Castle Douglas Rotary Club collects record number of shoeboxes for poverty-stricken Eastern European families

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire hospitals are dealing with a record number of coronavirus patients, new figures show.Statistics released by Public Health Scotland reveal there are 201 Covid patients in the region  - the highest number since the pandemic began.That includes a further 11 virus-related admissions in the last 24 hours.A total of 11 deaths have also been confirmed as Ayrshire tries to get to grips with a

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, are heading for a $2.2billion divorce, we thought it only right to reflect on some celebrity couples who are proof that love can last.There are still many loved-up couples in the world of showbiz.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is certainly proud of her family home, and for good reason! The Chicago actress lives in Westchester County, New York, in a property which Architectural Digest reported that she bought for £3.6million ($4.5million) with Michael Douglas in 2019.SEE: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' jaw-dropping New York mansion unveiledThe couple made the decision to downsize from their former £16million mansion nearby, but their new home still has lots to offer Catherine, Michael, and their

They might have just celebrated two decades of wedded bliss but it looks like Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas are still deeply in love.

Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary but the couple look more in love than ever in a gorgeous new sunset beach photo. The Chicago star, 51, took to Instagram where she shared a photo holding Michael's head in her hands and sweetly kissing him on a beach in the soft light of sunset. She captioned the shot "I can express no kinder sign of love, than this kind kiss' William Shakespeare" and she ended it with a kiss emoji. MORE: Catherine

Variety.Women accounted for 21% of all directors, writers, executive producers, producers, editors, and cinematographers working on the top grossing films – though they made up fewer than 10% of directors identified in the “watched at home films” portion of the study.Dr. Martha Lauzen, who oversaw the research, said that while the statistics were encouraging, there remained a “stunning” imbalance in certain areas.

It was a big year for women behind the camera.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaHollywood tapped a record number of women to call the shots on major movies in 2020, according to a new study from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University. Women represented 16% of directors working on the 100 highest-grossing films in 2020, a high-water mark for female representation behind the camera.

First Minister tweeted just after the Brexit transition period formally ended at 11pm on December 31. Scotland's trading and travel relationships with EU countries will now be governed by the agreement announced by the UK Government on Christmas Eve.

Official Charts Company reports, 43 different LPs occupied the top spot across this year, the highest on record.This number is up from 32 chart-toppers last year, and only 19 in 2018.

2020 marks a record-breaking year on the Official Albums Chart, as 43 different albums made it to Number 1 - more than any other year in UK chart history, new analysis from the Official Charts Company confirms.

 Catherine Zeta-Jones  and  Michael Douglas ’ family received a special “present” this holiday season. The Hollywood couple celebrated the arrival of The Kominsky Method actor’s son Cameron Douglas’ second child.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours - the highest ever number of new cases recorded on a single day at any point during the pandemic.

Michael Douglas, 76, is now a grandfather of two children. The Basic Instinct star’s son Cameron Douglas, 43 — whom Michael shares with his ex-wife Diandra Luker — welcomed his second child, a baby boy named Ryder T. Douglas. This means Michael’s wife and Cameron’s stepmom, Catherine Zeta Jones, 51, is also a step-grandmother of two children! Both Michael and Catherine reacted to the baby news with ecstatic comments after Cameron announced his baby’s arrival an Instagram post on Dec. 22.

An early Christmas gift arrived for actor Cameron Douglas and girlfriend Viviane Thibes as they welcomed their newborn son Ryder into the world.

Cleo Morris, from Bearwood, one of the stars of BirminghamLive's 30 Under 30's campaign. Her new business Mission Diverse aims to support ethnic minorities and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Macmillan Cancer Support. Four British public figures will be available to record personalised video messages as Santa (or Mrs Claus) via memmo - the Swedish platform connecting fans and businesses with public figures, celebrities, and influencers via personalised video greetings.