West Lothian pair hoping to cause Scottish Cup upsets

Erik ten Hag's potential arrival at Manchester United will be music to the ears of Donny van de Beek. Currently exiled from the club at Everton, Van de Beek has failed to make an impact since arriving in England. Although he joined in 2020, the Dutchman has remarkably only made 50 appearances at United.

Hollywood stars have joined together to write a letter to City National’s parent company, the Royal Bank of Canada, to defund the Canada Gas pipeline. The letter, signed in solidarity, urges the Royal Bank of Canada to "withdraw support from the Coastal GasLink pipeline, effective immediately."  The letter goes on to say, "City National Bank's parent company Royal Bank of Canada is bankrolling the climate crisis and violating the rights of Indigenous Peoples."  Mark Ruffalo narrates a two-minute video explaining what the Coastal GasLink pipeline is doing to the land of the Wet’suwet’en nation.  (Getty Images) More than 65 celebrities, including Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Stiller, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon, and Robert Downey Jr., banded together to send the letter to City National Bank’s parent company.  City National Bank has been dubbed as the "Bank of the Stars" and acquired the Royal Bank of Canada in 2015.  Some of the celebrities mentioned filmed a video together to raise awareness, using the hashtag, #NoMoreDirtyBanks.  Leonardo DiCaprio is joined by more than 65 other celebrities to protest the Royal Bank of Canada.

SEVENTEEN member The8 has unveiled his brand-new Chinese-language single ‘Hai Cheng’.On March 18 at 11am KST, Chinese SEVENTEEN member The8 released his fourth solo single, titled ‘Hai Cheng’, alongside its accompanying video treatment. The clip starts with The8 returning home, before he walks around the living room reminiscing the memories that took place in that space. “The day winter comes / People’s smiles are concealed by their scarves / I long to become a ray of light and caress her face / When blossoms bloom expressions,” The8 croons longingly in the chorus.Titled after Hai Cheng City, the singer’s hometown in China’s Liaoning province, ‘Hai Cheng’ marks The8’s first solo track since last April’s ‘Side By Side’, which was released in both Korean and Chinese.

No matter who you get your gas and electricity from, it's already clear that April is going to bring a large increase in energy bills.

Bolton Wanderers forward Amadou Bakayoko has been rewarded with his recent form in front of goal with a call-up for Sierra Leone and has explained why he feels now is the right time to head on to the international stage.

Chris Pine is teasing his upcoming movie, Dungeons & Dragons.

Rosalia has dropped a new album!

Charli XCX‘s new album is officially out!

Pete Davidson is getting away from all the drama… very far away! The 28-year-old star is set to fly to space with Blue Origin's fourth human flight alongside five other travelers. On Monday, Jeff Bezos' company announced that Pete would be a part of the upcoming NS-20 flight on March 23. The comedian is not the first celebrity to fly to space with Blue Origin.

Leah Remini is wondering the same thing that we all are as she teases her bestie Jennifer Lopez. The King Of Queens actress shared a throwback video of her and the pop star hanging out poolside. The actress joked with J.Lo about her inability to not look fabulous, “So Jen asked me to meet her by the pool. right?” Remini said in the clip. “OK, here’s me… normal.” She turned the camera to face her as she was wearing a baseball cap.

Pete Davidson‘s Saturday Night Live co-star Chris Redd has a few thoughts about his friend’s recent feud with Kanye West. During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show, Chris, who’s often impersonated Ye on the show, explained why he’s of the mind to “make fun,” but has refrained from going hard on certain jokes about the situation.

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson found a little peace and quiet at the local fast food joint amid their never-ending feud with Kim’s ex-husband Kanye West. They were spotted at the In-N-Out drive-thru as their food was brought out to their car by an eager employee who clearly recognized the A-list couple. Take a look at pics of their fast food date here.

Trevor Noah took the high road after Kanye West tried to start another one of his infamous Instagram feuds against him. The Daily Show host left Ye a heartfelt message after the rapper hurled a racial slur at him in a since-deleted Instagram post — calling him a “k–n.” HollywoodLife has obtained Trevor’s now-deleted response, and it seems the talk show host has nothing but sympathy and well wishes for the Grammy Award-winning artist.

After 12 years of their hit show Flip or Flop, Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack are saying their goodbyes. In a March 17 Instagram post, Tarek shared numerous photographic memories of his time on the show and also had a sweet message for his ex-wife. “A special thank you to [Christina] for taking this journey with me,” Tarek wrote in the caption. “I think we did a pretty good job and I’m excited for what the future holds for both us and wish her nothing but the best!”

Some 5.8 million people across the UK are currently claiming Universal Credit with a further estimated five million households receiving additional financial support through Working Tax Credits.

Volunteer soldier Adam Ennis ’s friends have told of his “last supper” lunch before departing for the front line in Ukraine.

