Mass coronavirus vaccination programme well under way in Kirkcudbright

PIERS Morgan last night revealed he'll be away from Good Morning Britain all week - leaving fans who missed the message confused when they woke up. The tenacious host and co-star Susanna Reid are on holiday for half-term with Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard filling in.

Morgan Wallen has secured the No.1 album for America for the fifth week running, despite the emergence of a recent video which sees him using a racial slur.The country star has faced strong consequences since the clip surfaced, with his label Big Loud dropping him and radio stations removing his music from their playlists.Despite this, he has maintained a strong chart position – with album and song sales surging at the same time that his radio play and playlist inclusions continue to fall.As Consequence of Sound reports, sales of Wallen’s ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ are continuing to increase – with physical sales up 49 percent last week with a total of 37,000 units sold.

Noel Gallagher has claimed that Paul Weller used the most of his spare time during lockdown to record a new album.The guitarist, who is close friends with the Modfather, says he completed the follow up to 2020’s ‘On Sunset‘ while staying at home during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.He told Matt Morgan’s podcast: “I’ve seen him and I’ve spoken to him a couple of times.“I’ve seen him, we didn’t talk about coronavirus, we’re not neurotic, I never mentioned it and he never mentioned apart from to say it’s shit.“I know he’s recorded another album since lockdown started, he had one that came out in lockdown and about two weeks later he’d finished another one.

Emily Andrea has opened up about her thoughts on the Oxford vaccine against coronavirus, saying she hopes that people in the UK will believe in its effectiveness. Speaking exclusively in her OK! Magazine column after concerns were raised in other countries about the vaccine, doctor Emily set the record straight.The 31 year old NHS worker said: “After several countries rejected using the Oxford vaccine for over 65s, the World Health Organisation has now backed the jab for use in all age groups and against different variants, which is reassuring news.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

She threatened to divorce him back in September.But Cardi B declared her love for Offset as she shared images from their romantic Valentine's Day getaway to an exclusive resort in Mexico.'Let’s make it last forever,' she wrote alongside a series of professionally taken photographs of the couple. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardi B (@iamcardib) In the photos, Cardi, 28, wears a white crop top and a floaty white skirt split at the sides.Her long hair is tied in a ponytail with a few tendrils left loose and she's adorned with diamond earrings.

Morgan Wallen's album Dangerous: The Double Album remained at number one in the latest Billboard 200 Sunday, on the heels of the singer stepping back amid a racism scandal when he was heard using the N-word outside of his Nashville home.The country music artist, 27, remained in the top spot for the fifth straight week after debuting in the week of January 23.The Sneedville, Tennessee native, according to Billboard, moved 150,000 equivalent album units domestically for a one percent increase since last week.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe influence of Paul PogbaManchester United's difficulties in creating clear chances against a side shorn of confidence showed how much they can miss Paul Pogba.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had little option but to go with a midfield axis of Fred and Scott McTominay instead, but this was the kind of game that didn't really require two more defensive midfielders, even if the Scot got forward more often in the second half.This was Fred's 100th game for United but he's scored just three goals and contributed six assists, so he's unlikely to be the player to unlock a deep and diligent defensive unit.

Around a third of all social care staff have not had a first dose of the Covid vaccine, Matt Hancock admitted today despite the UK hitting its target.

LORRAINE Kelly admits she gets angry over Covid rule breakers and conspiracy theorists because of close pal Kate Garraway. The 61-year-old presenter said people who ignore lockdown restrictions are insulting those who are going through hell – including Kate whose husband Derek Draper is still fighting for his life in hospital.

Video: Kim and Kanye Are Reportedly Divorcing (Esquire (UK))Robin wouldn't make music video like Blurred Lines again Famous friends, family and friends jumped on the singer's Sunday post to offer up congratulations to Megan and her husband, Daryl Sabara, with Ashley Graham writing: "Riley!!!! Welcome to the world!!! Congratulations mom & dad!!" and Jennifer Love Hewitt adding: "So proud of you and congrats!!" Trainor recently revealed she was more than ready to meet her baby - she posted an Instagram shot of herself baring the baby bump while dressed like an earth mother, complete with a flower crown. "Baby is breech again at 36 weeks so I've been laying upside down on my couch everyday lol (laugh out loud).

