Scottish Labour MSP quits shadow cabinet and urges Richard Leonard to resign as leader

Kendrick Lamar is set to perform new music during a headline show in Milan, Italy, this summer.The Compton rapper is thought to be working on the long-awaited follow-up to his April 2017 album ‘DAMN.’, though speculation about a possible new single emerging before his performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show last weekend went unfounded.Lamar has now announced a new live date at the Ippodromo SNAI San Siro in Milan as part of the Milano Summer Festival. The rapper is set to perform on June 23, where he will showcase new material.When translated from Italian, a description on the festival organisers’ website reads: “Kendrick Lamar returns to Italy with a super anticipated show which, produced and distributed by Vivo Concerti, will see him perform – after 8 years from his first performance in Italy, in 2014 – at the Milan Summer Festival (Ippodromo Snai) [on] Thursday 23 June 2022”.A post shared by Milano Summer Festival (@milanosummerfestival)The description then promises that Lamar “will play the pieces of the new album, long awaited by the fans” during his Milan show.You can find tickets and more information about Lamar’s Milan gig by heading here.The rapper has not announced any further tour dates at the time of writing.

It’s no secret that the Queen has a sweet tooth, and she’s got her favourite boozy tipples, too! Behind palace doors, Her Majesty enjoys the finest foods cooked up by royal chefs and, every now and then, we get to try them too. So, what’s better than the Queen’s boozy Christmas pudding? An alcohol-soaked chocolate mousse - ooh, don’t mind if we do… According to Darren McGrady - the Queen’s personal chef in the 1990s - dark chocolate and a warming tot of Drambuie liqueur are her favourite ingredients. Darren explained: “It's no secret that the Queen loves chocolate, and the darker chocolate the better.

Marta Balaga Shooting mostly in Iceland and Greenland, the team behind Netflix’s upcoming release “Against the Ice” – now shown in Berlin – had to battle punishing weather conditions and freezing cold, as well as star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.“It was quite challenging, working with Nikolaj. Apart from that, it was alright,” joked actor Joe Cole during the press conference. “My character is quite different from me.

Kyle Lafferty struck a stunning winner to boost Kilmarnock’s title bid – then dedicated the goal to tragic fan Colin McCue.

An advert for a top from leading online fashion retailer Boohoo has been banned after it was found to be "sexually suggestive" and "harmful towards women".

James Middleton has given a glimpse inside his romantic outdoor date night for Valentine's Day with his wife Alizée Thevenet. The 34 year old, who is the younger brother of Kate Middleton, 40, shared a peek inside his romantic date night with 32 year old finance expert Alizée at their reported Grade II listed £1.45million West Berkshire farmhouse.

MOLLY-MAE Hague has opened up about her endometriosis surgery and revealed concerns that didn't work. The 22-year-old posted a new YouTube video called 'spend my period week with me' and fought back tears as she spoke to her subscribers. Former Love Island star Molly said: "So guys, the period came.

AMC Networks beat Wall Street estimates for the fourth quarter and reported 9 million streaming subscribers as of the end of 2021, in line with company projections.

Power cuts may hit Scots during Storm Dudley and Eunice this week as the Met Office has issued three weather warnings covering the severe weather.

Christopher Vourlias Russian sci-fi comedy “Couple from the Future,” a 2021 box-office hit directed by Alexey Nuzhny (“Fire”), is getting a Chinese remake, Variety has learned.Production and distribution powerhouse Central Partnership has sold the rights for a Chinese adaptation to Shanghai Matching Culture Media.The film is set in the year 2040. Evgeniy and Alexandra have been married for 20 years, and their relationship has lost its passion. Getting divorced isn’t an option – in the future, annulling a marriage is a very expensive affair.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Locarno Film Festival recently announced a complete retro dedicated to Douglas Sirk, 35 years after the death of the director best known for melodramas made in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, such as “Magnificent Obsession” and “Written on the Wind,” that aims to provide a fresh critical interpretation of his work.Sirk, who was born in Denmark and worked in Germany, which he left for Hollywood during Hitler’s rise to power, later returned to Europe and eventually retired in Switzerland.Among his most prominent fans were late great German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Bernardo Bertolucci.For the first time, Sirk’s filmography will be reviewed in the light of unpublished documents made available by the director’s family through the Douglas Sirk Foundation and preserved since 2012 at the Cinémathèque Suisse, broadening the perspective on this major auteur. Variety spoke to Locarno’s artistic director Giona A.

