Girl, 15, fighting for her life after house fire that left woman dead

Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard-starring FX/Sky comedy Breeders is ending after four seasons.

Naman Ramachandran Elan Closs Stephens, who has assumed charge as acting BBC chair following the resignation of Richard Sharp, has spoken out about her predecessor and the process of appointing her successor. Sharp resigned in April over his role in a 2020 loan to then U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. On Wednesday, Closs Stephens’ first day as acting BBC chair, a Q&A with BBC presenter Tina Daheley was shared with the corporation’s staff. When asked what she would say to people who feel the BBC’s reputation has been damaged by what happened with Richard Sharp, Closs Stephens said: “There’s no doubt that we’ve gone through a difficult period of time and I’m sure that staff and the board and Richard himself were unnerved by what happened over the past few months. All of us feel a debt of gratitude to Richard for the way in which he committed himself to the organization during his two years. But the organization as a whole is about the creativity and the news values and the production values of all the people who work in it.”

Emily Longeretta The Salinger siblings are coming back together. Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf are set to co-star has brother and sister once again in Hallmark Channel’s “A Merry Scottish Christmas.” The movie is set to air on the network’s Countdown to Christmas programming event. The film, written by NBC Correspondent Andrea Canning and author Audrey Schulman, follows estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad as they travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo (Fiona Bell) and “a big family secret is revealed.” Chabert and Wolf previously starred together as Claudia Salinger and Bailey Salinger, respectively, on Fox’s “Party of Five,” which aired from 1994 to 2000. Neve Campbell and Matthew Fox co-starred in the family drama.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Viaplay Group has unveiled its new operating model and executive management team for the Nordics as it anticipates an economic downturn. Earlier this month, Viaplay issued a warning over its second-quarter results and told employees that it would merge the Swedish and Norwegian units of its production arm into a new entity named Viaplay Studios. The listed banner also has new leadership — Anders Jensen stepped down and was replaced by Jorgen Madsen Lindemann as Viaplay’s CEO and president. Under the new operating model, which will be effective on July 1, the daily operation and strategic development of the businesses will be spearheaded by country management teams. Madsen Lindemann will be interim CEO of the Swedish and Finnish operations; Lars Bo Jeppesen has been appointed as EVP and CEO of the Danish and Icelandic operations and will join on Aug. 1.; and Kenneth Andresen has been appointed as interim CEO of the Norwegian operation.

Homeowners looking to move are being forced to cut asking prices in a bid to sell their homes after mortgage rates have soared. According to property site Zoopla, around 42 percent OF house sellers are now having to shave more than five percent off the original asking price to achieve a sale.

Joe Swash has opened up about his and his wife Stacey Solomon's foster plans after he made a 'sad' admission about their life together. The couple, who wed in July last year, currently share three children together and three between them from previous relationships.

A man has been charged with assault and possession of a blade following an incident in Salford.

Emmerdale has been flooded with 'when' questions after leaving fans seriously distracted with their latest social media post. The ITV soap had a reason to celebrate after they picked up the soap of the year gong at the 2023 TRIC awards.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a one-month warning to hundreds of thousands of tax credits customers ahead of an urgent deadline.

Residents of three streets in Kilmarnock insist they are the victim of ongoing fly-tipping and littering in the area.

Jimmie Johnson is dealing with a family tragedy. The NASCAR driver’s in-laws, Jack and Terry Janway, and 11-year-old nephew, Dalton, died on Monday after a shooting at their Oklahoma home, ET confirms.

Two Carrick primary schools have received glowing reports from inspectors.

Coventry City are eyeing Rangers target Morgan Whittaker as the Sky Blues line up a replacement for Viktor Gyokeres, according to a report.

Council chiefs have unveiled a 'sneak peak' at their ambitious £10m plans for Ayr Citadel.

Whitney Cummings is having a boy! The comedian offered a pregnancy update on Tuesday, revealing the sex of her first baby while cracking a joke about her latest sonogram photo. «My favorite pic of my babies face so far. This just in: it’s a BOY. Help me name this monster.

A British family said they were left ‘appalled’ after their bill for four drinks and a side dish at a popular tourist restaurant in Greece came to more than £300.

Manchester is known for its heart-warming community spirit.

A special school in Stockport launched a successful ‘space’ mission in celebration of the school’s science week. Heaton School launched the doll, named Chelsea, above the Earth’s atmosphere in a three-hour journey.

, you know you’d do almost anything to get rid of it—including putting on a migraine cap. Yes, yes, the idea of donning an ice cap, essentially strutting around with a well-fitted cold pack on your cranium, sounds a little ridiculous. But headache hats can be a powerful pain relief tool for managing a serious . Cold therapy has been the gold standard in DIY migraine relief for decades thanks to the numbing effect of a good ice pack.

Nadya Suleman, aka the «Octomom» as she was dubbed after carrying and welcoming octuplets in 2009.

