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Controversial plans to introduce car parking charges proposed at selected sites in North Ayrshire will be considered by councillors tomorrow.

Holidaymakers who plan to go abroad this year will need to keep up to date about the rules and laws for the destination that they will be visiting.

An Ayrshire woman has lost an astonishing nine-and-a-half stone after admitting a 'humiliating' incident on a flight was the final straw.

In December, I received a text from a stranger that my friend Ryan Jung had been found dead in his home in Johns Creek. I met Ryan, a realtor, about 15 years ago when we were both waylaid by the recession and had too much time on our hands. He drove his Porsche to Midtown every day and had his nails prettified weekly at a salon at Ansley Mall while I labored with filthy fingernails on my doctoral dissertation at Starbucks. A few years later, we began going to dinner every Friday night with a group of other men, and I often featured our sometimes-dramatic meals in my dining column for Creative Loafing. Ryan returned to work and acquired a fancy SUV with three rows of seats. He drove all of us to dinner weekly until COVID-19 arrived in 2020 and we stopped dining.

at the age of 37 made her the youngest female head of government in the world at the time, with her five-and-a-half-year tenure witnessing the Christchurch attacks, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Whakaari eruption. She also became only the second world leader to give birth while in office—following Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto in 1990—after welcoming her daughter, Neve Te Aroha, in 2018.

Steven Spielberg shared that his fears over the Covid-19 pandemic inspired him to make his latest film, The Fabelmans, which is based on his life.'I was terrified this was an end-of-days, and epic-level event, I mean an extinction-level event, that was happening to the world,' the legendary movie director, 76 — who picked up a Best Director Golden Globe for the film last week — revealed in a new interview with the Daily Star.He said his fear made him decide which movie he truly needed to make, in case it would his last one: 'If I got the chance to make one more movie, it was going to be this story.'  Important to him: Steven Spielberg shared that his fears over the Covid-19 pandemic inspired him to make his latest film, The Fabelmans, which is based on his life; Pictured 2022The Jaws director said, 'By the time I had serious discussions about writing this, we'd lost 250,000 Americans to Covid.' The filmmaker explained that he told his family that if there was going to be 'one thing I was able to leave behind' it would be that movie. Spielberg added that like the rest of the world he was glued to watching different news outlets and following the trajectory of the pandemic. 'Terrified': 'I was terrified this was an end-of-days, and epic-level event, I mean an extinction-level event, that was happening to the world,' Spielberg, 76, said in an interview with Daily Star 'All the experts that were coming out and the denial from the White House that this wasn't so bad, it was just like a passing flu epidemic,' he remembered.'I really thought were were not heading in a good direction and this was not going to end well for many of us.

Stephen Robinson is adamant St Mirren’s bad financial result won’t affect their continued progress on the pitch.

Although we may not be facing lockdowns or tough restrictions any more, Covid still continues to affect people every day.

Nick Cordero's widow Amanda Kloots has revealed that her first dates after his death were with men who, like her, had lost their spouses.Amanda, 40, rose to public prominence in 2020 while offering regular Instagram updates on her late husband's battle with COVID-19, which resulted in months of complications before he died at the age of just 41.Now on Cheryl Burke's podcast Diving Deep, she said going out with widowers 'helped break down that discomfort' of having 'a lot of emotional baggage.' Candor: Nick Cordero's widow Amanda Kloots has revealed that her first dates after his death were with men who, like her, had lost their spousesSince Nick's death, Amanda has published a memoir about him with her sister and become one of the hostesses of the daytime series The Talk.She is also raising her and Nick's three-year-old son Elvis, who was just over a year old when he heartrendingly lost his father.

Former Passions actor Ben Masters has died. He was 75.

A full family! Kody Brown and Janelle Brown (née Schriever) shared a lot of love before their 2022 split — including raising their six children.

NHS Tayside has said it is “extremely busy” dealing with substantial increases in cases of flu, Covid-19 and other viruses.

A foul-mouthed woman could face jail after launching an unprovoked racial attack on a Specsavers worker – a day after appearing in court for the same offence.

Primark and Zara bosses have come under fire for 'unacceptable purchasing practices' recently uncovered by researchers.

Bam Margera is lucky to be alive.

High rates of respiratory illness such as the flu are being recorded across Dumfries and Galloway.

NATPE is saved. Brunico Communications, the Canadian company that runs the Realscreen Summit and Banff World Media Festival, has acquired the assets of the bankrupt outfit for around $150,000 and NATPE Budapest will take place as planned over the summer.

A West Lothian dad has been honoured with an OBE for helping in the fight against covid.

The mystery of disappearing Helensburgh road signs has been solved.

North Lanarkshire councillors have chosen to have a single pandemic memorial installed in Motherwell’s Strathclyde Park rather than several smaller ones in various towns.

Living legend Michael Douglas, 78, posted a heartfelt holiday message on social media Sunday sharing his wishes for the new year.The dapper icon appeared relaxed at home for this Christmas Day video where he told followers that he was hoping to see his friends more in 2023.Michael also prayed for peace on Earth, specifically for those in Ukraine who have been suffering for months in a brutal war with Russia. Happy holidays: Living legend Michael Douglas, 78, posted a heartfelt holiday message on social media Sunday sharing his wishes for the new year 'A joyful New Year to you all out there! Happy happy holidays,' Douglas said to the camera.'I don't know about you, but I miss seeing my friends,' he continued.