Lockdown-hit firms urged to apply for grant to give themselves 'fighting chance'

coronavirus restrictions for the west of Scotland are not "inevitable", the Deputy First Minister has said. John Swinney made the comments as the latest Scottish Government figures show 1,159 new cases of the virus were recorded in the last 24 hours.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation will reinstate a stay-at-home lockdown while closing tribal offices and requiring new closures and safety measures for businesses due to a surge in COVID-19 infections.

Chris Hemsworth, brother Liam Hemsworth and the rest of their family gathered together to celebrate the birthday of their mother, Leonie, who turned 60.

As part of her role of Monarch, the Queen sits down with the Prime Minister every week to get an update from Parliament.

This is an unusual path to success, but Cuddled Up has just made John Lindahl a superstar in our eyes!

Scientists are warning England could face restrictions after lockdown ends on December 2.

Kate Middleton showed off her new "bronde" hair colour in a two video messages she recorded for her Hold Still photography contest.

Lewis Hamilton fought back tears after winning a record-equalling seventh world title in devastating fashion.

Snoop Dogg has announced a new competition open to artists – with the grand prize offering the opportunity to collaborate with the veteran rapper.The Snoop Song Contest asks applicants to submit their music to an all-star panel of judges, created by Snoop alongside multi-platinum producers Anno Domini and Legion Gabe. The contest is open now, and runs until February 2021.Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound, Mistah Fab, KXNG Crooked, Ras Kass, Planet Asia, Killah Priest of Wu-Tang Clan, Smart Rapper artist coach Rob Level and Snoop-affiliated A&R rep M-Eighty are all set to judge the competition.Other prizes include a home studio makeover, “free beats for life,” cash and more.

Manchester Family parents, who have been telling us how they made their kids' birthdays special in lockdown, we've come up with loads of suggestions for children of all ages. And from low cost options with very little spend, to more elaborate 'go all out' alternatives, there's something here for every budget.These are proving hugely popular in lockdown, giving youngsters the chance to have a sleepover with siblings in these cool looking teepee tents.

Steven Gerrard 's at Rangers. The 55-year-old is a tireless campaigner for black coaches to be awarded more opportunities within the beautiful game and regularly wades into social media debates regarding the highly emotive subject that remains close to his heart.

Chilly Gonzales has released his new seasonal album ‘A very chilly christmas’, which features guest contributions from the likes of Jarvis Cocker and Feist.The trio united for a cover of ‘Snow Is Falling In Manhattan’, a cover of the 2019 song by Purple Mountains that arrived less than a month before singer and Silver Jews legend David Berman died.Feist also appears on the album’s one original track, ‘The Banister Bough’, while the former Pulp frontman joins Gonzales on their version of ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’.You can hear the new song below.The trio have crossed paths a few times before.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United's medical staff will no doubt be watching on with interest during this international break.The Reds, like most clubs involved in European competition, are counting the cost of a hectic schedule, which has resulted in an increasing amount of injuries.It has led Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to furiously hit out at the fixture schedule this season, with under 60 hours between a long trip to Istanbul in the Champions League before facing Everton in a noon kick-off on the Saturday before the international break.United are next in action against West Brom on Saturday night - here is how their injury list looks ahead of the game.Rashford suffered a shoulder injury late on in United's victory over

System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian has said it is a “shame” that the band are unable to put aside their differences to make a new record.All four members recently came together to record two new tracks protesting shell attacks in the Republic of Artsakh, ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’.The band have struggled to maintain any significant time in each other’s company, however, primarily due to perceived creative and commercial disputes between Malakian and Serj Tankian – though the guitarist has previously claimed that “it’s kind of three of us that don’t necessarily see eye to eye with where [Tankian] would wanna take the band”.Speaking to Matt Everitt on BBC Radio 6 Music earlier this week (November 12), Malakian was

Connor Goldson down to a bumper new contract. The talkSPORT pundit has been blown away by the former Brighton defender's form with the Ibrox side still unbeaten in all competitions.

with another 63 fatalities in Greater Manchester hospitals announced yesterday.However, it does appear that most areas in the region passed a peak in infections about two weeks ago - a few days before the second national lockdown began on November 5.Here, the MEN has looked at how the virus spread in each of ten boroughs of Greater Manchester area since the start of August, which was just after the region was first placed under local restrictions by the government.Positive tests in Stockport reached a peak on November 1 when there were 1312 cases in the previous seven days - giving an infection rate of 447.1 per 100,000.Since then the rate has fallen steadily and in the seven days ending on November 10 there were 960 positive tests, which

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'Berlin Wall' for instance. Widely mocked and derided, often in the pages of the Manchester Evening News ,  it felt like its fate was sealed before construction was even completed.

straight to your inbox every day, freeThe third international break of the 2020/21 season is now in full swing, meaning the vast majority of football fans up and down the country are searching high and low to find an alternative activity to fulfil their Saturday afternoon. And, less than two weeks after going head-to-head at Old Trafford, Manchester United and Arsenal are squaring up to each other once again.

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Cumbria to study in California and since then I’d gone into marketing and public relations. By the time we met I was 24 and had dual citizenship, a solid group of friends and the ability to drive like an LA maniac.On the first day, amid the heat and chaos, I made friends with Leslie – a beautiful Texan with a golden tan and blonde hair.