More than 200,000 people in Lanarkshire have received their flu jab

Linda Nolan recently shared her heartbreak after her oncologist revealed new tumours have appeared in her liver. The 61 year old was diagnosed secondary breast cancer which spread to her hip in 2017 and her liver in 2020.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Kindness was on display across the generations in Renfrewshire this week as more than 3,000 Christmas cards made by the region's youngsters were handed out to care home residents and pensioners.After a tough year, children were able to deliver some festive cheer as they took part in I Am Me Scotland's Christmas card competition, which was this year aimed at bringing a smile to the people the coronavirus

Federal agents in Texas seized more than 100,000 counterfeit medical masks near the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this month -- a shipment that was intended for U.S. hospital workers on the East Coast, authorities said Wednesday.

direct to your inboxTens of thousands of illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth around £50k have been seized in raids by police and trading standards officers in Oldham.Council workers, supported by Greater Manchester Police visited three shops in the town on Saturday, December 5.Tobacco which was either suspected to be counterfeit or labelled not for the UK market was discovered at premises on Yorkshire Street, Park Road and Hollins RoadIn total 31,600 cigarettes and 12.5kg of rolling tobacco was

direct to your inbox The BBC has come under fire for new dog breeding show.

Arizona reached a grim milestone on Tuesday when more than 12,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in a single day.

direct to your inboxPeople who claim Universal Credit are being urged to check their payments after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) admitted to issuing over 60,000 people the wrong accounts for winter fuel allowance last month.The news comes as temperatures drop in the UK.The winter fuel payment is an annual tax-free benefit to help families with heating costs from November each year.The money - which can be anything from £100 to £300 - is automatically paid out to those born on or

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 20,000 people in Lanarkshire have now tested positive for coronavirus.At the Scottish Government's daily press briefing in Edinburgh, Deputy First Minister John Swinney today (Friday, December 4) confirmed that a further 166 people in the region tested positive yesterday.In total, 20,104 cases of Covid-19 have now been registered in the region since the first positive cases were confirmed in

herePlans for NHS staff vaccination are underway and could be ready by the end of the week but details of where they will be vaccinated have not been finalised.All 20,000 NCA staff will be vaccinated by the same nurses who would usually administer their winter flu jabs.But those working in Oldham, Bury and Rochdale may have to travel to Salford Royal Hospital if their workplace, where drop-in clinics would usually be run from, cannot store the Covid vaccine in freezers at the correct

Iowa health officials over the weekend recorded more than 2,000 newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.  As of Sunday morning, some 2,013 people tested positive for the virus, according to state health data.  Iowa health officials over the weekend recorded more than 2,000 newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.

cull of some animals by the Royal Horticultural Society has caused fury locally.It is claimed the RHS had previously promised the deer would be relocated.

imposed a dispersal order and turned a number of others away as they arrived in taxis. Officers also seized large speakers and they are now trying to identify and track down the organisers.The M.E.N.

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Elton John has claimed that he owns more than 120,000 CDs and 15,000 vinyl records.The 73-year-old singer explained that the entirety of his vast collection of music remains in his house, rather than in storage, so that he can maintain regular access to it at all times.“I have over 120,000 CDs and 15,000 pieces of vinyl,” the singer told Goldmine.

said in a new SEC filing Wednesday. “Additionally, as of October 3, 2020, approximately 37,000 employees who are not scheduled for employment termination were on furlough as a result of COVID-19’s impact on our businesses.”The layoffs appear to be an update of layoffs announced in September, when Disney said it would cut 28,000 jobs in its theme parks division.