Subsidised food store to remain open while Perth and Kinross is in lockdown

Queen Elizabeth has made her first in-person audience since her son Prince Andrew settled his sexual assault lawsuit outside of court.The monarch, 95, already had the date for the official engagement set in her dairy before it was announced the Duke of York had settled with Virginia Roberts. Her Majesty met with met the incoming Defence Services Secretary Major General Eldon Millar, and his predecessor Rear Admiral James Macleod at Windsor Castle on Wednesday 16 February. She was seen in a blue and pink floral dress and a set of pearls around her neck as she met with the Defence Service officials.

Instagram can leave many people feeling insecure about themselves thanks to the endless amounts of "flawless" influencers.That’s why body positive influencer and bikini brand owner Karina Irby is on a mission to show women that the ‘perfect’ they see online is not completely real.The Australian babe is no stranger to hitting back at trolls and flaunting her natural curves and cellulite to her 1.2 million followers.And, her most recent post is not an exception.Karina has shown that in moments apart your body can look completely different thanks to the power of posing.Modelling a blue bikini with yellow flowers, Karina can be seen highly posed on the white sand beach showing off her long blonde locks.But, in a second picture, the 32-year-old Instagram star sits in a relaxed pose and pouts for her fans. She captioned the post: “Two looks in 5 minutes.“While I’m down the beach relaxing not taking content I often think how different I’d look to someone walking past.“Just relaxed.

Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista speaks candidly about her fat-freezing nightmare in a new interview.

Prince Harry looks balder because of his “close military cut”, a royal expert has said.The Duke of Sussex recently appeared on a video with BetterUp, where he discussed “burnout” and the importance of “self-care”.During his appearance however much of the attention was drawn onto his looks and in particular his hair.The hosts of the Royally Obsessed podcast Roberta Fiorito and Rachel Bowie discussed the Duke’s new haircut, saying they preferred his old look.Ms Fiorito remarked it made him look balder and that a "close military cut" does not work when you "don't have much hair" to begin with. She said: "I will say, his hair threw me for a loop on this one...

Prince Harry's behaviour is being controlled by his wife's body language, an expert has claimed.Jesus Enrique Rosas, who runs the YouTube channel Body Language Guy, has told how the Duchess of Sussex uses subtle hand gestures to stop her husband from doing things she doesn't not approve or – such as talking.It has been reported that the expert made the claims having following the pair at public events since 2019.He said: “Meghan and Harry were attending the Wellchild Awards back in 2019, and they were talking to some of the families attending.“And I think this was the last family they were talking to because they were sitting along a wall, and this was at the far corner, and in fact, it was the end of the video.“But Harry was still talking to them, in a quite engaging way, and then Meghan just stands up and literally, and silently commands Harry to stop and stand up just using her body language.“And this is not the only time she’s been caught in camera interrupting Harry out cold.”“There’s the (Commonwealth Day 2019) video where she does exactly the same, or the red dress video (their visit to the Annual Salute to Freedom Gala in New York City, November 10, 2021) where she uses that hand cue to get Harry going and of course, the direct ‘shut your mouth’ in Oprah’s interview.”Earlier this week, it was also claimed that Meghan doesn't have any plans to change the British public's perception about her, as it is a “lost cause” according to one royal expert. The Duchess of Sussex has not returned to the UK since the pair quit the Royal Family and moved to California in 2020.Royal biographer and investigative journalist Tom Bower made the claim ahead of the release of his new book on Meghan.He told The Sun: “Britain is a lost

Met Office has now issued a warning of 90mph winds as the storms hit across the north of England and Scotland.Incoming Storm Dudley will be followed by Storm Eunice in a double whammy of windy weather set to pummel the country.Frank Saunders, chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "Significant disruption is possible from both Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice with strong winds one of the main themes of the current forecast. "The most impactful winds from Dudley will be in the north on Wednesday afternoon, as shown in the amber warning area."Storm Eunice is expected to track eastwards from early on Friday, bringing the most significant winds to the central and southern areas of the UK, with some gusts possible in excess of 95mph in exposed coastal areas."With the amber warnings are now in place for yet another storm, many people will be left wondering how two storms of significant size are occurring in the same week.Four storms have already hit northeast England since November 2021 and their frequency has left people wondering why there have been so many.A spokesperson for the University of Plymouth explained to the Sunderland Echo that storms have been caused by cold air over the North Atlantic meeting warmer air further south.

tough new lockdown which sees people barred from leaving their homes for an essential purpose. Unlike the first lockdown imposed in March last year, manufacturing and construction businesses have so far been allowed to continue to operate.

lockdown restrictions since they were enforced earlier this week. Concerns have grown over a more-transmissible strain of Covid-19, which has been sweeping Scotland in recent weeks.

