East Ayrshire Council raise council tax by almost five per cent

New family secrets are surfacing regarding Marilyn Monroe. In a new documentary titled, "Marilyn, Her Final Secret," shows the latest peek into Monroe’s life and claims to answer one major question, the identity of her biological father.

Justin Long, 43, is gushing over his private relationship and even calling the lucky lady “the one,” in a new interview. The actor, who is rumored to be romantically involved with Kate Bosworth, 39, opened up about the time in his life when he let love in and admitted that although he wants to let the world know all about the exciting romance, he also wants to remain “protective” of it.

Rihanna is shining bright like a diamond! The 34-year-old showed off her growing baby bump on Monday as she shopped for baby books, sporting a midi-length yellow maternity dress with 3/4-length sleeves and lacy tiers, matching the look with white sneakers with multiple color designs. The “Umbrella” singer also accessorized her mommy-to-be look with a gold chain necklace, gold bracelets, and gorgeous studs, pinning back a part of her dark-colored, wavy locks to reveal her gorgeous glowing makeup. RiRi’s man, A$AP Rocky, was also spotted nearby, also seeming excited about his soon-to-be-newborn.

Gus Kenworthy, Tom Daley and others have come out. So too has Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib.And, aside from discussions of sexuality, the question of athletes’ emotional state has also been thrust to the forefront by the likes of Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles. We’re starting to wonder whether long-tolerated violent outbursts by athletes like tennis’ Alexander Zverev are actually harmful and potentially dangerous to others. “Take Me Out” isn’t a sports psychologist’s essay though.

Nicolina Bozzo got the “American Idol” crowd on their feet.

Whoopi Goldberg is sharing her thoughts on the future of Will Smith‘s career after the slap heard around the world at the Oscars.

A missing hiker in the Los Angeles area has been found dead after two long weeks.

Tatiana Maslany and her boyfriend Brendan Hines have gone public with their relationship!

Kristen Hager has officially left Chicago Med.

We’re one week away from the live shows on American Idol season 20 and the Top 24 contestants have been revealed!

Wolves are reportedly resigned to losing Manchester United-linked Ruben Neves this summer if a suitable offer comes in.

Hailey Bieber is shutting down pregnancy rumours.

Like father like son! Macaulay Culkin, 41, and his 11-month-old son Dakota twinned with a matching haircut while out for a morning stroll. The two both rocked wide mohawk hairdos and were joined by Macaulay’s fiance and Dakota’s momma Brenda Song. Take a look at some of the sweet pics here.

Mark Wahlberg went all in for his latest role. ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to the 50-year-old actor ahead of the release of , for which Wahlberg put on 30 pounds in six weeks to play Father Stuart Long, the real-life boxer-turned-priest. «I had six weeks to put on about 30 pounds. I started with 7,000 calories for the first two weeks and then 11,000 calories for the final four weeks,» Wahlberg said.

Eva Longoria took to social media to honor her good friend Roselyn Sanchez for her birthday. In her message, the actress and businesswoman reveal that everything she learned about the entertainment industry is thanks to Sanchez.“My sister, my friend, my muse, my mentor! She taught me everything I needed to know about this business.

Prince arguing for better pay for teachers when he was 11 years old has made its way onto the internet – watch it below.The rare footage – filmed in 1970 – was discovered in the archive room of Minneapolis television station WCCO by production manager Matt Liddy, who was searching the archives in order to place the teacher’s strike that took place in the same earlier this year into better context.According to Stereogum, once Liddy came across the footage, he “immediately just went out to the newsroom and started showing people and saying, ‘I’m not gonna tell you who I think this is, but who do you think this is?'”WCCO then brought in a specialist to restore audio to the footage, and they tracked down a local historian and a childhood friend of Prince’s to confirm that the child in the footage was indeed Prince.In the video, a young Prince is seen being interviewed about the Minneapolis teacher’s strike that occurred in 1970. “I think they should get a better education too cause, um, and I think they should get some more money cause they work, they be working extra hours for us and all that stuff,” he says.You can watch the short clip of Prince below:Meanwhile, Prince’s 1985 live concert film Prince and The Revolution: Live is set to be remastered for a new reissue.The late artist’s gig at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York on March 30, 1985, which was part of the ‘Purple Rain Tour’, was broadcast live internationally via satellite at the time, and was later released as Prince and The Revolution: Live.The singer’s estate has now partnered with Legacy Recordings to release a remastered reissue of the film, which will be available on vinyl (3xLP), CD (2xCD), Blu-ray and streaming services for the first time.

