Scots issued warning after spate of home insulation scams

Here’s your first look at Ciarán Hinds as Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 playing new character Dark Wizard.

Prince William and Kate Middleton's thoughts about Royal Lodge have been "revealed" as the row continues.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The “police station” built in a few days from an old retail unit in Surawong, central Bangkok, is so realistic from the outside that several pedestrians stop and stare, perhaps wondering if this is the place they should come to report some petty crime in the adjacent Patpong red light district. Inside, the building’s temporary reality as a set for the martial arts action movie “The Furious” is quickly revealed.

The TV industry must accept some responsibility for its role in the recent UK riots, alternative MacTaggart lecturer Carol Vorderman has proclaimed.

told Fox News Digital in an interview published Friday. “You know, I think the kids need some stability,” he went on. “I love the kids, and I love my daughter.

Christopher Vourlias Milica Tomović’s “Big Women” and Philip Sotnychenko’s “Times New Roman” won big at the Sarajevo Film Festival‘s CineLink, its industry section that featured projects from Southeast Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Serbian director Tomović’s sophomore feature, which is produced by Dragana Jovović of Non-Aligned Films and Jelena Radenković for Big Time Production, won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, a cash prize of €20,000 ($22,200).

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Georgian filmmaker Rusudan Glurjidze‘s second feature film “Antikvariati” (The Antique), which has its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Venice Days sidebar, is launching its trailer. MPM Premium has acquired international sales rights to the film. Set around 18 years ago in Russia, the film follows a young Georgian man named Lado, who is involved in smuggling antique furniture from Georgia to Russia.

Jeremy Clarkson's long-time friend and executive producer of Clarkson's Farm, Andy Wilman, has taken a playful jab at the TV presenter, claiming he lacks patience and can't listen.The comments were made during the Edinburgh TV Festival when Wilman was asked if any scenes on Clarkson's Farm had to be staged. He responded by saying that the show didn't need to be "orchestrated" due to Clarkson's inability to listen and lack of patience.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez may have experienced a lot of problems, starting right after they said “I do.” However, their marriage wasn’t all doom and gloom all the time! Something good came out of it!

Beyoncé’s team have said she was “never scheduled to perform” at the Democratic National Convention, despite rumours being rife that she would be appearing.Speculation was rampant on Thursday (August 22) that Queen Bey would be the surprise guest at the final day of the DNC, where Kamala Harris formally accepted the party’s nomination for President.Several outlets, including TMZ, reported that the ‘Crazy In Love’ singer would be there, with some others suggesting that Taylor Swift might also be lined up in the Democrats’ back pocket.As it turned out, the headline musical act at the Chicago event was P!nk, who performed her 2017 hit ‘What About Us’ with her 13-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart. Watch the footage of that below.“Beyoncé was never scheduled to be there,” her representative told The Hollywood Reporter.

Come rain or shine, making sure your makeup lasts all day can sometimes feel like a full-time job. Whether it's humid, windy, wet or baking, unpredictable weather conditions can wreak havoc on our freshly applied beauty look.

On Friday's episode of Loose Women, Kelly Holmes dropped a bombshell among her co-stars, revealing that she once exposed her mother's affair.The panel, including Kelly, Kaye Adams, Myleene Klass, and Frankie Bridge, tuned in for a heart-to-heart session that spanned the full spectrum of relationship drama. After extending their sympathies towards Martine McCutcheon following her revelation that her 18-year marriage had come to an end, the Loose Women then turned the conversation to their own experiences with break-ups.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Lucy Liu and Singer Studios are expanding their “Pirate Queen” media universe into graphic novels and a podcast. The franchise is built around a retelling of the stories about real life character Cheng Shih, who was a powerful female pirate in the South China Sea at the beginning of the 18th century. The franchise’s first iteration, a VR experience based on a story by Maja Bodenstein, won the Tribeca Storyscapes Award and the Raindance Discovery Award in 2023.

Donald Trump has addressed the controversy around AI images of Taylor Swift endorsing his campaign, claiming, “I didn’t generate them”.Last week, the former President shared fake AI-generated images on his Truth Social Account that suggested the singer had endorsed his 2024 presidential campaign. They included screenshots of women wearing shirts with the slogan ‘Swifties For Trump’, and an image of Swift made up like Uncle Sam, with the banner: “Taylor wants you to vote for Trump”.Now, Grady Trimble, a reporter for Fox Business News, has confronted Trump about the subject, asking him if he was worried about being sued by Swift over the images.“I don’t know anything about them, other than somebody else generated them,” Trump replied. “I didn’t generate them.”Even by the dismal standards of Donald Trump this is a new low.

