National Party To Allow Conscience Vote On Conversion Therapy Ban

Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios, the commercial arm of U.K. broadcaster BBC, has revealed a first look and development deal with London-based talent and entertainment company Diving Bell Group.Founded by Kim Butler and Justin Girdler in 2017, Diving Bell represents creators and innovators in the purpose-led space including model, trans activist and cultural figure Munroe Bergdorf; feminist author, illustrator and influencer Florence Given (“Women Don’t Owe You Pretty,” “Octopus”); Gina Martin, who successfully led the national campaign to make upskirting illegal; and Emma Gannon whose careers podcast “Ctrl Alt Delete” has amassed over 10 million downloads.The deal gives BBC Studios a first look at content ideas from Diving Bell clients for the purpose of collaborating to develop these ideas and pitch for commissions.

BBC Studios has struck a first look and development deal with Diving Bell Group, the talent agency that represents the likes of trans activist Munroe Bergdorf and feminist author Florence Given.

Rylan Clarke-Neal was left speechless after Gordon Ramsay swore on The One Show. While the straight-talking chef is known for his language, he managed to almost go the whole BBC One show before he dropped the S-bomb. Gordon, 55, opened up on the film, Loves Kitchen, he appeared in and admitted it was a “shocker.” Rylan, 33, was on edge as he listened to the chef’s story, before he joked: "I wondered what you were going to say there.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and reality tv news straight to your inbox with OK! daily newsletter .

Residents in a housing estate transferred into the North Lanarkshire Council area have discovered that their children are still zoned to attend a Glasgow primary school located five miles away.

A person has been rushed to hospital after a crash involving two vehicles in Bo'ness.

A man struck terror into fellow residents of a three-storey block of flats by calling 999 and falsely claiming there was a fire there in the middle of the night.

Pupils from Bo'ness Academy have started their journey to Greenland for what is believed to be the biggest Polar Expedition to leave Scotland since 1904.

While The Apprentice final is all about discovering who Lord Alan Sugar will choose as his next business partner, it is also an opportunity for fans to see their favourite candidates from throughout the series return.

Kate Middleton has sent a clear message with her latest outfit choice as she and Prince William touched down in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 24 March in the final leg of their Caribbean tour.The Duchess of Cambridge looked gorgeous as she stepped off the plane following their trip to Jamaica as she donned a custom-made Emilia Wickstead dress in aquamarine blue – the same shade featured in The Bahamas' flag, which consists of aquamarine, gold and black. Kate, 40, teamed the outfit with a matching aquamarine clutch bag and donned a pair of nude heels.The royal styled her brunette mane up into a ponytail for the final arrival and accessorised with some dangling gold and aquamarine earrings.

Season two of Bridgerton has finally landed on Netflix today, Friday 25th March and we are so excited about its return. It feels like ages since we finished binge watching the first series of the hit romantic period drama meaning we are well overdue our next dose of scandal and sexual conflict.

Kate Middleton is known to have a love for working out and exercise. And the 40 year old Duchess recently dazzled in a green dress and she and Prince William attended another evening reception on their Caribbean tour. In the Jenny Packham gown the Duchess shared a look at her toned arms, posing the question of how Kate achieves her svelte figure.

British broadcasting heavyweight Michael Grade, who has overseen every major UK broadcaster, has been appointed Chair of media and broadcasting regulator Ofcom, bringing to an end an at-times controversial hiring process that has been running for more than a year.

Kate Middleton and Prince William have continued their tour of the Caribbean and she wore three looks throughout their Thursday events!

ADOR says fans should expect the new subsidiary label of BTS‘ agency HYBE to debut its first K-pop girl group sometime in “the third quarter of the year”.ADOR’s CEO Min Hee-jin recently spoke to Be(Attitude) in a new interview about her plans for the company’s new group, which she revealed will be making their highly-anticipated debut later this year following the label’s launch in November 2021.Min first explained that the new girl group had been in the works since 2019. “We held auditions back in September 2019 and by the end of that year, we had completed not only the audition process but the casting as well,” she shared.

