'Strong place' - Ipswich Town verdict ahead of Bolton Wanderers opener & update on duo's fitness

Waiting times in the accident and emergencies department at the Royal Alexandra Hospital have soared to one of the worst totals ever recorded.

A Linwood business has been snapped up by a wholesale giant ahead of their move into the area.

Winger Sead Haksabanovic is edging closer to a permanent move to Celtic from Rubin Kazan as his former club Djurgardens appeared to give up their ambitious pursuit.

Supermarket giant Aldi has urged shoppers struggling to make ends meet to pay a £3.30 bag charge if they want to save cash. Aldi prides itself on low prices, and, alongside Lidl considers itself a champion of low cost food at a good price.

Kanye West has baffled fans yet again after his new clothing collection has been sold out of giant bin bags in stores.The 45 year old rapper and fashion designer has released his new Yeezy collection in collaboration with GAP, and fans were eager to pull the items off racks — only to find out they couldn’t on the shop floor, as the clothes had been stuffed into rubbish bags. While Kanye is well known for doing the unexpected in his personal life, and in fashion, this surprising selling process didn’t go down well with awaiting buyers, who deemed the strange strategy a “gentrification of thrifting”.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe may have confirmed his interest in buying Manchester United, but any potential takeover could present the British billionaire with a problem.

Rochelle Humes was left in tears during the latest installment of This Morning after the show surprised a terminally ill guest. The presenter and co-host Andi Peters were joined on the sofa on Thursday (August 18) by Darrell Meekcom.

A special T20 cricket match was hosted by Ferguslie Cricket Club to celebrate the independence of Pakistan.

Manchester United are advancing with a prospective transfer for Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that Harrow in London is the fifth location selected to go through the managed migration process from legacy benefits to Universal Credit. The transfer process is also underway for small groups of people in Bolton, Falmouth, Medway and Truro - there are no locations in Scotland currently selected and no indication of when that will start.

Pep Guardiola has indicated that Manchester City's transfer business is pretty much done and dusted.

Hollyoaks star Stephanie Davis has opened up about a number of sentimental presents gifted to her by boyfriend Joseph Mckalroy in the weeks following their devastating miscarriage.The 29-year-old soap actress took to Instagram last night to share photos of a breath-taking silver bracelet with her 966,000 followers, captioning the snaps: "Joe wakes me up every morning without fail with a coffee (I know I'm very lucky). "But this morning he woke up up with this...

Bury could soon see football return to Gigg Lane after a merger was proposed with Bury AFC in order to get a team back playing at the famous old ground.

Luke Trotman looked loved-up as he made his red carpet debut with new girlfriend Chelsea Menna on Monday 15 August at the House of The Dragon premier in London. The former Love Island star, 25, who appeared on the winter edition of the ITV2 dating show in 2020, looked stylish in black suit and platform trainers while his girlfriend Chelsea opted for a strapless black gown and matching stilettos.

Kerry Katona has told how she has to “Google” her previous husbands and asks her five children: “Which is your dad?” The 41 year old’s comments came as she appeared on BBC podcast Wheel of Misfortune and discussed sex toys with host Alison Spittle and comedian Rachel Fairburn. Kerry said: “With my third husband I was really experimental, mind you I’ve been experimental with a lot of people.

A royal expert has said that Prince William and Kate Middleton gave up their “dream” of London as a place to live in an effort for their children to have a “more normal life”.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to move from their family home in Kensington Palace in London, where they raised their three children, to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, near enough the capital for royal duties to still be carried out.Though William, 40, and Kate, 41, have agreed that Windsor is the best place for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis., to grow up and continue their school years, it is thought that it will be sore for them leaving London. Royal Executive Editor Omid Scobie wrote on Yahoo!: “Though London was originally the dream, it became increasingly apparent to the Duke and Duchess, that living in Kensington Gardens may not be the best place for Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, as they grow up.

I've always loved a cup of coffee, in fact I probably have four cuppas on an average day when working from home, but with household bills rising amid the energy crisis I have become a lot more conscious of the energy we use.

While Dami Hope and Paige Thorne were in this year's Love Island villa, fans speculated there was a "romantic" vibe between the two of them - despite insisting time and time again they are only friends. And after leaving the villa with her now-boyfriend Adam Collard, Paige, 24, was questioned about her "chemistry" with Dami, 26, while on Love Island's AfterSun, to which she told Laura Whitmore that she loves the star "as a friend".

Though Kate Middleton and Prince William wed over a decade ago, we’re still talking about the details of their big day – including the scent Kate chose to wear for her nuptials. We haven’t had concrete details but it’s widely rumoured that the Duchess of Cambridge chose a perfume from a little-known UK perfume brand, Illuminum London, for the big day. As you might expect, the “Kate Middleton effect” caused the White Gardenia Petals perfume to sell out almost as soon as rumours broke of the Duchess’ bridal seal of approval.

Matt Altman, a real estate agent on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing, is speaking out after his wife was arrested and charged with domestic violence earlier this month.

Anne Heche‘s podcast co-host is remembering the iconic late actress for her work on screen — and, mostly, for her impact in the world around her.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHip-hop is getting a big look at the 2022 MTV VMAs as Video Vanguard Award recipients LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj, along with rising star Jack Harlow, are set to emcee the show which airs live from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday, August 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.According to the announcement, the three MCs will announce the show’s star-studded lineup of performers, presenters and winners, “taking a more innovative and unique approach to the traditional ‘host’ gig seen in previous years.LL has a long history with the show, winning Best Rap Video in 1991 for “Mama Said Knock You Out”  and the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in 1997.