J. Kim Murphy The gross-out high school comedy: we all get older, they stay the same. “Incoming” marks the genre’s latest addition, a Netflix release written and directed by Dave and John Chernin, who cut their teeth on the landmark vulgarity of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” before creating the short-lived but memorably raucous Fox comedy “The Mick.” The filmmaking brothers’ story for “Incoming” is chock-full of tried-and-true tropes: the rizzless freshman, the grump sister, the wannabe ladies’ man, the blond queen bee.

Leeds Festival‘s BBC Radio 1 and Aux Stages today have responded to their set cancellations due to the effects of Storm Lilian.Leeds Festival announced that the main arena will not open at its scheduled 11am time slot, and that there will be “no performances” on either the BBC Radio 1 Stage or the Aux Stage today (August 23).Campers at Bramham Park had been advised this morning (August 23) to secure their tents and take extra precautions, with gusts of up to 60mph expected and a yellow weather warning put in place earlier today.The BBC Radio 1 Stage at Leeds was set to include a headline set by Beabadoobee, as well as performances by Ashnikko, Alfie Templeman, Jesse®.

Ahead of the long weekend, Boots is offering a fantastic deal where beauty enthusiasts can bag more than £170 worth of skincare and SPF products for free.The health and beauty retailer has launched a limited edition Summer Edit packed with beauty essentials.The edit includes an impressive 17 products, seven of which are full-sized, and is valued at over £230 but is available for £50 for a limited time. Each product works out to be less than £3 each, and considering some items are worth more than £30 each, it's quite a bargain.

EXCLUSIVE: International sales outfit LevelK and financing and production company Brick Lane Entertainment have boarded Bogieville, a new vampire horror flick directed by actor and director Sean Cronin (Give Them Wings). 

Princess Charlotte may be a member of the Royal Family but she's quite similar to other kids her age when it comes to her pastimes.

Blink-182 have shared two new singles, ‘All In My Head’ and ‘No Fun’, from their upcoming extended album ‘One More Time… Part 2’. Check them out below.The pop-punk icons announced an expanded edition of their 2023 comeback LP ‘One More Time‘ earlier this week.

Ramblers Scotland have urged US-based developers of the exclusive Perthshire Taymouth Castle estate to adhere to Scotland’s landmark right to roam legislation.

EXCLUSIVE: Derek Jacobi (Gladiator) and Laura Whitmore (Queenie) are among the latest names to sign on to star in writer-director Paul Raschid’s latest interactive project Hello Stranger. 

Netflix continues to round out is cast for Season 2 of One Piece, adding Charithra Chandran (Bridgerton) as Miss Wednesday in the live-action series is based on Eiichiro Oda’s best-selling manga.

Sexyy Red has cancelled dates on her upcoming tour following reported low ticket sales.In July, the rapper announced that she would be going on her own ‘Sexyy Red 4 President’ headline tour later this year. However, rumours soon emerged claiming that Red’s second headline tour wasn’t selling as quickly as planned.

Court is in session.Judge Mathis’ wife, Linda Yvette Mathis, has filed for divorce after 39 years of marriage.Linda filed paperwork on Thursday, August 22, citing irreconcilable differences. She listed their date of separation as July 17.Additionally, she’s asking for spousal support and requesting that her requirement of spousal support be waved.Weeks before separating, Greg, 64, shared a PDA-filled photo of the pair via Instagram on June 10.“GUESS WHO’S BACK?! Detroit celebrated the reopening of Michigan Central, a landmark event with an all-star concert of Detroiters.

Nettavisen‘s “Stavrum & Eikeland” podcast.“That is so racist and so disrespectful and so rude in front of Martha’s parents,” he said of the remark, adding that Märtha Louise’s parents, King Harald and Queen Sonja, “noticed it and didn’t like it.”“It wasn’t pleasant to have that type of energy of every time Martha was with her friends,” he added.Verrett, who claims to be a sixth-generation shaman, added that Märtha Louise’s friends kept telling her to end the romance in the early days of their relationship.“They were like ‘Call him up, break up with him now.’ They would put the phone in front of her, instead of supporting her.”The pair are set to tie the knot at the Union Hotel in Geirangerfjord in Norway on August 31. The location is prized for its typical Norwegian scenery among mountains and fjords.The VG newspaper, one of Norway’s biggest, said the wedding would be privately paid for.Following the pair’s engagement last year, King Harald V said that his family was “delighted to welcome” Verret, who hails from California.The Norwegian princess can trace her ancestry back to Britain’s Queen Victoria.The couple, who toured the country in 2019 as “The Princess and The Shaman,” have created waves in Norway with their alternative beliefs.Märtha Louise gave up her royal duties in 2022 to pursue alternative medicine with her man by launching a joint alterna-med business.The princess decided to keep her royal title — but abdicated her official duties to “create a clearer dividing line” between her roles.Since meeting Verrett, Märtha Louise has claimed she can talk with angels.

