The inaugural Renfrew Pipe Band Competition begins today and an MSP has praised the event at Holyrood

Emmerdale star Daisy Campbell has revealed that she is "a little bit nervous but really excited" to film her character Amelia Spencer's birth scenes on the hit ITV soap. Only recently, fans were left floored as Amelia, who has confirmed that Noah Dingle is not the father, discovered that she's pregnant in a major twist on the hit ITV soap.

Lauren Goodger has addressed her “horrendous” and “terrible” few weeks in a lengthy message posted to Instagram.The former TOWIE star, 35, has had a heartbreaking time over the past few weeks, following the death of her baby daughter Lorena. At the time, she was already grieving the loss of her ex boyfriend Jake McLean, who died at the age of 33 in a horrific car crash in Bodrum, Turkey. And straight after the funeral of her daughter in early August, Lauren was allegedly assaulted and left with facial injuries.

Darius Campbell Danesh's former on-off girlfriend ex-beauty queen Claire Caudwell has paid tribute to the late Pop Idol singer after his tragic death aged 41 on 11 August. News emerged of his passing on 16 August after his family released statement revealing that he had been found "unresponsive" in his Minnesota, US, apartment. Claire, 53, who is the former wife of Darius' friend, Phones4U founder John Caudwell, told MailOnline that she and Darius had enjoyed an 18-month relationship but that the pair had remained "great friends" following their split about three years ago.

Who could have seen this new twist in the legal battle between Tristan Thompson and Maralee Nichols…

Orlando Bloom was recently spotted on daddy duties as he gently cradled his daughter Daisy Dove while out on a shopping trip.The doting father was seen grabbing a few bananas and a smoothie in Los Angeles on Wednesday. With his brown locks blowing in the warm breeze, the actor chose a simple outfit. He paired a short-sleeved jersey top with loose-fitting trousers and a pair of white sandals meanwhile, the cute tot wore a die-dye co-ord with jelly shoes.The 45 year old is engaged to songstress Katy Perry - who he shares daughter Daisy with - and the pair got engaged after he proposed with a reported $5 million engagement ring on Valentine's Day in 2019.

Emmerdale's Jacob Gallagher received his A-Level results on Thursday's episode as he finally made a decision about his future in the village. During the latest episode, Jacob, as well as his family, were left delighted to learn that he had received three As with Eric Pollard declaring: "The boy's a genius!" However, despite the incredible achievement, Jacob insisted that he's still not going to university as he wants to be around to help mother Leyla Harding after her rehab stint.The news left Victoria Sugden frustrated as she pointed out that he was making a "massive mistake" and tried to get Manpreet Sharma to change his mind, which backfired as Jacob declared: "I'm not going, end of!" But Jacob didn't realise that newcomer Naomi Walters overheard the conversation as she decided to have a chat with him later at The Woolpack.

EJ Panaligan editorStephen P. Neary, the creator of HBO Max animated series “The Fungies!,” tweeted a string of statements Thursday voicing his heartbreak over the show being pulled from the streaming service.“Last night during a figure drawing class I found out that ‘The Fungies!’ was getting pulled from HBO Max this week.

Selome Hailu The reign of “Stranger Things” is no more.During the July 18-July 24 viewing window, “Virgin River” took the No. 1 position on Nielsen’s weekly Top 10 Streaming chart, thanks to the debut of its fourth season on July 22.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Breaking Glass Pictures has snagged North American rights to “Blood-Red Ox,” the first genre pic by award-winning Bolivian director-producer Rodrigo Bellott, now playing at the 18th Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) sidebar Visions of the World.“A mind-bending trip into the depths of myth and madness, Bellott has crafted a haunting tale that pays homage to classic horror films while offering commentary on contemporary environmental and social issues,” said Scott Motisko, Breaking Glass VP of acquisitions, business development and sales, who together with Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff negotiated the pact with Ida Martins, CEO of Media Luna.“We have a longstanding business relationship with Breaking Glass Pictures and couldn’t think of a better outlet for “Blood-Red Ox,” said Martins, adding: “They have been doing an excellent job with all Media Luna previous titles, and we are honored to have one more title in their care.” Shot on location in Bolivia and upstate New York, “Blood-Red Ox” centers on Amir, a Lebanese American journalist, and his partner Amat. The two visit Amir’s environmentalist friend in the town of Tarija, which is being harassed by an oil company bent on exploiting the Bolivian rain forest.

