Wetherspoons boss claims government is 'extending form of lockdown by stealth'

Georgia senior state coordinator, What does Wanda Mosley, an organizer for Black Voters Matter in Georgia, say when she hears people gushing that Georgia and Black women saved America? “First I say, ‘You’re welcome.’ Secondly I say, ‘Yes, we did.’ And next, I say, ‘However, we did not do this to save you, we did this to save ourselves.’”Biden is the first Democrat to win Georgia in 28 years—thanks in large part to turnout by Black voters, whose communities organized to massively increase voter registration and get voters to the polls. Black voters, and Black women especially, rose to the political moment because of real need, says Mosley, not out of a desire to do anyone a favor.

Scottish Government has published a full list of frontline healthcare and social workers that are eligible for the new £500 grant. Nicola Sturgeon announced details of the one-off payment during her keynote speech to the SNP’s virtual party conference yesterday.

Finneas has released a piano-led Christmas song called ‘Another Year’ – you can listen to it below.It’s the producer’s first-ever festive track, and it’s his first standalone single since releasing ‘Where The Poison Is’, calling out Donald Trump, last month.“I wrote this song last Christmas, with a year of uncertainty ahead of us, had I known, anything I know now about how 2020 would go, I don’t think I would have changed a word,” Finneas said of the track.He added: “I hope wherever this song finds you, it brings you some small dose of comfort.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Jamie Sandilands made a winning start to life as Whitburn boss as they took the points against Sauchie.Darren Tomaszewski opened the scoring early on for the Burnie but they needed two goals in the final 20 minutes to seal the deal after they were pegged back.Martin Russell restored his the lead before a Reece Duncan penalty completed the scoring.A delighted Sandilands said: “It was important to just get the result with it being the first game but we also put in a very good performance.“I thought we dominated the first half and we were a little disappointed to be only one goal up - and even then our keeper has had to make a tremendous save just

This Morning host Phillip Schofield warned his co-star Phil Vickery to keep his distance in an off-camera moment today.The 58-year-old presenter took to Instagram following a cooking segment on the ITV show and informed the television chef “don’t get too close” as he tried to stop him from “nicking” a piece of ham.In the behind-the-scenes clip, which he shared with his 3.2 million followers, Phillip could be seen talking to the camera before trying his luck with Phil.He filmed the cookery expert trying to protect his dish, which the presenter revealed was cooked ham in lime marmalade.“Have you got your shot?” Phillip asked the crew before asking the chef if he could sample the food.“Phil, can I nick a little bit?” he asked.“No!” the chef

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Stockport business leaders have urged the government to spare the borough Tier 3 restrictions ahead of today’s crunch vote in Parliament.Greater Manchester is expected to come under the toughest coronavirus rules from Wednesday (December 2) as national lockdown comes to an end.It means pubs, bars and restaurants must remain closed - although they can offer takeaway and delivery options.But the region-wide approach has sparked controversy in Stockport, which has the second lowest rate in the conurbation, with cases now below the England average.Hospital deaths in Stockport are also falling significantly (down by 55pc during the week to November 30), while the R-rate for the north west is estimated to be below 1.Now bosses from the Stockport

Beverley Callard addressed doubts about her vegan diet on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.

Covid-19. They are being killed in Russia because of bogus claims which promote the quack cure, despite no evidence being provided.It comes as the country faces its worst daily infection and death figures from Covid-19.Boffins slammed the claims and said they have no “scientific basis”.Poachers were detained for slaughtering five males and four females as they hibernated in Siberia.

Judith Mackinnon, a key figure in the Scottish Government’s botched probe into the former first minister, said police involvement had not been the “intention” of the complainants initially. A Holyrood committee is investigating how in 2018 the SNP Government handled complaints of sexual misconduct against Salmond when he was First Minister.

TOWIE star Danielle Armstrong appears to have flouted the lockdown rules to attend a house party.

