Sophie Dillman reveals dark side of Home and Away

Plans for dedicated sports and educational facilities at a Kinross-shire children’s charity have been given more air time by one of the UK’s greatest ever basketball players.

West Lothian Council's three long-term placement care homes will remain open following an agreement by the West Lothian Integration Joint Board (IJB).

David Goodwillie's proposed move to Australian side Sorrento FC has been torn up, after the Perth club reacted to a backlash from fans.

Wealthy Lanarkshire residents are facing council tax hikes of 22.5 per cent as part of a desperate bid to boost town hall finances.

Gardening expert Monty Don has advised people on how to reduce water waste whilst tending to their plants outside.

XG will soon be releasing a single titled ‘GRL GVNG’ from their first-ever mini-album.On June 28, the seven-member group – made up of Jurin, Chisa, Hinata, Harvey, Juria, Maya and Cocona – shared a teaser image to Twitter announcing the upcoming release of their new single ‘GRL GVNG’. Due out on June 30, the song will act as the first pre-release track from their forthcoming debut mini-album, which they announced the day prior.The 1st pre-release song from XG’s 1st Mini Album is confirmed for Fri, June 30th!GRL GVNGfrom XG’s 1st Mini Album2023.06.30 FRI▶️Streaming/Download 12AM within each timezone#XG #GRLGVNG #XG_GRLGVNG #XG_1st_MiniAL #XGALX pic.twitter.com/tFGOPbWeFp— XG OFFICIAL (@XGOfficial_) June 28, 2023XG’s 1st Mini AlbumComing Soon!#XG #XG_1st_MiniAL #XGALX pic.twitter.com/6cPBAHGFy2— XG OFFICIAL (@XGOfficial_) June 27, 2023While its title and release date have not been announced, the forthcoming project will be their first comeback since this January’s dual singles ‘Shooting Star’ and ‘Left Right’.

Susanna Reid has been inundated with compliments as she told fans she was 'in the pink' as she had a rare 'school night' out with her Good Morning Britain co-stars. The presenter was out on Wednesday afternoon (June 27) at the TRIC Awards which took place at London's Park Lane's Grosvenor House.

A number of Manchester United supporters were left puzzled following the launch of their 2023/24 home kit on Tuesday morning.

A huge emergency services response at an industrial unit in Oldham was sparked by a 'chemical leak', the fire service has confirmed.

The Chemical Brothers have released a new single ‘Live Again’, and shared details of their first book Paused In Cosmic Reflection.Announced earlier today (June 28), the single is described as the “perfect Chemical Brothers track”, and harnesses the same signature elements the group captured in fan favourites including ‘Hey Boy Hey Girl’ and ‘Galvanise’.“‘Live Again’ begins simply with a descending, filtered riff and a pair of contrasting vocal lines – one razor spliced to pieces and reconstructed, the other an angel’s sigh,” reads the press description of the single. “And then it all kicks off.

A body in a river in Rochdale town centre was first spotted by a person waiting at a set of traffic lights, the Manchester Evening News understands.

K-pop girl group PURPLE KISS will soon be making her solo debut with her single album ‘Twenty’.On June 28, RBW Entertainment unveiled a music video teaser for ‘Twenty’, the upcoming debut single of PURPLE KISS member Swan. The new clip features the singer waking up on a mattress surrounded by paper cranes, before showcasing snippets of the song’s choreography as the music kicks in.

Greater Manchester is set to feel more mild, as temperatures struggle to top 20C for the remainder of the week. A mixed bag of weather is forecast for our region, with rain predicted to fall every day expect for Sunday.

Three gangsters who bought a gun and intended to use it against a rival in the criminal underworld have had their sentences increased.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Lee Yong-kwan, one of the original founders of the Busan International Film Festival, says he is stepping down as the event’s chairman – this time with immediate effect. He says the move is intended to defuse a morass of factional infighting and political interference surrounding Asian’s most prominent film festival. A festival spokesman told Variety that the board of directors “has decided to persuade the chairperson to return. So, the resignation has not been accepted yet.”

Naman Ramachandran A decade after scoring a major hit with “Raanjhanaa,” Indian director-producer Aanand L. Rai is returning to its universe with “Tere Ishk Mein.” “Raanjhanaa,” an intense Hindu-Muslim romantic drama, was the Hindi-language debut of Tamil cinema star Dhanush and featured chartbusting music by Oscar-, BAFTA-, Grammy- and Golden Globe-winner A.R. Rahman. While keeping the plot under wraps, Rai told Variety, “When we were working on the ‘Tere Ishk Mein’ script, we realized that we are catching on to the same aggression. And in terms of genre, it’s falling in that genre of tragedy and I said, it’s actually belonging to that world. They’re not similar stories, but they have a similar heartbeat. We were getting the same feeling what we were getting when we were working on ‘Raanjhanaa.’ I said, let’s start belonging to that world.”