Jon Burlingame editorAs Emmy voters mark their ballots in final-round voting this weekend, Variety breaks down the widely varied competitors in this complete guide to all seven categories including original scores, songs, music direction and music supervision.“The Flight Attendant” (HBO Max) Blake Neely One win, three other nominations Episode: “The Reykjavik Ice Sculpture Festival Is Lovely This Time of Year” Fun, energetic all-percussion score for Cassie in Iceland“Loki” (Disney+) Natalie Holt One prior nomination (two this year) Episode: “Glorious Purpose” Theremin, sampled clocks, orchestra for Loki encountering TVA“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu) Siddhartha Khosla Three previous nominations and three this year Episode: “The Boy From 6B” Music, not dialogue, tells story from deaf boy’s POV “Schmigadoon!” (Apple TV+) Christopher Willis One previous nomination Episode: “Schmigadoon!” Underscores romance, magic in unreal musical-inspired town“Severance” (Apple TV+) Theodore Shapiro One previous nomination (two this year) Episode: “The We We Are” Dramatic variations on piano-and-strings theme in season finale“Succession” (HBO) Nicholas Britell One win, three previous nominations Episode: “Chiantishire” Classical piano, string sounds pervade Tuscany wedding locale“1883” (Paramount+) Brian Tyler, Breton Vivian Two nominations for Tyler, first for Vivian Episode: “1883” Powerful, tragedy-laden symphonic score with folk elements“Moon Knight” (Disney+) Hesham Nazih First nomination Episode: “Asylum” Orchestral and choral score rooted in Egyptian music“Station Eleven” (HBO Max) Dan Romer First nomination Episode: “Unbroken Circle” Strings, organ, wordless voices for uplifting finale“A Very British Scandal” (Prime Video)

Zack Sharf Sacheen Littlefeather dominated headlines this week after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a formal apology to her for the mistreatment she faced at the 1973 Oscars. Littlefeather, who was 26 years old at the ceremony, took to the stage on behalf of Marlon Brando, who was named best actor for “The Godfather,” and declined the award for him.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNBC’s “Password” reboot from executive producer Jimmy Fallon and host Keke Palmer has picked up its key demo ratings by 43% and its viewership by 27% with delayed and digital viewing following the show’s Aug. 9 premiere, Variety has learned exclusively.Over its first two episodes (the second airing Aug. 16), “Password” is averaging an 0.63 rating among adults in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic and 5.2 million total viewers, when combining both linear and digital viewing through Wednesday.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN has enlisted a new executive to help it generate programming ideas.Ryan Kadro, a veteran of “CBS This Morning” and several digital ventures, is set to join CNN as a senior vice president of content strategy, overseeing the development of new programming such as a revamped morning show and other new concepts,  according to a spokesperson for the network and two other people familiar with the matter.Kadro is a former lieutenant to Chris Licht, the CEO of CNN, and succeeded him as executive producer after he left the CBS morning program to work with Stephen Colbert on CBS’ “Late Show.”His hire puts a trusted executive in place to create programming in which Licht is said to have a strong interest.  Licht, who helped launch “Morning Joe” and the most recent iteration of “CBS This Morning,” is said to be eager to revamp to play more robustly against the A.M. competition and to find a new program to fill CNN’s 9 p.m, hour.

but later was killed.Five “GoT” themed projects were originally put into development several years ago, but only “House of the Dragon” is getting a berth. And Condal knows that there is a great weight on his and Sapochnik’s shoulders.“The original ‘Game of Thrones’ was a generational event, if not rarer,” Condal said of the eight-season spanning juggernaut.