Perthshire community group which helped hundreds of isolated and vulnerable residents in need during the height of the first lockdown has been reassembled. Over 200 volunteers from the Carse Community Volunteers group stepped back into the fold on Tuesday, just hours after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced another national lockdown. Third planning bid made to build brand new £1m mosque in Perth The kind-hearted collective helped Carse of Gowrie residents through the first COVID lockdown by delivering shopping to their doorsteps, dropping off prescriptions, offering lifts to medical appointments, or simply setting up chats over the phone to keep the company of those most isolated.

East Kilbride has been thrown into a tough lockdown as the First Minister ordered the people of Scotland to stay at home for the rest of the month.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Scotland has been entered back into tough new lockdown restrictions with orders for people to stay at home and only leave for essential purposes.As usual, many Scots faced the grim news with their trademark humour, and thankfully Scottish Twitter has been on hand to offer a bit of light relief.Telling us what the First Minister was really thinking. How you really pronounce the Scottish lock down.Looks like any plans for a healthy January are out the window - break out the chocolates and the gin.Let's hope they're not as bad as last year.One user joked that Boris was back to copying Nicola Sturgeon.Another

England is facing a third national lockdown that will last at least six weeks, as authorities struggle to stem a surge in COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals around the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a tough new stay-at-home order for England that won’t be reviewed until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus.

Aldi CEO Giles Hurley has issued an important update for shoppers as the country enters a tighter period of lockdown restrictions due to an increase in the number of infections caused by the new strain of coronavirus. The chief of the German supermarket chain issued the statement just hours after both First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon and Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced enhanced measures to protect people from the ongoing pandemic.

Covid-19. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday said the rapid spread of the new strain had forced her to take serious and immediate action as Scotland faced an "extremely serious" situation.

Millions of people have been plunged into a third national lockdown.

coronavirus by rolling out the vaccine from Pittodrie. understands a delegation from NHS Grampian has visited the stadium to assess its suitably as a makeshift hub to help get the jab into the arms of thousands of people across the north east.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPeople in Ayrshire have been told to ‘stay at home’ until the end of January as part of a new national lockdown – with schools to stay shut.Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the strictest lockdown seen since March last year will come into force from midnight tonight.The First Minister told how hospitals in Ayrshire and Arran are at 96 per cent of their Covid capacity.The new restrictions will become law with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons only.The First Minister said the situation with the sharp rise in cases of COVID-19 was “very serious”.Ms Sturgeon said: “From midnight tonight and the duration of January it will

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scotland is being plunged back into a tougher lockdown to deal with soaring levels of COVID-19 infection.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the harsher measures in an emergency statement at the Scottish Parliament, telling the public to "stay at home".She said: "The Cabinet met this morning to assess the up-to-date COVID situation - which is extremely serious - and discuss what further action is necessary to minimise further spread of the virus."I will set out our decisions shortly.

Scotland will be placed in a national lockdown from midnight as the public are given a 'stay at home order.'First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the full lockdown amid rising coronavirus cases, and a new variant.It comes amid calls for a national lockdown in England with pressure mounting on Prime Minister Boris Johnson.In today's (Monday) announcement, Nicola Sturgeon said she is more concerned about coronavirus now than she has been for the duration of the pandemic.Updating MSPs in Holyrood, the First Minister announced a lockdown would be in effect in Scotland for the duration of January.She said: "It is no exaggeration to say that I am more concerned about the situation we face now than I have been at any time since March last

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterMainland Scotland will go into a full national lockdown from midnight in a bid to get to grips with the rising number of coronavirus cases.The grim news was delivered by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon this afternoon at the Scottish Parliament after MSPs were recalled for an emergency sitting.She described the current Covid situation as "extremely serious" with decisions made at a cabinet meeting this morning.All of mainland Scotland has been living under Tier 4 measures since Boxing Day.However, restrictions will be beefed up for the rest of January to try and turn the tide on infection rates with the seven-day rolling average of daily new

Kilmarnock couple rearranged their dream wedding in less than a week in a bid to escape tough festive lockdown restrictions that would have cancelled their big day.