstone junction, council chiefs have insisted.Two elderly women were knocked down at the town centre junction of Walkinshaw Street and High Street in October, with one of them tragically losing her life and the other receiving extensive treatment in hospital.Roads chiefs came under pressure last month from campaigning Johnstone councillor Andy Doig to ask the community whether they felt the crossroads should be made safer after the horror collision.With the junction being surrounded by a sheltered housing complex and home to the town's main Post Office,

Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson have endured a tumultuous relationship in recent months. After Zara, 23, admitted to cheating on Sam, 28, the couple seemed to go their separate ways.

Young Woman and the Sea, according to Deadline.The actress, who played Rey in the Star Wars Skywalker trilogy, is attached to the Disney+ project telling the story of the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel.Joachim Rønning (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil) is on board to direct, from a script by Jeff Nathanson. The film will detail the life and achievement of Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle, who made the groundbreaking 21-mile swim in 1926.Ederle was a competitive swimmer who won gold in the 1924 Olympics, and decided to attempt to swim across the channel after swimming 22 miles from Battery Park in New York to Sandy Hook, New Jersey.

David Hasselhoff has teamed up with Austrian duo CueStack for an unlikely foray into heavy metal.The Baywatch and Knight Rider legend has been working with the pair since 2018 on ‘Through The Night’ which sees The Hoff yelling: “Through the night / Through the night forever!”The release comes after fans were asked fund a Kickstarter to finance a cinematic video for the track, as well as a making-of documentary.“We made a metal song with David Hasselhoff called Through The Night,” CueStack wrote online.“Now we need your support with finishing the epic music video and documentary, head over to our Kickstarter campaign to become an important part of this project today.“The project started in 2018 and many demos were made, many meetings were

direct to your inbox When two health workers who had been given the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine suffered adverse reactions reported yesterday, it was a cause for concern for many people who may be nervous about taking it. But Dr Louisa James, a lecturer in immunology at Queen Mary University London, said there has been a lot of "bad information" and the focus on vaccinations during the pandemic has been "so intense".

direct to your inboxAn actor who moved from Hollywood to Middleton to renovate his 600-year-old ancestral home has told of his dismay after thieves stole thousands of pounds of paving stones from the grounds. A police investigation has been launched after around 50 Yorkstone flags were taken from the footpaths in the gardens around Hopwood Hall last week.

Mindy Kaling has nothing but love for her post-baby body! The 41-year-old writer and actress secretly welcomed her son Spencer in September and is looking fabulous. To celebrate her curves, Kaling took to Instagram to share a Boomerang clip of herself busting a move, writing, «Here's to still rocking maternity jeans,» tagging the fashion brand Paige. In the clip, a barefoot Kaling shakes her hips in the maternity jeans and a yellow striped sweater. A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling)Her co-star Jenna Fischer commented on the post, «All jeans should be designed this way.

Dance Moms star Christi Lukasiak...on TikTok. Here's the somewhat exhausting deal: last week, Christi answered a fan question about whether she's still in touch with Dance Moms coach and choreographer Gianna Martello, and she responded "No, Gianna's not nice."This prompted JoJo to hop on TikTok and call Christi's statement the "most disgusting and ignorant thing" she's ever heard, saying "First of all, Gia is one of the sweetest people in the whole world.

Arkells are finding an ingenious way to have a pub crawl while social distancing.

David Hasselhoff is totally metal.

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has given Jack Grealish and Ross Barkley a scolding for breaking Covid-19 rules - though he did so reluctantly. The duo were caught breaking coronavirus guidelines celebrating Barkley's 27th birthday at a restaurant in London.

Authorities in California have released photos of two male suspects accused of ambushing and opening fire on a Los Angeles County deputy in what the sheriff described as an “unprovoked attack.” The ambush happened just after 12:30 p.m. on Friday in Altadena while the on-duty deputy was driving in her marked patrol vehicle, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.The deputy was not injured in the shooting.

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a secret doorway inside a kitchen cabinet that led to outside of the house.Viewers found it "creepy" when he showed the secret passageway with stairs to a rear exit.

Prestolee earlier this year, that destroyed houses and left people homeless. On Sunday February 9, the residents of Riverside Drive had to relive the nightmare of Boxing Day 2015 as the River Irwell burst its banks and water came rushing into people's living rooms.

Shaughna Phillips has spoken about the horrifying moment blood poured down her legs while rehearsing for The Real Full Monty On Ice. The Love Island star, 26, had recently undergone surgery on her calves after being diagnosed with lipoedema when the horror moment happened.

coronavirus cases here have fallen dramatically. Meanwhile, London and Essex are among the areas at risk of being moved up to Tier 3 when the government reviews the lockdown system next week, reports the Mirror.

direct to your inboxWarrington has been placed on a 'watchlist' to move into Tier 3, according to a new app.

direct to your inboxA teenage care leaver was unable to get a job and had his life ‘put on hold’ after Manchester council failed to secure a passport for him.The council’s errors feature in a damning Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman report detailing how children had been ‘let down’ by those charged with looking after them.Manchester council has since paid the 18-year-old, known as Marcus, £1,600 for ‘avoidable distress’ after he missed out on three job opportunities and feared for his residency status in the UK.But the issue remains unresolved seven years later, according to the watchdog.Marcus was born abroad and entered the council’s care in 2013 when he was in his early teens, though issues soon arose when the council tried to

Vice President Mike Pence announced the first two Space Force bases during a speech Wednesday at the eighth meeting of the National Space Council that reiterated the organization's mission. The vice president dedicated the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the Patrick Space Force Base, both in Florida, as the first two installations for the organization.