Take That's Howard Donald 'deeply sorry' after 'liking derogatory LGBT+ social media posts'

A councillor has called on South Ayrshire Council to learn from its failed bids for levelling up cash to ensure success in the next round.

Balloch’s Oban Duncan said that braving gusty conditions helped her to learn more about racing her F4 powerboat on the limit.

Steven Gerrard played a 'dangerous game' and lost at Aston Villa - and might come to regret his move to the Saudi Pro League.

John Nettleton has sadly passed away aged 94, his agent has confirmed.

Michael Mosley has named an exercise move that's been found to be better at busting belly fat than cardio.

A driver who killed a passenger on a motorbike after he was distracted following a phone call from his wife was jailed for three years today.

Laura Tobin was left jokily raising her first toward the camera when she was 'snubbed' by her Good Morning Britain co-star. The meteorologist was back on-screens on Friday (July 14) as the ITV news programme aired its last episode of the week.

“This is an inflection point in our industry,” George Clooney said today, becoming one of the highest-profile actors to speak out in support of striking SAG members.

BBC Introducing and the broadcaster’s poetry festival Contains Strong Language have teamed up on a new talent development scheme for spoken word artists, called Words First.A total of 35 artists will be selected to take part, attending online workshops run by spoken word organisations Young Identity and Apples & Snakes.

LEGALTim Westwood has been interviewed under police caution for a third time in relation to alleged sexual offences, the BBC reports. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that officers interviewed a 65 year old man earlier this week.

Wargasm have announced that they will release their debut album this autumn. Titled ‘Venom’, the new single from it, ‘Do It So Good’, is out now.“For the last sixteen months we’ve spent every moment off the road in the studio creating the perfect debut album for Wargasm”, say the duo.“Heavy, melodic, disgusting, honest, sexy, everything this band has experimented with since our inception has been pinned down on the anvil and hammered into shape, thrown at the wall, beaten into a more fucked up shape and gone back onto the anvil”.“We hope you enjoy ‘Do It So Good’ as a taste of what’s to come”, they go on.

Damon Albarn has revealed that he is currently working on an opera, putting Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe’s ‘The Magic Flute Part II’ to music for the first time.Von Goethe started writing the libretto for a sequel to Mozart’s 1791 opera in the mid-1790s, which he then published in 1807. But it was never actually completed or set to music, a task Albarn has now taken on more than 200 years later.“I’m doing an opera at the moment, using Goethe’s fragment he wrote about ‘The Magic Flute Part II’, which is fascinating”, he explained on a new episode of the Broken Record podcast. “You’ve heard of Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’? Well, Goethe, who is a contemporary of Mozart, wrote ‘Part II’ of that – the sequel – but it never got put to music.

The Locarno Film Festival has said it is “monitoring the situation” around the availability of acting talent following SAG-AFTRA’s decision to move forward with strike action last night. 

The widow of Dame Barbara Windsor has confirmed that he's found love with another actress three years of the EastEnders star's death. Scott Mitchell is said to have gone official with Tanya Franks, who also starred in the BBC One soap, on holiday this month in Greece.

Holidaymakers heading to Italy this weekend have been warned that they could face “disruption” and cancellations to flights as Italian air traffic control and ground handling staff walk out on Saturday, July 15. Ryanair, easyJet and Jet2 have all advised customers that their flights could be impacted by the strike action.

Taxi drivers in Bury have protested rises in licence fees which they say makes it ‘increasingly hard’ for them to operate. Taxi trade leaders say fees charged in the borough are higher than those in Wolverhampton, where many drivers register and then work in Bury.

Former striker Louis Saha believes Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat would bring unrivalled qualities to Manchester United amid ongoing reports linking him with a move to Old Trafford.

Two men have been arrested after an attack and robbery in Rochdale town centre.

Lisa Marie Presley had opioids and other medications in her system at the time of her death.

Nathan Griffith — the ex-fiancé of Jenelle Evans, who appeared on several seasons of MTV's reality series — has been arrested.Griffith, 35, was taken into custody on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, for alleged battery by strangulation, and subsequently booked into Clark County Jail, according to online custody status records.The former reality TV star — who is the father of Evans' son, Kaiser -- was arrested at a home where Griffith was staying, according to, who were the first to report the news.Police officers reportedly received a call at 9:15 p.m. and visited the home, where they conducted an investigation and took Griffith into custody for allegedly committing battery against a member of his family.He is being held on $5,000 bail, and has an initial hearing set for Thursday.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Oscar winner Fernando Trueba (“Belle Epoque”), “The Secret Life of Words” director Isabel Coixet and “Veneno” writer-director-producers Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo feature among talent behind Spanish titles at September’s San Sebastian Film Festival, the highest profile film event in the Spanish-speaking world.  Coixet will compete for the first time in San Sebastian’s main competition with “Un Amor,” a probing village-set tale of emotional dependence starring Laia Costa (“Lullaby”) and “Money Heist’s” Hovik Keuchkerian.    Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal will present as a special screening animated feature “They Shot the Piano Player,” a joyful and finally devastating portrait of the life and fate of pianist Francisco Tenorio Jr. narrated by Jeff Goldblum. 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have had millions of viewers tune in to their explosive Netflix docuseries but in the end that didn't matter because they still didn't make the shortlist for the nominations for the Emmy Awards 2023

A Ferrari and tens of thousands of pounds in cash have been seized as part of a probe into 'unlicensed medicines'. Three people were arrested by police during a series of raids over the sale and supply of illegal versions of Botox and fillers.

