SNP treasurer Colin Beattie released without charge as police finance probe continues

Hospitals are bracing themselves for “exceptionally low” staff numbers in some regions as nurses go on strike, NHS England has warned, as it said appointment cancellations due to industrial action are likely to hit half a million.

Pep Guardiola saw the improvements that he wanted from his Manchester City side against Arsenal.

Manchester United’s last-gasp 3-2 win over Aston Villa keeps their Women's Super League title dreams alive as the season reaches the latter stages.

A veteran determined to hold on to his independence for as long as possible is demanding a bus stop is reinstated next to Erskine Veterans’ Village.

Arsenal are ready to listen to summer transfer offers for Celtic hero Kieran Tierney, according to reports.

The Weeknd has once again paired up with producer Mike Dean for four new tracks that appear on the latter’s new album ‘4:23’ – check them out below.‘4:23’ was released yesterday (April 28) and is Dean’s fourth studio album, following on from 2020’s ‘4:22’.The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) served as executive producer on the album and features on four tracks: ‘Artificial Intelligence’, ‘Defame Moi’, ‘More Coke!!’, and ‘Emotionless’ (which he also co-wrote).Check it out below. Dean and Tesfaye have worked together on numerous projects including The Weeknd’s 2015 album ‘Beauty Behind The Madness’ as well as ‘Where You Belong’, which was written for the Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack.More recently, the pair collaborated on ‘Double Fantasy’, the Future-led track lifted from upcoming HBO series The Idol, which both Dean and Tesfaye will star in.Album “4:23” @therealmikedean, co-produced by @theweeknd TONIGHT pic.twitter.com/9mJU9qGg3N— The Weeknd News (@NewsWeeknd) April 27, 2023The Idol also features Lily-Rose Depp, Moses Sumney, Hank Azaria, and Jennie of BLACKPINK.Rolling Stone did a report on the series mid-production and wrote that The Idol was “torture porn”. 13 anonymous sources from the show’s cast and crew have spoken out on the production of the anticipated series, calling it “a shitshow”.Tesfaye, Depp and HBO all responded to the claims, with The Weeknd tweeting, “Did we upset you?” alongside a clip from the show of him and Depp’s characters denouncing the magazine..@RollingStone did we upset you? pic.twitter.com/Uyx06lyRgx— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) March 1, 2023The series will premiere at this year’s Festival De Cannes and is set to be released on June 4.

Manchester United face another tough test in the Premier League this weekend when welcoming Aston Villa to Old Trafford.

As the cost of living crisis continues to place pressure on businesses, many high-street retailers are closing across the country.

Cooking oil is a staple in every household and is an essential ingredient to nearly every dish.

syndicated talk show, “The Jerry Springer Show,” died Thursday at 79 years old.Last month, the talk show host gave his last interview which took place just weeks after he celebrated his birthday.“I was happy I reached 79,” he said on the March 15 episode of the “Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did” podcast.He then made an emotional admission, revealing to host Genevieve Hassan that performing the waltz on “Dancing With The Stars” in front of his daughter was his “single happiest moment in television.”“When she came to Hollywood the night we did the waltz and then she came out of the audience, that was my single happiest moment in television,” Springer said. “I mean that was just, it was magical.”“So that’s my best memory, it was all worth it because of that,” he added.Springer appeared on the third season of DWTS in 2006, when he was paired with pro dance partner Kym Johnson.On week 4 of the show, the duo performed a touching routine in front of a cheering crowd, which included his daughter Katie Springer, 47.Despite the dance not earning high scores from the judges, the presenter quickly became a fan favorite and ended up coming in fifth place.“I met Jerry when I first came to the US for my first season with DWTS,” Johnson said on Instagram.

The race for next week's Official Albums Chart Number 1 hasn't even started yet, and already the battle lines are being drawn! 

Unless you’re living under a royal rock, you’ll know that the King’s Coronation is just around the corner. After months of prep, King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s big day is finally here, which will see the pair be officially crowned in a service at Westminster Abbey.The major event, which will take place on Saturday 6 May, will be followed by a procession back to Buckingham Palace, where the senior members of the royal family will make their way to the iconic balcony for waves and photos.

Gillian McKeith left I’m a Celeb fans in stitches this week after she revealed the large quantities of contraband she smuggled into the new South African camp. And now the 63 year old has claimed she didn’t understand the definition of the word before she began to unpack a myriad of no-go items from her self titled “spicy knickers.” After leaving in an unexpected trial twist with fellow camp mate Shaun Ryder - who was famously Gillian’s arch nemesis during their 2010 jungle spell - the TV personality has spoken in her exit interview about her iconic contraband attempts.

