Plans to cut school hours in bid to save Falkirk Council £29m

A first-time fan! Nearly one month after Bob Saget’s death, John Stamos’ son, Billy, is enjoying watching his dad and the late actor work together on Full House.

Strictly Come Dancing legend Arlene Phillips has surprised customers of a food delivery service - by teaching staff to dance to the Morecambe and Wise classic "Bring Me Sunshine" as they carried out orders.The former judge of the BBC talent show teamed up with Wiltshire Farm Foods to give ten delivery drivers pointers on how to "cha-cha-cha" as they distributed meals to delighted recipients.Staff members were treated to a dance lesson with Arlene before delivering meals, as part of the brand's "bringing sunshine" initiative, to help bring joy to its customers during the cold winter months.It comes after a study of 2,000 adults, also commissioned by Wiltshire Farm Foods, found a third of over 65s haven’t had a meaningful interaction in more than four weeks.Dame Arlene Phillips said: "It is absolutely shocking how many people don’t have any communication with another human being for weeks on end."Loneliness is a real blight on society and is something most, if not all of us, suffer from time-to-time."So, when I got the chance to bring a little sunshine back into peoples’ lives with a good old song and dance routine, I jumped at the opportunity."And the drivers did really well - 10s all round from me."Loughborough-based delivery driver Paul Wells said: "I’m not normally much of a dancer but I am fan of Strictly, so thought I would give it ago."To get dancing tips from Arlene Phillips was amazing and I thought I did okay.

Reddit.The original poster found the note written on white paper and snapped a picture for the online forum to see.The note read: “If your bus does not turn up - or is very late and it creates problems - e.g loss of income due to not getting to work on time, or even loss of a job due to lateness, or you miss an appointment.“THEN - email [the] bus company and demand compensation for your losses. Email [the] local MP giving [the] same details of [the] same email.“If you purchase a daily, weekly or monthly ticket and [the] bus does not turn up - again email all the above requesting full refund on your ticket as [the] bus company will be in breach of contract - i.e advance payment of expected service!“Lastly - do not accept the excuse of the pandemic being the cause - only Wakefield cancels this many buses and has done so from long before Covid came along.”The angered bus users' demands grew more intense.“Stand up for your rights - make the bus company responsible for their total lack of customer care.

Rihanna is expecting her first baby with her partner A$AP Rocky, having wowed the world with her amazing pregnancy reveal whilst out for a stroll in New York on Friday. MORE: Inside Rihanna's incredible property portfolio where she will raise her babyWe're thrilled for the We Found Love songstress, who previously revealed that she'd love a big family in a 2020 interview with Vogue.

Two women have been left homeless after rejecting a council flat near a Lush soap factory due to their highly sensitive noses.

Tommy Fury has tried to goad a "scared" Jake Paul into agreeing to reschedule their grudge fight after it was cancelled in December.The pair had been set to face in Tampa, Florida following months of insults and taunting on social media before the fight was postponed.Fury was forced to withdraw from the bout due to illness and injury just two weeks before the event, with Paul instead facing Tyron Woodley in a rematch.Following Paul's knockout victory over Woodley, Fury has continued to push for their fight to be rescheduled, although Paul has repeatedly dismissed the possibility of that happening.The unbeaten British fighter has now upped his efforts to secure a rescheduled meeting with Paul by claiming the Problem Child is "scared" of him.Fury is quoted by The Sun saying: "This man never wanted to fight me. If he did, we'd have a rescheduled date."I'm not going to allow him to use the excuse, 'Tommy was scared,' any longer.

Staff members were treated to a dance lesson with Arlene before delivering meals, as part of the brand's "bringing sunshine" initiative, to help bring joy to its customers during the cold winter months.It comes after a study of 2,000 adults, also commissioned by Wiltshire Farm Foods, found a third of over 65s haven’t had a meaningful interaction in more than four weeks.Dame Arlene Phillips said: "It is absolutely shocking how many people don’t have any communication with another human being for weeks on end."Loneliness is a real blight on society and is something most, if not all of us, suffer from time-to-time."So, when I got the chance to bring a little sunshine back into peoples’ lives with a good old song and dance routine, I jumped at the opportunity."And the drivers did really well - 10s all round from me."Loughborough-based delivery driver Paul Wells said: "I’m not normally much of a dancer but I am fan of Strictly, so thought I would give it ago."To get dancing tips from Arlene Phillips was amazing and I thought I did okay.

Plans have been laid out to scrap PIP (Personal Independence payments) in the UK.

Chester Zoo is letting schoolchildren visit for free as part of its aim to inspire a generation of conservationists.

Pamela Anderson left fans across the globe heartbroken after the Baywatch babe explained she would be quitting social media for good.The 90s red swimsuit pinup shared an up close throwback image of herself glaring into the camera lens - before making the big announcement that she would be setting herself "free" from the internet.Floods of comments filtered beneath the post, with many fans explaining they'd "miss her".Not phased by the messages from her 1.2 million followers on Instagram, Pam stayed true to her word and has not shared another thing since January 26 2021.With lots of speculation surrounding the TV icons reasons from leaving all digital platforms, Daily Star explores Pamela's life at the time of her departure.Pam began her statement: "This will be my last post on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook"I've never been interested in social media. And now that Im settled into the life Im genuinely inspired by reading and being in nature.

