Airdrie politicians host special cost of living summit event to help locals

Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton has been announced as the final contestant to join BBC's Strictly Come Dancing 2022.The 39 year old mother of three will don her dancing shoes alongside the likes of Coronation Street's Kym Marsh, actor Will Mellor and singer Fleur East. The celebrities will have to put their best foots forward to impress the Strictly judges: Motsi Mabuse, 41, Shirley Ballas, 61, and Craig Revel Horwood, 57, as well as Anton Du Beke, 56, who will be a permanent judge this series.

Love Island fans were quick to celebrate on Saturday after it was officially announced live on Channel 4, that Ekin-su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti would be returning to our screens in their very own road trip TV show. The loved up couple officially scooped the 2022 Love Island crown just two weeks ago after captivating the hearts of the nation with their dramatic and passionate relationship.

Naman Ramachandran During his eclectic career so far British actor Shubham Saraf has played a variety of roles.Saraf, who studied at the U.K.’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama and France’s École Philippe Gaulier, played an aristocrat in newly independent India in Mira Nair’s BBC/Netflix series “A Suitable Boy”; a policeman in Netflix procedural “Criminal: U.K.” and a PR advisor in Jed Mercurio’s BBC series “Bodyguard.”The actor stars opposite Charlie Hunnam and Alexander Siddig in the upcoming Apple TV+ adaptation of Gregory David Roberts’ bestseller “Shantaram,” which tells the story of a heroin addict and convicted bank robber who, in the 1980s, flees Australia to India, where he reinvents himself as a doctor and a gangster in the slums of Bombay. Saraf’s role is under wraps at the moment but he describes the process as an “intense life-altering experience.” Once cast, in the middle of COVID-19, Saraf’s life was “upended at short notice” and he shot in Thailand and Australia for six months after spending two weeks in quarantine in each country.

energy bills set to soar in the coming months, anything that allows us to save money looks appealing. The availability of dupes is another bonus.

eating wild food, like venison – the UK’s deer population is at its highest since the Norman conquest. You may well think that’s easy for me to say, as I live in Dorset and have a restaurant, but it’s possible to do so wherever you live.Being clever and economical about using things up, instead of wasting them, is also important in these tough economic times.

Premier League's most valuable XI includes one Manchester United star and none from Chelsea with Liverpool and Manchester City players dominating the list. With City winning four of the last five Premier League titles and Liverpool winning the other one as well as both domestic cups last season - they have a combined nine stars in the side.With Liverpool's Alisson in goal at an estimated £45million, Andy Robertson (£58.50m), Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold make it into the defence alongside Ruben Dias (£67.5). READ MORE: Seven celebs you didn't know were footballers - from Bradley Walsh to Gordon Ramsey In midfield are the City duo of Phil Foden (£81m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£76.5m) and West Ham skipper Declan Rice at (£72m).That leaves a front three of United's Sancho (£67.5m) as well as Liverpool star Mohamed Salah (£81m) and finally, the most valuable individual player, Erling Haaland (£135m).

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Manchester City icon Yaya Toure has been confirmed as an academy coach at Tottenham Hotspur after being spotted in Spurs gear.On Friday, Spurs confirmed Toure has joined up with their staff as an under-16s coach after he "had an initial spell working with our Academy staff during the second half of last season." Toure hung up his boots in 2020 after a spell in China.Toure has been working at Spurs part-time for the past eight months as he worked towards his UEFA-A license. The Ivorian lives in Hampstead, near Spurs' Hotspur Way training ground.READ MORE: Tottenham cheerleader Jamie O'Hara thinks they can 'become London's biggest team again'Toure rose to superstardom as part of City's first title-winning season in 2012.