RTVE, Spain’s public broadcaster, was sensed at an upbeat showcase on Wednesday.

K-pop girl group KISS OF LIFE have released the music video for their song ‘Bye My Neverland’ from their upcoming self-titled debut record.On June 28 at Midnight KST, the quartet unveiled their music video for their forthcoming B-side ‘Bye My Neverland’. The song, along with each of the members’ solo tracks will be released in their self-titled debut mini-album on July 5 and its lead single ‘Shhh’.In the new visual for ‘Bye My Neverland’, it is revealed that the events of the members’ previously released solo music videos had occurred simultaneously, and that they had unknowingly crossed paths several times.

A 14-year-old is training to become a shepherdess - and saved up to buy two lambs. Hayley MacDonald lives in Friockheim, Angus, with her brother Kai, 12, and foster carers Alison Yates, 59, and husband Ron, 55.

How we see the world can be a crucial part in our lives, whether it be for our jobs, spending time with our family, or looking after loved ones.

Piers Morgan left audience members at the TRIC Awards gobsmacked when he unexpectedly praised Meghan Markle in his acceptance speech.

Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi said Tuesday that he’s taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future as he seeks to adjust to the impact of Tourette syndrome.His announcement follows his Saturday performance at the Glastonbury Festival where he appeared to lose his voice and the crowd carried him through his songs.“First of all, thank you to Glastonbury for having me, for singing along when I needed it and for all the amazing messages afterwards,” he said in a statement.“The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write, but I’m very sorry to let you know I’m going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future,” he added.Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes individuals to make involuntary sounds and movements, often referred to as tics. Capaldi revealed last September that he had been diagnosed with the condition.Capaldi, 26, was due to perform in Zurich, Switzerland on Wednesday.His current tour, which would include venues in Australia, South Korea and Iceland among others, was due to climax in the United Arab Emirates on Oct.

In the past few minutes, Kevin Spacey has arrived at UK Crown Court to face a month-long trial after being accused of sex offences against four men.

Denmark’s new streaming levy could have “unintended consequences,” claims a European video-on-demand body.

The UK gameshow revival continues apace.

Netflix‘s Warrior Nun, the show’s creator has confirmed that the beloved show “will return”.Today (June 28), Canadian screenwriter, director and showrunner Simon Barry took to social media to announce that Warrior Nun – which was cancelled at Netflix late last year – has been saved.In a tweet to his fans and supports of the show, Barry wrote: “Today, I’m happy to officially report that because of your combined voices, passion and amazing efforts – #WarriorNun will return and is going to be more EPIC than you could imagine.”Today I’m happy to officially report that because of your combined voices, passion and amazing efforts – #WarriorNun will return and is going to be more EPIC than you could imagine.

Scotland’s largest teaching union, has hit out at North Lanarkshire Council’s notification to around 130 teachers late last Friday that they would be out of work after the summer break.

Holly Willoughby has told fans she is 'so sorry' as she missed her usual tradition after a busy weekend living it up at Glastonbury Festival. The 42-year-old missed the first edition of This Morning of the week on Monday (June 27) with no explanation from her replacements Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle.

During last night's episode of EastEnders, the soap appeared to reveal that one character is leaving and fans were not happy about it.

The heartbroken mum of a man who died after being found seriously injured in Glasgow says she has been left in "indescribable pain" as she hailed her "loving and caring" son. Siphamandla Libalele, 39, was discovered badly hurt by emergency services on Langbar Crescent in the east of the city on Tuesday, May 9.

This is the heartwarming moment when a chimpanzee survivor of a grisly laboratory experiment programme saw the sky in her new home for the first time. Vanilla the chimp looked delighted as she arrived at the sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Former Celtic assistant manager Chris Davies has revealed Brendan Rodgers was met with scorn from old-school rivals on his rise to prominence.

Young people from S4, S5 and S6 at Castle Douglas High School enjoyed their first awards ceremony since before the Covid-19 pandemic in a packed assembly hall filled with pupils and their families.

Service users at the Change Mental Health Resource Centre in Castle Douglas have been working on a quilt project for Mental Health Awareness Week.

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire believes Celtic blew a chance to secure a stranglehold on Scottish football by failing to take full of advantage of Rangers’ time in the lower leagues.

Emiliano Granada “Dating in Barcelona” has left to big ratings in Spain, both on its first window debut on Catalan public network TV3 and on Amazon’s Prime Video, where it bowed to become the streaming services most watched show. Barcelona-based Filmax, the series production house, is now bringing the show to Conecta Fiction as one of its banner new offerings. Written by Pau Freixas Èric Navarro, Ivan Mercadé, Clara Esparrach and Eduard Sola, it follows in the course of an episode two dates happening simultaneously in the city of Barcelona. Drawing contrast and larger social point from one another, the series manages to make insightful commentary on the modern ways of dating while shuttling dynamically from each story, always maintaining a lighter mood.