With autumn just around the corner and the weather becoming noticeably milder, many fashion enthusiasts are planning to refresh their autumn wardrobes in advance.

Massive Attack have said they hope their upcoming climate change concert will improve the music industry, stressing that “there’s only one planet”.The trip-hop legends are preparing for their ‘Act 1.5’ show at Clifton Downs in Bristol on Sunday (August 25), an all-day, “large-scale climate action accelerator event” to celebrate 25 years of climate activism for the band.It will be Massive Attack’s first UK performance in five years, and they will be joined by the likes of Killer Mike, Lankum, Sam Morton and the Wild Bunch’s DJ Milo. Find any remaining tickets here.The show is designed to be the lowest-carbon concert of its kind and scale ever put together, and they hope it will provide a model for the rest of the live music industry to take forward.In a new interview with the BBC, the band have underlined why they feel the cause is so fundamentally important.

Ahead of its Valentine's Day premiere next year, the creators of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy have unveiled an official first-look poster for the fourth instalment in the series.The poster features Renee Zellweger reprising her role as Bridget, clutching her diary and pen while gazing dreamily into the distance.The makers have chosen to retain the familiar pink and purple font and layout seen on the previous three posters. Fans were taken aback when the trailer for the film was exclusively released in cinemas earlier this month alongside It Ends With Us.

Police have reportedly launched a manslaughter probe over the Bayesian yacht sinking after five people onboard died following the tragedy.

Reading & Leeds? This weekend (August 23-25) will see Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Blink-182, Fred Again.., Catfish and the Bottlemen, Gerry Cinnamon and so many more massive artists take over the fields – and Team NME will be there to document all of it.If you’re going to be at Reading & Leeds 2024 with us, check out all the stage times, as well as the latest weather forecast. And if you’re not, here’s how you can get in on the action from home.Stay tuned to NME this weekend for all the latest news, updates and rumours from R&L – as well as our reports and reviews of the biggest, buzziest sets, not to mention exclusive photos and videos.

Seoul Busters, starring Kim Dong-wook, Seo Hyun-woo and more. Read on to find out everything you need to know about the new series.Seoul Busters is a crime comedy-drama that follows elite violent crimes team leader Dongbang Yu-bin as he takes on a new role heading up Songwon Police Station’s violent crimes team, the lowest ranked squad in the country.

Jennifer Lopez cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for her split from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage.The “Marry Me” singer, 55, officially filed for divorce from Affleck, 52, on August 20, which just so happened to be the pair’s second anniversary of their Georgia ceremony.According to Daily Mail, that choice was intentional on the musician’s part.“Jennifer said she was tired of being humiliated by Ben and she waited until the two-year anniversary because she wanted it to sting,” an insider alleged to the publication.“But it did not sting him,” the insider claimed. “He’s been done for a long time and deep down she knows this.

Scotland boasts more than 30,000 lochs, each with their own unique charm.

Leeds Festival has announced its arena will open before 2pm, with Reneé Rapp set to open the Main Stage, after Storm Lilian caused delays and cancellations.The festival has been affected by the “extreme weather” conditions on its opening day, with campers being told this morning to secure their tents and stay inside them to remain safe, amid gusts of up to 60mph and a yellow weather warning.Shortly afterwards, the festival was forced to announce that two of its stages – the BBC Radio 1 Stage and the new Aux Stage – would not be hosting any performances on Friday (August 23).The main arena at Bramham Park had originally been scheduled to open its gates at 11am, but this was also delayed because of the weather, but now the news has come that the arena will be opening “between 1.45pm and 2pm”.LEEDS ARENA UPDATE:It’s been a tough morning but we are aiming to open the arena between 1.45pm and 2pm, with the first live act, Reneé Rapp, on the main stage at 3.10pm as per the scheduleJaguar will perform on the Chevron stage at 2.25pm.

Coronation Street fans have been responding to the wave of cast departures following recent announcements and reports. Although some exits are yet to be officially confirmed by the show, hints and teasers suggest several familiar faces will soon be leaving the cobbles.