If there’s anybody who knows how to create a flawless look for a big royal occasion, it’s make-up artist Hannah Martin. She’s famed for creating beautiful bridal looks for both Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, and she was on glam squad duties for the princesses at the Platinum Jubilee too. Her signature look is all about a flawless, you-but-better glow – so how does achieve it? You'll be able to get the full lowdown in her upcoming book, Make-Up: A Masterclass in Beauty, which launches at the end of May and is available to pre-order here for £11.

Hollywood has been a union town for close to 100 years. In that time, there have been a little over a dozen major labor strikes, the last being the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America work stoppage, which lasted 14 weeks and had a profound impact on the industry.

Bonnie Wright has revealed she is expecting her first child with husband Andrew Lococo. The Ginny Weasley actress, 32, lovingly cradled her blossoming bump as she cuddled up to her beau in a slew of loved up Instagram snaps on Friday. The couple, who wed in March 2022, gushed that they 'couldn't wait to meet' their baby later this year as they posed on a gorgeous hill with spectacular views.

Bill Edelstein If the measure of a good documentary about a superstar athlete is in synthesizing what makes its subject tick, “Stephen Curry: Underrated” gets passing grades. And that’s no small compliment, considering the movie spends most of its time at school, a familiar place for director Peter Nicks, whose previous doc, “Homeroom,” served up a very different look at education. With enough fresh stories to keep basketball fanatics engaged and a coda that every soccer mom will appreciate, this is a film that’s worthy of its subject. Produced in part by Curry’s Unanimous Media, “Underrated” leans on abundant clips of the hoop star’s career and interviews with family, coaches and college teammates, as well as fly-on-the-wall moments that come with the kind of access filmmakers get when the subject helps to drive the project. Nicks casts Curry as an undersized underdog-turned-college phenom who becomes a four-time NBA champion and the greatest long-range shooter the league has ever seen, and completes the circle with Curry working to get his college degree, a casualty of leaving school a year early to go pro.

With an official budget surpassing all others, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, is officially the most expensive series ever produced.

Weight gain, hair thinning, excessive hair growth - some 1.5 million people are suffering with a condition that is also one of the leading causes of fertility problems. But lots of people have no clue what it is.

It's the weekend, and in between spending a bit of quality time with friends and family, there might just be space for a relaxing day or evening sat in front of the TV kicking back with a film.

As households continue to struggle with rising bills amid the cost of living crisis, it's not surprising that shoppers are making big changes.

Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is reportedly 'desperate' to return to Borussia Dortmund 'sooner rather than later'.

Thanks to the record-breaking reign of Queen Elizabeth II, for most of us, King Charles’ will be the first coronation we’ve witnessed. As the longest-reigning monarch in British history, the late Queen’s 70 years on the throne meant that Charles, her eldest son, has automatically had the longest wait of any heir apparent.

Having had their wedding day cancelled by the pandemic, Georgie and John Gillbanks couldn’t wait to finally tie the knot.

Olaplex products are the talk of TikTok, so when a new haircare launch from the brand drops, beauty fans everywhere take notice. Except the newest addition to the Olaplex range isn't actually a haircare product – the brand has now put its bond-building technology into a lash serum.

Wrexham visit Torquay United on the final day of the season this weekend, one week after winning the National League title and confirming promotion to League Two.

Playboi Carti has a history of teasing albums and releases that could be albums without ever actually dropping anything. There was the deluxe edition of 2020’s Whole Lotta Red that was announced but never materialized, as well as a separate full-length called Music. While these projects never saw the light of day, Carti’s music has continued to be unofficially leaked as it has throughout his career, something the rapper isn’t happy about.

The show home at a popular new Gartcosh development has been released for sale.

Prime Video‘s brand new series, Citadel, cost a pretty penny to make!

The SNP’s depute leader was kept in the dark about auditors quitting in the middle of a police investigation into party finances.

Stuart McDonald is the SNP's new treasurer following the resignation of Colin Beattie earlier this week.

Humza Yousaf has revealed the SNP has still not paid back the full amount of a loan from Peter Murrell, its former chief executive.

An MSP has quit as SNP treasurer after he was arrested during a police investigation into party finances.

An SNP "battle bus" seized from the home of ex-party boss Peter Murrell's mother has been towed into a police yard in Glasgow. The £110,000 luxury motorhome is understood to have sat in the driveway of Margaret Murrell's Dunfermline home for two years before being removed by cops probing £600,000 of 'missing' party funds on April 5.

Humza Yousaf has denied the SNP is being run in a "criminal way" after the party's treasurer was today arrested by Police Scotland.

SNP treasurer Colin Beattie has been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party, Police Scotland has said.