Piers Morgan has made it clear he’s absolutely not buying Rita Ora’s apology, following the singer’s lockdown birthday celebration.Earlier this week, the I Will Never Let You Down singer made a public apology, after her 30th birthday gathering made front page news, as it went against England’s lockdown restrictions.Posting an apology on Instagram, Rita said she was “deeply sorry for breaking the rules” and called her “spur of the moment decision” to attend the party an “inexcusable error of judgment”. Discussing the matter during Tuesday’s edition of Good Morning Britain, Piers dismissed the apology, suggesting the chart-topping star was actually just “deeply sorry you got caught”.Referring to Rita’s mother, who is a nurse, Piers said: “She

The Trump campaign is filing a lawsuit to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday -- alleging abuse around the process of absentee voting in the state, which they say affected approximately 220,000 ballots. The lawsuit is expected to be filed Tuesday morning and comes after Wisconsin completed its partial recount — which maintained that Joe Biden won the presidential race in the state — and after Wisconsin Gov.Tony Evers formally certified Biden’s victory Monday night.

Sam Thompson has revealed Zara McDermott sent him a box filled with presents in an attempt to win him back.The former Love Island star and 28 year old Sam split earlier this year after it emerged that she was unfaithful to him during her time on The X Factor: Celebrity last year. On Monday night's episode of Made In Chelsea, Sam explained that Zara, 23, sent him an eternity ring, protein bars, vitamins and more to show him how much he means to her.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Scotland’s largest teacher’s union has called for the Christmas holidays to be extended in West Lothian.Speaking to The Courier the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union also said that West Lothian schools should be shut down immediately with remote learning put in place whilst the county remains at Level Four in the Scottish Government’s restrictions.Currently the Christmas break in schools is due to run from December 18 to January 5.The EIS vice president, and secretary for West Lothian, Heather Hughes explained that extending the holiday period to January 11 could help stem “virus transmission.”She said: “The EIS would welcome a

Sleaford Mods and Fontaines D.C. have thrown their support behind a new auction to prevent Windmill Brixton from closing its doors for good.The venue, which is considered an integral stepping stone for upcoming South London bands, was recently designated by the Music Venue Trust as one of 30 venues nationwide that are at risk of closure during the pandemic.It missed out on a slice of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund assigned by the government as it is as a sole trader and not a limited company.Now, Fontaines D.C.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Bathgate Thistle manager Andy Colley hailed his team’s performance despite an opening day 2-0 defeat at Bo’ness United.Goals late on in both halves put paid to the away side’s hopes of taking something from the game but Colley saw plenty of positives.He commented: “I was delighted with the display.

Rita Ora has apologised for holding a 30th birthday party for herself during lockdown, when that sort of thing is definitely not allowed. The singer said that it was a “serious and inexcusable error of judgment”, after police broke up the event at a restaurant in London on Saturday.In an Instagram story post, Ora wrote: “I attended a small gathering with some friends to celebrate my 30th birthday.

doctored photograph sparked an international row on Monday after China's foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, shared it before pinning it to the top of his Twitter page.

they would examine the economic impact that music streaming is having on artists, record labels and the wider music industry.Taking evidence until December 11, the Committee are looking at “the business models” operated by such streaming giants as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Google Play.Over £1 billion in revenue was generated from 114 billion music streams in the UK last year, with the inquiry noting, however, that “artists can be paid as little as 13% of the income generated”.The DCMS inquiry, which held its first evidence session last week (November 24), is seeking the perspectives of industry experts, artists and record labels as well as streaming platforms themselves.Today (December 1), DCMS Committee Chair Julian Knight MP

PIERS Morgan has slammed Rita Ora's apology after the singer flouted Covid lockdown rules to throw a 30th birthday party with a group of friends at a Notting Hill restaurant. The Good Morning Britain presenter claimed the singer was 'only sorry she got caught' and pointed out the star has previously shared her pride in the NHS after her doctor mother returned to the frontline.