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Crikey reported. The Aussie news outlet noted that the audience was audibly shocked.“It felt like he was expecting us to laugh along but people in the room were obviously shocked by it,” one partygoer told the publication, while another added: “There was a bit of a gasp.”Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who reps the Aussie Greens party, said the comment “went down like a lead balloon,” according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Interpol have marked the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Turn On The Bright Lights’ by sharing its companion project, ‘The Black EP’, on streaming platforms – listen to it below.‘The Black EP’ features the studio version of the single ‘Say Hello To The Angels’, a demo of ‘NYC’ and four other songs from the ‘Turn On The Bright Lights’ era that were recorded live for a Radio France session in 2002, including the non-album bonus track ‘Specialist’.Additionally, Interpol have posted a 2002 mini-documentary on the band containing interviews as well as live performance footage of ‘PDA’, ‘NYC’, ‘Untitled’ and ‘Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down’.Per a press release, the 13-minute video has been given a “glorious hi-res restoration” after previously being “lost in the annals of 144p YouTube rips”. You can watch the doc in its entirety below.Listen to Interpol’s ‘The Black EP’ on Spotify beneath, or via your desired streaming platform here.The NYC indie outfit returned with their seventh and most recent studio album, ‘The Other Side Of Make Believe’, on July 15.In a four-star review, NME wrote: “Far from a total reinvention, but all adds up to a confident, rewarding and subtly adventurous new chapter for Interpol – or, as [frontman Paul] Banks sings himself on the peak of ‘Toni’, “Still in shape, my methods refined“.Interpol are scheduled to hit the road for their ‘Lights, Camera, Factions’ North American tour with Spoon next Thursday (August 25).

R. Kelly‘s second federal trial began in Chicago yesterday (August 17), with prosecutors saying that the trial will focus on the disgraced singer’s “dark” and “hidden side”.Kelly has already been sentenced to 30 years in jail after being found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in a New York court last year.The singer is now the subject of a second federal trial in his hometown of Chicago where he is facing 13 charges, including creating and receiving child pornography, enticing minors into sexual activity and obstruction of justice.

Demi Lovato has named Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams as her “dream” collaborator in a new interview.Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Lovato revealed that the sound of her eighth album ‘Holy Fvck’ – out tomorrow (August 19) – had been inspired by ’00s female artists such as Kelly Clarkson and Ashlee Simpson.She cited the former’s 2004 hit ‘Since U Been Gone’ as “one influence that really changed where I wanted to go directionally”, hailing the single as “a monster record”.“And I saw the transformation of [Clarkson] as an artist go from R&B soul pop to pop rock,” Lovato continued. “And I was like, wait, that’s what I want to do.” The star would later go on to discover bands like Paramore and Flyleaf.“I’ve known Hayley [Williams] since… I think I met her when I was 15,” Lovato told Lowe.“I had a lot of people pulling for me that I didn’t necessarily talk to.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorGames featuring top college-sports draws like Ohio State and Penn State, and, in 2024, USC and U.C.L.A., will appear on properties owned by Fox, NBCU and Paramount Global under a new and lucrative deal struck with the Big Ten conference, underscoring the continuing importance of live sports to the economics of live TV.The new seven-year deal, which starts in the 2023-2024 season, calls for the three media companies to pay the college conference in excess of $1 billion a year, according to reports. The Big Ten’s previous deals were with Fox and ESPN.The pact will guarantees the conference TV real estate every weekend of college football season, with games slated to appear on“Big Noon Saturday” at noon; CBS’ 3:30 p.m.

Zack Sharf Add Owen Wilson to the list of Marvel actors who have gotten into hot water with Marvel Studios. The actor, who joined the MCU in “Loki” as Mobius M. Mobius, recently confirmed in an interview with ComicBook.com that he’s currently filming the Disney+ series’ second season, but all Wilson would reveal is the following: “Yeah, we’re doing that.

Naman Ramachandran Hilary Linstead, casting director, agent and film and stage producer died on Aug. 6 after contracting a form of leukaemia.

Neringa Kažukauskaite Lithuanian director Ignas Miškinis is in production with his coming-of-age drama “Southern Chronicles” (Pietinia kronikas). The film is produced by Lukas Trimonis through In Script with support from the Lithuanian Film Center and the national broadcaster LRT, Film New Europe reports.“Southern Chronicles” is based on Rimantas Kmita’s novel of the same title.

A self-proclaimed 'time traveller' from the year 2082 has claimed that the Queen will die this year. The Tik Tok user posted their account @timetraveller_2082 to warn that the monarch will pass away in a few months time and give a list of other major events which will allegedly take place in the next 23 years.

A historic mansion house owned by Falkirk Council is likely to be put up for sale following a public consultation.

We’re delighted to continue our Club of the Month feature, which aims to shine a light on the many wonderful clubs, groups and organisations we have in West Lothian.

Ian Evatt believes today's opponents Ipswich Town 'have to be favourites' for the League One title this season owing to the financial muscle the Tractor Boys have but believes they will not be the only ones with realistic promotion hopes this campaign.

Bolton Wanderers ended their pre-season schedule with a draw against Championship side Huddersfield Town.