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In all the things denied us during lockdown, I hadn’t realised how much I missed sharing chit chat with strangers.

John Swinney has said that all exams are expected to go ahead next year after they were cancelled during the pandemic. The politician told the National Parents Forum of Scotland that the SQA was planning to run a ‘full diet’ in 2021.

Salford. The Prime Minister has announced plans to introduce new types of tests which are 'simple, quick and scalable'.He said the tests will be used in workplaces, theatres and sports venues and will be able to provide results in as quick as 20 minutes.Those who are tested and provide a negative result will then be able to 'behave in a more normal way' that day.This approach - branded 'Operation Moonshot' will be piloted in Salford from from next month, Mr Johnson announced, with audiences in indoor and outdoor venues.

Here’s some cool news – Daisy Edgar-Jones has joined the cast of the upcoming thriller film Fresh!

TV Choice Awards on Monday night.Both Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones were up for awards as well as the series itself, but they missed out.Jodie Comer won Best Actress for Killing Eve for the second year in a row and Martin Clunes won Best Actor for Doc Martin, while White House Farm was named Best New Drama over the Sally Rooney adaption.As for the soaps, Coronation Street was the big winner on the night, taking the awards for Best Soap.Jack P Shepherd, who plays David on the Cobbles walked away with Best Actor and Best Actress was awarded to Shelley King, who plays Yasmeen.This Morning once again received the award for Best Daytime!Check out the full list of TV Choice Awards winners below:Best Drama SeriesKilling Eve (BBC1 / BBC

Good Morning Britain favourite said it was then that her husband Derek Draper had spoken of his lockdown fears.The 53-year-old has today detailed how the couple, who wed in 2005, spent their last "normal" moments in a new interview.Taking fans back to late March, the broadcaster said they had gone for brunch at their favourite local café.Their daughter Darcey, 14, was with pals and they had just dropped their son Billy, 11, off at his street-dance class.Kate said they hoped to use possible more time at home arranging their photographs and doing some improvements to their house."We had such a lovely time," Kate commented of the memory, just one day before Derek began feeling ill and was admitted to hospital.The star continued: "We'd been

ELLE‘s list of top 50 movers and shakers for 2020 which celebrates new talent in the world of fashion, beauty, politics, culture and beyond.The list is compiled by a panel of special judges each year and 2020’s judges included ELLE’s Editor-in-Chief Farrah Storr, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, actress Gemma Chan and Ireland’s own Sinead Burke.Speaking about his new-found fame, Paul told Elle how he felt ‘objectified’ in the weeks the show went to air: ‘I felt objectified after Normal People.

Paul Mescal is opening up about his first Emmy nomination in a brand new interview, and addressing Normal People co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones‘s snub.

Daisy Edgar-Jones has said she would like to take on a role that is different to her breakout part as Marianne in Normal People so she can “keep learning”.

Martin O’Neill.But as he prepares to surpass his old manager’s European milestone on Wednesday night, the Celtic boss insists he can only cherish it if it goes hand in hand with a precious triumph over Ferencvaros.Lennon will overtake O’Neill’s mark when he bosses Celtic on the continent for the 54th time.With another eight ties as gaffer at Hibs, only Jim McLean, Jock Stein and Walter Smith will have managed more games in Europe with Scottish clubs.It’s been quite a journey for Lennon.

Channel 4 hit show finished last week and bosses promise that it will be no different to the series we know and love.This is because the new amateur bakers and Bake Off crew are living and filming "in a bubble", a Channel 4 executive has said.This includes judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood, returning host Noel Fielding and brand new addition Matt Lucas who replaces Sandi Toksvig as the programme's co-host.Kelly Webb-Lamb, deputy director of programmes and head of popular factual for Channel 4, said the measures that had been put in place including testing and quarantine regimes.She admitted it has been an "enormous" feat of getting the show back on air but "important".Kelly said: "The feat of getting Bake Off back was enormous and

