Surge in children requiring adoption or foster care in Dumfries and Galloway due to pandemic

Manchester City were in blistering form as they set a new Champions League record against Sporting Lisbon.

Manchester United fans have all been saying the same thing this evening about Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma.

The Last of Us, a video game that practically held even non-gamers in a chokehold during quarantine after part two dropped in 2020, is getting the treatment. The original PlayStation game, which debuted in 2013, follows Joel—or well, I guess it's more accurate to say that users control Joel—a smuggler escorting a teenage girl named Ellie across a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic United States. Ellie has been infected with the disease that wiped out civilization but shows no symptoms and believes that her immunity may lead to a cure. Along the way, friends and allies help the pair, often losing their own lives in the process.

ViacomCBS is rebranding to become Paramount Global, effective Feb. 16, the latest giant pivot in a rapidly transforming media and entertainment landscape. It’s the name of the company’s storied studio and its centerpiece streaming network Paramount+, which launched in March of 2021.

Sex and the City, actor John Corbett is a gentleman…with a sense of humor. star Sarah Jessica Parker recently revealed that he reached out to her after, uh, lying about his role in the reboot.Back in April 2021, when basically everyone who'd ever appeared on HBO was being asked about their involvement in the buzzy new series, Corbett gave an exclusive: “I’m going to do the show,” he said, calling it ”very exciting" and predicting that he “might be in quite a few” episodes.Now, if you haven't watched AJLT, minor spoiler: There's no Aidan. Natasha comes back.

In one of the boldest efforts yet by a media company looking to enlarge its streaming subscriber base, ViacomCBS is combining Paramount+ and Showtime in a single, integrated offering.

P. J. O’Rourke, the political satirist, NPR panelist and bestselling author whose early work with National Lampoon included contributions to the influential Lemmings show, died today of lung cancer. He was 74.

Ethan Shanfeld Los Angeles County is expected to lift its outdoor mask mandate Wednesday following a decrease in the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The indoor mask requirement could be lifted by the end of March if case rates continue to decline.With guidelines imposed earlier this month, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the county would lift its mask requirement if hospitalizations remained under 2,500 for seven consecutive days.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterParamount Plus will begin integrating Showtime content this summer, launching an in-app upgrade that includes access to the pay TV channel’s programming, ViacomCBS announced during its Tuesday investor event.“So let’s talk about how we’re helping subscribers access even more of our amazing streaming services, right there in the Paramount Plus app,” Tom Ryan, president and chief executive officer of streaming at ViacomCBS, said during the virtual presentation, which covered the company’s fourth-quarter 2021 results and forward-looking goals for this year. “Our existing bundle, of Paramount Plus and Showtime, has performed very well out of the gate.

Christine Brown was in good spirits on Monday for Valentine’s Day, when she posted a photo of herself on her Instagram. It was the 49-year-old Sister Wives star’s first V-day on her own, since she split from her husband of over 25 years Kody back in November. In the picture of herself, she looked like she was spending some time outdoors, and she had a huge smile across her face.

Rihanna surprised everyone when she first announced her pregnancy with A$AP Rocky, keeping it a secret from the public despite online rumors suggesting the singer was expecting a baby.And while Rihanna did a great job hiding the pregnancy from her fans and followers, she struggled to keep it a secret from her inner circle of friends.During her recent red carpet appearance, the billionaire revealed that it was hard to keep it under wraps because she is always around her “posse.”“It was harder for me to keep it from my posse, because they’re around me, they know my habits,” she explained, revealing that her friends kept asking “You don’t want something to drink? You’re not smoking?,” all while she was “eating all the things I’m not used to eating.”“They know I hate sweets and I’m all of a sudden asking for cookies and donuts. But finally, I just had to let it all out, and they were all shocked, of course, as the world was shocked as well,” Rihanna shared.The artist says she is excited to celebrate and share the joy with everyone now that the secret is out, and giving fans hope about a new album, as she says she is still working on new music.Rihanna says she was surprised when she first found out about her pregnancy, “I was like, ‘This is not for real, right?’” adding that she didn’t want to “get too excited too soon, because it’s great news, but you...

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorViacomCBS will change its corporate name to Paramount as of Feb. 16, calling the move an effort to adopt “an iconic global name” to reflect the conglomerate’s increasingly worldwide focus.The company’s shares will trade on the NASDAQ index under the ticker symbol PARA (for Class B common shares), PARAA (for Class A common), and PARAP (for Class A preferred).The moniker makeover was announced Tuesday by ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone and president-CEO Bob Bakish in a memo to staffers.

Emmerdale fans were left frustrated on Tuesday's episode as Dawn Taylor and Billy Fletcher kept making the same mistake as they were held hostage by murderer Meena Jutla. During the latest instalment, Meena, who kidnapped Dawn in a limo during her Valentine's Day wedding, drove to a remote viaduct as she revealed that she had groom Billy in the boot.

Love yourself a Toby Carvery? Well, you've come to the right place as you can now get your hands on their 'magic bags' for less than £4. For those who don't know, the Toby Carvery Magic Bags consist of unwanted food produced that include staple roast items.

President Joe Biden is speaking out amid rising tensions overseas.

