Lockdown easing, 30,000 more deaths and the future - everything Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance told MPs today

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20 years ago, when you mention the name Peter Farrelly, you automatically think of him and his brother, co-directors of slapstick comedies such as “There’s Something About Mary” and “Me, Myself, and Irene.” Now, when you mention Peter Farrelly, you think of “Green Book” and the Oscars debacle from a couple of years ago.

Cineworld is hoping to reopen cinemas in Scotland from May amid lockdown easing. The film theatre chain shut its doors to Scots back in October after a number of big blockbuster released were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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pubs from next month as coronavirus restrictions begin to ease.The pub chain says that the branches will welcome back punters from April 26 - which is a date set by the Scottish Government for the hospitality sector to reopen.Pubs will serve food and non-alcoholic drinks inside, while serving alcohol without having to order a meal outside.Outdoor services will be allowed to remain open until 10pm, while indoor hospitality can continue until 8pm as per the Government guidelines.Six people from

direct to your inboxTameside is battling a rising coronavirus rate with less than two weeks before the next major step out of lockdown.The borough has been in the top two areas for Covid-19 infection across Greater Manchester in recent days, along with Rochdale. It follows a week-on-week increase in coronavirus cases of 20 per cent, according to the latest data.

confirmed today she will provide further information on when some restrictions can begin to be lifted in a statement on Tuesday afternoon before the Scottish Parliament.And there could be good news for the many Scots who are eager to return to their local pub for the first time in months.Licensed premises in some parts of the country have been shut since October - with thousands of staff left on furlough as a result.It come as five major hospitality trade bodies have urged the Scottish

Scottish Parliament the continued fall in coronavirus cases is giving grounds for "cautious optimism".The First Minster told MSPs that primary children will return to school next week as planned along with more senior secondary pupils.Children in primaries 4-7 are due to join their younger classmates back in school from Monday.Ms Sturgeon also confirmed that up to four adults from two households will be able to meet outside from Friday.She spoke as the latest Covid-19 figures show 22 deaths from

My morning routine starts with a cup of tea, a face steam and a dog walk, oh and a brief scroll on Instagram usually too – guilty! My Alexa usually plays a part. I’ll ask her for a weather and news update as I finish off my brew before asking her to play some sort of soothing playlist, and after all of this? I feel a sense of achievement.

outdoor meetings could be announced by Nicola Sturgeon in her latest coronavirus update this afternoon.The First Minister is due to give a statement to MSPs in the Scottish Parliament around 2.20pm today.She has already indicated a change in the rules on outdoor meetings - which at the moment only allow for two people from two different households to get together - could be coming.On Friday, Sturgeon indicated "good progress" with the vaccination programme and the falling number of infections

direct to your inbox Modelling data considered by the Sage scientific panel has suggested that at least a further 30,000 coronavirus deaths could occur, even under the most optimistic set of assumptions.Despite a successful vaccination programme so far, England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty warned that 'at some point' the country will have another surge in the virus amid easing lockdown - that would ultimately lead to hospital admissions and death.Prof Whitty told MPs that the

direct to your inboxCoronavirus cases, hospital admissions and deaths are the lowest they have been since the autumn, Matt Hancock has said.The health secretary painted a positive picture regarding the state of coronavirus infections in England in a press conference on Friday, with the average number of cases – 6,685 per day – at their lowest rate since late September.Mr Hancock says that the fall in cases meant the Government could continue with its plan of replacing the lockdown with the

All done? Teen Mom 2 star Leah Messer isn’t sure she wants more kids in the future, she told Us Weekly exclusively, but has been changed for the better thanks to twins Aliannah and Aleeah, 11, and daughter Adalynn, 8.

direct to your inbox The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced a four step roadmap for easing of the England-wide coronavirus lockdown last month.

Nicola Sturgeon made some changes to the indicative dates to coronavirus lockdown easing in an address to MSPs yesterday. The First Minister announced that all kids in Scotland are expected to go back to school after the Easter holidays.