Can opticians stay open under the new national lockdown?

Studio Ghibli has shared another batch of artwork from some of its classic films, including My Neighbour Totoro.The animation house began sharing new images from its arsenal of films, shorts and TV shows earlier this year.The latest drop includes 50 images each for five of its films, including Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 fantasy film My Neighbour Totoro, Porco Rosso – the 1992 film about a WWI pilot-turned-pig – and 1989’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, which centred around a 13-year-old girl and her

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA secondary school and nursery have been hit by coronavirus as South Ayrshire heads into tier 4 lockdown.Girvan Academy and Girvan Early Years Centre are dealing with cases of COVID-19 with “a small number of individuals” advised to self-isolate.NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s Test and Protect team have confirmed they are carrying out contact tracing in the town.Health bosses also stressed that every

The Pogues have hit out at Laurence Fox after the controversial actor criticised the BBC’s decision to air a censored version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ over the festive period.It was confirmed earlier today (November 19) that BBC Radio 1 will play an edited version of the 1987 track which omits the slurs “f****t” and “slut” — although an uncensored cut will air on BBC Radio 2.Fox, who has attempted to rebrand as a right-wing provocateur in recent months, tweeted in response: “The cultural

Scottish Government has published a list of essential businesses that will be allowed to remain open under level four restrictions. Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday that 11 local authority areas in central and western parts of Scotland will move into the highest tier later this week.

Nicola Sturgeon has insisted the benefits of schools staying open “outweigh” their impact on the spread of coronavirus.The First Minister outlined the details of a new report from Public Health Scotland, which found three-quarters of all schools did not report a single case of Covid-19 in the first nine weeks of this term.In total, 1,621 pupils tested positive for the virus during that period, the equivalent of 0.2% of the total cohort.Scotland's largest teaching union has already threatened

Blake Shelton is sweetly sharing the love with his new fiancée, Gwen Stefani. The country crooner gave the songstress a shout-out on Sunday at the E! People’s Choice Awards.

Blake Shelton is sweetly sharing the love with his new fiancée, Gwen Stefani.

Mississippi Gov.Tate Reeves pushed back against the idea of a new national coronavirus lockdown, while urging residents to follow health precautions and take the virus seriously. “The people of Mississippi can’t just go home, shut down their small business, shut down their restaurants, shut down their gyms … and just think that you can come back six weeks from now, flip a switch and everything’s gonna be fine,” he said during an afternoon news conference on Thursday.

South Lanarkshire Council recently announced their naming competition for council gritters this winter, which previously produced the likes of Gritter Thunberg and Lewis Caploughdi as names.

hereIt is illegal for people from different households to meet in a house or a garden.The only exception is to meet someone who is part of your support bubble.Fines for anyone caught flouting this rule can start at £200.The M.E.N.

heartbreaking reports of how isolation was exacerbating existing conditions like dementia.Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester mayor, welcomed the news as positive, adding: "I think the government has made the right decision in allowing care homes visits in those controlled circumstances because the distress that's been caused to people who have not seen loved ones for months was too much and something needed to be done and it has been done."He said he would ensure that visits would be allowed 'in

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) chief Ian Hopkins has joined his counterparts at the Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbia forces in signing the letter ahead of the implementation of new nationwide restrictions, which are set to come into force on Thursday.