Lanarkshire author goes in search of Sir Walter Scott for TV programme marking 250th anniversary of his birth

Ryan Russell and longtime boyfriend Corey O’Brien are so in love and it looks like they had a great Valentine’s Day.

Four new skyscrapers could be built in Manchester city centre if plans worth more than £741m get the green light from the planning committee this week.

A furious dad has vowed never to return to Manchester Airport due to its 'unfair' parking fees.

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Brooklyn Beckham, 22, showered fiancée Nicola Peltz, 27, with fifteen huge bouquets of white roses to mark their last Valentine's Day before celebrating their wedding later this year – and he also wrote her the most romantic note.MORE: Brooklyn Beckham opens up about his Jewish wedding to Nicola and reveals the one item he has banned - detailsBride-to-be Nicola shares a glimpse of the flowers inside their $10million Los Angeles home and fans also got to read the very special note that came with them – which hinted at baby news!WATCH: Brooklyn Beckham hints at baby news in personal note to Nicola Peltz"Happy Valentine's Day baby x you are my best friend and you deserve to have the best day xx you continue to make me the happiest man in the world and I cannot wait to call you my wife xx," he wrote in the lengthy note.READ: Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz shopping for $10.5m home will surprise you - detailsRELATED: Victoria and David Beckham's megamansion costs 45x average London homeHe then hinted at becoming parents soon by adding: "You are going to be the best mum in the world and I am so lucky to call you mine xx." Nicola showed off the gorgeous bouquets on her Instagram StoriesWhile Brooklyn and Nicola's wedding date has not been revealed, it is thought to be in the Spring. The couple opened up about their Jewish wedding last week in a Valentine's Day video filmed for Vogue magazine, who are thought to be covering their big day."Full wedding prep mode and it's a lot of fun," Brooklyn said in the video.

Janette Manrara turned up the heat on Valentine's Day. The Strictly Come Dancing star shared a risqué snapshot showing her and husband Aljaz Skorjanec – and fans went wild.MORE: Janette Manrara's home with Aljaz Skorjanec is full of Strictly memoriesThe photo shows the couple wearing nothing but jeans.

Snoop Dogg has paid tribute to his late mother, Beverley Tate, with the backdrop of his Super Bowl halftime show performance on Sunday (February 13).The rapper – who performed alongside Dr. Dre, Mary J.

Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker has revealed he thinks his next record won’t be preceded by the half-decade gap that existed between last album ‘The Slow Rush’ and 2015’s ‘Currents’.Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Parker said he believed he’ll have “another Tame Impala album done sooner than what has been the pattern for me”.The musician is currently spending his days making music at his studio in Fremantle, Western Australia. “I’m always making music, that’s kind of all I know how to do,” he told the publication.“I’m just here in the studio by myself.

Trisha Paytas has revealed they're pregnant and expecting their first child with husband Moses Hacmon.The YouTuber and former Celebrity Big Brother star, who identifies as non-binary, took to their Instagram feed to announce the happy news with their 598,000 followers.Trisha shared a snap of the ultrasound alongside a short clip of them watching the ultrasound on the screen at the doctor's office.They also posted a photo of themselves holding up three pregnancy tests while smiling. While a final photo showed Trisha looking overjoyed as they posed with hubby Moses while holding up a photo of the ultrasound.They captioned it: "love at first [heart emoji] beat #happyvalentinesday".

Kimberley Walsh has opened up on her recent anniversary celebrations with husband Justin Scott after they marked six years of marriage.The 40 year old and her husband Justin, 39, met shortly after Kimberley found fame with Girls Aloud, while Justin was part of the boyband Triple 8.They married in January 2016 in a gorgeous Barbados ceremony, joined by her former bandmates Cheryl and Nicola Roberts. Kimberley has now opened up on how the pair celebrated their wedding anniversary and admitted it was the first time the pair had done something alone since welcoming youngest son Nate last June. She said: "We had a date in the daytime, not a date night.

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amazing half-time show featuring some of the biggest names in music, and hilarious commercials, the L. A. Rams vs The Cincinnati Bengals was a game that won’t be forgotten for some time.

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Caitlin Quinlan Filmmaker Ashley McKenzie (“Werewolf”) returns to the Berlinale this year with her second feature, “Queens of the Qing Dynasty,” premiering in Encounters on Tuesday. The writer-director stands out as an emerging Canadian talent, backed by the Toronto Film Critics Assn., who awarded her debut film the $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award in 2017.An impressive new offering, “Queens” showcases McKenzie’s flair for loose, floating narratives and complex characters hoping to break free from their ennui.

Holly Jones By way of improvisation, relying heavily on events to naturally develop, Argentine filmmaker Gastón Solnicki presents a meandering ode to the city of Vienna, its customs, cultures, facades, and the near-sacrilege of enacting a smoking ban in cafes city-wide.In, “A Little Love Package,” two main protagonists become the vehicles through which the minutiae of everyday life in Vienna unfolds. Experimental aural and visual cues present themselves as Angeliki (Angeliki Papoulia) and Carmen (Carmen Chaplin) seek the perfect apartment in a city suspended in time.Produced by Little Magnet Films, out of Austria, and Solnicki’s Argentine production company, Filmy Wiktora, “A Little Love Package” is the fifth cinematic feature for Solnicki, whose entire catalog was recently acquired by MOMA.

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Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterIt is hoped this Sunday’s 250th anniversary of the birth of celebrated author Sir Walter Scott will help the restoration of the Loch Katrine vessel which bears his name.The charitable trust which runs the boat hopes it will draw further attention to their Save Our Steamship appeal which aims to raise £500,000 for the restoration.As well as writing many historical novels, Sir Walter Scott, born in Edinburgh in 1771, wrote the poem ‘Lady of the Lake’, published in 1810, which was set in the Trossachs.As a result visitors flocked to the Loch Katrine area giving it the name the ‘birthplace of Scottish tourism’.Thousands of people have sailed on the Sir Walter