Dwayne Johnson is showing his co-star, Tyrese Gibson, some love after the death of his mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson.Tyrese took to Instagram Monday to reveal that his mother had died following a battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia.The 43-year-old singer and actor shared a tearful video of him holding on to his mother's hand as he tearfully said his goodbyes.In the caption, he thanked everyone who had been praying for his mother's recovery and said that he and his family are «broken and just can't believe this.»«So so sorry about this brother,» Johnson wrote in part. «She was so proud of all you are and have become.

American jury may have been difficult for Prince Andrew due to him struggling with “likability”, according to a royal expert.The Duke of York was due to face a civil trial in the US over allegations of sexual assault made by Ms Giuffre, which he has fervently denied.However Tuesday's news that he has reached a "settlement in principle" with Ms Giuffre has spared him from going through the American justice system, with an expert believing Andrew would have found it difficult.Kinsey Schofield, founder of ToDiForDaily.com, believes a high level of unflattering detail about Andrew would have come out of the trial and says the Duke already comes across as “cocky” to Americans.She told the Daily Star: “A trial would reveal travel details, diary entries, letters, texts, and photos and would have really painted a picture of how close Andrew was to Jeffrey Epstein. A known predator.“On top of all of this, Prince Andrew comes off as cocky [and] arrogant...

parenting advice after sharing a video of her baby daughter eating medium-rare steak. In the clip, Katie Harley shows her six-month-old baby in her high chair happily munching on the brown and pink meat.

Katie McGlynn has confirmed she's left Hollyoaks for good.The actress joined the Channel 4 soap as Becky Quentin last year and her final scenes aired during Tuesday's first-look episode.Becky has antagonised many residents with her conspiracy theories over the past seven months.However, her latest act proved to be the final straw and and she left the village on her own.Taking to social media to confirm her exit, Katie penned to her Instagram followers: "Becky Quentin, over and out! @HollyoaksOfficial."It’s been an absolute pleasure playing Becky and getting my teeth into something so different and gritty!"As an actor, to be able to portray someone that has so much likeness to extremely current global issues from conspiracy theories to anti-vaxxers, corona virus and sinophobia… I really hope the storyline has helped raise some important issues and helps people see how easy it is for someone to be sucked into this whole world of fake news and conspiracy!" Katie added: "Thank you to the entire cast and crew for being so unbelievably amazing and welcoming me with open arms! I will miss you all, but other exciting opportunities beckon." Unsurprisingly, fans of the former Coronation Street star were left gutted at the news.One fan penned: "I'm so proud of you !!!You played Becky so well and can’t wait to see what you next ,you're amazing."Another added: "Gonna miss you."A third person posted: "You played her so well!"Becky acquired dangerous ‘medication’ earlier this week, which she claimed would "cure" Luke Morgan (Gary Lucy), who is battling FTD.Her boyfriend Ollie (Gabriel Clark) convinced that Becky wouldn’t do anything to harm his dad and tried to talk Luke into taking the concoction.

Holby City took an emotional turn on Tuesday after Josh Hudson broke down following the death of a patient which lead Henrik Hanssen to comfort him.Josh wasn't having a great day on the ward after his friend tragically passed away on the surgery table.The F2 doctor who is currently suffering from bulimia blamed himself for his friend's death as he wasn't able to save her or help her with her issues before she died.Seeing that Josh was in pieces, Henrick, who is usually very stern in his approach to certain matters offered his words of advice and helped Josh to see a different perspective.Henrick said: "Well, whatever the darkness is, whatever it feels like you should know that it doesn't last forever.Josh replied: "Why does it feel like it might?"Herrick responded: "Trust me, like I trusted you all them months ago."Josh then went on to explain the awful events that took place on his shift and how he let his friend down.Henrick asked firmly: "Doctor Hudson, do you want to break the cycle?"You need to give yourself permission and when you do find someone that you trust you can let it all out."Josh weeped: "I can't"But Henrick was having none of it and chimed: "Well if I could, I'm pretty certain you can!"As the scene unfolded fans rushed to Twitter to share their thoughts on the heartwarming moment.One viewer shared: "So now we're gonna get Henrik supporting Josh with his bulimia like Josh supported him with his self-harm? I can get behind that.

Nicole Scherzinger left fans hot under the collar when she stepped out in a busty outfit for Valentine’s Day.The curvaceous star was celebrating the Los Angeles Rams' Super Bowl win at the weekend when she put on a busty display in a glitzy heart-shaped sequinned top before heading out for an appearance at an after-party.She looked effortlessly chic as she highlighted her ample assets.The 43-year-old beauty sent fans wild in the revealing red-hot number consisting of a ruby red chain-mail top and a glittery high waisted skirt with silver hoops and a perfect red lip to match.Captioning the sizzling snaps, the showed off her fit physique wishing her rugby player boyfriend Thom Evans, 36, a happy Valentine's Day.she wrote: “Happy Valentine’s Day my love @te11Missing you,: followed by a heart shaped emoji.Quick to reply to the Don’t Cha hitmakers gushing post Tom replied with a stunning snap of the two standing arm-in-arm writing: ”I am so happy to have you in my life @nicolescherzinger Happy Valentine’s Day my love.”Fans rushed to the comments to compliment the star on her stunning look.“Omg queen! Killin it EVERY SINGLE TIME sis,” said one fan, A second added:Te amoooo,” while a third gushed: GORGEOUS!”Nicole followed the post with a couple of photos showing the look in all its glory writing:Captioning the second series of snaps, she said: "Happy Valentines Day beauties.