Lanarkshire singing group set to take to the stage for charity concert

Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson insists his girlfriend Zara McDermott won't fall into the 'Strictly curse' trap, despite her cheating past. Sam and Zara briefly split three years ago over her lack of loyalty during X Factor: Celebrities but he is adamant the former Love Islander will stay true to him this time. Zara, 26, is set to appear on the next series of hit show Strictly Come Dancing.

Knocked Loose’s Bryan Garris has spoken to NME backstage at Reading 2023, and discussed going viral at Coachella and how his Kentucky upbringing shaped their sound. Watch our full interview above.While Loyle Carner brought an emotional message to the Main Stage, the US hardcore giants tore up the Festival Republic stage on the opening day of the festival — proving to Reading punters how they left such a lasting impression at their recent US festival appearances.Before they took to the stage, however, frontman Bryan Garris caught up with NME backstage, and gave us an insight into the UK artist that the band can’t get enough of, and his anticipation to see the response from mainstream crowds.“I’m feeling good! Yeah, excited. I’m very happy to be here.”“I feel like we thrive [by] just staying busy, you know? So it feels good to be here.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Bob Barker was a pillar of television’s greatest generation. Barker, the enduring host of “The Price Is Right” who died Aug. 26 at the age of 99, was a World War II veteran who trained as a Navy fighter pilot.

The BBC is being sued by the man mistakenly interviewed live on its news channel, for a share in the royalties of the clip that went around the world.

Disability rights advocate Sophie Morgan, 38, has joined forces with Hollywood A-lister Reese Witherspoon.The Loose Women star has teamed up with Reese's company Hello Sunshine, which aims to empower women by telling their stories, in a collaboration with her Making Space Media, which amplifies voices in the disabled community. Speaking to The Mirror, Sophie described Reese as a “badass woman doing important things”.

Alison Hammond has opened up about her romantic life and said she would be ready to settle down if Mr Right came along.This Morning star Alison has always kept that part of her life private but shared all during a podcast with Gyles Brandreth. In their chat, Alison claimed that previously, whenever she heard the word marriage she would get cold feet but now feels she is ready to settle down. Alison, 48, is currently single, but over the years of her being in the spotlight plenty of speculation has arisen over her love life.

Derek Hough has officially mamboed into marriage. The ballroom pro and “Dancing With the Stars” judge married his longtime dancer girlfriend, Hayley Erbert, on Saturdayin Monterey County, California.

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong has talked up the benefits of writers rooms for shows of “scale and length” as he threw his support behind the ongoing writers strike.

Residents heard a 'big explosion' before a car burst into flames in south Manchester on Saturday evening (August 26).

Loch Ness Monster hunters braving horrific weekend weather heard “four distinctive noises”. Around 200 volunteers took part in the biggest search for the mythical creature in 50 years.

Adele stopped a show at her Las Vegas residency this week to defend a fan from security guards.The singer’s ‘Weekends With Adele’ residency has continued across the summer, and took in two more shows this weekend (August 25-26).As footage posted online shows, Adele paused one of the shows during a rendition of ‘Water Under The Bridge’ to acknowledge a distressed fan.“What is going on with that young fan there who’s being bothered so much since I’ve been on for standing up. What’s going on with him?” she said.After identifying the fan, she said to security: “Why are you bothering him? Can you leave him alone please?”She then added to the fan: “They won’t bother you again, my darling.

Dancing With The Stars very own Derek Hough married Hayley Erbert in a symbolic ceremony on Saturday 26 August.The happy couple announced their engagement back in June 2022 following a wonderful seven year romance.Taking to Instagram to announce his newly engaged joy at the time, he posted: "It’s only the beginning…the beginning of forever," and Hayley Went on to post the same across her social media channels as the loved-up pair gushed to friends, family and followers.The pair tied the knot on Saturday and Hayley spoke to People magazine about some of the magical finer details. “We’re in a redwood forest, but we got married right in front of this mother tree that’s surrounded by all these smaller trees,’ she revealed.

