Majority of Dumfries and Galloway's polling stations handed temporary reprieve

Until recently, azelaic acid was something of an unsung hero in the skincare world. It’s been used by experts for aeons, but it’s only in the last few years that it’s really become a popular beauty buzzword among the masses. Unlike glycolic and lactic, azelaic isn’t one of your powerful exfoliating acids – but its credentials are very impressive in terms of how it can improve your complexion, and it's found in many of the best face serums.

Deftones bassist Sergio Vega has confirmed rumours that he has left the band. The split comes, he says, following a contract dispute.

DEALSLittle Mix’s Jade Thirlwall has signed a solo deal with Sony’s RCA. She’s also signed a management deal with Irving Azoff’s Full Stop Management. This all follows her 2019 publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing.Warner Music has signed Indian star Diljit Dosanjh to a global record deal.

Help Musicians has launched its new helpline for people suffering bullying and harassment within the UK music industry. The music charity – which already supports the health and well-being of musicians in a number of ways – announced it was planning to launch this new specific helpline back in January.It follows increased debate within the music community in recent years about bullying and harassment within the sector, and especially the challenges faced by people who are basically freelance – which includes most artists and songwriters – and who therefore don’t usually work in companies which, in theory at least, should have formal systems to deal with such problems.Rebecca Ferguson has been particularly vocal on this issue, of course, while organisations like the Musicians’ Union and the Incorporated Society Of Musicians have pursued various initiatives, including the MU’s Safe Space programme, which offers advice and sign-posts support services to those experiencing bullying, harassment or other abuse while working in musicThe new helpline will seek to complement existing schemes in this domain and – crucially – will be available to everyone working in the music industry, not just artists and songwriters.Explaining how the service works, Help Musicians said earlier today: “Callers are able to immediately speak with a specialist bullying and harassment counsellor, who undertakes a risk assessment.

Carol Kirkwood teased some "exciting news" with her Instagram followers on Thursday. Sharing her usual daily photo on social media, the BBC Breakfast weather reporter teased: "Exciting news to come today….

Miranda Lambert's body art stole the show in a new stunning photo she shared on Instagram and fans were blown away. The country music superstar looked glowing in a shot captured in a desert setting. In the image, Miranda was looking out into the distance and wearing a cowboy hat, strappy top and displaying a huge tattoo on her arm.MORE: Miranda Lambert teases new addition as she announces exciting newsShe captioned it: "Times like these make me feel strange…Tomorrow morning." Her fans said the shot was "gorgeous," and "beautiful," and many mentioned the inking. WATCH: Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin's love story Miranda got the Queen of Hearts tattoo on her right forearm in 2018.She told People: "It represents a lot of things in my life.

Right, so this year’s UK Eurovision entry has been announced. And my natural instinct is to be sarcastic about it. But I just listened to Scott Mills on Radio 1 desperately pleading with the nation to get behind our 2022 entry and stop being so negative about Britain’s Eurovision dabblings.

Leonardo DiCaprio has donated to humanitarian organizations supporting Ukraine, though an earlier widely circulated report was inaccurate. In recent days, reports have circulated online that DiCaprio donated $10 million to an organization to benefit Ukraine, which those reports said was his grandmother's native country.  Neither the donation nor DiCaprio's heritage was accurate, a person close to the actor said on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the matter.

Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country could finally get easier access to the UK from next week.

Emily Atack stunned her followers as morphed into Katy Perry this week.

A company heading up the regeneration of Droylsden has outlined its vision for how the town’s shopping centre can succeed – and it’s not through becoming dominated by bars.

Emmerdale fans are rightly confused by many things when it comes to Meena Jutla as the evil nurse continues to dominate the soap while behind bars.

A historic clock tower at a former Diggle pallet works is to be repaired, town hall chiefs have agreed.

Sunmi has opened up about her struggle with mental health, and how her recent single ‘Oh Sorry Ya’ reflects it.The K-pop idol had touched on her personal battle with mental illness on the latest episode of the Spotify: Mic Check podcast, in light of the release of her new track. Sunmi was previously revealed to have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder in 2020, as archived by Soompi.On the latest episode of “Spotify: Mic Check,” @miyaohyeah takes us on a journey of her life—from when she left her home at 13 to when she joined (and left) Wonder Girls to when she eventually became a solo artist.

HBO Max.Following reports of its existence last year, the streaming service has officially ordered a spin-off series based around The Batman villain which picks up after the film’s events.“The world that Matt Reeves created for The Batman is one that warrants a deeper gaze through the eyes of Oswald Cobblepot,” Farrell said.“I couldn’t be more excited about continuing this exploration of Oz as he rises through the darkened ranks to become The Penguin. Will be good to get him back on the streets of Gotham for a little madness and a little mayhem.”Lauren LeFranc (Impulse, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) will serve as writer and showrunner on the series.

Underworld, Years & Years and Jungle set to headline.The festival will take place at Cornbury Park near Charlbury, Oxfordshire between August 4 and August 7. Tickets go on general sale on Monday (March 14) at 10am GMT – you can purchase yours here.Today (March 10) organisers have confirmed that Underworld will top the bill as a UK festival exclusive, having last performed on these shores back in December 2019 (via Setlist.FM).Years & Years and Jungle will also appear as the remaining two headliners.

Virginia singer-songwriter Kate Bollinger is on a hot streak. After two self-released EPs of dreamy, soul-infused indie-pop miniatures — I Don't Wanna Lose and A word becomes sound in 2019 and 2020 respectively — she hit the road in 2021, supporting the likes of Jeff Tweedy, Faye Webster, and Real Estate on tour.

Wet Leg were the musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 9) – watch their performance below.READ MORE: Wet Leg live in London: check out photos of their celebratory Independent Venue Week showThe band are currently on a US headline tour but stopped by the 30 Rock studios to perform two tracks from their upcoming, self-titled debut album.Watch the band perform their viral debut track ‘Chaise Lounge’ and 2021’s ‘Wet Dream’ below.Wet Leg made their US television debut last year with an appearance on Late Night With Seth Myers following performances on Later With Jools Holland and NPR’s Tiny Desk concert.A post shared by

Ed Sheeran‘s co-writer Johnny McDaid has described the idea of plagiarism as “abhorrent” during the ongoing copyright court case regarding ‘Shape Of You’.Sheeran, McDaid and co-writer Steve Mac have been accused of lifting “particular lines and phrases” for the 2017 ‘÷’ single from a track called ‘Oh Why’ by Sami Switch.The latter artist and his co-writer Ross O’Donoghue have alleged that Sheeran took the “oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I” hook from the aforementioned song, which was released back in 2015. Sheeran has denied the claim and rejected the suggestion that he heard ‘Oh Why’ before he wrote ‘Shape Of You’ in October 2016.As BBC News reports, Snow Patrol‘s McDaid claimed in written evidence that he could not recall ever hearing ‘Oh Why’ “in any way” and said he was unaware of Sami Switch before the current legal case began.“I have been a professional songwriter for many years and have achieved substantial success,” he wrote.“I do not need or want to, nor would I ever, plagiarise other people’s work.

“Wheel of Fortune” viewers weren’t impressed with Pat Sajak during Wednesday’s episode.