Third of households turn to short-term credit loans to pay for everyday essentials during pandemic

The Office dragged on into nine interminable seasons. The British original? Fourteen episodes and done.

holidaymakers scrambled to return home from Croatia to the UK before new quarantine rules are imposed. Travellers will have to self-isolate for 14 days from 4am on Saturday.

Biffy Clyro have a lot to celebrate today (Aug. 21) as their new album, A Celebration Of Endings, lands straight in at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.

strike action. Edinburgh Napier University had announced job cuts sparking fury among trade union members.

STXfilms has acquired the North American and UK distribution rights to “Songbird,” the film that was shot in Los Angeles during lockdown and was produced by Michael Bay, Adam Goodman and Andrew Sugerman’s Invisible Narratives and Catchlight Films, STX and Invisible Narratives announced jointly Thursday.“Songbird” was one of the first features to film in Los Angeles since productions shut down in mid-March, and recently wrapped production.

coronavirus cases.It comes as Greece has seen a significant hike in the number of new coronavirus cases in recent days.The country had managed to keep cases relatively low, with 3,112 confirmed cases and 183 deaths in mid-June, but this number has surged to 6,858 and 226 deaths as of Saturday.Greece’s government has now ordered bars, restaurants and cafes in several regions to shut between midnight and 7am after the number of cases surged at the beginning of August.Turkey, meanwhile, recorded

Ryan Reynolds has urged young Canadians in his native British Columbia to stay home during the Covid-19 crisis.The region has experienced a jump in cases during August, especially among the 20 to 39 age group, according to a report published on Thursday by the BC Centre for Disease Control.

Ellise Shafer editorRyan Reynolds has a message for partying Canadian teens who aren’t practicing social distancing: Don’t kill anyone, especially not his mom.John Horgan, the Premier of British Columbia, Canada, asked B.C. natives Reynolds and Seth Rogen to help spread the message to teenagers that partying is not safe for them or those around them during the pandemic.

Taylor Swift has held on to the top spot in the official UK album chart with ‘Folklore’ for the third week running.She beat off Glass Animals‘ new album ‘Dreamland’ by 6,000 sales, according to the Official Charts Company.Last week she also beat Fontaines D.C.

COVID-19 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California.Mentored by Buddy Holly and Frank Sinatra, Lopez became an international star while performing in English and Spanish. Unlike Mexican American singers such as Ritchie Valens, Lopez rejected advice to change his name and openly embraced his Mexican American heritage despite warnings it would hurt his career.“I insisted on keeping my name Lopez,” he told The Dallas Morning News in 2017.

“We are also focused on generating significant economic growth through further action to support our small and medium sized businesses, proposals to alleviate planning restraints and our commitment to continue working closely with business leaders to ensure we are doing all we can."A UK Government spokesman added: “Our Plan for Jobs is focused on getting Britain working again, with Scotland receiving a share of almost £28billion to support local councils, businesses and communities in fighting

Ofgem has reduced its energy cap to their lowest level yet and said it will see around 15 million household bills slashed by as much as £95. Officials said the new cap would pass on savings from lower energy prices to many households that are suffering economic hardship during the pandemic.