What is classed as your 'local area' during coronavirus lockdown?

As we all know, January 2021 might just go down as the worst possible month ever in Irish history.

Birmingham Live reports. “We share four kids and six grandkids aged from five to 15 years old, so we needed to make way for more bottoms on seats,” Lesley told money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk.

Hollywood couple Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard worked through their marriage issues during lockdown with the help of a top therapist. The Frozen star revealed she and Dax check in with a couples counsellor every couple of years to keep their romance on track and she admitted they felt it was time for a virtual visit when they started to lose it as the pandemic dragged on last summer.

Phoebe Dynevor has gone from little-known British TV actress, to a fixture in 63 million households around the world thanks to her breakthrough performance in Shondaland’s Netflix smash Bridgerton. Now she’s hoping to remain a fixture in Season 2, but admits filming under Covid-19 safety protocols will be challenging.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired rights to Safer at Home, a pandemic thriller directed by Will Wernick that Voltage Pictures had introduced to buyers at last November at the virtual American Film Market. The pic, which went into production during the Covid pandemic, will now get a day-and-date release in February.

tighter period of lockdown restrictions with an increased focus on staying at home to help prevent the spread of the new, virulent strain of the coronavirus. As a result, vehicle usage is expected to drop even further as the need to drive anywhere declines, which could leave many motorists open to enterprising criminals.

Graham’s shop also now contains more than 200 photographs of local residents to show community support for all who live there and those who have died from Covid during the past nine months.And he has a message for villagers to get them through the pandemic: “Look out for, and look after, each other.”

Universal Credit is a payment intended to help people out of work or on a low income with daily living costs. It is replacing six legacy benefits including Child Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), and Working Tax Credit.

sexual health charity is urging Scots to wear face masks when having sex with their partner during the coronavirus pandemic. The Terrence Higgins Trust has issued a range of guidelines to take into consideration before getting intimate in the bedroom.

Celebrities are being asked to set an example and stay away from the West Country during the latest Covid-19 national lockdown. Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez urged the wealthy not travel to their second homes or holiday lets in the two counties.

Bargain lovers have been left devastated after Poundland told shoppers they will be closing the doors of a number of stores at the end of this week. Due to the third national lockdown, 44 branches of the budget retailer will shut temporarily on Sunday.The news comes after the store reported an 80% decrease in footfall since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Specsavers website to help manage social distancing and minimise time spent in store.

direct to your inboxA group of charities have written an open letter to the government urging them to provide essential funding for the homeless during the third coronavirus lockdown.The Greater Manchester-based charities, including Coffee4Craig and The Mustard Tree, have written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick on behalf of the Manchester Homeless Partnership organisation.They are urging the government to 'reconsider' a decision made 'not to fund essential accommodation' for the homeless and