Over 150 Perth and Kinross businesses backing 'shop local' campaign ahead of "challenging" Christmas

Manchester United were dumped out of the Champions League on Tuesday night after defeat against RB Leipzig. The Red Devils travelled to Germany knowing a point would see them progress to the knockout stages.But they found themselves 1-0 down to the Bundesliga side after just three minutes, before conceding again just ten minutes later.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made various changes throughout the game, but United would go 3-0 down with 20 minutes to go before mounting a late comeback attempt.

EastEnders has confirmed the "painful' fallout to this year's Christmas Day episode.

Kate Spade Scallop 2 Touchscreen Smartwatch is on sale from Amazon's Holiday Deals Event and will make a perfect holiday gift. The watch is currently priced at $195 (regularly $339) – giving you 42% off.This smartwatch is both fashionable and functional. The stainless-steel design with scallop detail and silicone strap features heart rate tracking, GPS and NFC contactless payment.

Amazon Holiday Deals sale is here and chock-full of deep discounts and markdowns on our favorite brands like Ray-Ban! At this Amazon sale, shoppers can score up to 40% off Ray Ban Sunglasses.The eyewear brand launched in the 1930s and has become a staple for influencers and celebrities alike. Having a pair of Ray-Ban sunnies in the mix is key for a stylish summer.

Downton Abbey than a Michelin-star restaurant. Jake McConville, who's on his fifth Christmas with the same Home Counties family, recalls one such experience.

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direct to your inboxIt was the penultimate day of lockdown and across the UK, all non-essential shops were shut.Except for in Strangeways.Along Manchester's notorious 'Counterfeit Street', it seemed to be business as usual for many.The clothes shops along Bury New Road might have had their security shutters down, but most appeared to be trading as normal.Shoppers crowded the pavements as a long line of 'spotters' stood huddled under umbrellas.Their role is to drum up business and keep an eye out for any police or trading standards raids - of which there have been many in the past.'Yes brother', said one, urging me to go inside as I walked past his shop.At one store, we watched as a group of three women approached.After a brief conversation,

Megan Thee Stallion knows that any publicity is good publicity. The rapper's megahit track with Cardi B, «WAP,» has been a culture touchstone for the year, and Megan is giving some credit to it's popularity to those who seemed to complain about it the loudest.The rapper joined Stephen Colbert on Wednesday's, and the host asked how she felt about «getting heat from some cultural conservatives» over the overtly sexual nature of the song's explicit lyrics.«I feel that was really a little weird,» Megan reflected.

A new trailer for Gerard Butler's apocalyptic adventure Greenland dropped Wednesday ahead of its December 18 Video On Demand release.In the film, Butler stars with Morena Baccarin as an estranged couple who, along with their young son, seek sanctuary as a comet hurtles towards earth threatening a global apocalypse.Their only hope of survival, it seems, is to make it to a group of bunkers in Greenland. A new trailer for Gerard Butler's disaster movie Greenland dropped on Wednesday.

Timothée Chalamet has already taken on several memorable roles in his short Hollywood career.And the Academy Award nominee is preparing for another Hollywood rite of passage, as he hosts Saturday Night Live this weekend.He bundled up in a green Prada jacket Wednesday, as he made a coffee run in New York City, in between rehearsals for his guest starring gig on SNL, alongside musical guest Bruce Springsteen.

Robert Rodriguez is teaming up with Sofia Vergara to put a female-driven spin on the iconic Zorro character for a new NBC TV series.Rodriguez will co-write the series alongside his sister Rebecca Rodriguez, the latter of which will direct the series, according to Deadline.Vergara will serve as a producer through herLatinWe production company, alongside Ben Siverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate.

Jennifer Garner has been isolating at home with her kids for most of the year, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.And the Golden Globe winner is getting their home ready for the Christmas season, as she prepares for the holidays.She kept it cozy and casual in a black turtleneck and matching sweatpants Wednesday, as she went Christmas shopping at Brentwood Mart in their upscale Los Angeles neighborhood.

She just joined Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande on a cover of Carey's Oh Santa! for the pop superstar's Magical Christmas Special on Apple TV+.And now Deadline.com is reporting that Jennifer Hudson is set to headline a musical Christmas movie for New Line Cinema.The actress and singer, 39, will also serve as a producer on the project alongside Jonathan Glickman, who produced her Aretha Franklin biopic Respect.

Khloé Kardashian and her famous family have had to cancel one of their biggest Christmas traditions, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.But the Good American founder is still fully in the holiday spirit, as she enjoys the season while social-distancing.She found snow in California of all places, as she enjoyed some extravagant Christmas light displays with daughter True at Holiday Road, a drive-through display in their Calabasas neighborhood.

She famously fled the Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills in 2019, after nine seasons on the Bravo reality series.AndLisa Vanderpump was spotted taking care of some last minute Christmas shopping at a slew of high end stores in Beverly Hills on Wednesday evening.The 60-year-old British restauranteur was joined by her husband of 38 years,Ken Todd. Last minute:Lisa Vanderpump was spotted taking care of some last minute Christmas shopping at a slew of high end stores in Beverly Hills on Wednesday eveningLisa leaned on the casual side for her evening shopping spree in a pair of dark wash denim jeans.But 'casual' for theVanderpump Rules star meant bundling up with a black, sequin-covered peacoat.

Real Madrid booked their place in the Champions League knockout stages on Wednesday - and then Zinedine Zidane raised doubts over his long-term future as manager.

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Christmas this year as odds increase for UK's festive snowfall. According to Coral bookmakers, this year the UK is very likely to experience snowfall "somewhere." It comes after temperatures plunged this December when snow fall across Scotland and northern England after weeks of warmer weather.

Kim Kardashian has bombarded Donald Trump with tweets asking for him to spare the life of a death row inmate set to be executed on Thursday.

The Paul Pogba saga will continue as we head into January as Mino Raiola tries to achieve his client's exit.

cancer -stricken boy received the perfect Christmas gift – £270,000 to pay for a pioneering medical treatment. Parents of a four-year-old boy said they got the "best Christmas present ever" after the huge sum was raised by well-wishers.Oliver Stephenson was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma last January.Since then, the condition spread to his skull, eye sockets and bone marrow.The cancer affects 100 children in the UK every year.Since he was diagnosed, Oliver had chemotherapy, stem cell treatment and a bone marrow transplant.