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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Watching “Kiss the Future,” a documentary about the band U2’s relationship with wartorn Sarajevo in the 1990s, it’s hard not to think: “We’ve seen this movie before.” That’s not to do with the doc itself so much as how aspects of the 30-year-old footage from Bosnia’s brutal civil war parallel what we’ve seen in the news coverage coming out of Ukraine for the past year. Both involve stranger-than-fiction (or stranger-than-fascism) scenarios of cosmopolitan cities suddenly subject to state terrorism, which makes the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced film coincidentally timely, for all its belatedness. In a sense, “Kiss the Future” is the story of a long-distance romance, between a superstar rock quartet reaching its peak and a once-grand metropolis that’s bottoming out. In the early ’90s, genocidally minded Serbian president Slobodan Milošević tried to subject the happily mixed population of Sarajevo to ethnic cleansing by any means necessary. The area’s young people fought back in whatever spirit-lifting way they could — including founding underground discos, forming punk bands and otherwise keeping the arts alive as they dodged shelling and snipers. An American activist, Bill Carter, had the idea to enlist the stadium-filling U2 in publicizing their plight, which led to nightly satellite appearances by Sarajevo locals on the giant screens of the “Zoo TV” tour’s European leg.

Thousands of Dumfries and Galloway Council employees are expected to be granted a bonus day off work in May to mark the King’s coronation.

Stewartry Sirens began their Sarah Beaney Cup campaign with a win at Ayr Ladies.

St Cuthbert Wanderers boss Josh Gardner has hailed the club’s committee as well as his players after his side beat Threave Rovers on Saturday.

A Dumfries charity has been shortlisted for a top innovation award after popularising Robert Burns through an online digital game.

Tributes have been paid to the long serving Stewartry secretary of NFU Scotland.

Naman Ramachandran ITV has revealed first-look images for crime drama “Six Four,” starring Kevin McKidd (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and Vinette Robinson (“Boiling Point,” “Sherlock”) as leads Chris and Michelle O’Neill. The four-part drama, inspired by the bestselling novel “Six Four” by Hideo Yokoyama, is created by BAFTA Scotland-winning screenwriter, Gregory Burke (“Black Watch”). Set primarily in Glasgow, the series is a story of kidnap, corruption, betrayal and a search for the truth, when Chris and Michelle O’Neill’s teenage daughter goes missing. Serving police detective, Chris (McKidd) is provided with a startling revelation about an infamous, unsolved case that once divided the police when a local girl called Julie Mackie disappeared. Now, reeling from the news that his own daughter has gone missing, Chris is approached by a journalist who tells him that fatal mistakes were covered-up in Julie’s disappearance. Revisiting the case, Chris uncovers a series of errors, corruption and unbridled ambition.

Rihanna smashed her Super Bowl half-time show – but she wasn't the only woman earning plaudits for here performance on the pitch at this month's event. A clip of sign language interpreter Justina Miles went viral after she was filmed passionately signing to RiRi's hit. Her appearance on TV comes as interpreters are, thankfully, become a more common sight at concerts and huge events, such as Glastonbury.

A senior police officer was shot by masked men in front of young people he had been coaching at a sports centre in Co Tyrone.

A Lanarkshire youth organisation fears for its future as vital funding is set to be cut by North Lanarkshire Council.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told Ukrainian refugees living in the country that Scotland will be their home for as long as they need it to be, one-year on from the Russian invasion.

Tim Burton has reportedly been dating Italian actress Monica Bellucci in secret for "four months".The innovative film director, 64, who was in a relationship with Harry Potter star Helena Bonham Carter for 13 years, first met Monica, 58, 16 years ago. Having got back in touch last year, the pair are said to have secretly started seeing each other in October, as reports emerged of the new romance this month. It's also believed that the duo made things official around the time Monica presented Tim with the Lumière lifetime award on stage at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon, France.The festival was being held from Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 October 2022.

It’s Thursday and one star sign should take a well-deserved break, while another reconnects with an old friend. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

EastEnders ' Clair Norris was worlds away from her character Bernadette Taylor on Tuesday night as she attended the Bat Out of Hell musical press night in London. The actress, 25, who has played Bernadette since 2017, looked effortlessly chic in a long black wraparound coat which she teamed with a quilted handbag and biker boots. Clair styled her brunette locks into a sleek loose hairdo, she added a slick of radiant makeup as she posed on the red carpet.The actress was also joined by EastEnders co-star Jamie Borthwick, who plays Jay Brown and also walked the red carpet.

Love Island star Layla Al-Momani has revealed she has cried every day since getting dumped from the villa. Layla, 28, has not had the easiest time since leaving the South African villa last week as she's been the subject to racist abuse, which has lead to the bombshell crying every day since leaving the show. Layla was one of the bombshells that joined the boys in the villa during Casa Amor and she quickly hit it off with 23 year old Will Young.

