New Falkirk Tesco Express planned for vacant site gets alcohol licence

Naman Ramachandran Google has joined Meta in blocking access to Canadian news links after Bill C-18 AKA the Online News Act that will eventually make the tech giants pay local media outlets for news was passed. C-18 was set up to ensure “fair revenue sharing between digital platforms and news outlets”; provide for “collective bargaining by news outlets”; promote “voluntary commercial agreements between digital platforms and news outlets, with minimal government intervention”; and “as a last resort,” establish a “mandatory arbitration framework when digital platforms and news outlets cannot reach commercial agreements,” according to the Canadian government.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Oh Seok-geun, head of the Asian Contents and Film Market in Busan, has resigned. Oh’s exit follows the resignation earlier this week of Busan International Film Festival chairman Lee Yong-kwan and the earlier departure of festival director Huh Moonyoung. “I submitted my resignation to the BIFF. I decided this was the best choice I could make. I hope my decision will help solve the BIFF situation,” Oh told Variety. A spokesman for the festival confirmed that Oh had tendered his resignation and said that the organization will frame its response next week.

Former Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers midfielder Aaron Mooy has announced his retirement from professional football aged just 32.

Helen Flanagan appeared to successfully turn her daughter's day around after things got off to a very tearful start. The former Coronation Street star took to Instagram to mark her eldest child Matilda's eighth birthday.

Whatever you do, make sure your password isn’t on the latest list of 'the most hacked passwords' published every year by the security experts at Dojo.

A popular children's bath toy sold by Amazon and other retailers has been recalled after a number of children suffered injuries.

Thousands of families in Manchester are set to benefit from three brand-new Family Hubs that will offer support to families and young people through to early adulthood in a bid to help them thrive.

Chiefs are to stop providing Tameside residents with free caddy liners for green waste within days.

Households across the country will see a major change to their energy bills this weekend.

J Hus has announced details of his third album ‘Beautiful And Brutal Yard’, alongside news of a UK tour.The Stratford rapper’s next record – the follow-up to 2020’s acclaimed ‘Big Conspiracy‘ – will arrive on July 14, and feature the likes of Burna Boy, Popcaan, Jorja Smith, and Naira Marley. J Hus and Burna Boy previously previewed their new track ‘Masculine’ at Burna’s history-making stadium concert in London earlier this month, while ‘Beautiful And Brutal Yard’ also features the viral Drake-assisted Afro-swing track, ‘Who Told You’.In his 2019 residency at London’s The O2, the Canadian juggernaut brought out J Hus after he had spent eight months in jail for carrying a knife.A post shared by Squif (@theuglygram) Check out the tracklisting below and pre-order the album here.The news also comes with new tour dates, at which J Hus promises special guests.

Olivia Rodrigo has given fans a new breakup anthem to sink their teeth into. The 20-year-old singer-songwriter released the first song off her sophomore album on Friday.

Drug supply charges in North Ayrshire ended the year down 22 per cent on the five-year average.

The owner of a garage in North Lanarkshire has come up with a hilarious no-nonsense approach to recruitment.

Three historic Scottish buildings have been added to a list of 'at risk' sites that are vacant and whose future is uncertain.

A group of seven Manchester companies have been named among the fastest-growing private businesses in Britain.

Barons Quay could soon be welcoming a new tenant as the popular global gym brand, Snap Fitness, eyes a possible move to the retail park. However, local councillor Lee Siddall is urging caution, highlighting that the deal has not yet been fully confirmed.

Tyson Fury looked almost unrecognisable as he shared a throwback snap of himself with wife Paris. The champion boxer was clearly in a reminiscing mood as he found a photo of himself and his childhood sweetheart looking baby-faced during the early days of their relationship.

John Lewis is preparing to construct hundreds of new rental homes in west and south-east London, with the aim of housing key workers such as nurses and teachers.

Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt looked the picture of happiness as she cradled her newborn son in her arms as she stood surrounded by a host of balloons, congratulating the star on her new addition.The loveable TV star, 32, who shot to fame on the Channel 4 reality TV show back in 2014, gave birth to her son at Durham Hospital and has already named him - Jude Xavier Dobinson. Scarlett, who had the full support of her partner Scott Dobinson, captioned her post saying: "My perfect boy." In another pic she said: "My darling boy I can’t stop crying looking at you as I can’t quite believe you’re mine.

A Harris County grand jury in Houston has cleared Travis Scott from any criminal wrongdoing in the aftermath that saw 10 concertgoers killed at his Astroworld Festival in November 2021.

Travis Scott will not face charges following a deadly crowd surge at Astroworld Music Festival.The rapper launched the festival alongside concert promoters Live Nation in 2018, however, during a performance on November 5 2021, thousands were left injured when the over-capacity crowd surged towards the front of the stage during Scott’s headline performance.10 people were killed by compressive asphyxiation during the show — with victims aged between age nine and 27.At the time, Scott said that the tragedy had left him “devastated” but didn’t realise quite how severe the events were until he left the stage. Following the incident, thousands of plaintiffs came forward, asking for what tallied to be billions of dollars in potential damages.As per Rolling Stone, those coming forward with claims have cited several allegations including poor planning from festival organisers and a lack of security as contributing to the crowd rush.An investigation was launched by both federal officials and Houston police, to uncover whether Scott or Live Nation implemented adequate safety measures for the event.In the time following the incident, both Scott and Drake faced backlash for continuing their performance while the crush was happening in the audience.

Elton John performed potentially his final ever show at Glastonbury 2023, special guest Stephen Sanchez has revealed that the singer-songwriter changed his plans for the set at the last minute.The 20-year-old musician joined the ‘Rocketman’ onstage during his headline slot at the Pyramid Stage on Sunday (June 25) and the two duetted on his own TikTok hit ‘Until I Found You’.He was one of four special guests who joined the music icon on the night, and the show marked Sir Elton’s last scheduled performance of his mammoth ‘Farewell’ tour — which has seen him play over 350 shows across five years.Now, coming up to a week since the monumental set took place, Sanchez has revealed that he and Sir Elton were initially set to perform the latter’s hit 1983 song ‘I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues’, but the decision was overturned by the pianist at the last minute.“We’d spent weeks [preparing for] that and then he came to see me and the boys at The Troubadour,” Sanchez said to Rolling Stone. “The week after, he just rang me and said, ‘Stephen, I’ve had a thought.

Harrison Ford is set to appear on-screen as Indiana Jones for the last time with the fifth installment of the franchise, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." In May, the actor broke the news to fans during a presentation at the D23 Expo in an emotional speech, saying, "This is it. I will not fall down for you again." He also thanked the fans for helping to make playing Indiana Jones so special. "Indiana Jones movies are about fantasy and mystery, but they're also about heart," he said through tears.

A professor and leading expert on nutrition and gut health has explained exactly what happens to the human body if it only consumes processed foods in its daily calorie intake.

The Princess of Wales was not always the self-assured royal beauty she is today having once been a shy teen at one of the most prestigious schools in the country.

Prince Harry is said to be in the middle of making his big return to Africa to film a new documentary for Netflix.

A Scots dog owner has been left heartbroken after her French bulldog tragically died from heatstroke. Chloe Lamond’s pets - Hugo and Mercedes - were taken out in the scorching sun by a dog walker when they both began to fall unwell.

Among hundreds of South Ayrshire projects considered for investment were a handful of schemes that had formed the core of the Conservative’s manifesto in 2022.

Jurors will hear “many damned lies” and “some deliberate exaggerations” in the trial of Kevin Spacey, according to the American Beauty star’s lawyer.

Plans for a new primary school in Cheshire have been given the green light, but not without some reservations regarding parking concerns. The proposed school, designed to accommodate 210 children and equipped with additional resources for pupils with special educational needs, will be constructed on unused land off Richard Gibson Road in Nantwich.