The Queen is reportedly all set to help Prince Andrew pay off his £12million settlement to accuser Virginia Giuffre.

Bodo/Glimt held a meditation session to prepare them for the wall of sound they'll experience against Celtic on Thursday night.

A new pizza takeaway is set to open up in Larkhall's Union Street this spring.

Martin Compston fans were delighted to see the Scots actor back on TV screens for the second season of Traces.

Volunteers from around the UK are being recruited to take part in a new study for an Omicron booster jab.

Members of Dundee’s LGBT+ community have been invited to a weekend ‘Queer Question Time’.

A stalker who crept into his victim's home several times over a period of weeks has been ordered to stay away from her for two years.

A Western Cape transgender woman is doubting that she will ever see justice after she was sexually assaulted at an empowerment activism workshop.

John Oliver remembers the very first time he asked a girl out on a date.

Disney’s Encanto soars to Number 1 on the Official Film Chart following its long-awaited release on DVD, Blu-ray & 4K UHD.

Richard Leonard’s accent - by her own party. Dehenna Davison, MP for Bishop Auckland in the north of England, has been criticised for a tweet blaming the leader of Scottish Labour’s accent as the reason for the party’s decline.

Richard Leonard has doubled down on his vow to stay as Labour leader into the Scottish elections despite a volley of calls from colleagues to step down. The beleaguered Scottish Labour leader began what is expected to be a week of fightback interviews this week with an early morning appearance on Sky News.

Ian Murray was on the brink of defecting Labour for a new rebel party formed by colleagues angry at the party's performance under leader Jeremy Corbyn.  The Edinburgh South MP, who is now the Shadow Scottish Secretary, changed his mind at the last minute but not before he had written and rehearsed a resignation speech.

Richard Leonard to stand down, piling pressure on the embattled party leader.Peers Helen Liddell, ex Defence Secretary George Robertson and Meta Ramsay have urged Leonard to step down.They were joined by fellow Labour peer George Foulkes, but the former MP and MSP is already on the record calling for Leonard to resign.Leonard, leader for nearly three years, is fighting for his political life over terrible election results and dismal opinion polls.In recent days, four of his own MSPs - James Kelly, Jenny Marra, Mark Griffin and Daniel Johnson, all said they had lost confidence in him.In a new development, the four peers told Leonard they were contacting him as “members of the Scottish Labour Party with many years of continuous service to the

@LabourRichard resigns are the ones who told us that Better Together was a huge success story for Labour and that Jim Murphy was the salvation of the Party - they have been repeatedly wrong and are wrong again - it’s treachery with a snarl.” Leonard has insisted he is staying on and will lead the party into the Holyrood election on a platform of "building a National Care Service, establishing a quality Jobs Guarantee scheme and reviving Scotland's economy with a Green New Deal".He said: "If any party representative thinks an internal faction fight is more important than this agenda, then they will have to answer to party members and the voters whom we serve".

@LabourRichard resigns are the ones who told us that Better Together was a huge success story for Labour and that Jim Murphy was the salvation of the Party - they have been repeatedly wrong and are wrong again - it’s treachery with a snarl.” Leonard is under pressure to quit following a succession of flops at the ballot box.His performances at Holyrood have also alarmed colleagues who believe Labour is headed for a heavy defeat at the Holyrood election.Marra, a List MSP for the north east, told the Times: “If we do not change course now we risk catastrophe.

Richard Leonard has hired a top spin doctor to help turn around his flagging fortunes.Andy Whitaker, who was head of strategic communications for former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, starts in post on Wednesday.Leonard has been in the job for nearly three years, but has suffered devastating defeats at the ballot box.Scottish Labour slumped to fifth at the European election and lost six of their seven seats at the general election.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the pink box near the