Kelly Clarkson is getting the last laugh. The three-time GRAMMY winner threw a hint of subtle shade at some unnamed celebrities she says were rude to her following her 2002 win. In an interview on Tuesday's episode of Clarkson was asked by host Andy Cohen to identify one of those stars by name. Opting to plead the fifth instead, Clarkson couldn't help but offer a little tease.«I will say, a lot of them ended up on shows like the one I'm from,» she hinted.

The parents of a Scots baby who died at just nine-months-old have told how the kindness of strangers got them through the loss of their child. Little Jamie Elliot was born in December 2018 with a number of severe complications, including fluid where his cerebellum should have been as well as hearing and sight loss.

Stirling University manager Chris Geddes has paid tribute to former Scotland manager Craig Brown, whose death was announced this week at the age of 82.

Two senior pupils at a Lanarkshire school are eagerly anticipating the new term after being appointed to senior leadership roles.

The Scottish University in Fife where Prince William met his beloved wife Kate Middleton has been placed in the world's top 100 Universities but it has been beaten by another top Scots institution on the list.

Guns N’ Roses has blamed the BBC for poor sound quality during he band’s Glastonbury set.The ’80s rock icons took to the stage as headliners on Saturday (June 24) and delivered a mammoth 24-song setlist comprising fan favourites ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ and ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’.For some fans watching the set at home, however, the footage was rife with technical issues, in particular relating to the vocals of singer Axl Rose.Taking to social media to complain about the sound quality throughout the set, which reportedly saw the singer’s vocals dip in and out throughout the set, the issue seemed exclusive to remote viewers, with no audience members at Worthy Farm seeming to experience the same issues.“The sound Quality for #GunsNRoses at #glastonbury2023 on #BBC is absolutely horrendous, can hardly make out the Vocals or Guitar riff! Sort it out lads!!!” wrote one Twitter user during the set.Another agreed, adding: “The fact the sound quality is better when recorded on your phone than it was on the telly highlights where the fault of the TV coverage lays and it’s not with @gunsnroses.”The sound Quality for #GunsNRoses at #glastonbury2023 on #BBC is absolutely horrendous, can hardly make out the Vocals or Guitar riff!Sort it out lads!!!— FarDreamer101 (@Fardreamer101) June 24, 2023The fact the sound quality is better when recorded on your phone than it was on the telly highlights where the fault of the TV coverage lays and it’s not with @gunsnroses— Lee Dopson (@LeeDopson) June 28, 2023What is wrong with the sound quality we can barely hear him sing over the music #GunsNRoses— suemarie (@suebaggy) June 24, 2023Trying to watch @gunsnroses from Glastonbury, but what the hell is with the terrible sound quality?— findis89

Kanye West has formally responded to an unauthorised sample lawsuit filed against him late last year which claimed that his track ‘Life Of The Party’ sampled Boogie Down Productions track ‘South Bronx’ without licence. Seeking to get said lawsuit dismissed, West’s team cite the Bible’s Tenth Commandment before getting down to more routine copyright arguments around fair use and ownership.West and his business partners were sued by a company called Phase One Network last November, which says that it controls the rights in ‘South Bronx’, the lead single from ‘Criminal Minded’, the 1987 debut album from the KRS-One-led Boogie Down Productions.The plaintiff claimed that it had been approached by West’s team in July 2021 when the rapper was busy working on his ‘Donda’ album, on which ‘Life Of The Party’ sort of appeared.

Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Dolly Parton and Adele were among a group of artists who protested outside Meta’s London offices yesterday. Not the actual artists, obviously, but a group of tribute acts.

Following his Glastonbury performance last weekend, Lewis Capaldi has announced that he is cancelling all upcoming live shows in order to concentrate on improving his physical and mental health.Earlier this month, Capaldi cancelled several dates in the UK and Europe, saying that he needed time to “rest and recover” in order “to be at my best and ready for Glastonbury”. During a well-received performance at the festival on Saturday, the musician nonetheless visibly experienced ‘ticks’ as a result of his Tourettes syndrome – with which he was diagnosed last year – and later in the set began to lose his voice.In a statement posted to social media yesterday, he told fans: “The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write, but I’m very sorry to let you know I’m going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future”.“I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and I’d hoped three weeks away would sort me out”, he continued.

Party Of Five alums Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) and Scott Wolf (Nancy Drew) are reuniting to star in A Merry Scottish Christmas, a new original movie set to air on Hallmark Channel during the network’s annual Countdown to Christmas programming event.

Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf portrayed siblings for six seasons on Party of Five — and the pair are reuniting 23 years later Hallmark’s 2023 Countdown to Christmas.  

Los Angeles-based rising stars senses don’t get mad about a breakup in the newly released music video for their single “gonna make sure.” They get even.

Holly Willoughby tried to make peace on This Morning on Wednesday as two of the ITV show's regular guests came head to head in a debate.

A popular Glasgow city centre bar was forced to close after a massive swarm of bees descended outside the venue.

Tribute has been paid to former Hamilton Accies director Bill Sherry, who passed away suddenly just days after renewing a season ticket for his beloved club.

A vulnerable Scots woman is missing in Italy after vanishing on a family holiday.