North Lanarkshire SNP launches 'most ambitious' manifesto for council elections

Rutherglen Exchange is rolling out Easter activities over the next two weeks.

A popular Wishaw pub has been recognised for the role it plays as a vital cog in the community.

NPR White House Correspondent Scott Detrow, reporting from Ukraine on Tuesday, noted a surprising but familiar slogan scrawled on the side of a damaged tank.

Ally McCoist says he was brutally honest with Ange Postecoglou ahead of Sunday's derby.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have just earned their fifth UK Number 1 album with Unlimited Love - the group’s first Official Number 1 album in over a decade, their last being 2011’s I’m With You.

Attempting to make amends. Kailyn Lowry extended an apology to her former Teen Mom 2 costar Jenelle Evans for accusing the North Carolina native of revealing her pregnancy to Lowry’s ex-husband, Javi Marroquin, in 2017.

A Lanarkshire personal trainer who only opened her gym last year is now up for three top awards.

EXCLUSIVE: REinvent International Sales has inked a North American deal on The Dark Heart, the Swedish true-crime series from The Guilty director Gustav Moller, with streaming service Topic taking U.S. rights and public broadcaster CBC Gem grabbing Canada.

Shocking new details have been released about soccer star Hope Solo‘s recent DUI arrest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Falkirk Council has donated thousands of sandbags to Ukraine to help protect Kyiv's statues and monuments, while the fighting there continues.

NHS Lanarkshire has administered more than 1.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Police in Lanarkshire are continuing to appeal for information on the whereabouts of missing man Thomas Duffy.

White Lies have been forced to cancel a show in Paris after their equipment was detained by Brexit legislation.The group were due to perform in Paris this evening (April 8) but couldn’t after delays through complex Brexit legislation left them without any equipment to play.In a statement titled “Sad News” the band wrote: “To our dear fans here in Paris, We and our crew have arrived safely this morning to start our European tour. But our equipment has been detained by Brexit legislation leaving England, along with countless other trucks.“We are aware this happened to [another] British band last week.

Stockport voters will go to the polls later this month in what looks to be another tightly-fought battle for control of the town hall. The council is currently run by Labour despite the Lib Dems emerging as the largest group at last year’s local elections.

There are 53 candidates standing in Tameside’s local elections next month when one seat will be up for grabs in each of the borough’s 19 wards. The council is currently dominated by Labour, who hold 51 of its 57 seats, with the remainder taken by the five-strong Conservative group and a lone Green.

Pupils at an East Kilbride high school are tackling hate crime against women head on, after a peer was harassed on her way home.

A fresh campaign is being mounted to re-introduce railway stations to two key areas of Ayrshire.

High street favourite Marks and Spencer has received rave reviews for one of its latest products – an apparently life-changing pair of sleep knickers.The Flexifit™ High Rise Sleep Knickers are specially designed with innovative fabric that will stretch and move with you as you sleep, assuring non-stop comfort all night long.The product has received over 100 reviews from happy customers who can't stop raving about them. One happy shopper said: "The longer length shorts stop uncomfortable riding up.

Rose Ayling-Ellis certainly has a busy schedule, but on Thursday, the Strictly Come Dancing winner revealed she managed to carve out some time to get her hair done - and the results are amazing!MORE: Duchess of Cornwall praises Rose Ayling-Ellis after meeting her on EastEnders setThe 27-year-old, who is in the midst of filming EastEnders, took to her Instagram Stories to share a clip of herself singing along to Outkast's hit song So Fresh, So Clean after a trip to the salon.WATCH: Rose Ayling-Ellis shows off stunning hair transformation"First haircut since ageeeeee!" she wrote across the Story whilst showing off her luscious waves in the camera.MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis shares heartmelting post to Giovanni Pernice as his future on Strictly is confirmedREAD: Giovanni Pernice's deep connection and protectiveness over Rose Ayling-Ellis explainedIt's been a busy few months for Rose, who won Strictly alongside her dance partner Giovanni Pernice in December. The pair were recently announced as one of the six nominees for Virgin Media's Must-See Moment Award at the upcoming awards ceremony for their iconic dance.They performed a moving Couple's Choice to Zara Larsson's song Symphony, which left the audience and viewers at home in tears.

