Stirling schools return confirmed as hospital numbers climb

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Ukraine – and the world – with nuclear weapons, as he bids to bring back the era of the Soviet Union.But it now appears that Soviet infrastructure could be saving the lives of thousands of innocent Ukrainians.In a tweet from Ukrainian front-line journalist Illia Ponomarenko, it is now clear that many of Kyiv's metro stations are actual nuclear war vaults.Posting a picture of one of the entrances from the Akademmistechko Station in the country's capital city, he tweeted: “In case you were interested, this is how a sealed subway station look like in Kyiv.“The Soviets designed them as potential nuclear war vaults. Now our metro protects us form the new Soviets.”Mr Ponomarekno is the defence reporter with The Kyiv Independent newspaper.Around 47 of the city's 52 stations have features enabling them to be used as bomb shelters, and they have been used as such during the current invasion.The system is the oldest and largest underground network in the country, and has become the main source of protection as Russian bombs and missiles rain down on the country.The Arsenalna station, located in the Pecherskyi district is thought to be the safest station to go to, as it is the deepest of all of them.It goes down underground by around 346ft, or 105.5 metres.

Lionel Messi is bemused by criticism in the media after a below-par start to his time at Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports. Many pundits and fans expected the Argentine, 34, to pick up where he left off following his dramatic switch from Barcelona last summer.Despite Barca's on and off the field issues last term, Messi still managed to find the back of the net 38 times in all competitions - his 13th consecutive season scoring 30+ goals.It will take a monumental effort for the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner to extend that run to 14 seasons following a wretched first few months in Paris.

viral, racking up hundreds of likes.Despite the somewhat comical review, the shopper still gave the bodysuit a five-star review.Another was startled by just how high-cut the item was in real life, as they wrote: "This is much more high cut than it looks. very sexy though."A third even admitted they bought the item as a joke, as they wrote: "Bought as a gag gift looks exactly like the picture.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone claimed three years ago that he would like to see Russian President Vladimir Putin “running Europe” because “he’s a good guy”. Putin has been widely condemned for ordering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has brought terror to the eastern European country over the past six days. Russia has ignored calls to de-escalate violence, instead pouring hundreds of thousands of troops across the border while firing missiles into residential areas of Kyiv and Kharkiv.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the highest paid star in the Premier League on a deal in excess of £450,000-a-week.

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen posted a new video on her Twitter yesterday as she looked back on the past few sunny days.

Piers Morgan, 56, was in Australia to meet his colleagues at Sky News Australia and even had an encounter with Prime Minister Scott Morrison during his time there.The former Good Morning Britain presenter has taken to social media to bid farewell for now, after making sure that he "ruffled feathers" before his departure.Piers took to Instagram to share a video from his hotel room window, in view of his 1.8 million followers: "Farewell, Sydney. I leave you as I found you a week ago… and how you’ve been the entire time….

The Big Apple turned into a Momoa-Kravitz central on Monday (Feb. 28) when Jason Momoa met up with Zoë Kravitz for dinner in New York City. Jason, 42, brought the whole fam along with him: Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Lola Momoa joined their father and half-sister, as did Zoë’s beau, Channing Tatum. The entire outing was a makeshift fashion-foodie event, with Zoë, 33, sporting a chic brown trench coat, black outfit, and black Yves Saint Laurent bag. Nakoa-Wolf, 13, opted for an outfit that featured his Doc Martens and striped shirt, while Lola, 14, went with an animal print look that was fierce.

Fatherhood comes naturally for Blake Shelton, 45. The country star revealed how close he’s become with his wife Gwen Stefani‘s sons (Kingston, 15, Zuma, 13, and Apollo, 8), since they tied the knot in July 2021. Blake sounded in awe of the three boys in a new interview with People, published on Monday February 28. The Voice coach has formed a solid bond with his wife and co-star’s sons.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYouTube will block Russia state-owned RT and Sputnik channels immediately, with parent company Google citing the Russian attack on Ukraine.Google announced the move Tuesday on Twitter. “Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we’re blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately,” the internet company said. “It’ll take time for our systems to fully ramp up.

The “New Girl” cast is mourning the death of a memorable actor. Ralph Ahn — who played Nick Miller’s silent pal, Tran, on the hit comedy — died last week. He was 95.

including “The Batman,” amid Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The moves comes as Russia escalated its offensive Tuesday by bombing Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, and dispatching a 40-mile-long convoy of tanks and other equipment to Kyiv.“In light of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, WarnerMedia is pausing the release of its feature film ‘The Batman’ in Russia,” the studio said in a statement, per the Hollywood Reporter.

COVID-19 required only in indoor public spaces.Parade routes are shorter than usual, because there aren’t enough police for the standard ones, even with officers working 12-hour shifts as they always do on Mardi Gras and the end of the Carnival season leading up to it.But with COVID-19 hospitalizations and case numbers falling worldwide and 92% of the city’s adults at least partly vaccinated, parades are back on after a season without them.And people are out and ready to let the good times roll.The crowd Sunday, when the huge Krewe of Bacchus paraded, “was a record for us in the 10 years we’ve been open,” said Thomas Houston, bar manager at Superior Seafood and Oyster Bar, located at the start of the truncated parade route.He expected similar crowds on Fat Tuesday — a state holiday — if the weather is good.

David Tennan t and Peter Capaldi are hotly tipped to be returning to Doctor Who as the time travelling sci-fi show looks forward to its 60th anniversary.

Two people were taken to hospital and another was assessed at the scene after a crash on the M60 this morning.

Phillip Schofield has written an emotional message on his kitchen chalkboard about his plans for the coming months once the country comes out of lockdown.And This Morning presenter Phillip is sure to strike a chord with everyone else who has delayed plans to do the simple things in life as a result of Covid restrictions.The dad of two wrote down his own roadmap out of Covid following the release of Boris Johnson's four-step plan for easing coronavirus restrictions and plan to see lockdown restrictions lifted by June 21 in England.The Scottish government's approach is more cautious with Nicola Sturgeon saying restrictions across Scotland should be "significantly eased" by late April with non-essential shops, gyms, hospitality businesses and

Covid-19 cases and death rates steadily on the decline and clear evidence that the vaccination programme is exceeding expectations, a return to some normality looks a realistic target for the summer.That's good news for football fans who are hoping and praying that pubs, and maybe even stadia, will be open for Scotland's return to the big stage in the European championships.The governments in Holyrood and Westminster, however, have taken drastically different approaches in terms of what comes next.

"route map" is published.

pupils in P1-3 comes with a warning that Scots have to stick to the rules and be patient while the mass vaccination programme continues to work its way round the country.Calls are growing on the Scottish and UK governments to set out a safe return to “normality” as evidence starts to build about the positive impact of the Covid-19 jags.Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson are both preparing to set out their route maps to lifting harsh rules as coronavirus gets beaten back.Yesterday, a key adviser to Nicola Sturgeon said the phased approach - starting with primary school - is important to see how relaxing rules changes the spread of the virus.Professor Devi Sridhar said: “We’re learning from Denmark who are ahead of us by several weeks and also

link!“As senior phased pupils, teachers and school staff start to return we will be making at home lateral flow tests available to them twice a week as part of a wider package of in-school mitigations.“In addition senior secondary pupils will be required to observe 2m physical distancing while in school and on school transport in the period immediately after the return and we are also publishing today updated school safety guidance, developed with the education recovery group.

Some pupils will head back to the classroom from next week in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.