Learning online skills has kept people connected to friends and family during pandemic

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Lanark & Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is encouraging constituents to join her at an event aimed at assisting businesses as the UK prepares to leave the European Union.The virtual meeting will take place on Friday, December 11, between 11am and 1pm and is available to all local business owners.It will be attended by representatives from the Federation of Small Business and Skills Development Scotland.The

Families across the UK will be busy planning this year's festivities after the government gave limited social mixing over Christmas the green light.Households will be allowed to form a 'Christmas bubble' made up of up to three different households so they can celebrate together.The bubbles will be permitted for a period of five days - from December 23 to December 27.Households that form a bubble will be allowed to mix in private homes, places of worship and public outdoor spaces.But what are the

Dua Lipa couldn’t believe what she heard over the phone from her team of supporters on November 24 when she learned that she had earned a whopping six Grammy nominations! In the clip, posted to her Instagram, the British pop singer, 25, was completely bowled over, sitting on the edge of a couch and crying her eyes out. “You’re f–king joking me,” Dua said, using her hand to cover her eyes as she spoke on the phone.

Playstation 5 games consoles for up to ten times the official retail price. The Sony machines were released in the UK on Thursday, November 19 but with demand far outstripping supply, all pre-orders were snapped up.

Christopher Nolan's superhit film Tenet is finally getting a release date in India. The film, which features seasoned actors like Robert Pattinson, John David Washington, Elizabeth Debicki also features Indian actress Dimple Kapadia in a pivotal role.

pandemic, says Boris Johnson.The Prime Minister sent a message to the SNP on 'rebuilding' the UK 'from its ravages' in the wake of the pandemic that's killed over 50,000 Brits this year so far.Johnson insisted that this was no time for Scots to contemplate 'division or distraction about our national constitution'.The PM also slammed Nicola Sturgeon for her 'focus on separation' and vented that it 'had to stop'.His address was during a Scottish Conservative virtual conference.It comes days after

Currys posting dates around December 10 for hopeful stock updates, there is a chance you could still get a console in time for Christmas. Which is just as well because at the time of writing there are 58,000 people in Currys' virtual queue.

business after buying a CD online is set to land a multi-million pound windfall. Hut Group founder, Matthew Moulding, is set to cash in on £830 million to give him one of Britain’s biggest payouts.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorEXCLUSIVE: The Pursuit Of Love, an adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s classic novel, was one of the first high-end TV projects to resume production in the UK after the initial COVID-19 lockdown ended this past summer.

Around 5,000 extra people have died as result of heart problems than would be expected in the last seven months, a charity has warned.The British Heart Foundation (BHF) told the PA news agency that there were 4,622 excess deaths from heart and circulatory diseases from the start of the pandemic to mid-October.As a second national lockdown gets underway to halt the spread of coronavirus, the charity is urging people not to delay seeking care.Hundreds of relatively young adults have been dying in

Where to even begin in the drama between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard? Honestly, since this isn’t TMZ, we’re not going to get into the nitty-gritty of what allegedly went on during their tumultuous marriage. However, since the end of the recent libel case that Depp filed against a tabloid in the UK, there has been some fallout that has not only affected fan sentiment of both actors but their acting careers.

the passing of Alex Trebek.On Thursday’s episode, Navy veteran Burt Thakur won a tight game, taking home $20,400. After the episode finished taping, Thakur tearfully told Trebek how he watched “Jeopardy!” with his grandfather when he was a child, and in doing so learned how to speak English.“My grandfather who raised me … I’m gonna get tears right now … I used to sit on his lap and watch you every day.” Thakur said.