Schoolkids 'could be offered summer classes' to catch up on lessons missed in lockdown

EMMERDALE'S Max Parker has celebrated his lockdown birthday in style complete with cocktails and at home spa day. The Luke Posner actor celebrated his 30th birthday at the Manchester penthouse he shares with boyfriend and former co-star, Kris Mochrie.

decided to make photography his full-time profession after seeing the positive reaction his pictures were getting, admitting his “passion needed more commitment”. His new winter photos show more never-seen-before images of Hamilton and the surrounding areas.The snapper has been capturing iconic views at ‘golden hour’ which is when the sun first comes up in the morning.

Alexa Chung for M&S collections, or Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying. Thousands of brands, each trying to understand what makes us tick, and what makes us spend.Wyse London caught my attention (and my Instagram algorithm’s attention) last autumn.

the Trotters on transfer deadline day on loan from Charlton Athletic for the rest of the season. Maddison has spent the bulk of his career in League One with former club Peterborough United and the Addicks.

on this link here."[Red cards] cost us that game [against Wolves] - today other big decisions.

ski slope was the Milk Tray advert. Chocolates were delivered by an impossibly handsome man, skin tanned from the sunlight bouncing off the snow, after he’d conquered a few mountains.

straight to your inbox every day for free"Sacked in the morning, you're getting sacked in the morning."It's a song most football fans are familiar with, but this time it was being chanted with a little more spite than usual.The Cardiff City fans, packed into the south-east corner of Old Trafford, were determined to enjoy their final day out in the Premier League on a sun-soaked May afternoon in Manchester. And Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the perfect target for their schadenfreude.A 2-0 win over Manchester United, managed by their former beleaguered boss, was the perfect parting gift for Neil Warnock's relegated Cardiff after a tough 2018/19 season.But the noise from the Bluebirds fans that day perhaps said more about Solskjaer's own ill-fated

Harry Potter TV show could be in the works, it's reignited our appetite for the wizarding world.According to Hollywood Reporter, HBO Max and Warner Bros. could be set to team up on a TV franchise, with sources hinting at meetings between the two in a bid to find a writer and pitch for the show.With filming more than likely set to return to Scotland at some point, there are plenty of locations used in previous films that producers could return to.With that in mind, here are some of our favourite Scottish locations used in the Potterverse films.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.James McAvoy has claimed he was offered an “astronomical” fee to model for Pringle only to be turned down because he was too scrawny.The Hollywood star was approached to star in an advertising campaign for the luxury Scottish knitwear brand while he was an emerging young actor.He said he kept turning them down because he didn’t want to sell out but they kept coming back with higher offers.McAvoy, 41, who is taking part in the up coming celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off, said the payday got so big that he felt he couldn’t turn it down.But after a meeting with executives for the firm he said they changed their mind because he didn’t have the

The Human Demands.The pop star blamed streaming for fans not seeking out the full album experience and said it has meant users can now pick and choose only one song.She added that streaming services such as Spotify and Amazon have meant albums are no longer as valued by music fans.The 33-year-old, from Bishoppbriggs, near Glasgow, said: “I find it really sad where we are right now. Music has become really disposable for a lot of people.“For me personally, I released my most recent album in October.“I had so many people contact me, not just personally but through friends and through family.“So many said ‘I’ve heard Amy’s new song The Hudson on the radio, I absolutely love it and I can’t stop listening to it.’“But then that was it.

Michael B. Jordan is celebrating his late friend Chadwick Boseman’s achievements.

Delaying people getting the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine is saving lives, a senior government vaccine adviser has said.

Chadwick Boseman made history this week when he received four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for a single year's work.And Michael B. Jordan honored his late friend's astounding accomplishment Friday on Instagram with stills from the critically acclaimed films Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.The Creed actor was awestruck, writing '4.

Michael B. Jordan is remembering his late friend Chadwick Boseman.

Chadwick Boseman made SAG Awards history on Thursday as he received four nominations for his work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Da 5 Bloods. Celebrating his Black Panther co-star’s record-setting noms was Michael B. Jordan, who honored Boseman with an Instagram post.

Covid.Fitness fanatic Destiny Wade, 28, had her routine screening called off and was told she would not be seen for six months – despite telling her GP about worrying symptoms.The paediatric oncology nurse was desperate to have children, but by the time she was diagnosed with stage 2B cervical cancer it was too late to freeze her eggs.Destiny, who competed in bodybuilding contests before lockdown, said: “I’m heartbroken.“Now that chance has been taken away from me, and I’m grieving the child I’ll never have.”Around 600,000 women missed their smear tests in April and May 2020 alone.As many as a million could have had their appointments cancelled since the start of the pandemic.Destiny noticed bleeding between periods last February, but with

Celtic WAG Lisa Hague says she has been floored for a week during the 13th anniversary of the death of her stillborn Lola this month.

Jake Wood has revealed the cast and crew of EastEnders' plans to honour the late Barbara Windsor.

Ronald Koeman has reaffirmed Lionel Messi's importance to Barcelona but insists the Argentine's future is in his own hands.

coronavirus.Britain's death rate is currently one of the highest in the world, after Downing Street's tiers and curfews proved unsuccessful in keeping the transmission of the deadly virus under control, leading to three waves and three national lockdowns in less than a year.The experts' report has now claimed that the coronavirus vaccines – which are currently being rolled out at record speed – are "insufficient" to allow life to return to normal in 2021, despite suggestions that pubs could reopen as soon as May, without any curfews or "substantial meal" restrictions.This report, sent to the Sage group of scientists, states they predict 130,000 more deaths across the country between now and June 2021 if the easing plans go ahead.Brits have

Government scientific advisors have cautioned against lifting lockdown too quickly over the summer as it could lead to a further 130,000 Covid-19 deaths by June 2022.