Paul Mescal found himself becoming one of telly’s most sought after heartthrobs overnight when Normal People landed on BBC iPlayer earlier this year. But at least he has a fellow cast member to shelter from the attention with.The 24-year-old shared a picture from his flat to Instagram, in which he cosied up to castmate and flatmate India Mullen.India, 23, lives with Paul in north-east London with their friend Oisin Boyd, and it seems they are making the most of India being back in the flat, after she spent lockdown in Ireland.The cute picture saw India – who played Marianne’s friend Peggy in Normal People – leaning on Paul as she held a drink, with the actor smiling away on the floor beside her. While we were impressed by the decor –

hereA maximum of 250 visitors will be allowed into the library at any time, with hand sanitiser stations available on all four floors.Face masks must be worn and all visitors will also be expected to complete a contact details form to help the NHS Test and Trace programme on entry, with details kept for 21 days.Soft furnishings have been removed in parts and the only entrance will be via St Peter's Square.Staff will meet visitors on arrival - a kind of triage system to point them in the right place - and the ground floor cafe will be opened, with slimmed down seating for social distancing and a reduced menu.In the achieves exhibition space, touch screens will be wiped down every 30 minutes.Only six people will be allowed in the library's

criticism here in Ireland with RTÉ being inundated with complaints about the racy nature of the series.It even got its own segment on Joe Duffy!However, it looks like the Emmy nominated series has been pipped to the post by another RTE show for most complaint received but which show was it?According to The Sun, RTÉ Does Comic Relief received four formal grievances.Each of the complaints alleges a breach of the Broadcasting Act 2009 or some element of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland codes.The charity event was aired on 26 June and saw a whooping 638,000 people tune in to watch the hilarious skits, all for a good cause.With the likes of Niall Horan and Saoirse Ronan joining the charity event, it raised €5.5 million for charity.Speaking

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.This has been a very mixed week.A week where reports and stats tell us we are heading in the wrong direction and yet every day life tells us we are almost back to normal.I visited Prestwick Airport to see the arrival of Antonov An-225 the worlds largest cargo plane.Not having considered thousands of others would have the same idea.Using my zoom lens I managed to stay away from any large clusters of people, but the place was absolute chaos.Abandoned cars for miles and crowds literally covering the full perimeter of the airport.A couple of rainy days later I ventured out again this time to a much quieter Calderglen nature trail.

OK! Magazine, Daisy revealed that while her boyfriend was ‘incredibly moved’ by Sally Rooney’s novel, he wasn’t keen to watch the sex scenes she shared with co-star Paul Mescal.However, Daisy revealed he did say that the series was ‘very beautiful’ and the intimate scenes were ‘handled really well.’Boyfriend Tom Varey is an actor too having appeared on Game Of Thrones and has had to do similar scenes himself, with Daisy adding: ‘I’m sure he’d rather not watch those scenes but, on the whole, he found the series very beautiful and he thought they were handled really well.’Tom’s reaction wasn’t the only one Daisy had to be mindful of when it came to those scenes as her family were also tuning in to see if Marianne and Connell would end up

Ahhh, true love… you know, the kind where you don’t pick your soul mate, you’re just indelibly connected to them immediately! That’s the good stuff!

apologising in a memo to staffers. ‘I could not have the success I’ve had without all of your contributions,' she wrote.

Kate Ferdinand opened up on her pregnancy as she revealing keeping fit has kept her feeling herself as she prepares to become a mum.The former TOWIE star announced earlier this year that she is set to welcome her first child into the world with husband Rio. Kate, 29, has now shared a photo of herself working out at her home gym as she revealed how she has adapted to fitness while pregnant.

A pair of famous GAA shorts, along with a signed script from the first episode of hit TV series Normal People, are up for grabs in an auction.

And Normal People's Paul Mescal is continuing his incredible breakout year as he stars as the lead man in a new Rolling Stones video.The Irish actor, 24, plays a hunky partygoer wearing black tie in the trailer released on Monday for track Scarlet.The video, which will be released in full on Thursday, shows the heartthrob sitting at a laptop in a white shirt and an untied bow tie.It was filmed at London's exclusive Claridge's hotel using a socially distanced set. The track was written in 1974 with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and had not been previously released. It will feature in the reissue of the iconic band's album Goats Head Soup, due for release next month.Paul was recently recognised for his portrayal of Trinity College student