Christine McVie has been shared – paying tribute to the Fleetwood Mac member on what would have been her 80th birthday. Check it out below.Shared by Rhino, the track is previously unreleased and recorded by McVie during the sessions for her 2004 solo album ‘In The Meantime’.Starting with a funk-inspired bass line, the track is one of the more playful and sultry tracks of the singer’s extensive discography.

Dolly Parton has expressed her reluctance to give up live shows — saying that she would rather “drop dead” onstage than retire.The 77-year-old country icon was speaking as part of a new interview on Wednesday (July 12), when she admitted that she has no intention of slowing down her music career anytime soon.“‘I would never retire!” the ‘Jolene’ singer stated, appearing on Ken Bruce’s Greatest Hits Radio. “I would hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song on stage someday – and hopefully one I’ve written.”“That’s how I hope to go,” she added.

MISAMO – a sub-unit of the K-pop girl group TWICE, featuring the members Sana, Momo and Mina – have dropped a music video for their new song ‘Do Not Touch’.The clip for ‘Do Not Touch’ opens with the three Japanese singers as statues in a luxurious castle compound. As light hits the trio, they come to life and start performing the sultry song.“Yes, you can watch me (if, if you love me) / But you can’t touch me (if, if you love me) / Until I feel ready / Yes, you can watch me, watch me / But you can’t touch me, touch me,” they sing on the chorus.‘Do Not Touch’ is the third song to be released from ‘Masterpiece’, MISAMO’s upcoming debut mini-album as a sub-unit.

Hayley Williams brought a nine-year-old fan onstage at a recent Paramore show. Check out footage of them both performing ‘Misery Business’ together below.The moment took place during Paramore’s recent show in Houston, Texas, and carried on the longtime tradition of the band inviting a special guest onstage to collaborate on their hit 2007 song.For the show on July 11 however, the members pulled at fans’ heartstrings by choosing a nine-year-old fan called Riley to take part in the rendition, after seeing her in the audience with a sign reading “Pick me!”.In the fan-captured footage from the moment, frontwoman Hayley Williams can be seen looking across the crowd deciding which audience member she would like to invite onstage, before pointing out a little girl stood on the balcony.“Oh my god! You wanna come up here?” she can be heard saying to Riley, who smiles and nods at the singer.

The San Sebastián Film Festival has revealed the lineup of Spanish titles that will screen as part of the Official Selection of its latest edition, which is due to unfold from September 22 — 30. Scroll down for the full list.

Kevin Spacey has hit back at the man who accused him of grabbing his crotch “like a cobra” by saying he has “made up his entire story from beginning to end,” while branding the case for the prosecution “weak.”

A quintet of Stirling-based swimmers are set to jet off to Japan as they represent Great Britain at the upcoming World Aquatics Championships.

A group of veterinarians have shared some of the worrying issues that can develop if you allow your pet to become overweight.

A thief nicked a hire car worth £18k from a Stirling hotel after finding a car key on the floor of the reception area.

Robbie Williams has opened up about the two things that “saved” him from addiction and depression while performing at the Isle Of Wight Festival.Speaking to the crowd during his headline set on Sunday, June 18, Williams reflected on his time as a member of Take That and said that his rise to stardom paved the way for his issues with depression and addiction.“Two things saved me from this… I didn’t want to be here, three or four times I thought, ‘I’ve had enough, I’m bailing out, I can’t stand this anymore,’” he told the crowd.A post shared by Robbie Williams (@robbiewilliams)He revealed that meeting his wife, Ayda Field, was the first thing that saved him. The couple began dating in 2006 and tied the knot in 2010. They share four children together.Williams said the second thing that saved him was his fans.

Take That‘s Howard Donald has been dropped from a Pride event after Twitter users noticed he had liked a series of anti-LGBTQ+ tweets.The tweets that Donald had liked reportedly featured content from Andrew Tate, posts criticising a trans-inclusive period campaign, videos of anti-trans pundit Posie Parker (whose real name is Kellie-Jay Keen), and a tweet from Turning Point UK founder Charlie Kirk that called for Disney to be “defunded” for announcing a Pride event.Following widespread backlash, Donald then deleted his Twitter account.The Take That vocalist had been lined up to headline the Groovebox Nottingham Pride Festival, which is set to take place in Blinks Yard on July 29.Now, Groovebox has confirmed in a statement posted to Facebook that he will no longer be appearing.“In light of recent events, Howard Donald will no longer be playing at our Nottingham Pride Festival on Saturday 29th July at Binks Yard,” they wrote.“We would like to offer our thanks to the public for alerting us to the situation this morning and also appreciate your patience whilst we spoke to the relevant parties.“We are working on confirming a replacement headliner alongside Horse Meat Disco, Tayce, Danny Beard & ESSEL for Nottingham Pride and will make an announcement in due course.”Deeply disappointing to see Take That’s Howard Donald liking transphobic and homophobic tweets – while playing Pride festivals. The LGBT community made that band.

Take That’s Howard Donald has been dropped from an upcoming Pride festival after liking tweets he admitted were 'derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community'. After outraged fans shared screenshots of tweets he had 'favourited', organisers decided to remove him from the line-up, the Mirror reports.

Soccer Aid is back for another year on Sunday, June 11. The all-star football match, co-founded by pop star Robbie Williams in 2006, will be raising money for Unicef to help children in need around the world.