Kim Kardashian took her brand-new baby bangs out for a spin in Los Angeles on Saturday evening. Attending the annual charity party for This Is About Humanity - which boasts the mantra of creating "a community of allies and advocates dedicated to raising awareness about separated and reunified families and children at the American - Mexican border" - the 42 year old mum-of-four's hourglass shape stole the red carpet limelight as she posed for photographers.

This Morning star Alison Hammond has confessed that after years of "cold feet", she is now ready to settle down and get married. The single television star has shared candidly how she was afraid of commitment, and was always fine in her own company.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse before being saved by actor Daniel Kaluuya.According to the film’s writer-producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Spider-Punk (also known as Hobart “Hobie” Brown) was nearly cut out of the film because there were too many characters in the film.Miller said to Entertainment Weekly: “Some people were like, ‘Is there a way to simplify this? There’s so many characters. Do we really need Spider-Punk?'”Lord explained further: “He was in and out of the picture for a little while because we weren’t sure which elements we were going to stick in this part and which were going to migrate to the next movie.”“When we met Daniel Kaluuya, we realized that he had to be Hobie Brown, no matter the cost.

Tom Morello played a set at the re-opening of the United States’ only unionised strip club this week – see footage below.Last year, workers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood, Los Angeles went on strike, criticising a workplace “full of belligerently drunk men who push our boundaries and often scare us.”Since then, they have become members of the Actors’ Equity Association and become the only unionised strip club in the country.During the re-opening on Thursday (August 24), Morello joined the celebrations with a short set having joined the workers on the picket line across their strike.See footage from the celebration below.Earlier this month, the Rage Against The Machine guitarist played a surprise set on the picket line in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood.Speaking before the performance, Morello told NME he wanted to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with striking actors and writers: “They’re making history here on the sidewalk in front of Paramount Studios and I’m here to support them and express my solidarity.”The guitarist, who described himself as a “proud union man”, applauded the actors and writers for “flexing their power and showing what solidarity means.”Earlier this summer, Morello became an honorary Italian citizen and been given the keys to his ancestral hometown.It was revealed that the star’s great-great-grandfather Carlo left the town of Pratiglione to live in the United States in the late 1800s.

Green Day have announced the limited-time sale of a t-shirt featuring Donald Trump‘s mugshot for charity.The t-shirt, titled ‘Ultimate Nimrod’, is currently available for a limited amount of time, with proceeds from the sale of the merchandise being used to “bring food to those affected by the Maui wildfires,” per a post from the band on Instagram. Green Day are teaming up with the Greater Good Music Charity for the cause.According to a phot of the t-shirt shared by the band, the merch uses Trump’s viral mugshot to recreate their iconic ‘Nimrod’ cover, with the album’s title covering Trump’s face.See the post below.A post shared by Green Day (@greenday)The limited-run t-shirt is available for just 72 hours, with the clock already ticking.

There’s so much happening on Big Brother Season 25 right now.

Lisa is having a fun night out!

Steven Gaydos Executive VP of Content Tuesday Weld’s 80th birthday on August 27 is a valid excuse to remind all cinephiles of the wondrous work of one of American cinema’s most gifted and enigmatic actresses. And a reminder is desperately needed because over the six decades of her original, fearless, often lacerating performances in film and television, Weld’s reluctance to promote herself makes Greta Garbo look like Demi Lovato.

The Prince and Princess of Wales impose a strict tea time rule on their three Royal children, which means that they sometimes leave them to eat alone. The Royal Family are fans of some strange and strict protocol, like dress codes, reports the Mirror.

Lee Johnson is the first Premiership manager of the season to be sacked after a dismal start.

A student was left in floods of tears when she was diagnosed with cancer - after thinking she was too young to get the disease. Abby Maxwell first became concerned when she found a lump in her armpit.

A third man has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged attempted murder at a Glasgow shop.

Emmerdale's Chloe Harris will reportedly meet her end in a horrifying car crash which is set to come to our screens later this year. Chloe, who is played by Jessie Elland, is currently a key player in a heated storyline involving Mackenzie Boyd and Charity Dingle. Mackenzie (played by Lawrence Budd) had cheated on his wife Charity (played by Emma Atkins) with Chloe which left her pregnant.