Kid Cudi has shared a new track called ‘Stars In The Sky’ – you can listen to it below.The upbeat, synth-driven song was recorded for the soundtrack to Sonic The Hedgehog 2, which is due to arrive in cinemas on April 8.It arrives with fun accompanying visuals that intersperse clips of Cudi performing in the studio with shots from the forthcoming movie, as well as old-school gameplay graphics from the original ’90s Sonic game.At one point, Cudi – real name Scott Mescudi – receives a message to “come join me” before taking flight above the city in a black-and-white sphere. The clip concludes with Mescudi blasting off high into the night sky.In the ‘Stars In The Sky’ chorus, he sings: “Say I’m right and sail tonight, I’m home/ Say right now, I get it, take my hand come zone/ Come on, catch a ride/ And we take it to places that we only dreamed/ I think I’m home/ This is my heaven, baby, day and night in my zone.”Tune in here:After announcing the track earlier this week, Cudi said he would “be doin a screening [with] fans so stay tuned!”.Last year saw the rapper/singer share two new tracks that were made for films: an Ariana Grande collaboration called ‘Just Look Up’ (from Netflix‘s Don’t Look Up) and ‘Guns Go Bang’ (The Harder They Fall).Meanwhile, Cudi appears on a song called ‘Want It Bad’ from a new compilation record by DJ and A Bathing Ape founder Nigo, ‘I Know Nigo’.Kid Cudi released his latest studio album, ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’, back in December 2020.Mescudi has been focusing on his acting career of late, appearing in the films Don’t Look Up, Bill & Ted Face The Music and A24’s new horror X.

MONSTA X‘s Joohoney has opened up about his personal goals as a songwriter and producer for the group, revealing his intent to dispel the “fixed notion” that older idol groups make “half-hearted” music.In a new interview with Arena Homme Plus, the MONSTA X rapper revealed that the hardest song he’s ever produced is the K-pop group’s June 2021 single ‘Gambler’, through which he hoped to dispel assumptions about older idol groups.“I wanted to break the fixed notion people have that the further you get into your career, you’ll start making music half-heartedly, or the tempo of your songs will get slower,” Joohoney said, per translations by Soompi.Joohoney also said he wanted ‘Gambler’ to be a “powerful” song that would allow MONSTA X, who are nearly seven years old as a group, to showcase the same levels of energy of a younger K-pop act.“Because if a song has a powerful sound, its choreography gets more powerful as well,” he added. “I feel apologetic to the members who suffered [because of the song’s choreography], but looking back on it now, I think it was the right decision.

Liam Gallagher has responded to Dave Grohl calling him “one of the last remaining rock stars”.The Foo Fighters frontman teamed up with the former Oasis singer for the latter’s recent solo single ‘Everything Electric’, which came out last month. Grohl co-wrote the song and plays drums on the studio version.During a recent interview with NME, Grohl praised Gallagher and spoke about how the track came about.

Netflix’s upcoming original South Korean film Yaksha: Ruthless Operations has arrived.The brand-new visual opens with a shot of the neon-lit Chinese city of Shenyang, as a voiceover briefs special inspector Ji-hoon (played by Squid Game‘s Park Hae-soo) for an assignment that requires him to shadow a secret black ops team.We then dive into the action-packed predicaments of the black ops team, led by Ji Kang-in (Sol Kyung-gu), also known as the Yaksha. The team butt heads with antagonist “D7” Ozawa (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi), a Japanese spy disguised as a lobbyist who has a particularly bad history with the Yaksha.Also starring GOT7‘s Jinyoung (Yumi’s Cells), Yang Dong-geun (Lost), Lee El (Love And Leashes) and Song Jae-rim (Work Later, Drink Now), Yaksha: Ruthless Operations follows the team and their unwilling inspector in search of a high-ranking North Korean official who has gone missing.

Two Dumfries and Galloway towns are facing Bank of Scotland branch closures.

A sweet way of helping Ukrainian refugees has seen Moffat Toffee maker, Sean Walker, working around the clock to meet demand.

Queen of the South boss Wullie Gibson said Dunfermline’s 4-1 win over Partick Thistle on Tuesday night has had a big impact on the relegation picture.