Queen score first number one album in 25 years

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his first goal of 2022 on Wednesday as Manchester United snapped out of a three-game winless run with an important 2-0 victory over Brighton.

Storm Dudley has been battering the country causing widespread disruption - and soon it will be Storm Eunice's turn to continue the chaos.

Ben Croll Fueled in no small part by international streamers looking to entrench their market share, production days skyrocketed across the European continent in 2021. But if the last year marked a gold rush for both service providers and content hungry viewers, independent producers have been feeling the squeeze.“It’s not a golden age when it comes to IP retention,” said Katharina Hiersemenzel, senior VP public policy of German mini-major Constantin Film.

Bae Suzy has officially dropped her new single ‘Satellite’, alongside its music video.The visual focuses on a woman, played by PROWDMON dance crew leader Monika from Mnet’s hit dance reality series Street Woman Fighter, as she run through the hallways of a decrepit, abandoned building. Bae does not appear in the video.‘Satellite’ was released today (February 17) at 6pm KST, alongside the video treatment.

DaBaby over an alleged unprovoked physical attack on him at a bowling alley in Los Angeles.Brandon Bills, whose real name is Brandon Curiel, is the brother of Danielle Leigh Curiel, whom DaBaby formerly dated and shares a daughter with.Bills claims that DaBaby (real name Jonathan Lyndale Kirk) is legally liable for physically assaulting him “suddenly and without warning” as he walked past the rapper on February 9 at Corbin Bowl.He also claimed that the incident caused him to endure “severe injury and pain” and left him “psychologically damaged”.DaBaby has publicly claimed that he acted in self-defence. He has yet to comment publicly on the lawsuit.The brawl, which was captured in a viral video shared by TMZ, shows Bills and DaBaby grappling and spilling onto bowling lanes before other people appear to attack Bills.Bills’ lawsuit, filed by lawyers Farid Yaghoubtil and Anthony Werbin, also names Corbin Bowl as a defendant.

Lil Wayne has shared details of his first live performance in the UK for 14 years.The rapper is set to return in the summer for an exclusive slot at Strawberries & Creem Festival, which takes place at Childerley Orchard in Cambridge from June 17-19.Strawberries & Creem has also confirmed today (February 17) that Ella Mai, Mabel and Tems will all headline the main stage across the three days of the festival.Tion Wayne, Ghetts, Rema, Ms Banks, David Rodigan, Enny, Sub Focus, High Contrast, Katy B, Wilkinson and Lisa Maffia are also on the line-up.“This year, as we scale up to a full three days, we wanted to ensure our musical offering matched that level of ambition – as well as reflecting our incredibly diverse crowd,” Strawberries & Creem co-founder Preye Crooks said in a statement about this year’s festival, the line-up poster for which you can see below.“We have gone further than ever before to bring exceptional artists together, showing Strawberries & Creem to be a major player on the weekend festival scene. As a team, we also wanted to shine a light on some amazing genres and artists that aren’t always celebrated in full at other festivals.“We hope we have curated a truly representative and exciting line-up, one that offers an unrivalled experience to our festival goers – covering everything from D&B and dance music, to reggae and R&B.”Tickets for Strawberries & Creem 2022 will initially be available in a pre-sale from 10am on Monday (February 21), which requires a sign-up on the festival’s website.

A murderer who was sentenced to life in prison after strangling his fiancée to death with his bare hands has died in prison.

Thousands of West Lothian households are “holding on by their fingertips” as they face a storm of rising prices, warned the Citizens Advice Bureau.

It's another big night in Europe for Scottish football.

A cheeky Scots dog has lost 2.5ft of his intestines after he accidentally swallowed one of his rope toys.

A West Lothian group has been selected as a Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom finalist.

The UK TV skills crisis has been laid bare by research from ScreenSkills showing the vast majority of production companies struggling immensely to find key roles such as Production Manager and Production Co-ordinator on non-scripted shows.

All aboard! We’ve got a one-track mind right now as the National Hunt season builds and builds ahead of the Cheltenham Festival.

A teenager was attacked with a machete while trying to assist a woman who had been assaulted by her partner after a funeral.

Renfrew Ladies and Girls FC celebrated another year of continued development with a glitzy annual awards night.

Storm Eunice is coming Friday in the wake of Storm Dudley where, in Scotland, the storm will bring snow, ice and wind.

The daughter of a disabled Scots pensioner claims he was ‘frogmarched’ from a musical theatre after being kicked out for ‘clapping and singing’.

Railway routes through Lanarkshire remain suspended this morning while Network Rail engineers continue to check the lines for damage following yesterday's Storm Dudley.

Joe Wicks, known as The Body Coach, has said being made an MBE is his “proudest achievement” as he thanked everyone who has supported and taken part in his daily exercise sessions during lockdown.

Queen + Adam Lambert have beaten Blackpink to Number 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart this week, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

U2’s ‘The Joshua Tree’ has been voted as the greatest album of the 1980s in a new poll.The landmark 1987 LP came top of a BBC Radio 2-conducted poll ahead of National Album Day tomorrow (October 10).Dire Straits’ ‘Brothers In Arms’ LP came second in the poll, while The Stone Roses‘ self-titled debut album was third and Michael Jackson‘s ‘Thriller’ came fourth.Fifth in the poll was Guns N’ Roses‘ debut album ‘Appetite For Destruction’, while The Smiths‘ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ went in at seven. You can view the top 20 below.Reacting to the result, U2 guitarist The Edge said: “‘The Joshua Tree’ changed everything for us as a band.

U2’s The Joshua Tree has been named the best album of the 1980s, beating records by Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna.The 1987 album received the most votes in a poll conducted by BBC Radio 2, which urged listeners of Sounds of the 80s to name their favourite records of the decade.The Joshua Tree, U2’s fourth record, remains the fastest-selling album in British history, and features singles including “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”.Coming in second place was Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits, followed by The Stone Roses’ self-titled debut album.Michael Jackson’s Thriller placed fourth, while Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite for Destruction rounded out the top five.Despite arguably being two of the major faces

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.There’s a kind of magic surrounding a new addition to the team of animals at Amazonia visitor attraction in Strathclyde Park.The indoor tropical rainforest, the only one in Scotland, welcomed a new baby Goeldi’s Monkey into its family.It’s the first birth of an animal there for over a decade, with the last in 2009.The newborn has been named Mercury by staff at Amazonia after coming into the world on the same day as Queen singer Freddie Mercury.

It’s set to be a photo finish in this week’s Official Albums Chart race as Blackpink have surged overnight, significantly closing the gap on midweek race leaders Queen + Adam Lambert.

Kelly Clarkson took on a ballad about heartbreak and loss for the latest instalment of her “Kellyoke” segment of “The Kelly Clarkson Show”.

Rod Stewart has slammed Sir Elton John for ignoring his efforts to put the past behind them and put their feud to bed once and for all. The 75-year-old Maggie May singer said that Sir Elton had deliberately snubbed all opportunities to bury the hachet after the pair had a 'huge fall out'.

Queen are on course for their first UK Number 1 in almost 25 years with their new release with Adam Lambert.