Manchester United Women have confirmed another four senior players will leave the club this summer following the expiration of their contracts.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Augmented-reality games pioneer Niantic Labs is laying off 230 employees, about 25% of its workforce, and shutting down its Los Angeles studio as it refocuses on flagship title Pokémon Go. CEO John Hanke announced the cuts in a memo to staff Thursday, saying “we have allowed our expenses to grow faster than revenue” after the sales boom it saw during the COVID pandemic subsequently evaporated. As part of the reorg, Ninatic is “sunsetting” NBA All-World and stopping production on Marvel: World of Heroes games. “Post Covid, our revenue returned to pre-Covid levels and new projects in games and platform have not delivered revenues commensurate with those investments,” Hanke said in the memo, which Niantic released publicly.

Naman Ramachandran Harrison Ford playfully smacked co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge on her first day on the set of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Waller-Bridge told the BBC on Friday. The scene was set in a New York bar. “I was a little nervous. And I said to him, ‘If I get like, a little in my head, and if I’m just rubbish, at any point, you can tell me to go again.’ And he was like ‘You in your head, why?’ And I said, ‘Well, you know, it’s here. And it’s with you.’ And then he just rolled up his script and just smacked me on the head with it and was like, ‘Does that help?,'” Waller-Bridge told the “Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James” show.

Taylor Swift has shared a preview of the Taylor’s Version of ‘Back To December’ in the new trailer for season two of The Summer I Turned Pretty.The Amazon Prime Video show will air the first episodes of its second season on July 14, two days after Swift releases her latest re-recorded album, ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’.As she did with a preview of the re-recording of ‘1989’ song ‘Wildest Dreams’ in a Spirit Untamed trailer in 2021, Swift has shared a first look at the new album via a sync in the trailer for the new season.The trailer, which also features Swift’s ‘Folklore’ track ‘August’, sees the characters try and untangle a messy web and work to understand a love triangle.Watch the new trailer and hear the first preview of ‘Back To December (Taylor’s Version)’ below.A synopsis of season two of The Summer I Turned Pretty reads: “Belly used to count down the days until she could return to Cousins Beach, but with Conrad and Jeremiah fighting over her heart and the return of Susannah’s cancer, she’s not sure summer will ever be the same.“When an unexpected visitor threatens the future of Susannah’s beloved house, Belly has to rally the gang to come together—and to decide once and for all where her heart lies.”In the season one trailer of the show, Swift also previewed a new song called ‘Carolina’, which was then released in conjunction with the movie Where The Crawdads Sing.Elsewhere, Swift told fans that she isn’t seeking for fans to “defend” her on the internet when she releases ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ this July.Taylor Swift is set to release ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ on July 7.

Arnold Schwarzenegger says he believes that The Terminator has “become a reality”.According to Schwarzenegger, James Cameron’s film, which stars the former California governor, predicted the future regarding the rise of AI.Speaking at An Evening with Arnold Schwarzenegger event in Los Angeles this week (June 28), the actor said he believes the current fear of AI can be linked to the film’s plot.“Today, everyone is frightened of it, of where this is gonna go,” he said of AI. “And in this movie, in Terminator, we talk about the machines becoming self-aware and they take over.”He added that, given when the film was made in 1984 humans had only “scratched the surface of AI, artificial intelligence,” the writing was full of “brilliance”.“Now over the course of decades, it has become a reality,” he added.

Madonna has been discharged from hospital following a serious bacterial infection.The news arrives following reports that the pop icon was admitted to hospital and spent time in an intensive care unit last week.Now, she has been released from the hospital, and transported by a private ambulance to her home in New York. An insider close to the situation also told news outlet CNN that the 64-year-old is “in the clear”.Expected to make a full recovery from the health scare, it was reported yesterday (June 29) that the singer’s relatives were initially “preparing for the worst” when they discovered how unwell she was.“For the past couple of days, no one really knew which direction this was going to turn, and her family was preparing for the worst,” a member of her family told the DailyMail.