Channel 4, which would result in the broadcaster being sold off after 40 years in public ownership.As reported by The Guardian, the government is hoping to raise close to £1billion, with the money potentially being used for creative training and for independent production companies.Last year, former Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said that the privatisation of Channel 4 was “needed” in order for it to “compete with the streaming giants”.“Without [more money], Channel 4 won’t have the money to invest in technology and programming, and it won’t be able to compete with the streaming giants,” he said, according to Sky News.Earlier in the year Ricky Gervais spoke out against the potential sale of Channel 4, calling it “a real shame”.“For almost 40 years, Channel 4 has been a launch pad for new ideas and new talent,” he wrote on Twitter. “It’s been able to do that because of its remit and not-for-profit structure and it would be a real shame if that was destroyed by selling off the channel.”Channel 4’s chief executive, Alex Mahon, revealed the news to staff on Monday (April 4): “We have been informed in the last hour that the government will shortly announce that the secretary of state has decided to proceed with the proposal to privatise Channel 4,” she wrote in an email.“In our engagement with the government during its extended period of reflection, we have proposed a vision for the next 40 years which we are confident would allow us to build on the successes of the first 40.

Jack Harlow has announced that’s he’s releasing a new single called ‘First Class’ later this week.It comes after the Kentucky rapper recently announced the release of his second studio album, ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’.The follow-up to 2020’s ‘That’s What They All Say’ is set to arrive on May 6 via Generation Now/Atlantic Records, and has already been previewed with the single ‘Nail Tech’.Earlier this evening (April 4), Harlow took to Twitter to quote tweet a video snippet of an in-studio rendition of a track he originally shared last week.The first tweet read: “Locked in the studio finishing up this album for u. How bout this one next ?”Seemingly happy with the response he received to the track, Harlow is now releasing it as a single on Friday (April 8).

Noel Gallagher has criticised Harry Styles and his fellow former X Factor stars for not working as hard as “real” musicians.Speaking in a new interview, the former Oasis guitarist claimed that any artists who found fame on Simon Cowell‘s TV talent show – on which Styles’ former band One Direction formed in 2010 – “have nothing to do with music whatsoever”.“The X Factor is a TV show, it’s got nothing to do with music, it’s got nothing to do with music whatsoever, and anything that has come from that, that’s got nothing to do with music,” Gallagher told the Daily Star newspaper’s WIRED column (via Yahoo!).Gallagher also claimed that X Factor stars don’t work as hard as “real” musicians, speaking after Styles recently returned to the charts last week with his new single ‘As It Was’.“You’re not telling me Harry Styles is currently in a room somewhere writing a song,” he said. “With any joy, he’ll be surrounded by a lot of girls.”Gallagher added: “I can assure you he’s not got an acoustic guitar out trying to write a middle eight for something.”Styles has released two solo albums to date: ‘Harry Styles’ (2017) and ‘Fine Line’ (2019). On both releases, Styles is credited as a songwriter on every single track.This isn’t the first time Gallagher has thrown shade in the direction of Styles and his music.

The 2022 Canadian Screen Awards kicked off on Monday, announcing the winners in Broadcast News and Documentary & Factual– which was hosted by ET Canada’s own Sangita Patel.

Over a week after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, Micheal Bay is now weighing in.

In his first public mention of the Oscars debacle, Chris Rock said he’d speak about it later after he was done “processing.” He’s still singing that tune, but he’s also willing to throw a jab Will Smith‘s way — despite that being what started this mess in the first place.

