Nicola Sturgeon says dying mum can go on final Tenerife holiday amid travel ban row

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief‘The Battle at Lake Changjin II’ headed the mainland Chinese box office for the fifth successive weekend as cinemas await significant new content. “Changjin II” earned $7.5 million over the latest weekend, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. The increment expanded the film’s aggregate to $626 million since release on Feb.

Benedict Cumberbatch is breaking his silence to defend his latest movie, The Power of the Dog.

In between a diatribe on the war in Ukraine and a detailed look into justice system, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver managed to fit in a jab at one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson feels there is less pressure on Bolton compared to other sides in and around the League One play-offs but that Wanderers are close to the top six in their quest to reach them.

Manchester United fans were left angry and frustrated as United lost 4-1 against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.

Bolton Wanderers are purely focusing on taking care of business themselves in their chase for the League One play-offs in a tough division as Ian Evatt is delighted with where his fairly young team is at present.

Jessie Cave have revealed she has been hospitalized.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who made her mainstream breakthrough as a solo artist in the early 2000s, Theaudience were active for three years, between 1996 and 1999.The Britpop group had a string of singles from their debut LP, including ‘If You Can’t Do It When You’re Young; When Can You Do It?’ and ‘A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed’. They disbanded after a set of demos recorded for their second album – which was never formally released – were rejected by Mercury Records.Now, guitarist Billy Reeves has announced a reissue of Theaudience’s self-titled album will arrive on April 30.

Regina Hall is gearing up for her big night hosting the upcoming 2022 Academy Awards, where she'll be sharing the spotlight with co-hosts and comedy icons Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer. Needless to say, she's looking forward to the experience and is bringing her best to the stage.Hall stunned in a shimmering, golden dress on the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards red carpet on Sunday, where spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about her upcoming high-profile gig.Hall, who took the stage during Sunday's show to present the award for Best Supporting Male, said her brief appearance at the Independent Spirit Awards would be something like a trial run for what's to come.«It's a little test on the stage, right before the big stage,» Hall said with a smile.Looking toward the future, the celebrated actress said she's looking forward to sharing hosting duty with the two stand-up comedy legends.«I think it's exciting, like, it's Women's History Month, it's quite historic, like all of us together,» Hall said.

For children of all ages, school presents plenty of fabulous experiences, but it can also be challenging as they progress through the years.

It was a family affair at the Balenciaga Fashion Show!

Kenedi Anderson just landed her biggest fan.

Sharareh Drury administratorSPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers for the Season 6 premiere of “Outlander,” which aired on March 6. Nearly two years have passed since the fifth season of Outlander wrapped, ending on an incredibly solemn and foreboding note. Claire’s brutal assault by Lionel Brown (Ned Dennehy) and his gang of men was eventually avenged by Jamie (Sam Heughan) and the men of Fraser’s Ridge.

Machine Gun Kelly had some bad news to break to Travis Barker.

Keslie Dolin will bring you to tears.

Outlander season 6 is here! —based on the sixth book of the series, A Breath of Snow and Ashes—premiered with an 80 minute super-sized episode in which the Christie family moved to Fraser's Ridge, Lionel Brown's brother, Richard, made a very imposing appearance, and the American Revolutionary War loomed in the not-too-distant future. Most important, we reunited with Claire and Jamie and Brianna and Roger.

Bob Odenkirk, the experience of having a massive heart attack and almost dying on set is something that will be on his mind to some degree for the foreseeable future. The same goes for his co-star, and the woman who saved his life, Rhea Seehorn.The co-stars walked the red carpet at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday, and they spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about Odenkirk's shocking near-death experience.According to the actor, it was actually more frightening for Seehorn than for himself.«She got scared, I wasn't scared.

Prime Minister said there is "a very good discussion going on" with the devolved governments over the length of the festive break. Earlier on Monday Nicola Sturgeon said she wants to see only “a small number of households” to meet up over “a small number of days” over the festive period amid fears that looser restrictions will lead to a higher number of infections.

SPFL have called on the Scottish Government to start planning for fans returning to football grounds after a welcome announcement down south. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed a framework to allow supporters in England back into stadia as the blanket three-week lockdown is set to conclude early next month.

