Pubs and restaurants claimed £849million through Eat Out to Help Out scheme in August

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis‘s press secretary, Christina Pushaw, entered the battle over the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, saying anyone who opposes the legislation is “probably” grooming children for sex. Many immediately took that to mean she is calling them, especially LGBTQ people, pedophiles.The far-right, often the religious right, for decades have falsely accused LGBTQ people of being pedophiles.

The Batman was released to cinemas on March 4, and has been met with rave reviews after its opening weekend.

A Scots grandad has travelled to Ukraine to join its armed forces and fight against the Russian invasion.

South Ayrshire Council is set to include dozens of common good properties in an en masse review of council owned estates.

A mum alleges that British Airways ruined her Caribbean holiday by leaving her so "starving" on a nine-hour flight that she almost passed out.

Greece is changing entry requirements for UK holidaymakers ahead of the Easter holidays.

Jane McDonald revealed her impressive weight loss is all down to cutting out just one food group.

Rangers have found their route to the Europa League quarter finals blocked in the last couple of seasons.

If you haven’t been paying attention to the early weekend box office estimates, it would appear Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” is a massive hit. Domestically, the film has already earned $128 million and worldwide, the superhero feature is right under $250 million.

Most of the discussion, thus far, around “Turning Red,” Pixar’s 25th (!) animated feature and its first to be solely directed by a female filmmaker, has been around its distribution. “Turning Red,” like last year’s “Luca” and 2020’s “Soul,” will debut exclusively on direct-to-consumer streaming platform Disney+, forgoing a traditional theatrical release.

We were supposed to get Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas bumping beautifuls on the big screen earlier this year, and then 20th Century Studios seemingly lost their nerve or just didn’t have the confidence in the movie as a big-screen effort. Instead, the long-awaited erotic thriller, initially scheduled for January 2022, now arrives on Hulu on March 18.

Richard Linklater’s last three films since 2013’s “Boyhood” didn’t exactly win over audiences completely. Sure, all three of those films had limited theatrical releases.

Kim Kardashian can make anything look good, even some yellow tape.After months of stepping out in almost exclusively Balenciaga outfits, the mother of four announced last month that she’s the new face of the brand. Now, a couple of weeks after going to Milan Fashion Week, the reality star made her way to Paris to attend more runway shows.On Sunday, March 6, Kardashian showed her support for the Balenciaga Fall/Winter 22 collection by sitting front row at the event and stamping the brand’s name all over her famous figure.A post shared by GIO (@giovannaengelbert)For the occassion, Kim showcased her curvy body in wearing nothing but yellow tape with Balenciaga written on it, which was wrapped all over her body, even down to her feet.

Denise Van Outen appeared on Steph’s Packed Lunch where she was questioned about whether or not she agrees with putting a curfew on your partner.Denise was on the lunchtime show with host Steph McGovern, comedian Dane Baptiste, lawyer Sayeeda Warsi, actress Paula Wilcox and presenter Amanda Lamb.The 47-year-old wore her signature icy blonde locks in loose curls, pinned away from her face and accessorised with big hoop earrings. McGovern asked her guests what they think about putting curfews on their partners, something which Denise said she had “never heard of before”.“I’ve never said: 'You have to be home at a certain time,' unless I’m waiting for them to get home for a very good reason,” she cheekily implied.She admitted that she “likes to prepare herself” and has to “de-fuzz”, which set the audience off in fits of laughter.A shocked Steph laughed at her comment and in mock horror exclaimed that she “thought they were talking about making dinner for when they get back”.Van Outen went on to say that she thinks partners should “have freedom” and “trust the person will come home when they say they will”.One viewer was not impressed with Denise’s quip and tweeted: “Wish Denise would drop the constant Carry-On double entendres for five minutes.

direct to your inboxCalls have been made for almost £2bn in business rates relief handed back by major retailers to be used to help millions of workers excluded from financial aid during the Covid-19 pandemic.Supermarket chains Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, and B&M have agreed to repay a combined £1.8bn tax break funded through the public purse.Tesco chairman John Allan said the company was ‘conscious of our responsibilities to society’ and hoped the money would go to businesses and communities in need.Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, has described the windfall as a ‘golden opportunity’ for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support 2.9 million people who have fallen through the cracks of government support.They include the

A business owned by Amazon has benefited from a £2million Covid crisis tax break - despite the online giant enjoying a surge in sales during the pandemic.

Some of the poorest communities in the North and Midlands facing the toughest Covid rules will get less business cash than richer areas, new Labour analysis shows. 

Rishi Sunak been accused of "pork barrel" politics after announcing a new £4bn “levelling up fund” to pay for projects chosen by local areas around the country.

A mooted 49p minimum wage rise for 2million of Britain’s poorest workers looks set not to happen in tomorrow’s spending review.

Boris Johnson is set to announce restrictions for the Christmas period for the whole of the UK this week.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to help almost three million people across the UK who have been ‘excluded’ from vital support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.People who are newly self-employed or freelancing are currently ineligible for the bailout schemes offered by the government.Others who are affected include people on maternity or paternity leave whose earnings may have dropped since going on leave are also affected traders whose profits exceed £50,000, and company directors relying on dividends affected by the economic impact of coronavirus.The mayors of Greater Manchester, London and the Liverpool city-region - Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan and Steve Rotheram - have called on the chancellor to help those who have 'fallen through