Congratulations are in order for Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury who are marking their one month anniversary of being parents to their baby daughter Bambi. The Love Island couple, who first met while on the show back in 2019, announced that they were expecting their first child together in September when they shared an emotional video montage on Instagram. In the video, the pair, both 23, reflected on their time on the hit ITV2 dating show before Pretty Little Thing creative director Molly-Mae showcased her blossoming baby bump.

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines on Thursday, February 23.

A Beyoncé-themed dance class raising money for charity is taking place in Manchester in March.

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will meet each other this week in a press conference ahead of their fight on Sunday night, with the pair lining up for a highly anticipated contest.

Unseen photographs of a young Princess Diana have revealed a sweet link to her future daughter-in-law. A private snap, among 22 incredible unseen pictures, shows a smiling Diana on holiday at Balmoral months after giving birth to Prince William.

Manchester City were once again left wondering about what might have been as they drew 1-1 with RB Leipzig in the Champions League round of 16 first leg.

A new £10,000 outdoor gym is in place at Bury’s Clarence Park as part of a £350,000 investment to improve services there. The park, which has been awarded Green Flag status for 18 years running, will also see substantial refurbishment of the play area costing in the region of £53,000, with work on a delayed £180,000 skate park set to be completed in the next three months.

(G)I-DLE‘s Minnie and Anne-Marie have joined forces on a new single titled ‘Expectations’, due out for release next month.The announcement was made earlier today (February 23) via both (G)I-DLE’s and Anne-Marie’s official Twitter pages, where a title and release date were revealed alongside what appears to be track art for the new song. ‘Expectations’ is set to be released on March 9 at 6pm KST / 9am GMT.It comes after reports from South Korean media last week (February 15) claiming that the two singers had recently wrapped up work on an upcoming collaborative single, which included the filming of its accompanying video treatment.

ITV presenter has confirmed she will not be on her show this morning, with Ranvir Singh set to replace her. Lorraine was due to host her ITV show of the same name but Good Morning Britain hosts Kate Garraway and Ed Balls confirmed she was sent home. They said it was the first time in a long time, maybe ever, that Lorraine had missed a show because she was ill.

Jake Paul is set to feature on the Piers Morgan show on Thursday ahead of his grudge match with rival Tommy Fury this weekend. The two have been in talks to fight for over 18 months, and after two arranged bouts fell through, they finally look set to meet with both men now in Saudi Arabia. Fury first pulled out of a 2021 bout after reportedly struggling with cracked ribs and a chest infection, before not being able to make the second fight the following year after not being able to secure an ESTA to travel to the United States.

Emmerdale spoilers confirm a misinterpretation from Leyla could lead to a beloved couple being torn apart on the ITV soap. Will they be able to work things through or has Leyla destroyed the pair for good?In upcoming scenes, Leyla is moved by Jai Sharma's (Chris Bisson) kindness but takes it the wrong way. It comes as he checks in on her following the news of her decree nisi, marking the start of her divorce from Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson).

Daddy-daughter bonding. Ryan Reynolds had some one-on-one time with his and Blake Lively‘s 8-year-old daughter, James, on Sunday, January 28, at a soccer game.

Daddy-daughter bonding. Ryan Reynolds had some one-on-one time with his and Blake Lively‘s 8-year-old daughter, James, on Sunday, January 28, at a soccer game.

Gossip Girl alum Blake Lively has been announced as the female lead in the adaptation of beloved Coleen Hoover novel . She will play Lily, a recent graduate who gets caught up in a love triangle between a complicated, abusive relationship with an older man, Ryle, and her childhood sweetheart Atlas.While many fans have been overjoyed at Lively's casting, others have argued that she's not “age appropriate” due to the 12-year age gap between her own age and her character's age.

No shade detected. Brad Pitt doesn’t mind Shania Twain swapping out his name for a Ryan Reynolds shout-out in her hit song “That Don’t Impress Me Much.”

has officially signed on for the movie adaptation of #BookTok famous “romance” novel —which means we have a lot to talk about. The 2016 novel follows a successful small business owner named Lily Bloom, who finds herself falling for the devastatingly handsome but controlling neurosurgeon, Ryle Kincaid. The book documents Lily's tumultuous marriage to Ryle as her childhood friend, Atlas Corrigan, reenters the picture. Years after it was first published, It Ends With Us shot to the top of the bestsellers list after it gained renewed popularity on TikTok, according to .

, is blonde no more. Well, maybe. On Thursday, January 26, the 35-year-old shared a selfie to her Instagram Stories in which her hair is transformed into a . Ever the tease, Livley did not add a caption to explain the change.

EXCLUSIVE: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are attached to star in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel It Ends With Us, which is currently in development with Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures. Baldoni is also set to direct, with Christy Hall adapting the script.

All in good fun! Drew Barrymore had a cheeky comment about Leonardo DiCaprio’s reputation when it comes to dating.

Raise a glass! After the widespread success of A Simple Favor, Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively will return for a sequel to the movie.

“I love [James] Gunn and so there’s gonna be some really cool things, what they’re doing with DC and I definitely will be in more than just one,” said Jason Momoa today at the Sundance Film Festival of his DC universe future.