Premiership champions are no different.After posting a small profit for the 2019-20 financial year thanks to the sale of Kieran Tierney to Arsenal, the Parkhead club have announced their results for the first half of 2020-21.Celtic have made a pre-tax loss of £5.9m in the first six months of the year, compared to a £24.4million profit for the same period to December 2019.With no fans allowed in the stadium revenues have crashed by 23.7 per cent, dropping from £53.3m to £40.7m.Income from merchandising has risen by almost £4million but stadium income has gone from £26.87m to £12.57m.Cash in the bank has fallen from £32.9m to £19.7m.Directors point to the potential impact of vaccines, the ability to sell players and "strong liquidity" to

Ayrshire village have been scrapped.Tulloch Homes wanted to build 26 houses in Fenwick but blueprints were withdrawn from East Ayrshire Council last week.The estate, which would've been based on land at Main Road in the village, was set to be comprised of detached and semi-detached properties.Proposals showed that the Inverness-based housebuilder wanted to build a mix of three and four bedroom homes.But in a letter to Tulloch Homes ltd and Catesby Land and Planning, David McDowall, East Ayrshire Council's interim head of planning and economic development confirmed the bid to build homes had been withdrawn at their request.The letter reads: "I refer to the above planning application and I write to confirm that the application has now been

A picture postcard village has seen its coronavirus case shoot up by more than four times in just a week.

Arsenal are going nowhere fast under Mikel Arteta - adding that he has lost interested in them as the season has progressed.The Gunners sit 10th in the table after their 4-2 win over Leeds on Sunday in which Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first hat-trick in the Premier League.That victory was their first in four domestic outings, and means that they have won 10 and lost 10 of their opening 24 fixtures.When asked about their current form at the weekend, Souness revealed that he has lost interest in the north London side because of their indifferent form of late.Souness told Sky Sports before their win on Sunday: “I’m not sure because I don’t pay a lot of attention to them and that says everything.“Arsenal historically are one of the

direct to your inboxAn essential worker braving the bus commute through lockdown says service cuts have led to stress-inducing overcrowding that prevents passengers from socially distancing. Esther, 41, from Northenden, who has asked us not to reveal her full name, shared pictures with the Manchester Evening News which she claims show passengers unable to keep their distance on the number 43 run by Stagecoach.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola name-checked Lionel Messi as the type of player he would “love” to add to his team.

Gigi Hadid had a very special Sunday with her two Valentines, her boyfriend Zayn Malik and their four-month-old daughter Khai.READ: Gigi Hadid reveals daughter's unique name in the BEST wayThe supermodel kept fans updated on their special day over the weekend and shared several never-before-seen pictures of the pair, who have been dating since 2015."I love you, Valentine && love the Valentine we get to share forever," Gigi captioned a black and white picture of them taken last month during Zayn's birthday party. She also shared several selfies, Zayn's gift to her and him proudly showing off his 'dad' mug. WATCH: Gigi Hadid reveals incredible name necklaceThe mother-of-one, however, left the best picture till last, sharing the cutest snap of

direct to your inboxThree men have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and drug dealing after police seized £300,000 from a house in Moss Side.The arrests came after police were called to reports of men acting suspiciously at a car park off Moss Lane East in Moss Side on Saturday evening.When police arrived the men ran off, but were detained on nearby Playfair Street and Fairbank Avenue.A property on Moss Lane East, believed to be linked to the men, was then searched where £300,000 in cash was found in a suitcase alongside cannabis.Three men – aged 37, 33 and 30 – were arrested on suspicion of money laundering and possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply.They remain in custody for questioning.Four vehicles were also

Rapidly falling death rates among the elderly could be a sign that vaccines are working, according to new research.

A woman whose weight shot up to 17st has transformed her life after losing eight stone in nine months and becoming a personal trainer.

Meek Mill and Tekashi 6ix9ine had a heated run-in outside an Atlanta club, reportedly culminating in the latter lunging at Meek and his security.As reported by TMZ, other rappers filmed the incident, which mostly just involves them and their security yelling at one another. 6ix9ine’s footage reveals that he accused a member of Meek’s security of being a part of the police force.Watch clips of the altercation from both perspectives below:Rap in 2021: surrounded by security, Meek Mill and 6ix9ine got into a shouting match in which both guys recorded themselves on their phone.