Specsavers to keep its Monklands stores open during latest coronavirus lockdown

THE Kardashian family has thanked their Keeping Up With the Kardashians crew with some extremely generous gift-giving. With the iconic show finally coming to a close, the family decided to splash out $300,000 on Rolex watches for the 30-strong team.

Police Scotland building in Govan have tested positive for coronavirus. Contact tracing is currently being carried out by test and protect at the Helen Street branch in Glasgow, with close contacts already being asked to self-isolate.It is unclear how many members of staff have tested positive for the virus.

reviewed in mid-January with the aim of getting all pupils back in class at the start of next month.Swinney said today that ministers would meet on Tuesday to discuss the issue before making a statement in parliament.But the education secretary signalled that schools could remain shut for the majority of pupils for a while longer.Speaking on BBC Good Morning Scotland, he was asked if schools would resume full-time early next month.He said: “I think that’s a tall order, to be honest.

After a very tough 2020 which saw husband Derek Draper admitted to hospital with coronavirus – where he still remains – Kate Garraway has admitted she's struggling to homeschool her two children.The busy mum, who previously headed back to work after Christmas, opened up about the situation while speaking to co-host Ben Shepherd on Friday's Good Morning Britain.The 53 year old said: "We have made it to Friday, a collective sign of relief to anybody who is locked into the torture of home schooling. "First time round, I was somewhat distracted at the time, and a lot of people felt quite nice, the sun was shining, we thought, 'Great time with the children, let's see what those teachers are doing'.

He added: “We’ve lost a few since the start of the season for one reason or another but we’ve still got a decent number and we’ve got Dan Carmichael back fit again.“To do what we want to do we need the squad size and depth and we’re in a great position squad size.”

The UK is "confident" it can offer the first dose of the Covid vaccine to all 32million vulnerable people by mid to late March, government sources say.

Coronavirus on their way following a surge of 230 million global cases a day.

Andy Murray 's grandparents received the coronavirus vaccine on the same day it was revealed the tennis star had contracted the virus. The tennis ace was due to travel down under ahead of the Australian Open, when his positive test for coronavirus halted his plans.

As the Government races to vaccinate as many people as possible against the coronavirus, some are wondering if they're already immune to the disease.

When Jedward burst onto the scene in the 2009 X Factor, viewers weren't sure what to make of them at first.

KIM Kardashian and Kanye West's kids are totally clueless about their split and still think "mommy and daddy" are together, it is claimed. North, 7, Saint, 5, Chicago, 2, and Psalm, 1 still haven't been told about the marriage collapse but aren't suspicious at all having grown used to their father living away from the family home over the past two years.

Gary Barlow has echoed the thoughts of thousands across the UK amid the ongoing lockdown in an emotional post. Taking to his social media pages on Thursday, the Take That singer shared a candid picture of himself deep in thought as he touched upon "this tough time".In the caption, the 49-year-old wrote: "I hope everyone's ok and coping with the current situation.

direct to your inboxA sports centre in south Manchester is being transformed into a coronavirus vaccine centre - one of the first in the region to be led by a local pharmacy.From Monday (January 18) jabs will be administered at Whalley Range Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club on Kingsbrook Road. The service is being provided by local pharmacy group Kapoor Pharmacy Services (KPS), which runs two chemists in Whalley Range and Chorlton as well as one in Rochdale.

direct to your inboxOn Thursday evening (January 14), FoodCycle’s newest hub in Manchester opened its doors for the first time.The service provides free community meals to vulnerable people using surplus food. The organisation has 42 projects across the country, with five now running across Greater Manchester.Joining Salford, Oldham and Preston, the latest hub in Levenshulme, based at the Inspire Centre, aims to provide healthy meals for those in need in and around south Manchester.Before the coronavirus pandemic, each project would be a safe and comfortable space where anyone could visit and enjoy a nutritious meal.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have appeared to level off in Greater Manchester as the spread of the virus has slowed down under a third national lockdown. The latest infection rate for the region was 427.3 cases per 100,000 population in the week ending on January 10, according to figures released by Public Health England.

Paul Scholes seems to have had a change of heart about Paul Pogba and the impact the midfielder can have at Manchester United.

Katie Price has made the heartbreaking decision to put her son Harvey, 18, into full-time care and part of the reason is to keep him safe.

KATE Garraway revealed she's "really struggling" to homeschool her kids without husband Derek Draper and says it's "torture". The presenter, 53, opened up to her co-star Ben Shephard, 46, about teaching her two kids Darcy, 14, and Billy, 11.

direct to your inboxPotholes are a huge bugbear of all road users, potentially causing damage to vehicles or even injury. The M.E.N.

Follow along LIVE for all the latest news throughout the day. Travellers from across South America have been banned from entering Scotland amid growing concerns over a mutant coronavirus strain.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was ‘concerned’ and did not want the new bug coming to Scotland.She said: “We are concerned but we are doing everything we need to do to combat that, but we don't want that variant coming in if we can avoid it.”Read the full story here.A heartless Scottish Tory candidate has claimed people who can’t afford to eat are fat.Craig Ross also had a pop at anti-poverty footballer Marcus Rashford and said folk filmed on TV at food banks are “far from starving”.His comments sparked calls for him to be axed as a

They starred together on the TV show Gossip Girl.And after six years of marriage, Leighton Meester and Adam Brody remain inseparable, especially when it comes to their mutual passion for surfing.The couple hit the beach again on Wednesday to ride some waves. Hit the waves: Leighton Meester,34 donned a full body wet suit and a large floppy hat as she enjoyed another surfing session in Malibu on WednesdayMeester, 34, donned her trademark ensemble of full body wet suit and large floppy hat.Brody, 41, also wore a full suit and hat for his ocean session.