SNP Government to face vote on handing over Alex Salmond case legal advice

Adele thanked her ex-husband Simon Konecki and their son Angelo in an emotional speech on Tuesday as she picked up Album of the Year and Artist of the Year at the 2022 BRIT Awards.MORE: Adele shows off Hollywood transformation in glamorous black dressThe singer made her first public appearance after canceling her Las Vegas residency, and wowed fans as she wore a gorgeous custom Giorgio Armani Privé dress with a tulle neckline and tail. She accessorized with neutral makeup, large diamond earrings and a pear-shaped sparkling ring on the all-important finger.WATCH: Adele thanks ex-husband in emotional speech"I want to thank everyone I work with but I want to dedicate this to my son, and to Simon, his dad, this album was all of our journey, not just mine," she shared as she picked up the Album of the Year award. "I am very proud of myself for sticking to my guns and putting out an album about something so personal, not many people do stuff like that anymore."MORE: Adele gives another very candid chat: TV habits, fake Instagram, family traits and moreShe added: "And my son has been so gracious and kind and patient with me over the last over years, so it's for him."Adele, who is one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time, married charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki in 2017.

Ed Sheeran married his childhood sweetheart Cherry Seabrook in 2019, but he often keeps his beloved out of the spotlight.INSIDE: Ed Sheeran's ultra-rare look inside £3.7million estate that resembles a mini villageBut on Tuesday after he scooped Best Songwriter of the Year at the BRIT awards, he couldn't help but mention his beau in his acceptance speech. Standing on stage, the hitmaker said: "Because it's a songwriting prize I really really wouldn't be here without the fantastic people I get to work with, so thank you to all of them." After naming his record companies he then moved onto praise his loving wife.WATCH: Ed Sheerman makes rare omment about wife CherryHe added: "But also my wife Cherry, who at the drop of the hat will come to the middle of nowhere to a really secluded studio and live in-house and be so supportive while we just make songs and songs and songs.

Naman Ramachandran Zhang Lu’s “Yanagawa” (China), Hong Sung-eun’s “Aloners” (South Korea) and Fujimoto Akio’s “Along the Sea” (Japan/Vietnam) were among the top award winners at France’s Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas. “Yanagawa,” which opened the 2021 Pingyao Film Festival, won the Golden Cyclo, the festival’s top honor awarded by the international jury.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe widow of Ol’ Dirty Bastard sued Wu-Tang Clan Productions on Tuesday, alleging that the late rapper’s estate is owed at least $1 million in unpaid royalties.ODB, whose legal name was Russell Tyrone Jones, was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, the rap group that catapulted to stardom in the early 1990s. He died of a drug overdose in 2004 at the age of 35.His widow, Icelene Jones, alleges in the lawsuit that Wu-Tang Clan Productions did not pay royalties to the estate from 2011 until July 2021, when it sent a check for $130,000.

Selome Hailu HBO has picked up “Doomsday Machine,” the series starring Claire Foy as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. The series adapted from Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang’s New York Times bestselling book “An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination.”“Doomsday Machine” is described as a “riveting human drama chronicling the political and social minefields Facebook has navigated on its relentless quest for growth.

Britney Spears doesn’t have time to focus on negative comments! The iconic singer is enjoying her newfound freedom, constantly using social media to share her daily life, including dance videos and workout routines.The superstar decided to repost one of her workout videos on Instagram, running on the treadmill and doing some weightlifting, wearing black shorts and a yellow top while a remix of her hit song ‘Toxic’ plays in the background.The singer explained in the caption, “So I wanted to repost this because damn !!! Y’all comments are so NICE.

A prolonged break. Wendy Williams will not return to host her talk show at all this season, Us Weekly can confirm.

TikTok stars Alex and Franky Venegas of the musical duo Island Boys found themselves in hot water when their Florida home was raided on Monday.

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Pete Davidson, 28, proudly put his love for his new significant other Kim Kardashian, 41, on full display during one of his latest video interviews! The Saturday Night Live cast member, who first sparked romance rumors with the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star in Oct., talked to People (the TV Show!) about his current life when a prayer candle with her face on it could be seen sitting atop a circular dresser in his bedroom in the background. When asked if it was a “Kardashian candle” during the chat, Pete nonchalantly looked behind him and smiled before confirming that it was indeed what it looked like.

Kim Kardashian and daughter North were seen exiting an office building on Tuesday, Feb. 8, spotted for the first time since Kim’s ex and North’s father Kanye West went on a series of rants about the parenting situation of he and Kim’s four children. In photos you can see here, Kim wore a casual look for the outing, sporting black Balenciaga leggings, a short, black, Vetements jacket, and black adidas YEEZY 450 sneakers.

Retirement is looking good already! Now that Tom Brady, 44, has left his beloved game of football, he has more time to do what the rest of the world is doing: gush over his wife on Instagram! The football star wrote “what a cutie pie!” in the comments of Gisele Bundchen‘s latest bare-faced photo on February 8.

With only days to go until Mary J. Blige hits the Super Bowl halftime show with Snoop Dogg, Dr, Dre, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar, the “Family Affair” singer is sharing details.

Jennifer Coolidge is reflecting on the days before her big break.

