Senior SNP minister Aileen Campbell to quit due to pressure of office on family life

Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBritain’s Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday. Her symptoms are mild, and she will resume her official duties in the next week.“The queen has today tested positive for COVID,” the Palace said.

Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for coronavirus and is "experiencing mild cold symptoms", Buckingham Palace have confirmed.The monarch, 95, is expected to continue to undertake "light duties", palace officials say. Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "Buckingham Palace confirm that The Queen has today tested positive for Covid.

Stars of Gogglebox have endeared themselves to viewers for nearly 10 years with their comical reactions to the nation's biggest TV show. The Channel 4 hit has been making stars of families sat on sofas and armchairs and fans have grown to love the various characters who have now become household names. The potential next generation of Gogglebox stars will soon be getting a new addition too, as Georgia Bell announced she was pregnant last month.The 21 year old star usually appears alongside best pal Abbie Lynn on the hit show, and revealed the news on Instagram with a photo of her ultrasound scan, captioned "Baby Newby" and "Due July 2022".

Former Family Fortunes presenter Vernon Kay, 47, has shared whether he'd return to the hit ITV show and what he said to new host Gino D'Acampo. Vernon had a long stint on the show, after first starting his hosting duties in 2006. And despite his popularity as the host, the star told OK! he has no plans to return to the show.

"Virtually everyone I knew was blown away by the place...it was superb. You could go 200 yards and you may as well be on the other side of the moon...it was just incredible. It was infectious."

Manchester City have been told that splashing out £100million for Jack Grealish was the perfect tonic to spark his teammate Raheem Sterling back into top form.

The Queen has contracted Covid-19, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Kieran Lee will have an operation early this week on a heel spur problem but the Bolton Wanderers midfielder should be back in action before the end of the League One season.

Nadine Dorries’ views on the UK’s beleaguered national broadcasting corporation have been polarising since she was promoted to the role of Culture Secretary in September 2021, but in an interview with the Sunday Times, she emphasised her wish to protect the BBC into the future.

Louise Minchin as one of the main presenters on BBC Breakfast at the end of last year. However, the star has admitted she didn’t follow in the footsteps of her co-presenter Dan Walker over one key piece of advice.Sally and Dan helm the morning news show from Monday to Wednesday every week.Now, the usually private Sally has opened up on her routine for the job.The broadcaster shared what her day in her life generally looks like when presenting.One key aspect is how she arranges her day after waking up so early for the show.Writing in The Sunday Times today, she admitted her alarm goes off at 3.45am.Following filming, she then usually leaves the BBC studios at 10.30am.Sally explained: “The show finishes at 9.13am.

Loose Women star Andrea McLean and husband Nick Feeney showed off their matching inkings.The 52-year-old TV star explained that they'd had the tattoo session scheduled for quite some time to mark their four years of marraige.In the upload, Nick can been seen looking rather happy with his artwork which was covered in bandaid and plastic.He joked while being filmed: "So grown up," after getting his first tattoo.Showing off her results, Andrea had mirrored her husband's same design on her own arm.The TV star captioned the video: "So… yesterday this happened… It’s something Nick has toyed with for a few years, but he’s never known what to get as it had to mean something."Andrea and Nick had replicated each other's artwork which was heartbeats and a feather.Explaining the reasons for the arrangement, the ex ITV panellist added: "Why the heartbeat? To remind us that life is meant to have ups and downs."If there are no highs and lows then you are flatlining, which means you aren't living life to the full. It's about enjoying the journey, the experience, the climb."She continued: "Why three heartbeats? To remind us to Live, to Learn and to Thrive - the cornerstones of This Girl Is On Fire, how we live our life."Why the feather? Because he is my wingman and I am his.

Queen has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing symptoms, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.The 95-year-old monarch is said to be experiencing mild symptoms and continuing with her royal duties from isolation at Windsor Castle.Her Majesty was being closely monitored after news emerged of Charles' had caught the virus just days after the pair had been in close contact earlier this month.At the time, Buckingham Palace refused to confirm the monarch's test results, fuelling fears for her health, but palace sources insisted she was not displaying symptoms.Palace doctors had been testing the Queen frequently since her son tested positive and it has now emerged that she is mildly symptomatic.It is understood that the Queen was in contact with the Prince of Wales on several occasions before he was required to isolate on February 10.The Queen has been triple-vaccinated.

tattoo obsessive with colourful designs all across her head, face and body has opened up about her love of ink. Milana Pulliainen got her first tattoo when she was a teenager and thought she’d stick to one or two – but quickly developed a desire for more body art.The 30-year-old, from a small town in Finland called Pieksämäki, originally worried that too many tatts would affect her employment prospects.But she became inspired by local artists, and luckily, her creative look didn’t stop her from finding a job.Milana, who now works as a practical nurse, told the Daily Star: “At the age of 17 I got my first tattoo.

