Lanarkshire to resume indoor visits to care homes

Never has there been more of a need for good television listings over the festive period than there is in 2020 and RTÉ’s Christmas at Home might be just the entertainment some people need on December 24.

This is it, people. We’re into the final countdown.

Boris Johnson will hold crisis talks with senior ministers and officials after France banned hauliers lorries carrying freight across the channel amid fears over the new coronavirus strain.

A WAR of words has broken out between North Lanarkshire’s Labour and SNP groups over what council leader Jim Logue has labelled the worst scenes he has seen “in over 40 years of elected politics”.The row stems from a council meeting held on Thursday where Labour claim SNP representatives showed “blatant disrespect for the public” and played music during other councillors’ contributions, while also accusing one member of “swearing during the proceedings”.But SNP group leader Tom Johnston hit back, stating that Labour’s response was “hysterical” and a “gross misinterpretation of what went on at the meeting.Councillor Johnston also says Provost Jean Jones’ refusal to discuss the SNP’s motion on a request to Councillor Logue’s to submit his

activate Operation Stack on the coastbound carriageway of the M20 early on Monday – leaving freight lorries queueing for miles.Industry experts have also warned it could cause potential serious disruption to the country's Christmas fresh food supply.But French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said on Monday that a protocol would be adopted at a European Union-wide level "to ensure that movement from the UK can resume".The UK has been cut off from large parts of Europe - and some other areas of the world - as authorities imposed bans on passengers because of concern about the more infectious mutant coronavirus.The most dramatic intervention came from France, which put in place a ban on hauliers crossing the English Channel with

Charlotte Dawson has revealed she visited the hospital after her unborn baby’s movements reduced. Mum-to-be Charlotte, 28, said she had a scare after she struggled to feel her unborn baby son move.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Lanarkshire is set to enter the toughest level of restrictions for a second time in weeks this Boxing Day.The county will enter Tier 4 on December 26 as a result of the Scottish Government tightening restrictions throughout the country.The First Minister announced the plans on Saturday evening to significantly tighten protections against Coronavirus to prevent the spread of the new, highly contagious strain of the virus.Following confirmation that the new variant of Covid-19 spreads substantially more quickly, the First Minister announced that Scotland needs to act now.To keep people safe, the First Minister announced the planned easing of restrictions

Little ones will often face a sleepless night of excitement on Christmas Eve as they wait to spot signs that Santa and his team of reindeer have visited.

The winners of the 2020 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards have been announced!

Hawaii’s rural island of Kauai has seen a spike of COVID-19 cases since launching pre-travel testing to reignite the state’s decimated tourism industry. Early and aggressive local measures coupled with a strictly enforced statewide travel quarantine kept the island’s 72,000 residents mostly healthy — with only 61 known coronavirus cases from March through September.

BOXING Day packs a punch on ITV with a new series of The Masked Singer. There is a fresh cast of 12 mystery celebrities singing in crazy costumes.

Jeff Vasishta There was a time when news anchors simply reported on the news. These days they are the news.

YouTube star LadBaby has topped the charts with his charity single Don’t Stop Me Eating bagging the Christmas number one spot for the third year running.

Sir Cliff Richard blames his impressive career for keeping him a bachelor. The singer says he never found “the one”, despite his legion of admirers.But the 80-year-old has hinted he is envious of modern musicians who have managed to get married and start a family.He says he felt this was not allowed by the music industry at the start of his career.And he feared the pressures of his growing success made it impossible to focus on relationships.“I was never going to give up this career that I fought heavily for.

direct to your inboxA power cut affecting hundreds of homes has been reported in Prestwich.The incident was reported on Sunday afternoon. Another power cut was also reported in an area of Stockport.The electricity went off in around 500 homes in Prestwich at around 5.30pm, according to posts on Twitter. Electricity North West tweeted about the incident, saying engineers were en route to fix the issue.The post said: "We are aware of a power cut in Manchester, M25."This is affecting around 504 customers.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions here"Engineers are en-route to investigate the issue."Updates will follow once

Saturday Night Live’s Alex Moffat has taken over from Jim Carrey in impersonating Joe Biden on the US sketch show.Carrey had played the role of the President-elect since the start of the programme’s current season and last appeared as Biden on November 7, when the Democratic candidate was officially announced as America’s next President.Moffat made his first appearance as Biden on last night’s (December 19) episode of SNL, joining Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris and Beck Bennett’s Mike Pence in a cold open riffing on Pence getting the coronavirus vaccine live on TV.“Joe, you look different somehow,” Pence told Biden when he entered the sketch. Biden replied: “I’m like Colonel Sanders – every time you see me I’m a different guy.

Saturday Night Livehas had a revolving door of Joe Bidens — from Jason Sudeikis to Woody Harrelson to Jim Carrey — and the show has officially introduced the latest actor to don the white wig. Carrey, who played Biden for the first handful of episodes of Season 46, announced via Twitter that he would be stepping away from the role, writing that he was "just one in a long line of proud, fighting SNL Bidens." On Saturday's episode, Alex Moffat was officially inducted into the hall of Bidens, assuming the role in light of Carrey's departure.

David Beckham's Inter Miami are looking to bring out of favour Sergio Romero to the MLS.

PETER Andre's children burst with excitement as they're visited at home by Santa - but strict coronavirus rules mean they can't give him a hug. The emotional moment can be seen in tonight's The Andres, as Father Christmas enters the Andres' impressive home loaded with gifts from SpaceNK.

Biden’s got a brand new look. Hours after Jim Carrey took to Twitter to announce he’d no longer be guest starring as Joe Biden on “Saturday Night Live”, the show revealed who would be taking on the role.

Revolution, which marks its 35th anniversary on Christmas Day, was perhaps the biggest disaster of Pacino’s career. He’d had clunkers before, and has had them since – 1990’s The Godfather Part III, for instance.