You might be able to see the Northern Lights in the UK tonight

direct to your inboxIt is no big secret that high street retailers battling to stay open have been facing significant pressures over the last decade. But today, amid a global pandemic caused by a virus that was barely on the public’s radar this time last year, the future of the UK high street has never looked more uncertain. On March 23, non-essential shops were forced to close their doors to customers in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, which, by that time, had taken the lives of

“Ted Lasso,”) others have missed the mark. The world of reality TV provided some inspired and downright bizarre offerings. Here’s a rundown of some of this tumultuous year’s most outrageous unscripted shows. Can you say “bad idea?” In this British dating series, couples who have been together for years break up and date other people in order to determine if they should split for good or get back together, now doubly confident in their choices (since they’ve seen the other fish in the sea).

Boris Johnson, introduced Tier 4 restrictions for 17 million people in London and parts of the Home Counties from midnight on Saturday, which saw all but non-essential shops close and people being told not to travel for Christmas.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe French ports were shut after the Tier 4 measures were introduced as a new highly-transmissible

Friends star Courteney Cox and her fiancé Johnny McDaid have reunited after they were kept apart for after nine months due to coronavirus travel restrictions. Courtney, 56, was seen in video message alongside Johnny, 44, who is a singer with Snow Patrol, with UK countryside in the background suggesting she has crossed the Atlantic to be with Johnny.

First Minister also announced a strict travel ban between Scotland and the rest of the UK and the world.

direct to your inboxThe oldest surviving public library in Britain is to be one of the stars of a new television show airing this evening (December 19).For the last six weeks, Professor Alice Roberts has been visiting historical parts of the country as part of the Channel 4 series Britain's Most Historic Towns.This week, the spotlight shines brightly on Manchester’s industrial revolution and features some of the most historical buildings the city-region has to offer.One of the buildings to

Often hailed as Britain's greatest living songwriter, Sir Paul McCartney is about an illustrious as you can get as a musician in the modern world.

Coronavirus pandemic putting the UK (and the rest of the world) into lockdown for months, most of the population were furloughed, whilst others worked from home and the essential key workers carried on with their duties.

Yeah, so, TikTok has published a whole load of music-related stats for 2020 in an effort to show you just how very important it is now in terms of getting people interested in anything musical. For example, in the UK, ten songs that trended on the service this year went on to top the singles chart.

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's WAP was the UK's most Googled song lyrics in 2020.