Secondary pupils will no longer have to wear face masks in the classroom

Whoopi Goldberg gave an impassioned call for police reform amid a Hot Topics debate about a video of New Jersey police tackling and handcuffing a Black teen on The View on Thursday February 17. The 66-year-old host called for stronger background checks on police, saying she wanted to know if any potential police officer was racist before he was hired. “I want to know if you’re a part of the Klan. I want to know if you’re racist. I want to know whatever it is, if you’re racist on either side,” she said angrily in the discussion.

A lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles County court seeking $20 million in damages from Tremaine Aldon Neverson a.k.a. Trey Songz on behalf of a woman who claims he raped her at a 2016 party in Los Angeles, NBC reports. The woman, identified in the complaint as Jane Doe, says she had a consensual relationship with Neverson and was attending a party at his house when he brought her upstairs and forced her into anal sex.

Lil Peep's mom, Liza Womack, has been successful in her efforts to take her late son's management company to trial. On Wednesday, Rolling Stone reports, a judge ruled that Womack's wrongful death case against First Access Entertainment (FAE) will move forwards. The lawsuit was first filed in 2019, two years after Peep's 2017 drug-related death.

Nerd alert! Rihanna gave fans a peek into how she celebrated Valentine’s Day with A$AP Rocky by posting an adorable photo album that she captioned “nerdz.” The dorky moniker might have been referring to the first slide which featured a bouquet made out of Legos! Sure, it might be a bit “nerdy” — but the pop princess/fashion icon and her cool rapper beau obviously make it hip and chic too!

HEALTH and Lamb of God make for a fearsome duo on "Cold Blood," a gargantuan collaboration between the L.A. trio and the metal band.

CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter will host a daily version of Reliable Sources for CNN+, the upcoming subscription service set to debut this spring.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“Reliable Sources” has been a Sunday fixture on CNN for three decades. Now it’s expanding to the working week.The media-analysis program will launch a weekday edition on CNN Plus, the subscription-video service set to launch over the next few weeks.

Selome Hailu Apple TV Plus announced that Amanda Seyfried has been cast opposite Tom Holland in upcoming anthology series “The Crowded Room” from writer and executive producer Akiva Goldsman. She will play Rya, a clinical psychologist faced with the most challenging case of her career.

In the wake of FX announcing a fifth season of Fargo this morning, the network’s chief John Landgraf provided an idea of where the Noah Hawley series is headed at the TCA winter virtual tour.

supports HTML5 videoDaniel Craig has given us an insight into Queen Elizabeth’s cheeky sense of humour.The James Bond icon, 53, revealed the Queen poked fun at him during his last visit.Appearing on The Late Show, the actor spoke about her witty comment following their stunt at the London 2012 Olympic Games.Craig – who made his final appearance as 007 in 2021’s No Time To Die played the fictional spy in a sketch with the 95-year-old British monarch for the opening ceremony, and they built up a good relationship.Craig – who was recently awarded the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in the New Years’ Honours List – told host Stephen Colbert: ‘[She is] very funny, wants to crack a joke, and crack a joke about me.‘We were having our photograph taken, and she just went, “Oh no, he’s the one that doesn’t smile”.’The Knives Out star admitted he loved ‘rolling around on the floor’ with Her Majesty’s famous pack of pampered corgis.He said: ‘I was rolling around on the floor with them most of the time. I mean, they’re just there.

Katie Price, 33, was charged under section 4 of the Public Order Act and is due to appear in court again in March. Essex Police told The Sun in a statement: ‘A man arrested following an incident in Little Canfield, on August 23 2021, has been charged.‘Carl Woods, 33, has been charged under Section 4 of the Public Order Act. He is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates Court on March 10.’It comes after the couple celebrated Woods’ 33rd birthday on Tuesday, with Price taking him out for a meal. The pair headed to Sheesh restaurant in Chigwell in Essex where they shared videos of Price admiring the fancy dishes and reminiscing on how they met. She told her followers: ‘Back in heaven mine and @carljwoods first meet first date and now his birthday @sheeshchigwell. ‘Fav dish @sheeshchigwell soo [sic] good to be back here missed it so much and still a [sic] amazing vibe.’  Price then serenaded Woods with the ‘happy birthday’ song before he held a sparkler in his mouth as he was presented with miniature cakes from the waiters. The couple began dating in June 2020 after meeting at Sheesh where they were set up by a mutual friend. The couple got engaged in April 2021, with Carl popping the question to Katie after 10 months of dating. Katie Price ‘in heaven’ as she celebrates fiance Carl Woods’ 33rd birthdayKatie Price avoids jail for second time over bankruptcy after ‘striking deal’Katie Price's Mucky Mansion: Where is it and how much is it worth?She told OK! magazine at the time: ‘It’s refreshing to be with a man that if I decided I never wanted to work again, he’d look after me.

SCOTS motorsport fans can look forward to plenty of thrills and spills as Knockhill hosts the Grant Construction Rally on Sunday.

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander has copped a two-match ban after being sent off during his side's draw with Hibs.

Nicola Adams has announced the exciting news that her girlfriend Ella Baig is pregnant.

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander has been banned for the club's next two games, following his red card against Hibs.

A man was rushed to hospital in Fife after an attempted murder on a busy high street in broad daylight.

PAY THE PIPER (3.05) can call the tune for Ann Hamilton in the Timeform Handicap Chase at Kelso.

Taylor Swift All Too Well palaver. Grab the popcorn!Last year there was a whole thing when Taylor – who dated Jake for a hot minute in 2010 – released the 10-minute version of the break-up song All Too Well, long believed to be about Jake.However, much like when it was first released in 2012, amid chatters Jake still needed to return Taylor’s scarf, courtesy of the lyrics, the Donnie Darko actor has remained positively shtum about the song and its potential links to him.That it until now.Speaking to Italian Esquire, Jake was quizzed on fans’ fascination with the track and its lyrics, but he noted: ‘It has nothing to do with me.

Spider-Man is a box office smash!

Austin Butler stars as Elvis Presley in the first trailer for Elvis!

Benedict Cumberbatch is learning about the sheer power of Marvel fan demand.