Will Arnett is reflecting on his divorce from Amy Poehler, recalling that period in his life as being “excruciating.”

Netflix didn’t earn any Oscar nominations in the Best Documentary Feature category today, but it made up for that with documentary shorts.

IATSE is praising the Biden administration’s latest proposals to increase union membership throughout the country. The entertainment industry is one of the most unionized workforces in the nation, but last year only 6.1% of all private sector employees belonged to a union, following a long and steady decline from 16.8% in 1983. Unions in the public sector represent about 35% of workers. Combined, unions represent little more than 10% of the American workforce.

Kellerman’s Film Package. The movie, set in the Catskills, was indeed in fact filmed in the south.The two-night getaway promises to play all the hits for lovers of the classic summer romance flick: There’ll be a “Dirty Dancing”-themed scavenger hunt, special movie screening and a Kellerman’s-branded beach towel and cocktail glass. The package is offered throughout 2022, and it’s only one of multiple “Dirty Dancing” offerings the lodge has planned for the year.While the package offers some flexibility, the lodge will be holding an official 35th anniversary event branded the Kellerman’s Paint & Sip Weekend from March 4 to 6.

Alec Baldwin is back at work for the first time since the fatal "Rust" shooting incident.  On Oct. 21, 2021, the gun Baldwin was holding discharged during a rehearsal for the indie-western film. It resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Brit Awards co-host Maya Jama squirmed as she was quizzed on her engagement to Ben Simmons by presenter Mo Gilligan at this year’s awards ceremony.The 27 year old is set to say 'I do' after a proposal from NBA basketball player Ben Simmons, 25 – who she has dated since May 2021 – in January this year. Earlier in the night, the presenter stunned on the red carpet in a daring black cut-out dress as she flashed her engagement ring, thought to be worth £700k, during her arrival to the ceremony.

Adele was praised by fans for an 'iconic' performance at the BRIT Awards 2022 just week after her Las Vegas shows were cancelled. The 33 year old, who sparked engagement rumours on the red carpet with a dazzling diamond on her ring finger, scooped the awards for Best Song with Easy On Me, Artist Of The Year and Album Of The Year. Adele dedicated the gong for Album Of The Year to her ex-husband Simon Konecki and her nine year old son Angelo Adkins in an emotional speech at the ceremony at The O2 arena in London.

It was certainly a busy night for Adele at the Brit Awards as not only did she take home three awards, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for 'Easy On Me' and Album of the Year, but she also made three incredible outfit changes throughout the night. Her first look saw her steal the show on the red carpet as she sparked engagement rumours and flaunted a huge diamond on her engagement finger whilst sporting a dramatic floor length gown with a polka dot tulle overlay.The 33 year old star rocked a bronzed makeup look and dramatic eyebrows, with her signature matte lip and flicked eyeliner.

A post shared by FREDERIC ASPIRAS (@fredericaspiras)Most of all, Aspiras reserved special praise for Gaga, who he’s has been working with for 15 years, in everything from music videos, movies, television and photography. The relationship brought tears to the hair designer’s eyes as he spoke about his beloved friend.“Honestly, that’s why I’ve been crying this morning,” he said, pausing to mention that his mother passed away in the summer of 2020, shortly before filming on “House of Gucci” had begun.

Alex Salmond had earlier made a “disclosure” to a top civil servant in Nicola Sturgeon’s office.John Somers, principal private secretary to the First Minister, received the information at a meeting weeks before a complaint was made to the Government about Salmond.However, it is unclear from a letter sent by the Government to the Holyrood Inquiry what the woman told Somers.Labour MSP Jackie Baillie described the meeting as "extraordinary".A Holyrood committee is examining how in 2018 the SNP Government botched the investigation of sexual misconduct allegations by two female officials against Salmond.The former First Minister took the Government he used to lead to court and it was agreed the 2018 internal probe had been unlawful.The bungled

Nicola Sturgeon has said she would be breaching the Ministerial code if she handed over her Government’s legal advice in the Alex Salmond case.

Alex Salmond case is undermining Nicola Sturgeon's position.

Alex Salmond case.

Nicola Sturgeon’s most senior officials met one of the people who made a complaint against Alex Salmond, the former First Minister’s lawyer has said.

Alex Salmond with Nicola Sturgeon. Sir Peter Housden also said he was not aware of any harassment concerns in relation to the former First Minister.

botched handling of allegations against Alex Salmond was the result of "incompetence and secrecy", an MSP has claimed. Jackie Baillie, a member of the committee investigating why ministers ultimately lost a judicial review to the former SNP leader, said newly published documents revealed the process was flawed months before its conclusion.

Alex Salmond.A Holyrood vote will take place next week and all the opposition parties are supporting calls for the advice to be released.A special Holyrood committee is examining how the Government investigated complaints of sexual harassment against Salmond.The former SNP leader challenged the Government in court and it was agreed the probe had been unlawful.The fiasco destroyed the relationship between Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon and cost the taxpayer over £500,000.A key issue is that the Holyrood committee wants to see the Government’s legal advice relating to Salmond’s judicial review.However, the Government has refused on the grounds of legal privilege.One Holyrood source told the Daily Record it was important to establish when the