Police later learned that the member of staff responsible for signing all the children out had left the nursery and locked the doors at around 6.20pm.The case is being investigated by the local child protection agency, police say.

Erika Jayne is looking at new legal troubles as she faces a $2.1million lawsuit that claims she was aware of ex-husband Tom Girardi's alleged embezzlement activities.Filed on Thursday, the complaint accuses The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 50, along with her company EJ Global, LLC, of 'aiding and abetting' Tom, 82, and his law firmGirardi & Keese.It also states she was 'intimately involved in Girardi & Keese's business dealings' and was aware that victims were 'funding her notoriously lavish lifestyle.' Legal troubles: Erika Jayne, 50, is looking at new legal troubles as she faces a $2.1 million lawsuit that claims she was aware of ex-husband Tom Girardi's, 82, alleged embezzlement activities; Pictured September 2021 in Las VegasThe Atlanta-born star's attorney,Evan C. Borges, released a statement to PEOPLE saying: 'The complaint is another misguided effort to blame Erika for the conduct of others in which she had no part.'Borges went on to add, 'Erika has no law degree and never worked at or managed her former husband's law firm.' It was continued: 'Whatever Mr.

"My wife is, too. It's so unremarkable!"It's not a good copy."Cillian was vegetarian for around 15 years, telling The Independent in 2017 that it was because he was "worried about getting mad cow disease".He also had qualms about unhealthy agribusiness practices.Cillian did however begin eating meat again in order to bulk up for his role in Peaky Blinders.The actor also revealed how he gets in character for the show.He said: "I love getting up and being someone else."What I find hard is getting up and being hilarious or entertaining as myself."That was never in the job description and I'm not very good at it.

Arcade Fire‘s Richard Reed Parry has confirmed that he’s produced a final album by Canadian rockers The Sadies.The news comes after Dallas Good, founder of the band, died aged 48 “of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness” this week.The band’s most recent single, ‘Message To Belial’, was released last month, and produced by Parry.The multi-instrumentalist has now confirmed that he has produced an entire new and final album by The Sadies, which is set to be released this spring.Taking to Instagram, Parry paid tribute to “one of my dearest friends in the entire universe” and confirmed that the album was on the way.“An utterly unique soul without parallel, timeless musical powerhouse, style icon, consummate gentleman, the perfect house guest and a brilliant musician who spread his talents and abilities as far and wide as his long arms could reach,” he added.“Myself and Pietro Amato spent a whole lot of joyful time with Dallas and the Sadies over the last year and a half, recording and producing their last record – which is coming out this spring.”See the full statement below:A post shared by Richard Reed Parry (@rrparry)The band’s label in the United States, Yep Roc, confirmed the news that Good died “of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness discovered earlier this week”.The label’s full statement read: “We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our dear friend, Dallas Good, of the Sadies. He died on Thursday, February 17 of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness discovered earlier this week. He was 48 years old.“Dallas was such a special individual who is in one of my favourite bands of all time,” said Glenn Dicker, co-owner of Yep Roc

cat has been made to wear an electronic tag for the terror she subjected the couple to.Barbera Minns, from Falmouth, dished out the harassment to victims Adele Richards and Gary Authers over a several-year period.The 75-year-old “nightmare neighbour” left the pair feeling “extremely frustrated and anxious” and “constantly on edge”.Minns was originally sentenced in 2018 to a 36-week suspended prison sentence, and also faced a restraining order to stop her from interacting with her terrified neighbours.But this week she was called back before West Cornwall Magistrates' Court for a breach of the restraining order on May 22 last year.Prosecutor Chris Rendall said the victims were in their Cornwall home at around 2pm when they heard a commotion in their back garden.Minns was in the garden screaming: “They’re bullies, they're f**ing bullies, they know I am here on my own."After ringing an ambulance for their elderly neighbour, she seemed to calm down before confronting the pair again.Rendall explained: "They left their address at 5pm and as they left Minns was standing in the front porch talking to a maintenance man.

An additional £350 million will go to those most affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell has announced.

The Scottish Parliament will lose “talented people” unless it becomes more family friendly for MSPs juggling parenthood with the job.