Normani is celebrating the release of her brand-new single by performing it live for the very first time! The singer made an appearance on where she gave the first-ever performance of her song, «Fair.»The track was released a mere 30 minutes before the singer's performance, putting a bow on a beautifully harmonized package. Normani took to the stage, appearing first in striking silhouette in front of a bright backlight before walking out to center stage in an ethereal, semi-sheer cream colored dress and delivering a bold, confident performance that stunned.«This song really captures me in one of my most vulnerable moments. Sharing this record makes me uncomfortable because you have never really seen me in this light,» Normani shared about the song. «Definitely aware that you might feel like you don’t know much about me but that’s only because it’s what makes me feel protected.

The wife of Bay City Roller legend Alan Longmuir has told how his death left her ‘devastated’ - and revealed he spent his final hours with his bandmate Les McKeown.

Sam Heughan is a master of all trades - acting, writing, charity and even spirits!

Peter Capaldi has revealed Brian Blessed once punched him so hard on a BBC set that he was knocked out and had to be rushed to hospital.

Pete Davidson isn’t going to space after all.

It’s time to start saving your dollar bills because “Magic Mike 3” is officially underway.

Normani is showing her most vulnerable side. On Friday, the singer released her new single, «Fair,» a soft-voiced track lamenting the aching pain that comes with loss. «Is it fair that you moved on, ‘cause I swear that I haven’t?» Normani confesses in the emotionally charged refrain. «Is it right that you've grown, and I'm still stuck in habits? 'Cuz I'm finding it strange, that you're better than average.

Anne Hathaway may have met her match with Jared Leto.ET's Lauren Zima spoke to Hathaway at the premiere of her new Apple TV+ series, , where she opened up about working alongside the consummate method actor.«He's so sweet. He's really playful and we just make each other laugh. We have a really gentle thing,» Hathaway gushed.

Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway hit the red carpet together for the premiere of their new series, WeCrashed, held at The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Thursday (March 17) in Los Angeles.

Michael Buble is making an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!

Japanese actor Akira Takarada, the star of the original 1954 Godzilla film, has died at the age of 87. No cause or date of death was given by Toho Studios, which produced that film and announced his death.

Jessica Biel turns into an infamous true crime killer in the first trailer for Hulu’s “Candy”.

Chris Redd is certainly one to joke around but he’ll never cross the line, especially when it involves a friend like Pete Davidson, who’s been caught up in a feud with Kanye West, following the “Donda” rapper’s split from Kim Kardashian.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDisney Television Studios has launched an investigation into “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Elisabeth Finch, following questions about personal stories and essays she has written and shared in the past, Variety has confirmed.As first reported by the Ankler, Finch has been put on administrative leave as the studio looks into whether she exaggerated certain aspects of her life, particularly her medical history. Some of Finch’s ailments, which includes a rare form of bone cancer, the loss of part of her leg and knee replacement surgery, were said to have later inspired storylines on “Grey’s Anatomy.”Finch’s resume also includes HBO’s “True Blood” and The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries.” According to the Ankler story, “there are serious concerns within Shondaland and Disney that at least parts of Finch’s life story she shared in the writers room and with press were made up.” “Only Elisabeth can speak to her personal story,” a Shondaland rep told the newsletter.Finch has been credited as a consulting producer on “Grey’s Anatomy” in recent seasons, having previously served as a co-executive producer, supervising producer and producer on the show (which she joined in 2014).

Ellise Shafer Looks like Pete Davidson won’t be heading to space after all.Just three days after revealing the “SNL” comedian would be joining their next flight, the Jeff Bezos-founded company announced on Thursday night that the date of the flight had moved and Davidson would no longer be part of the excursion.“Blue Origin’s 20th flight of New Shepard has shifted to Tuesday, March 29. Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission,” the tweet reads.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentTakarada Akira, best known as a star in the early “Godzilla” films and Toho’s other kaiju (monster) and sci-fi movies from the 1950s and 1960s, died on Monday, age 87. The cause of death has not been announced.Born in 1934 in Japan-occupied Korea, Takarada came with his family to Japan in 1948 as a speaker of Mandarin Chinese and English.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Broxburn Athletic boss Chris Townsley refused to be too downbeat despite his side’s Scottish Cup exit on penalties to Highland League side Nairn County.If that wasn’t bad enough, the Brox also saw striker Gary Brass and keeper Connor Wallace hospitalised in the first half as they were edged out 4-3 on penalties following a 0-0 draw.And the visitors had a 118th minute goal controversially disallowed as they exited the competition.Townsley (below) said: “The result is obviously a disappointment as are the injuries to Connor and Gary but we actually played really well and I was very happy with the performance.“We gave it everything and kept our

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Both West Lothian clubs involved in Scottish Cup first round action today were involved in dramatic battles away at higher league opponents.But while it was delight for Linlithgow Rose, it was agony for Broxburn Athletic.The Rose twice went behind at League Two side Brechin City before netting twice in the space of two second half minutes to seal a famous 3-2 triumph and book their place in the second round draw.Rory Currie had fired the hosts in front on 14 minutes only for veteran striker Tommy Coyne to ensure the sides went into the break on level terms as he headed home from a corner.City once again got their noses in front as Kieran Inglis