Life-saving new system to alert hospitals of pregnancy emergencies being brought in

A series of comics has been launched in Dundee to highlighting ‘invisible disabilities.’

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has given one lucky Rangers fan the chance to go to the Europa final.

An East Kilbride-based college celebrated success of its Foundation Apprenticeship Class of 22 .

Face masks will not longer be mandatory on Ryanair flights to a number of EU countries, the airline has confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: Lime Pictures has snapped up Channel 4’s The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan and Caroline Flack: Her Life & Death commissioner Becky Cadman to help steer its global formats push.

Lorde has launched her own curated station on Sonos Radio, called SOLARSYSTYM.The station sees the singer looking back throughout her life and career, from her youth to now, charting the pivotal moments and artists that impacted her along the way. Artists featured include J Dilla, Cocteau Twins, Radiohead and more.Listen to a sample via Mixcloud below, or learn more about Sonos Radio here.“SOLARSYSTYM is like stepping into my brain, giving listeners a front row seat to the songs that have meant a ton to me and my life,” Lorde said in a statement announcing the station.“It is a collection of forms, gravitationally bound, a handful of planets, dozens, more dwarf planets, and countless little rocks.

Ubisoft has confirmed that three of its big upcoming releases will launch by the end of the financial year, 31 March 2023.The titles mentioned are Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2017 Switch exclusive; Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, a new game set within the universe of James Cameron’s movie franchise, developed by Massive Entertainment (Tom Clancy’s The Division); and Skull and Bones, the ever-elusive pirate ship battling multiplayer title which has been incubating in development since 2013, originally being conceived as an expansion and then a spin-off of that year’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.Skull and Bones was originally revealed as far back as Ubisoft’s 2017 E3 press conference, and last publicly seen at the publisher’s 2018 E3 event. Kotaku reported last year that the lengthy development cycle was due to a string of directorial changes.

Paolo Nutini has announced details of his new album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ and shared two new songs – listen to ‘Lose It’ and ‘Through The Echoes’ below.The new LP, which is the Scottish artist’s fourth studio album, will serve as the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Caustic Love’.Nutini’s ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ is released on July 1 via Atlantic Records. Written by Nutini (with some select co-write contributions from members of his band), the record was produced by the artist alongside Dani Castelar and Gavin Fitzjohn.Nutini has previewed ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ today (May 12) with two new singles.You can see the tracklist for Nutini’s ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ as well as its album artwork below.

Dead Space remake development livestream is scheduled for later today (May 12). Here is how to watch it, what time it starts, and what to expect.The stream will air this evening (May 12) at 6PM BST / 7PM CET / 10AM PT / 1PM ET.

ABBA‘s upcoming ‘Voyage’ digital tour have been shared.Fashion house designers, including Dolce & Gabbana, have worked on making outfits for the shows that will see avatar versions of ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson perform to fans as part of the “revolutionary” concerts.The tour opens at London’s brand new ABBA Arena on May 27, with the world premiere taking place the previous day (May 26).‘Voyage’ costume designer B. Åkerlund, who is best known for her work with the likes of Madonna, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, collaborated with leading designers and studios from the worlds of fashion and entertainment including Manish Arora, Erevos Aether and Michael Schmidt to create looks for the band.Concert producers Svana Gisla and Ludvig Andersson said in a statement: “Rather than recreating a ‘nostalgic’ 1970s look for ABBA Voyage, our vision, along with director Baillie Walsh, was to dress the band as the contemporary pop stars they are.

ONEUS have unveiled a new music video teaser for their upcoming single, ‘Bring It On’.The brief teaser clip, which dropped on May 12, begins with the camera zooming in on a figure with a black bag over his head, sitting in front of the entrance to a classically-designed movie theatre. However, the bag later lifts to reveal member Leedo.ONEUS are then spotted in various parts of an amusement park in quick succession, each holding various court cards.

EXCLUSIVE: A sister company to The Incal Universe owner Humanoids named Sparkling has launched to create European drama, with Patrick Nebout at the helm, Deadline can reveal. 

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentEurope’s movie production levels bounced back to pre-pandemic levels in 2021. The continent’s box office, however, lagged way behind, gross revenues coming in at less than half those before COVID-19, according to the 2022 edition of Focus – World Film Market Trends.  A reference for much of the film industry in Europe, the annual report is prepared for Cannes Marché du Film by the European Audiovisual Observatory.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In its continued bid to ramp up its programming content, ViX Plus, the upcoming premium SVOD  service from TelevisaUnivision, has formed a strategic alliance with Spain’s The Mediapro Studio, which will produce exclusive original content for the new Spanish-language streamer slated to launch in the second half of this year.First out the gate are scripted series “Las Pelotaris” and the sports-themed docuseries, “La Sangre y la Gloria” (“The Blood and The Glory”).Welcoming The Mediapro Studio as a crucial partner in its efforts to build “a service that will offer the best content in Spanish for our audience in the United States and Latin America,” Rodrigo Mazón, executive vice president and general manager of ViX Plus, said: “We are very excited to present the first original productions resulting from this strategic alliance and to be able to develop more stories together with the highest of production values.” Commented Marta Ezpeleta, director of international, The Mediapro Studio: “This alliance represents an important step in the international expansion of the studio and in its consolidation both in Latin America and in the United States, where we already have a solid infrastructure, with our own production facilities and a great team of creators.”Set in the 1920s, “Las Pelotaris” follows three pioneering women who broke multiple glass ceilings in order to succeed.

Emmerdale will take a look back at the tragic death of Holly Barton in a storyline involving newcomer Suzy Merton. Suzy, played by Martelle Edinborough, has just arrived in the village and has already created a stir. She became a love interest for Vanessa Woodfield and the pair developed a connection.

Martin Lewis has waded in with his thoughts on The Games as viewers continue to be left divided over the format. Viewers are now three days in to the ITV show which sees 12 celebs pushed out of their comfort zones and competing in Olympic-style events.

Yard Act’s James Smith has shared a poem, commissioned by mental health charity Mind to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week this week. The short piece was created in collaboration with a woman named Mel, who lives with bulimia, in order to tell her story.“I was asked by Mind to collaborate with one of their clients to write a poem for Mental Health Awareness week”, he says.

Good Morning Britain viewers were left fuming at the programme on Thursday (May 12) thanks to a 'massive spoiler alert'. Susanna Reid was back at the helm of the ITV show alongside Ben Shephard, while Kate Garraway was on hand to bring the latest headlines.

Coldplay have issued a statement following criticism of some of the partners they have chosen to work with in order to reduce the CO2 emissions on their latest world tour.“When we announced this tour, we said that we would try our best to make it as sustainable and low carbon-impact as possible, but that it would be a work in progress”, they said. “That remains true.

Ezra Furman has announced her upcoming new album, ‘All Of Us Flames’, and released new single ‘Forever In Sunset’.“The biggest influence on the lyrics of this song is a conversation I had with a friend of mine”, she says. “When COVID was first hitting, she was talking to me a lot about how ready she felt”.“She was like, ‘People who have been comfortable in life are freaking out right now. But queer people like me have been in crisis before.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU), the UK production powerhouse behind Planet Earth and The Green Planet, has hired BAFTA-winning Mike Davis to lead a major push into CGI.

A Lanarkshire daredevil who filmed himself while climbing a towering crane in Glasgow has been fined.