New Year's Eve celebrations around the globe as world says goodbye to 2020

David Muir delighted fans when he took to social media to reveal that he was part of a special project that would certainly leave one of his friends delighted.MORE: Amy Robach leaves David Muir baffled in hilarious backstage videoClose friend Kelly Ripa took to her own Instagram Stories to share a throwback snapshot of Dolly Parton with the caption: "#WCW @dollyparton forever and ever," while tagging David.WATCH: GMA's Amy Robach enjoys surprise from David MuirHe responded to her by posting the picture with her song Jolene playing in the background, writing: "Dolly's new gift tonight [heart emoji] @abcworldnewstonight."He teased to fans that he would be talking about a special story centering around Dolly that evening, which was eventually revealed to be regarding her latest charitable initiative.MORE: David Muir receives best reaction from co-stars as he surprises with new family photoDavid went live on ABC's World News Tonight to share that the country superstar's Dollywood Parks and Resorts had announced that it would support all their employees pursuing higher education. David teased Kelly and fans with an upcoming Dolly storyThe parent company of Dollywood made the move by saying that they would cover tuition, associated fees, and books completely for any of their employees wishing to go to college.In a snippet of the segment posted on their Instagram, the caption read: "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Parks & Resorts has announced that it will pay tuition for all employees who pursue a higher education.

internal diversity report, which represents a small uptick in representation for both groups compared to 2020’s report. Womennow make up 51.7% of Netflix’s global workforce, up from 48.7% in 2020, and women who are in leadership roles of director level and above now totals 51.1% women, a growth of 6.9%.

Formal proposals have been submitted for a controversial housing development on Bridge of Allan greenbelt.

Residents in West Dunbartonshire can now download an app created by Police Scotland to tackle domestic abuse and gender-based violence.

Work has begun to re-establish what is considered to be a historic Royal route which once linked Stirling and Dumbarton Castles.

Concerned parents of children attending primary schools in Airdrie have been "made aware of an incident involving a social media platform" where "indecent images" were shared to some youngsters.

ELECTRIC car drivers across Scotland have some of the best access to public charge points around the UK, a study of the latest official data has found.

New rules on international travel in Scotland will come into effect from tomorrow as the country continues to emerge from the worst of the Omicron Covid wave.

Being nominated for an Academy Award is one of the biggest honors any actor or filmmaker can receive, and Nicole Kidman, 54, admitted that she got emotional when she found out that she was nominated for her role as Lucille Ball in the critically-acclaimed movieBeing The Ricardos during an appearance on The View on Thursday February 10. The actress said she cried after learning about the nomination on Tuesday February 8.

Another former star of My 600-lb Life has died. Season 7 alum Destinee LaShaee passed away at the age of 30. Her brother Wayne Compton confirmed Destinee’s death via Facebook on Feb. 8, the day after the anniversary of their sibling Destiny‘s death. “I’m sorry bro, I accept you for who you are, I accept every flaw that come with you, I’m sorry you felt alone, I’m sorry you felt you had nobody else to turn too, I’m sorry you felt you had no other option Destiny wouldn’t of wanted this, lord why keep taking my siblings away, how much can I take,” Wayne wrote. A cause of death hasn’t been confirmed.

Queen Elizabeth II met with Prince Charles before he tested positive for COVID-19 and is now being closely monitored, a royal source tells ET. On Thursday, Clarence House announced that Charles — who is vaccinated and boosted — tested positive for COVID-19 that morning and is now self-isolating. Our source tells ET that 95-year-old Elizabeth and 73-year-old Charles met on Tuesday after she returned from Sandringham.

Cate Blanchett is set to star in and produce a film called “The New Boy” that will be set in 1940s Australia and follow the journey of a 9-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy.Indigenous Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton (“Sweet Country”) will write and direct the drama, and filming is set to begin in October of this year in South Australia. Blanchett will star in “The New Boy” as a renegade nun running a remote monastery who takes in the child after he arrives in the dead of the night.

When it comes to low Academy Awards TV ratings, Seth Rogen doesn’t see the big deal.

nearly three hours long, it’s only the beginning of the story as far as star Robert Pattinson sees it.The actor makes his debut as Bruce Wayne in the new reboot co-written and directed by Matt Reeves, and he’s made clear that he’s ready to play Batman “as many times as people want to see it.” Speaking with Fandango, Pattinson teased the notion of making a new trio of Batman films with Reeves: “I’ve talked to Matt about the idea of doing a trilogy, and that would be wonderful. I really, really enjoyed the process and it’s such a fun character to play.”Paul Dano, who plays The Riddler in the new film, added during the same interview, “There’s so much room for this Batman to grow, too,” while co-star Colin Farrell (who plays The Penguin) echoed that sentiment by saying, “I want to see the evolution of Bruce Wayne.”Pattinson said in December he had already “mapped out” the psychology of where his character might go in future films, but these new comments affirm he’s eager to continue his partnership with Reeves on future installments.“The Batman” has been teased as a “Year Two” story for the Caped Crusader, in reference to the iconic comic book “Batman: Year One.” This story picks up in Bruce’s second year of being Batman, where it’s not quite an origin story but he’s not quite an expert yet either.

“The Sky Is Everywhere” opens Friday in U.S. theaters and on Apple TV+.

Kevin Hart’s family learned what happens when they push themselves too far on vacation. The comedian appears on the on Thursday and shares that his family recently took a swim with sharks and his wife, Eniko, got bit. The actor explains that they started off in the water with nerf sharks.

“Marry Me” opens in US theaters and on Peacock Feb. 11.