Michelle Monaghan found herself pulling not just double duty playing twins Leni and Gina in Netflix’s twisty new mystery drama “Echoes,” but quadruple duty as she portrayed the women playing each other after they switched lives once a year.The show, which is ready to become your next Netflix weekend binge, kicks off when Leni, who is living Gina’s life with Gina’s husband Charlie (Daniel Sunjata) in Los Angeles, gets a call from Leni’s true husband Jack (Matt Bomer), who tells her that Leni (who is actually Gina) is missing. And if all that sounds complicated, it was, but Monaghan worked to put in subtle details in her portrayals of the sisters.“It was really, really important, obviously, to individuate these personas, these women,” Monaghan said.

ouster of Brian Stelter and the cancellation of “Reliable Sources.” Last week, CNN parted ways with longtime legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin as well.In the four months since being tapped by Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav to take over CNN, Licht has sought to make the cable news channel more straight-news reporting and dial down on opinionated hosts and anchors.

Callum Davidson reckons St Johnstone’s hunt for additional firepower in the forward department will head into the final week of the transfer window.

England hero Lauren Hemp scored one and made another as Manchester City Women made a winning start to their Champions League qualifying campaign with a thumping 6-0 victory over Tomiris-Turan in Madrid on Thursday evening.

Kym Marsh has announced she has become a grandmother for the second time, sharing new pictures of her 'beautiful' baby grandson. The former Corrie star's son David and his fiancée Courtney welcomed their new baby boy this week.

Rubin Kazan have accepted defeat in their bid to keep Celtic target Sead Haksabanovic.

Jim Goodwin has warned it could be after the World Cup before Aberdeen star Connor Barron is fit and back up to speed.

Motherwell have handed new boss Stevie Hammell additional cash to tempt Robert Snodgrass and chase multiple further targets ahead of the transfer deadline.

Dundee United are trying to strike a deal for Ugandan striker Sadat Anaku as Jack Ross looks to bolster his frontline after a disappointing start to the campaign.

On September 2, Atlanta Black Pride is hosting a fashion show showcasing local Black queer designers along with local LGBTQ Greek organizations. The show, which is chaired by new board member and friend of Georgia Voice Tiana Clay, promises to be a diverse and incredible event.

This is the third article from “Reclaiming Our Time: A History of Atlanta’s Black LGBTQIA Life,” a series of editorials that presents vivid and personal accounts of one of the city’s most definitive communities. James Warren Jackson is a Black gay man

Peacock’s new film, “They/Them,” made in Georgia, is almost like two movies rolled into one — a conversion camp drama and a slasher film. It stars an appealing and talented group of younger performers, in addition to some more established stars.

Ryan Giggs broke down in tears as he described spending the night in a police cell as “the worst experience of his life” following his arrest for allegedly headbutting ex Kate Greville. The 48 year old former Manchester United star is accused of assaulting Ms Greville, 37, after a row at their home in Worsley, Greater Manchester on November 1, 2020.

I want to explain why Black Pride is essential to our community’s health. As a white person, I probably have no business attempting this, but humor me. I will, as always, proceed elliptically.

Being Black and queer (as I identify as both gay and nonbinary) has proven not to be complicated, but beautiful in the way it has led me to explore the queer-focused world I live in. Whether it’s a circuit party or voicing my opinion on my podcast, The Gayly Dose, those things that define me (my race, sexuality, and gender identity) shape the way I choose to express myself. In that expression lies a spectrum of esteem that has either pushed me to a space of complete pride or caused me to cloak certain facets of my identity that may make the environment I am in feel precarious. I think the latter is what makes Pride so important.

Sam Faiers and her partner Paul Knightley have a whale of a time as they enjoyed a family day out with Paul's mum Gaynor. The new mum-of-three beamed with happiness as she spent quality time with her children at Legoland, Windsor Resort, in Berkshire this week. Having welcomed her baby son Edward in May, Sam has been adapting to her new life as a household of five.