Lara Spencer's social media presence is normally bountiful, so it's understandable that fans are concerned about where she is given her online absence. The GMA star hasn't shared a peep on Instagram since more than a week ago when she updated fans with a photo of her dog, Riva. MORE: Lara Spencer's Conneticut garden resembles a winter wonderlandAt the time, her followers rushed to tell her how gorgeous her pet pooch is and how much they love her posts, but it's been radio silence since!WATCH: Lara Spencer makes difficult discovery at family home While Lara did appear on Good Morning America on Monday, she was presenting virtually with both her dogs by her side. On Tuesday, she was completely absent from the popular TV show and still nothing on social media. MORE: Lara Spencer inundated with compliments over latest outfit choiceSEE: Lara Spencer teases adorable addition to her familySo why has she taken leave from Instagram? Unfortunately, we may have to wait to discover the reason behind her hiatus, but it could be due to a number of reasons. A post shared by Lara Spencer (@lara.spencer)Lara's last social media post was of her dog RivaLara presented from her Connecticut home for almost the entire month of January and has a jam-packed work schedule which is clearly leaving her little time for much else. That's because not only does she host GMA but she has her hands full with her own HGTV show called, Everything But the House, too.MORE: Lara Spencer updates fans with major career announcement MORE: Good Morning America stars' epic weddings: Michael Strahan, Lara Spencer and moreShe's been busy filming episodes for the series which is set to air its second season in April 2022.  Fans are eagerly awaiting Lara's return to

The latest of Dundee Live’s interviews with the city’s independent record bosses sees us chatting with the folk over at Le Freak Records.

paid £1,500 for a new iPhone 13 and opened the box to find a £1 hand soap instead.Khaoula Lafhaily, 32, bought the iPhone 13 Pro Max on contract through Sky Mobile and was left gutted after her delivery was nothing more than a sanitary product.Her parcel was meant to be delivered by DPD the next day, who rang her and said the driver was "stuck in traffic," she claims.Two days later a man dropped off a package, but inside was a refill bottle of blue hand soap, rather than the iPhone 13 she had been expecting.The mum-of-one had signed on to the 36 month contract and paid £150 upfront, with a total price of £1,521.Khaoula, from North London, called Sky Mobile and claims they launched an investigation immediately, but a week later and the frustrated mum has heard nothing back.She said: "We live in a first-floor flat, so we have to watch out the window when we get deliveries otherwise they get delivered to the wrong flat."We saw the driver pull up to our house, take a photo from outside the house, then leave."But the driver told us that he came to the door, knocked and no one was there so he would again return the next day but we were watching at the window - it was a complete lie!"She continued: "A different delivery driver came on Thursday, my husband went down to collect the parcel at 8.50am, which we opened at around midday because I was asleep - and it was a bottle of hand soap."Can you imagine? I was in complete shock and really need the phone.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaTanya Easterman has been named chief executive officer of Jumpline Group. Jumpline is a full-service event, experiential and partnerships agency. It also operates Behind The Line, which focuses on developing and producing original content for studios, networks, and brands.

Yacht Club Games – the developer of Shovel Knight – newest title has already exceeded its Kickstarter goal after less than 24 hours.The indie developers announced a new game last night (January 1) and simultaneously opened up its Kickstarter funding only for the goal to be exceeded by the next morning.A requested total of around £230,000 has already been surpassed, and as of publication around £265,000 has been raised with 29 days left for backers to pledge.Called Mina The Hollower, this new game aims to emulate the 8-bit aesthetic of Game Boy Colour titles like Link’s Awakening, whilst running at 60 FPS and in widescreen.A series of stretch goals have also been announced for Mina The Hollower, now that it has reached its funding goal. Some of the tiers include a copy of the game, a CD of the soundtrack, and official pin, a design works book and even the opportunity to help design an NPC.“The biggest risk is that Mina the Hollower may take longer than anticipated,” said the developers in a post.

A six-year-old boy braved heavy rain and chilly conditions to walk 15 miles to raise thousands to transform a school playground.

Is your social diary filling up fast? Ditto. Now that covid restrictions are hopefully a thing of the past, there’s never been a better time to shop till you drop, and to help you on your way, online rental service The Devout is here to keep you looking stylish all season.

Katie McGlynn channelled Emily In Paris as she slipped on a beret and a blazer in an eye-popping shade of green for a reunion with her Corrie hubby. The former Coronation Street star looked stunning in the snap uploaded to Instagram, as she showed off her curves and shapely legs in the bright green jacket and shorts.

A speed camera has been installed on a busy Falkirk road dubbed a "speeding hotspot" by those those who live there.

There has been a flurry of social media posts overnight from artists and labels hitting out at a music NFTs website called HitPiece that is seemingly promoting non-fungible tokens linked to all kinds of music, but without the permission of the artists or labels who made and released that music. The band Eve 6 were among those to shout about it all on Twitter, delivering that common legal demand: “Cease and desist motherfuckers”.It’s not 100% clear what HitPiece is selling and since the backlash began on social media its website has gone down.

Andy Burnham has clashed with MPs over the government's rail investment plans for the North, accusing the Tories of suggesting "Manchester should be grateful for what we are given".