Hailey Baldwin, 25, is setting the record straight about whether or not she’s expecting a child with Justin Bieber. The model denied that she was pregnant in a social media comment after fans shared thoughts online about possibly seeing a baby bump underneath the white sleeveless dress she wore to the Grammy Awards on Apr. 3. She confirmed there’s no bun in the oven and also asked those speculating to “leave” her “alone.”

Casey Affleck and girlfriend Caylee Cowan are kicking off the week with a lunch date.

The estranged husband of imprisoned reality star Joe Exotic is speaking out against the "Tiger King" star amid their contentious divorce. Chris Kirker and Holly Davis, the acting attorneys for Dillon Passage, 25, issued a statement to Fox News Digital on behalf of Passage on Monday in which they hit back at claims from Exotic – whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage – that Passage allegedly "failed to serve his husband and did not follow through with obtaining a divorce through the legal system." "Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known by the pseudonym ‘Joe Exotic,’ is well known for stretching the truth for personal gain, so we are unsurprised to find him doing the same in his divorce case against our client, Dillon Passage," the statement from Kirker Davis LLP reads.

Kim Kardashian has reportedly been introduced to her new boyfriend, Pete Davidson’s, grandparents.  According to TMZ, Kardashian joined Davidson on a trip to New York City recently to see a movie set that he has been working on. A source told the outlet that the set was close to the "Saturday Night Live" star’s grandparents’ house in Staten Island, so the couple paid them a visit.  The source went on to add that Davidson has yet to meet Kardashian’s children, out of respect to her estranged ex-husband, Kanye West.  Kim Kardashian has reportedly met Pete Davidson's grandparents in Staten Island.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTop creator Markiplier — more than two years after his first YouTube-funded interactive special hit the video platform — is finally back with his next choose-your-own-adventure-style project: sci-fi action-comedy “In Space With Markiplier.”Markiplier (real name: Mark Fischbach) is one of YouTube’s highest-earning and most popular creators, with 32.5 million subscribers. “In Space With Markiplier” is among YouTube’s last original productions: It shut down the original content group earlier this year but committed to completing and releasing shows that it had already contracted for.About five hours after its release Monday, “In Space With Markiplier” (watch at this link) had garnered more than 1.4 million views.

Frank Rizzo Public and personal identities are constantly being examined, teased and tested in Richard Greenberg’s “Take Me Out,” his grand paean to baseball and ontological quandaries, which is receiving a starry and satisfying Second Stage revival at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway.It’s been 20 years since the play first stunned audiences with its rich writing, provocative themes and a locker room full of naked men. (And still an active major league player has yet to step up to the bat and come out as gay.)Directed by Scott Ellis, this revival, too, is a solid hit, despite a few grounding errors.

J. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Pieces of a Man,” the April 3 episode of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” which is now streaming on HBO Max. After spending its first few weeks exploring the rookie rise of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Earvin “Magic” Johnson (Quincy Isaiah), HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” narrows its focus to another ball-player in its fifth episode, one whose days as an emerging talent are far in the rearview mirror. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Solomon Hughes) has been a reserved presence through the show so far, stepping away from practices at training camp and staying quiet around his team members.

Model behavior! Kim Kardashian tapped former Victoria’s Secret angels Tyra Banks, Candice Swanepoel, Heidi Klum and Alessandra Ambrosio to star in her latest SKIMS campaign. On Monday, the brand dropped a series of pictures of the models — and the founder — giving their fiercest poses in the latest collection.

East Ayrshire Council's education chief says that she doesn't know when full delivery of extended nursery hours will be achievable.

An East Ayrshire Council worker saved his colleague's life after he went into cardiac arrest.

More than 900 East Ayrshire Council employees are self-isolating as the coronavirus pandemic hits hard.

A number of council staff are now self-isolating in East Ayrshire, which is starting to disrupt bin collections.