Former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews has exclusively opened up to OK! about his relationship with his daughter Gigi.The soon to be father of three, who is expecting his third child in April with his wife Vogue Williams, chatted to us at the launch party for the star's No/Low spirits brand CleanCo and their collaboration with Swingers West End, where he told us that Gigi is "fantastic" and the "apple of his eye." When asked if little Gigi, 18 months, is a daddy's girl, Spencer, 33, said: "You say daddy’s girl, but I think they both prefer Vogue! But hopefully with time she’ll flip over to me. I’m sure Theodore won’t!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

The Queen's health is reportedly being "monitored" after she met with her eldest son Prince Charles recently, as he has been confirmed to test positive with COVID-19 on Thursday, February 10. While the 95 year old monarch has seen the first in line to the throne recently, Buckingham Palace have reportedly refused to confirm or deny whether she is currently testing positive for the virus.The palace source did confirm that the Queen is yet to display any symptoms, however.

Nicola Sturgeon "acted in an honourable way" after former colleague Alex Salmond reportedly claimed she breached the ministerial code by misleading the Scottish Parliament. Former first minister Mr Salmond's submissions to an inquiry into sexual assault claims against him have been obtained by national newspapers, in which he claims Ms Sturgeon's evidence over when she knew about the allegations was "simply untrue".

First Minister is considering tightening the rules and asked whether "fewer places" needed to be open. Earlier this month, a tougher form of lockdown was imposed due to fears over a faster spreading variant of covid.Key parts of the revised approach include closing schools for most pupils and requiring people to stay at home.The restrictions will be in place until the end of the month at least.Sturgeon went further yesterday by saying that click and collect services may also have to be resricted.At her media briefing today, she said anecdotally the Scottish Government had a sense people are still moving more than in the first lockdown.She said: “I have spoken previously this week about the kind of areas that we are looking at.

tough new lockdown which sees people barred from leaving their homes for an essential purpose. Unlike the first lockdown imposed in March last year, manufacturing and construction businesses have so far been allowed to continue to operate.

schools will be closed for the entire of January as part of the new lockdown imposed across the country. Most pupils were scheduled to return to schools on the already-delayed date of January 18 after the winter break.

lockdown travel restrictions apply to Trump as much as anyone else, adding a golf trip is not an "essential purpose".The outgoing US president is refusing to accept defeat to Joe Biden, fuelling global speculation about what he will do on inauguration day on January 20.Sturgeon, at her first coronavirus briefing of the year, was asked if she knew whether Trump was planning to visit one of his golf resorts."I hope and expect the travel plan he immediately has is it exit the White house - beyond that, I don't know," Sturgeon said."We are not allowing people to come into Scotland without an essential purpose right now, and that would apply to him just as it applies to anybody else."Coming to play golf is not what I consider to be an essential

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Scotland has been entered back into tough new lockdown restrictions with orders for people to stay at home and only leave for essential purposes.As usual, many Scots faced the grim news with their trademark humour, and thankfully Scottish Twitter has been on hand to offer a bit of light relief.Telling us what the First Minister was really thinking. How you really pronounce the Scottish lock down.Looks like any plans for a healthy January are out the window - break out the chocolates and the gin.Let's hope they're not as bad as last year.One user joked that Boris was back to copying Nicola Sturgeon.Another

Perth and Kinross remains in lockdown.

SFA to "look into" the training camp in the Emirati city, on the same day First Minister Nicola Sturgeon introduced new national lockdown measures. The guidance is now for people to stay at home and only make essential journeys but professional sports teams have been granted special travel dispensation - a privilege the Government said could be revoked if clubs are found to "abuse" it.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterMainland Scotland will go into a full national lockdown from midnight in a bid to get to grips with the rising number of coronavirus cases.The grim news was delivered by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon this afternoon at the Scottish Parliament after MSPs were recalled for an emergency sitting.She described the current Covid situation as "extremely serious" with decisions made at a cabinet meeting this morning.All of mainland Scotland has been living under Tier 4 measures since Boxing Day.However, restrictions will be beefed up for the rest of January to try and turn the tide on infection rates with the seven-day rolling average of daily new

In a series of tweets today, Ms Sturgeon said: "The rapid increase in Covid cases, driven by the new variant, is of very serious concern. The steep increases & severe NHS pressure being experienced in other parts of the UK is a sign of what may lie ahead.

recycling fund should be spent on tackling Scotland's rising rat numbers, the Tories said. The lump sum was announced back in September by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Nicola Sturgeon has made another personal plea to Scots to stay away from loved ones to help stem the spread of coronavirus. The First Minister urged families to forsake the first-foot tradition as cases are "worryingly high".There were 2,539 new cases of the deadly virus reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Sturgeon tweeted: ":Today’s case numbers are worryingly high again."The new variant is accelerating spread.

First Minister tweeted just after the Brexit transition period formally ended at 11pm on December 31. Scotland's trading and travel relationships with EU countries will now be governed by the agreement announced by the UK Government on Christmas Eve.

link.“Our approach throughout the pandemic has been to engage with the public, explain the legislation and guidance, and encourage compliance, but we will not hesitate to continue to use our enforcement powers as a last resort."Please follow the Scottish Government's advice, which is to celebrate Hogmanay and the New Year with your own household only, in your own home."

Kilmarnock couple rearranged their dream wedding in less than a week in a bid to escape tough festive lockdown restrictions that would have cancelled their big day.

The SNP leader issued twitter rebuttal in response Tories labelling her “no-deal Nicola” online because of the SNP decision not to back the Tory Brexit deal.