Renfrewshire Foodbank halts donations amid fears over new coronavirus strain

Amanda Bynes is just bursting with creativity! The design school grad and former actress is giving rap music a try. The 34-year-old’s voice can be heard in a teaser for Precise‘s new song “Diamonds,” where he credits the former East A star as his collaborator. Amanda’s voice comes on at the :34 second mark in the above video, as she raps about “Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds On my neck / On my wrist / Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds,” under a low beat.

direct to your inboxPolice have declared a major incident due to concerns about the impact of Storm Christoph.An amber weather warning for rain has been issued as torrential downpours are set to hit the region.It's in force until Thursday lunchtime, with forecasters warning of potential flooding.A top police chief urged people to leave their home if they need to despite the stay at home message.Residents are being urged to follow their local authority's advice about evacuations.Assistant Chief

direct to your inboxPeople are being urged to avoid travel unless 'absolutely necessary' ahead of Storm Christoph hitting the region.The Met Office has issued an amber warning for heavy rain and flooding warning in parts of Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West, East Midlands and the east of England.Flood alerts are in place for some areas surrounding the River Mersey and the River Irwell in Greater Manchester for the next 48 hours.The warnings have prompted Greater Manchester Police to issue

direct to your inboxThe government has suspended all travel corridors between the UK and foreign countries.From 4am on Monday, this means that anyone who wishes to travel to Britain must have proof of a negative Covid-19 test in the previous 72 hours.The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson announced the change during a Downing Street press conference on Friday.It comes as fears mount over a new variant of coronavirus discovered in South America that prompted the government to introduce strict travel

Jeane Freeman outlined the timetable as she confirmed another 2,160 positive infections and 61 deaths in a single day. Freeman said tests will be offered for home carers without symptoms from Monday next week, ahead of an earlier March timescale.

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coronavirus. No one will be allowed to enter the country from Scotland via air or sea until 6pm on February 2 under the new restrictions.But there are exceptions to Spanish nationals and those who are a legal resident in Spain.

John Lewis is the first major retailer in Scotland to suspend its click and collect services amid a shopping crackdown. The high street giant said it was responding to a "clear change in tone and emphasis" from the government as millions are urged to stay at home.

coronavirus outbreak at a Tesco store.A man and woman who worked at a Covid-hit Greenock store in Inverclyde are understood to have passed away within days of each other.Colleagues are said to have been left “devastated” by the loss of the popular team members.Last week it was reported that a number of employees at the store and its neighbouring Port Glasgow branch were self isolating, with Tesco chiefs confirming that staff had been impacted due to the virus.The Record confirmed the deaths of

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday took a subtle shot at Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the state's sluggish COVID-19 vaccine rollout, pushing his fellow Democrat to broaden the eligibility criteria to include older New Yorkers and all essential workers.  "We need the freedom to vaccinate," de Blasio said during a news conference.

Singer Ronnie Dunn spoke out in defense of his fellow country artist Blake Shelton after the latter caught backlash for his latest song.  Shelton was the subject of debate on social media after he debuted his new single, "Minimum Wage" during NBC’s New Year’s Eve televised event.The song, which he said is about his love of fiance Gwen Stefani, contains lyrics about being broke that made many people upset.  Not only was he criticized for writing a song about financial hardship during the

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Monday said the state has identified its first case of a new, more infectious variant of the coronavirus that was first discovered in the U.K. It was detected in a man in his 60s in Saratoga Springs, about 200 miles north of New York City.

Kylie Jenner's adorable little girl is a quick study when it comes to snowboarding.While on vacation in Aspen, Colorado, for some fun winter festivities, the 23-year-old cosmetics mogul took her 2-year-old daughter Stormi to go snowboarding, and shared a cute video of her little girl's impressive progress.In the clip Stormi is given a little nudge and manages to ride the board down a gentle slope for quite a few feet before coming to a stop without falling.A joyful Jenner can be heard yelling,

winter could be Scotland's coldest on record amid fears there could be a return of the Beast from the East. Coral slashed the odds on the country seeing its chilliest winter temperatures to date.

direct to your inboxThe new variant of coronavirus has a much quicker rate of transmission than the original strain, research has confirmed.Prof Axel Gandy, from the statistic section of Imperial College London, told Radio 4 the higher rate of infection means that transmission of the disease would have tripled even during England's November lockdown.Researchers at Imperial College London have now confirmed the new strain increases the R number - the number of people that one infected person will

direct to your inboxThere are fears that the pressure being seen at London hospitals is already spreading across the country. It comes after it was reported last night that a hospital in the capital is in 'disaster medicine mode' and unable to provide 'high standard critical care' because it is understaffed and swamped by Covid-19  patients.

Health officials in Florida have confirmed the state's first case of a new coronavirus strain. The person infected was described as a Martin County man in his 20s with no history of travel, the state Department of Health said Thursday.

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that 42.8% of positive tests processed for Scotland are now thought to be the fast-spreading form of coronavirus, first detected earlier this month.

severe lockdown restrictions for some time' amid fears over the mutant coronavirus strain. National Clinical Director Professor Jason Leitch said it will be 'well into next year' before Scots will return to any form of normality.