Reality TV and Royal worlds briefly collided on Saturday when Kardashian family momager Kris Jenner, 67, and Meghan Markle’s mum Doria Ragland, 66, crossed paths on the red carpet.The pair both happened to be at the This Is About Humanity fifth annual Los Angeles charity event and happily posed for some snaps together.This Is About Humanity was founded in 2018 and is a community dedicated to raising awareness about separated and reunified families and children at the border.They help support those individuals with essentials for living, access to legal services, mental wellness checkups, and other shelter projects.The charity also provides for a range of projects including educational bus trips to the border, donations to legal services, construction projects at shelters, as well as material goods for unaccompanied minors. At this incredibly worthwhile event Doria Ragland sported a bright and bold loose fitted dress with accents of yellow, orange and pink.

"Facts of Life" is celebrating its 44th anniversary. The show followed four girls attending the Eastland School, and their relationship with their dorm mother, Mrs. Garrett.

Stranger Things star Joe Keery has admitted that it “feels like it’s time” for the hit sci-fi show to end.The Netflix show will end after its fifth upcoming seasons, and its stars have all shared mixed feelings about the news.Earlier this year, David Harbour (Jim Hopper) expressed his belief that it’s “definitely time” for the Netflix series to end, while Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) said she is ready to move on from the show.Now, Keery has spoken to Women’s Wear Daily about the show ending, saying: “It does feel like it’s time. It won’t be easy for it to end. I mean, I owe my whole career to being on that show and all the opportunities that I had since are because of that show.”He added: “So it’s very convoluted.

Benjamin Cremaschi might be prepared to side-step his conversation with Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi when making a key decision over his international future.

Oliver Anthony, the singer of viral hit ‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’, has hit out at both those on the left and right for “weaponising” his song.Released on August 8, the song has since hit Number One on the iTunes Country Charts, soared to the top spot on Apple Music’s Global Music Charts, and racked up over 32million views on YouTube.It then made chart history by debuting at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making Anthony – a former factory worker and farmer – the first artist to do so without any prior chart history.Upon its release, ‘Rich Men…’ was praised by various right-wing media figures including Dan Bongino and Matt Walsh. Republication representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, meanwhile, described it as “the anthem of the forgotten Americans who truly support this nation and unfortunately the world”.But other people have criticised the single for being “fatphobic” and labelled it a “right-wing anthem”.Now, Anthony has released a video statement in which he hits out at those on both sides of the political divide for their opinions on the song and its meaning.The statement came after Republican Party members mentioned it at a presidential debate this week (August 23).“It was funny seeing it at the presidential debate, because it’s like I wrote that song about those people,” he said.

Legendary pop star Robbie Williams reunited with his former Take That bandmate Mark Owen for the first time in 12 years on stage. Robbie, 49, was in the middle of performing at the Sandringham House in Norfolk when he brought out special guest Mark, 49, in front of the 20,000 fans.The pair performed Take That tune Greatest Day together in the grounds of the royal residence which had been turned into an eco-friendly concert for the night on Saturday.

After investing in Newton and Ridley, regular Coronation Street character Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan) was convinced that he was set to make some decent profit. In hope of a quick cash turnover, viewers had previously seen the character taking financial advice from Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) as she urges him to invest in the company after catching wind of its upcoming sale to Waterfords. However, in these new Coronation Street spoiler scenes, Debbie is set to drop a bombshell that could see Ronnie lose it all.

Police have launched a probe after money was stolen from a shrine to the victims of the Lockerbie Bombing. The thief swiped cash from the memorial room at Tundergarth Church, near Lockerbie, at 8.45am on Friday.

Jota has had two Al Ittihad exit routes blocks - but only because his new club are so keen to get rid of their summer Celtic import for good.

A woman suffered serious injuries after falling from a bridge over the M62. The air ambulance was called to the scene near Milnrow in Rochdale, following the incident on Saturday evening.

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