Nicola Sturgeon refuses to raise expectations on schools reopening early next month

Bebo, one of the original social networks, has announced it is returning next month.A message on the company’s official website reads: "Bebo is coming back in February 2021 as a brand new social network. We are currently in private beta."The website first began operating in 2005 however went bankrupt in 2013.It relaunched several times after that with a number of short-lived offerings, including instant messaging and video streaming, until its acquisition by Amazon in July 2019 when it was shut down.It's not yet known whether the website's iconic (and sometimes harrowing features), including ranking your friends, for example, will return.A few lucky people have been granted access to a sneak peek.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.It’s a funny old game, fitba.Having suffered a heart-breaking League Cup semi-final defeat just four days earlier, St Mirren turned in one of their most complete performances in the last few years to smash five past Dundee United.While the Buddies couldn’t raise their game at Hampden to see off Livingston, they had no trouble bouncing back from that disappointment to rout the Terrors on their home turf.There’s a multitude of reasons why the Saints looked like a completely different side on Wednesday night compared to Sunday, with pressure, luck and fate all playing their part in missing out on next month’s Betfred Cup final.But the one

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorA surge of buying in stocks including AMC Entertainment and GameStop — triggered by activist retail investors on Reddit and other social platforms — this week overwhelmed no-fee investment app Robinhood’s ability to cover the frenzied trading.After Robinhood on Thursday suspended buying of shares in AMC, GameStop, BlackBerry and 10 other volatile stocks, the company raised an emergency $1 billion in funding from investors including VC firms Sequoia Capital and Ribbit Capital, the New York Times reported.“Starting tomorrow, we plan to allow limited buys of these securities,” Robinhood said in a blog post Thursday. “We’ll continue to monitor the situation and may make adjustments as needed.

direct to your inbox Greater Manchester has been issued a severe weather warning lasting three days with snow and ice forecast to hit the region on Monday.

fireplace ash in a cupboard has been sentenced to 300 hours unpaid work.Christopher O’Malley was in the dock at Dumbarton Sheriff Court this morning after previously pleading guilty in December.The 35-year-old admitted failing to take reasonable care for the health and safety of others as an employee under the Health and Safety at Work Act.Sheriff William Gallacher ordered him to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work within 12 months.

Perth and Kinross Council tenants are expected to be agreed at a meeting next Wednesday, with a hike of one per cent. Included in the rise is planned provision to help with digital inclusion during the exceptional times of the pandemic.The rent level will be agreed at a meeting of the housing and communities committee on Wednesday, February 3 and in line with the views of tenants who live in council properties.

DENISE Van Outen could return to Dancing On Ice next year after a horror injury forced her to leave the show, pro-skater Matt Evers has told The Sun. Fans were left devastated by the premature exit, begging for her to make a comeback in the 2022 series.

Morbius and Suicide Squad star Jared Leto has lined up his next movie. The actor is set to reunite with director Darren Aronofsky for upcoming chiller Adrift, which is based on a short story by The Ring author Koji Suzuki.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than £3,600 is going to a dementia charity in Paisley after people paid their respects to a well-known plumber from the town.The money flowed in following the funeral last May of Gerry Woods, who died aged 90.Many years earlier, his wife Anne received great care from the Alzheimer Scotland centre in Riccartsbar Avenue.Anne had been diagnosed aged just 58 and staff at the base gave support to her and provided respite care to give Gerry some time off.And great granddad Gerry never forgot it.His daughter Laura Pervaiz said: “We are very thankful so many people took the time tocontribute.“Mum died 21 years ago and we used the Paisley service for

Three days of snow warnings are ahead with temperatures as low as -7 amid an 'ice blast' in the UK.

victory over Tottenham - and fans noticed the change.Mane rose to the challenge as the Reds floored Spurs following a recent rocky spell - landing the knockout punch after setting up earlier blows from Roberto Firmino and Trent Alexander-Arnold.And Liverpool supporters had already spotted that Mane had the eye of the tiger when the players took to the pitch for Thursday's Premier League clash.As the players were filmed walking out to warm up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Mane looked right down the camera and shadow-boxed his way past.And it was no surprise that it was Mane who would go on to deliver the killer blow as he smashed home Alexander-Arnold's perfectly weighted pass.Jurgen Klopp's side had gone five league games without a win

McFly drummer Harry Judd has recalled in a new interview with NME a particularly frightening drive he took with Harry Styles in LA some years ago.Judd was speaking along with his McFly bandmates for the latest edition of Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, which saw the pop band looking back over memorable moments in their career.After mentioning how McFly penned a number of One Direction songs during the boy band’s time together, NME asked if any of the McFly members had any memorable stories about Styles.Judd recalled one incident in LA where he and McFly guitarist Danny Jones went for dinner with Styles and were then taken on a drive by the singer, who had hired a Ferrari for his stay.“[Styles] was hammering it, looking at me going:

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Death In Paradise.The actor’s behind made a cheeky appearance on screen in the BBC One detective drama, when his character DI Neville Parker found himself in hospital.When a murder took place in the ward he was staying in, the detective unintentionally flashed a little too much while investigating the murder scene in his blue hospital gown.Ralf addressed the episode on Twitter, in view of his 257,000 followers, after the show aired.“Anything of interest in @deathinparadise tonight?” he wrote online, followed by a peach emoji and a pair of shocked eyes.The 40-year-old also clarified the issue of using a “bum double”.Many took to the comments section to share their thoughts on the latest instalment of the show, sharing their best puns.“Loved

Alex Salmond during an interview with the Irish Times on Thursday.

Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.The document submitted to the SFA proposes for lower league clubs to resume training on February 15 and start playing games again on March 2 with the hope that the 27-game league campaigns and play-offs could be completed by the end of May.The clubs also propose introducing weekly Covid-19 testing for players and staff, which would be reviewed at the end of March, cutting the number of people attending games with no away directors and scouts allowed.Testing on a weekly basis till the end of the season is likely to cost clubs around £25,000 – something which part-time Championship clubs Alloa Athletic and Arbroath are currently undertaking.“I think we all want to be back playing but

Kate Hudson opened up about her family dynamics of raising three kids with different dads while never knowing her own.

Bolton Council’s licencing sub-committee.  The case echoes Peter Kay’s ‘The Ice Cream Man Cometh’, a comedy filmed in Bolton in 2000 about an ice cream vendor with a dislike of children. A report was outlined to the panel during a meeting to consider the application for the licence.It gave full details of alleged misconduct in relation to the applicant, who gave verbal evidence at the hearing.Giving his version of events, the ice cream man claimed the children were throwing stones at his van.Recently published minutes of the meeting, said: “The committee also took account of the nature of the alleged incident and the two witness statements from parents which included that the applicant wanted the children to get into the ice cream van and

Michael Schumacher's family are set to release rare footage of the F1 legend in a new documentary.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola’s patience with his defence ran out in the defeat at Tottenham – and his axing of Aymeric Laporte has sent a powerful message to the rest of his squad.The Manchester City manager insisted this week that he has been delighted with the way his rearguard has reacted to last season’s traumas, buoyed by impressive new signing Ruben Dias and the revitalised John StonesAfter seeing his side rack up their 11th clean sheet from 19 Premier League games as they blitzed West Brom 5-0 on Tuesday night, Guardiola said that the only blip was the stunning 5-2 home defeat by Leicester, when the Blues were still playing catch-up after returning to training a week after everyone else in the league, apart from Manchester