Pupil absences double in Renfrewshire amid growing covid fears

Joy Behar will not be disrespected in her own house.

It’s one of Alicia Keys’ most well-known and beloved hits, but it turns out that “If I Ain’t Got You” almost went to a completely different singer.

The whole of England could be put into a two-week lockdown in a bid to prevent a spike in deaths as Covid-19 cases carry on soaring.

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Glasgow tonight following reports of someone falling from scaffolding. Reports of the accident on the busy city centre street were received at around 6pm this evening, September 18.Police Scotland vans and paramedics were seen on the street near to the Beresford Lounge complex.

Dog and cat owners with coronavirus have been recommended to stay away from their pets to avoid transmission by a professor. A new study suggests pets can catch the killer virus and can even come down with symptoms.Researchers in Canada started investigating when several pets were reported to have respiratory symptoms at the same time their owner was suffering from the virus.As part of the research, which was unveiled at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease, blood works were taken from pets living with symptomatic or infected people during a two-week period.It discovered that a "substantial proportion of pets” inhabiting Covid-19 positive households had antibodies for the strain.

the government’s latest extra Covid-19 restrictions, announced this morning, will have caused brows to furrow among those looking at the wider northern map.

straight to your inbox Manchester City pair Aro Muric and Pablo Moreno have both joined Girona on loan for the 2020-21 season. The duo become the latest City players to depart the Etihad on a temporary basis this summer and have taken the well trodden path to the Blues' sister club Girona, who play in the Spanish second division.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be unable to call upon Sergio Aguero and Aymeric Laporte when they take on Wolves on Monday night.Pep Guardiola revealed that Aguero has missed group training this week after the player posted footage of himself doing some individual work.The striker suffered a knee injury against Burnley in June and was forced to undergo surgery in Barcelona.“He hasn’t made one training session with us,” Guardiola said.Meanwhile, Laporte is only just returning to training after testing positive for COVID-19 and self-isolating for 10 days. You can read all the latest injury news here .

Gal Gadot’s ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ was moved from an October release to Christmas Day. (Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

Set entirely in Wuhan, China during the 76-day COVID lockdown in early 2020, “76 Days” is a tight, tense, and, at times, unrelentingly emotional account of front-line pandemic medical combat. As a piece of high-impact experiential movie journalism, it feels close to the style of a standalone “Frontline” episode, missing only Will Lyman’s low and drama-heightening narration.

supports HTML5 videoBillie Eilish has slammed the social media stars who haven’t been taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously. The Bad Guy singer, 18, took to Instagram to share her thoughts on the influencers and YouTubers who have been ignoring social distancing rules and partying despite the pandemic. She filmed herself with a filter to enlarge her mouth, saying: ‘Funny how I haven’t hugged my best friends in six months and y’all are out here partying… Funny.’Billie’s point comes after several famous faces were criticised for holding large parties despite the ongoing spread of the virus, including YouTuber Jake Paul after footage of a party at his mansion in California appeared on social media in July. While she’s been doing her best

full closure of a second primary school.St Luke's Primary in Heywood had already sent home pupils in Years 2, 3 and 6, but now it's been forced to shut to all year groups amid 'staffing issues'.Other primary schools have been sending home bubbles after confirmed cases, including Broadoak Primary in Swinton, where there's been a positive case, and Charlestown Primary, in Blackley, where Year 5 are isolating.Some schools which already had a number of children at home have had to tell more to stay off, including Crompton House CE School in Shaw, where Year 7 and 8 have been asked to stay off along with the Year 13 cohort, and Year 6 pupils at Meanwood Primary in Rochdale, where Year 2 and 4 are already home.Another bubble has been affected at

Dundee are set to sign Jamaican forward Nicholas Hamilton on-loan. The Dark Blues have agreed a loan deal with Canadian side York 9 FC.The paperwork and work permits have all been sorted and the 23-year-old is expected to start pre-season training before the end of the month.Dundee boss James McPake has been alerted to Hamilton’s availability because of COVID-19 regulations in Canada.Hamilton was signed from Cavalier FC but has still to arrive in Canada because of the pandemic.

Rachel McAdams is pregnant with her second child.And on Thursday the 41-year-old Mean Girls star looked ready to pop as she wore a fitted pink striped shirt while picking up takeout food at espresso bar All Time in Los Feliz, California.The star already has a son with her boyfriend of four years, Dear John screenwriter Jamie Linden, 40. Baby aboard: Rachel McAdams, 41, put her baby bump on display as she grabbed food from Los Feliz cafe All Time on Wednesday.

university have been urged to stay indoors this weekend to prevent any coronavirus flare-up. St Andrews principal professor Sally Mapstone has asked scholars to respect a “voluntary lockdown” and avoid bars and parties from 7pm tonight.

straight to your inboxTop Manchester City transfer target Kalidou Koulibaly is eyeing a switch to Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports.After their defensive frailties played a major factor in them losing their Premier League title last season, City are working hard on strengthening their back-line this summer.The versatile Nathan Ake has already been signed from relegated Bournemouth but the club also want to bring in another top quality centre-back before the window closes on October 5.It's understood that Napoli's Koulibaly is the club's priority target, but the transfer saga has rumbled on all summer with a deal no closer to coming to fruition.Relations between the two clubs are frosty following the collapsed deal to sign Jorginho

Linda Nolan marked an amazing milestone on Friday, ringing the cancer bell to mark the end of her chemotherapy. MORE: Heartbreak for Coleen Nolan as sister Linda receives incurable cancer diagnosisSpeaking to HELLO! about the incredible moment, the sister of Coleen Nolan said: "It was an amazing feeling and I felt so emotional, especially  when all the nurses came out and cheered.

Court in March. Today she was handed an 18-month sentence suspended for two years.

Leigh. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the Jaguar driver then told another customer that she had Covid-19, before spitting at them.

SPFL have announced lower-league teams will have to test their players for Covid-19 before facing Scottish Premiership sides in the Betfred Cup. Fears over how sides outwith Scottish football's top tier will be able to afford the testing have been voiced with Kelty boss Barry Ferguson warning the cost of weekly testing could cripple hard-up lower league clubs And Kilmarnock boss Alex Dyer reckons it's "crazy" for professional teams to be playing sides part-time sides amid the pandemic with the tournament set to get underway on October 5.