Half of all working Brits fear Covid pandemic has permanently harmed their careers

The British government has announced plans to extend by six months the £500M ($698M) Film & TV Production Restart Scheme, which is offering a substitute to coronavirus insurance for UK shoots.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAlamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Texas-based theater chain that has become a favorite with cinephiles for it dine-in service and fan-forward approach to exhibition, has filed for Chapter 11. The bankruptcy filing comes as part of an asset purchase agreement with Altamont Capital Partners, a previous investor in the company, as well as affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, a new backer.

Jack Osbourne admits his family have endured a "rough" 12 months. The 35-year-old star - whose dad, Ozzy, has Parkinson's disease and his mom, Sharon, was diagnosed with COVID-19 in December - revealed it's been a particularly difficult year for his family amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Tamara Kamal , above, credits her apprenticeship training with giving her skills to get through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The 23-year-old from Edinburgh, who works at the Royal Infirmary said: “Thankfully my training has helped me during these difficult times and I’ve had the full support of my team.

Corporation tax has been increased to help pay for the Covid-19 recovery, Rishi Sunak has announced.

North Koreans are starving due to drastic restrictions taken by the state to contain coronavirus, a United Nations investigator says.

Perth and Kinross dropped to their lowest level since November last week.Data from the National Records of Scotland shows there were six deaths linked to the coronavirus across the region in the week beginning February 22.That is the lowest figure since the week beginning November 16 last year.Two-hundred-and-forty-seven people have now lost their lives to the pathogen in the region.The infection rate across Perth and Kinross also continues to fall, albeit at a greatly reduced rate.On February 27, the rate was 59.9 per 100,000 people after 91 positive cases, with 2.9 per cent of tests returning a positive result.The week before the rate was 61.9 per cent with 94 positive tests - 3.2 per cent of all tests.The North Inch neighbourhood in

contactless card payment limit will rise from £45 to £100 from Wednesday, March 3 in an effort to boost the retail sector and help protect jobs.However, shoppers may not be able to take advantage of the increased limit until firms make changes to their systems.The changes have been set out in Wednesday's Budget and will see the legal single contactless payment limit more than double.

Express.co.uk, Dr Hilary said when quizzed on whether he was worried about patients with possible cancer symptoms avoiding the GP: “Yeah some people don’t want to be a burden, knowing how the NHS is under a lot of pressure.“Some people feel that they don’t want to go to a clinic where there might be other patients with Covid.“What I would say is that GPs have taken great lengths and measures to make sure their surgeries safe, so have hospitals, they have Covid secure areas and so have all the cancer hubs, very secure.”Dr Hilary went on to insist that people should be aware that they are not causing difficulties for the NHS by sharing their health problems.He added: “So people should be rest assured that it’s safe, they’re not a

[corona]virus,” Abbott said after issuing the Executive Order GA-34.“We must now do more to restore livelihoods and normalcy for Texans by opening Texas 100%.“Make no mistake, COVID-19 has not disappeared, but it is clear from the recoveries, vaccinations, reduced hospitalisations, and safe practices that Texans are using that state mandates are no longer needed. Today’s announcement does not abandon safe practices that Texans have mastered over the past year.I just announced Texas is OPEN 100%.

Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.Since moving to Germany, Barry has been living on-campus at the state-of-the-art Bayern Academy.Dad Barry said this week: “He’s really enjoying it, even though he hasn’t had the chance to play many games because of Covid.

A dad and his 10-year-old son ready to flee "nightmare" hotel quarantine at the stroke of midnight were dealt another blow as they were told they still had another 24 hours.

Dolly Parton is the latest in a long line of celebrities who have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The country icon received the Moderna jab, which she partly funded, and shared the moment on Instagram, joking that she had got “a dose of her own medicine”.

link!Conservative group leader Councillor Alex Allison (Clydesdale East) added: “I believe we have a duty to represent our constituents and their views when we are elected to public office.“Therefore, we were willing to go into negotiations with other parties to get a good outcome for all residents in South Lanarkshire.

A Place In The Sun has confirmed former runner in the music industry, Lee Juggurnauth, as their new presenter.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and will be changing in April.There are two types of Tax Credits – Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit.

A mystery sea beast that’s more than 23 feet long, weighs an estimated four tonnes and has no face will be probed by scientists in a bid to discover its true identity.

Dan Osborne has offered his former TOWIE co-star James 'Arg' Argent a helping hand in his weight loss journey.

Piers Morgan went without a mask as he caught up with his old pal Simon Cowell for a lockdown stroll.

A funeral director has lifted the lid on the "forgotten trade" of the pandemic - saying she's had people confess to having Covid after attending a service.

Sandy Noble, 33, from Scarborough, was found unresponsive by a colleague on February 22 and was pronounced dead at the scene, a pre-inquest hearing at Rochdale Coroners' Court was told on Wednesday morning.