Amazon Game Studios has launched a free weekend for New World, giving curious players a chance to try the MMO out ahead of its upcoming Rabbits Revenge event.New World‘s free weekend launched yesterday (April 7) at 6PM BST, and will remain free-to-play until 6PM on April 11.As noted in a Q&A blog shared by Amazon Game Studios, the free weekend will coincide with a sale that brings the game’s price down by 40 per cent until April 18.“Players who join in for the Steam Free Weekend will have their progress saved and will be able to pick up where they left off when the weekend ends if they elect to buy New World,” added the blog.Next week, New World will also celebrate the step into spring with an event called Rabbit’s Revenge.“During this event, players can help cull a plague of corrupted rabbits for a chance to earn up to three Diamond Gypsum in loot drops and five luck-increasing consumables daily,” detailed a press release, which also added that players will be able to earn a mystical storage chest for participating.Back in March, Amazon Game Studios also shared a 2022 roadmap for New World, which detailed new PvP content, another expedition, and much more.Since then, the Heart Of Madness update has been released – which concluded the MMO’s main storyline with a quest titled The Heart of the Tempest. The update also added the Blunderbuss, a new type of ranged weapon that scales off strength and intelligence stats.It also brought The Tempest’s Heart, an endgame expedition designed for five level 60 players with gear scores between 550 and 570.

North Lanarkshire Council is warning people about bogus workmen operating in the area.

Former Feyenoord and Genk manager Mario Been believes it would be wise for Erik ten Hag to show Cristiano Ronaldo the exit door if he is appointed as Manchester United's new manager.

Police are looking for a missing woman who was last seen at a hospital in North Manchester.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCritics Week, the sidebar dedicated to first and second features which runs alongside the Cannes Film Festival, is launching a new award. Called The French Touch Prize of the Jury, the award is being backed by a French organization dedicated to promoting creative and cultural industries.

Jaime King is ready to help her fans celebrate Mother’s Day in a special way.

BTS.On the most recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, was released on April 6, the 41-year-old rapper discussed his thoughts about the K-pop boyband with co-hosts Ice, Ish and Parks Vallely, during which he said: “You can get mad at me… but I hate them BTS n***as.”When asked by his co-hosts to elaborate, Budden said: “Do I need a reason? … I hate them n****s. I don’t have to divulge my reason to you, I just hate them n****s.

A service that provides free meals is desperately looking for drivers as they look to expand into Wishaw, Motherwell, Newmains and Hamilton.

EXO member Lay Zhang has parted ways with his long-time label SM Entertainment.Today (April 8), which is also notably the 10th anniversary of EXO debut, the Chinese K-pop idol took to his personal social media accounts with handwritten letters, in both English and Korean, to announce his departure from long-time label SM Entertainment.Lay captioned his posts with, “This decade is one of the greatest gifts I could’ve ever received,” and expressed his gratitude towards his fellow EXO bandmates, SM Entertainment staff and fans for their support throughout his 10 years at the companyThis decade is one of the greatest gifts I could’ve ever received. pic.twitter.com/7Cmpyygprg— Lay Zhang (@layzhang) April 8, 2022Despite his departure from the company, which he wrote now marks a “new beginning” for himself, he reassured that his support for EXO will never waver.

Writers Guild of America East have settled on proposed changes to the constitution that will change how the guild develops its plans to unionize digital media companies. The guild’s leadership announced Thursday that it will start a campaign called “#NextChapter” that will include online meetings with members about the proposed constitutional amendments, on which the WGAE Council unanimously recommended a “yes” vote ahead of a referendum later this spring.