With the country in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic it's not a time most people want to be celebrating.
06.03.2020 - 16:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A last minute public holiday has been declared in South Ayrshire causing schools to close.
Politicians previously decided the council would not have a day off on May 8 to mark the war anniversary of VE day.
But after a dramatic u-turn children and council workers will now get the day off on that date. The unexpected decision will cost South Ayrshire Council £53,000.
Councillor Alec Clark argued the occasion should be honoured with a holiday at a full council meeting yesterday morning.
South
With the country in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic it's not a time most people want to be celebrating.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's children Prince George and Princess Charlotte will be homeschooled for the foreseeable future as coronavirus continues to rage on. George, six, is in second grade while his younger sister Charlotte, four, is currently attending kindergarten at Thomas's Battersea school in west London.
Exams in schools across Perth and Kinross have been cancelled as they get ready to close their doors potentially until the end of the summer holidays.
Mother's Day is the perfect chance to show that special woman in your life who has looked out and cared for you just how much she means to you.
Fiddling with the wires under his gilet, Salman Abedi makes last-minute preparations for his suicide-bomb attack at Manchester Arena.
The BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival has been canceled days before it was set to launch in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
As the confirmed cases of the coronavirus grew to 39 in Tennessee, Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced major changes to the area on Sunday (March 15), including closing the bars on Lower Broadway and limiting restaurant capacity, as first reported by the Tennessean.
Emma Roberts steps out in a black sweater and matching beanie for a few errands in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon (March 14).