Hogmanay parties next month.The First Minister said today the New Year period was not part of the four-nations discussions on how to ease lockdown restrictions in late December.The focus would instead be on allowing people to meet indoors in small numbers around Christmas.The SNP leader said when it came to relaxing the rules next month, ministers "couldn't do everything" and warned a ban on indoor household gatherings could be back in place by Hogmanay.Speaking at her daily media briefing in Edinburgh, Sturgeon said: "We have to consider that the tradition of Hogmanay and New Year's Day dinner is more established in Scotland than other parts of the UK, but I do not expect we will be announcing any particular relaxations over the New Year

EAMONN Holmes and Ruth Langsford's axing from This Morning's Friday slot was sparked by a refusal to gift Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon a Christmas bauble, according to reports. Veteran broadcaster Eamonn, 60, is said to have had an explosive clash with show editor Martin Frizell ahead of last December's General Election.

Labour leader Richard Leonard. In areas of Scotland living under Level 2 restrictions or higher outdoor sports for those over the age of 18 are currently not allowed.However, professional matches can still go ahead.Leonard claims the current Scottish Government regulations will create a “two-tiered” footballing system.

Linzi Page’s holiday is legally exempt from a travel ban that comes into force tomorrow.Linzi, who has stage 4 bowel cancer, made a plea to the First Minister in an email last night.Nicola Sturgeon has told a dying mum she is able to go on a family holiday to Tenerife on compassionate grounds.Read the full story.A fall in the R Number in Scotland indicates the “current tough measures” to tackle coronavirus are working, Nicola Sturgeon has said.But the First Minister stressed regional variations across the country justify the need for the more restrictive measures that will be implemented from Friday.Telling MSPs the R number – the reproduction rate of the virus – is now “very slightly below one”, she said: “That indicates that the current

Nicola Sturgeon to allow her to go on a final family holiday to Tenerife. Linzi Page, who has stage 4 bowel cancer, fears the Government’s covid travel ban may criminalise her for going to the airport.

East Kilbride say they fear for their future with Lanarkshire plunged into lockdown this week.

level two rules on November 24.The change depends on continued progress, but it was seen as a positive sign while Glasgow and 10 other councils were ordered into the highest level four lockdown.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the plan at the Scottish Parliament as part of the government's weekly review of the five-tier system.She said: "I am pleased to report that East Lothian and Midlothian have both seen a marked decline in infection rates – prevalence in these areas is significantly below the level for Scotland as a whole."Sturgeon added: "On that basis, assuming no significant deterioration before then, I can confirm that East Lothian and Midlothian will move from level three to level two from next Tuesday November 24."Between

Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to keep schools open in the west of Scotland even in council areas placed at level four.The First Minister today gave her strongest indication yet that several local authorities will this week be moved into the Government's highest level of lockdown - meaning thousands of non-essential businesses will be forced to close.But both primary and high schools will stay open to ensure youngsters can still attend class.It comes as the country's biggest teaching union, the EIS, threatened industrial action if school closures are not considered in parts of the country with the highest levels of Covid infections.Asked if schools would remain open even in areas placed at level four, Sturgeon said: "That is my objective and my

Nicola Sturgeon. The Scots funnywoman captured the mood of the nation perfectly as the First Minister 'reacted' to Scotland’s victory over Serbia.

coronavirus vaccine could be available in Scotland, she hopes people will start receiving jabs before the end of 2020 or "certainly very early next year". Her comments at the Scottish Parliament came after drugs manufacturer Pfizer revealed earlier in the week that its Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective at preventing the virus.

Nicola Sturgeon has sent a message of good luck to Scotland as she praised Sky Sports for showing the Serbia game free-to-air. Steve Clarke 's squad are in Belgrade to take on Serbia in the Euro 2020 play-off final, knowing a win will end the national team's long absence from a major tournament.

Scroll down for all the latest updates on our live blog.Deaths of coronavirus patients in Scotland have reached a six-month high after 64 were recorded in the past in 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon has said.The overall death toll – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – is now 3,143.Speaking at the Scottish Government’s coronavirus briefing on Wednesday, the First Minister said it is the highest figure since May 6.Despite this, she said stricter coronavirus restrictions imposed in Scotland have “very significantly” slowed the spread of the virus and saved lives.Nicola Sturgeon said there were parts of Scotland with “stubbornly high levels” of coronavirus, although no part of the country will move to the