Aberdeen in pre-season setback as Reading friendly cancelled after three positive Covid cases in Royals camp

James Martin, 49, has spoken out in defence of the Yorkshire Shepherdess as he discussed a potential increase in produce prices.Speaking on the Welcome to Yorkshire ‘Talkshire’ podcast, the ITV chef urged listeners to support their local producers and farmers.James also commended farmers like Amanda who do their job for “passion” and not to secure “the latest Range Rover”.The chef explained: “The sheep farmers need all the help they can because you know the imports are coming in from New Zealand.“So anything you can possibly do to support the produce from this country and from the county and your local produce as well is so vital.“And no more so than anything else now as we sort of explained that Brexit settlement.“You know, it’s going to be quite tough.They’re positive everything’s going up.”He added: “It’s very difficult.

APPOINTMENTSWarner Chappell has promoted David Goldsen to Head Of A&R, Australia and Vice President, Creative. “This is an incredible opportunity to help local songwriters broaden their reach and collaborate with different artists, writers, and producers across borders and genres”, he says.————————————————–RELEASESSwedish House Mafia have teamed up with Sting for new single ‘Redlight’, which sees the former Police frontman recreating the refrain from ‘Roxanne’.Another light-based song for you now. Dave has released new single ‘Starlight’.Red Hot Chili Peppers have released the second single from their upcoming new album, ‘Unlimited Love’.

Robyn has released a new cover of Neneh Cherry’s ‘Buffalo Stance’, produced by Dev Hynes and featuring rapper Mapei.Cherry – a longtime friend of Robyn – fully endorses the track. In fact, on streaming services Cherry is billed as one of the track’s performers, although she doesn’t appear to have had any involvement in the new recording.Evangelising about Cherry, Robyn says that, as a ten year old in 1989 when Cherry’s debut album ‘Raw Like Sushi’ was released, she and a childhood friend “spent most of our summer playing cards and listening to ‘Raw Like Sushi’.

Have you been playing Wordle? Of course you have. There’s not one person who doesn’t play Wordle every single day.

KIM Kardashian and Pete Davidson enjoyed a romantic stay at a hotel after she was declared legally single from Kanye West. The KUWTK star, 41, and SNL comedian, 28, were spotted at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles on Thursday.

ED Sheeran arrived in court today for the start of a £3million legal battle over the copyright of his hit song Shape of You. The singer-songwriter wore a dark suit and tie as he appeared at the High Court in London this morning.

A SUGABABES star is suing Walt Disney for over £200,000, claiming she damaged her vocal cords while playing Princess Jasmine in the West End musical Aladdin. Jade Ewen, 34, was starring as the female lead in the popular musical when she claims she sustained serious vocal damage trying to sing loudly during "A Whole New World".

DENISE Van Outen's ex-fiancé Eddie Boxshall broke down in tears as he shared an emotional message with his followers. The 47-year-old and Denise, also 47, broke up earlier this year after she discovered he'd been unfaithful.

ROMEO Beckham has revealed his impressive singing voice after his brother Cruz launched his music career. The 19-year-old showed off his vocal talents as he serenaded fans on Instagram.

KATIE Price's son Harvey has been booked to make his first nightclub PA following their hugely successful documentary. Harvey, 19, starred alongside his mum in the "deeply personal" BBC film earlier this year which explored their relationship and close bond.

Camila Cabello celebrated her 25th birthday with James Corden and Nathan Lane on Thursday’s “The Late Late Show”.

Stacey Solomon is returning to Loose Women today following her maternity leave. The 32 year old presenter took a break from the ITV daytime show in October after welcoming her daughter Rose with fiancé Joe Swash. And while Stacey, who recently enjoyed a catch up with her co-stars Nadia Sawalha and Linda Robson, is no doubt excited about her return, a source has told OK! she’s feeling “anxious” as she’s loved spending time at home with her baby girl.

Work to improve road safety on an accident blackspot between Blackness and Linlithgow has been agreed.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that State Pension payments will increase by 3.1% in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from April 11, 2022.

Scottish tennis superstar Andy Murray is reuniting with legendary coach Ivan Lendl as he ramps up his push for an extended run at Wimbledon.

PlayStation has pulled Gran Turismo 7 from sale in Russia, seemingly joining several other companies that have stopped selling their products in the country due to its invasion of Ukraine.As spotted by Eurogamer, Gran Turismo 7 is no longer available to purchase on the Russian PlayStation Store.The racing game launched today (March 4) and is available to purchase in other regions without issue. Though Sony is yet to comment on the removed title, the studio is likely joining several other companies in halting game sales in the region.On Wednesday (March 2), Mykhailo Fedorov – Ukraine’s vice prime minister – called on PlayStation and Xbox to “temporarily block all Russian and Belorussian accounts” on their platforms, explaining that “such actions will motivate the citizens of Russia to proactively stop the disgraceful military aggression.”Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, studios across the games industry have condemned the military action by halting game sales within Russia.

Europa Conference League clash. The Swedes have been unable to get eyes on Stephen Glass ’ new-look side because they have done all their training and games behind closed doors at their Cormack Park base.

Scott Brown wearing the red of Aberdeen. But he’s backing the new Dons skipper to play for the jersey and lead them to victory against BK Hacken in the first Europa Conference League qualifier on Thursday.

Scott Brown will be an ageless iron rod for the Dons this season. The 30-year-old summer signing from Houston Dynamo believes former Celtic skipper Brown has been a pre-season driving force.

Scott Brown will wear the captain's armband this season, taking over from Joe Lewis. The Celtic legend has joined the Dons in a player-coach role and the immediate question was whether he would be named skipper.

Irvine gym boss took on the gruelling 100km Peak District challenge last Saturday – and won.Scott Brown forged ahead of the pack in the pouring rain, crossed 2km of jaggy nettles and beat the other runners by a whopping 90 minutes.No stranger to mammoth fitness challenges, raising over £100,000 in 10 years for various charities, Scott actually took part in the event to support his pal and thought it would make for a good warm up for his upcoming six-day mountain race event in September.