READ MORE: Hooters girls on what it's like working there as they praise 'empowering' uniform The career is a controversial one, with some critics branding the concept “sexist”, but Angelina disagrees with this judgement and loves her job.The aspiring rock musician says putting on a show for customers gives her valuable experience as a performer – and could provide a handy stepping stone.She told news.com.au: “I love performing. So even with the skimpy it’s helped me with a lot of skills that translate over into, like, the music industry.“Like making contacts, being able to talk to anyone and working on my stage presence and how to entertain a crowd for when I’m onstage like, it’s helped a lot with that sort of thing.“People think it’s a negative thing, they’re like ‘you show your body’ but I feel really empowered.“It’s made me more creative.

Helen Skelton has been confirmed as the final celebrity to join the Strictly Come Dancing 2022 line-up. The Countryfile star, 39, is joining the likes of Loose Women panellist Kaye Adams, football legend Tony Adams and EastEnders actor James Bye as the celebrities prepare to take to the dancefloor.The news was announced on presenter Claudia Winkleman's BBC Radio 2 show, the ultimate celebration on Saturday (August 13).READ MORE: Helen Skelton wows fans in tiny bikini after Strictly Come Dancing speculationThe host, who will be returning to her post alongside Tess Daley for the upcoming series, revealed to her listeners that BBC bosses refuse to tell her who is in the line-up prior to the announcements because she has a habit of "leaking everything."Helen's involvement in the show has been heavily speculated recently and finally confirming the news, she said: "I’m really excited to get stuck into a fun adventure." "‘My family and friends have always loved the show and can’t wait for me to get started," the mum-of-three added.The announcement comes a few months after Helen announced her split from husband of nine years, Richie Myler back in April.According to The Sun, the opportunity to do Strictly is Helen's perfect way to "bounce back" following her highly public breakup.A source told the publication: “It’s the perfect way to bounce back.

Love Island winners Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu announced that they will be heading up an ITV2 "road trip show" while appearing on The Big Breakfast today.Appearing on the first episode of the rebooted 90s show (August 13), the Love Island 2022 winners announced some juicy news that has left fans incredibly excited."It says that you have a big exclusive that you want to tell us about," host Mo Gilligan said after shouting "I've got a text!".READ NEXT: The Big Breakfast fans fume and switch off 2 minutes into reboot over 'shouting'Davide then proudly shared the exciting news when he said: "We are going to a road trip to Italy and Turkey, so one week in Italy and Turkey."Ekin-Su grinned at her beau as he then revealed: "We're gonna be on ITV2, so it's gonna be like our own programme."Fans seemed overjoyed at the news, with one exclaiming on Twitter: "Ekin-Su and Davide are getting their own show on itv2, love to see it! #LoveIsland #BigBreakfast." Another added: "Davide and Ekin are going on a road trip for an ITV2 program! Can't wait to see!""EKIN SU AND DAVIDE GETTING THEIR OWN SHOW the public are getting what they want for once," penned a third.While a fourth said: "Omg Ekin-Su and Davide just announced a TV show with their travels OMG OMG OMG."This came during the first episode of The Big Breakfast reboot which was headed up by new hosts AJ Odudu and Mo Gilligan.Returning to our screens for the first time since 2002, the revamped show made a comeback on Saturday (August 13) - much to the delight of fans.In its prime back in the 90s and early noughties, it aired more than 2,400 episodes in its lengthy run, and became known for its trademark house on Fish Island in East London.The likes of Chris Evans, Gaby

The line-up of celebrities taking to the ballroom in Strictly Come Daning this year is officially complete with Corrie actors, an 80s music legend and a former Britain's Got Talent child star all preparing to put on their dancing shoes.

Twitch has changed its COVID-19 guidelines for TwitchCon, with attendees now required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative test, as well as wearing a face mask while indoors.TwitchCon is set to take place next month in San Diego, with players able to meet streamers and take part in “legendary cosplay contests, rivals tournaments, meet and greets, rare loot, panels, artist alley” and witness an “epic” musical performance.However, following criticism from some fans about the lack of COVID-19 safety precautions, Twitch has now updated the entry requirements for the three-day event.“We’ve heard from many of you that you want a safer TwitchCon, so we’re updating our policy,” said Twitch in a Tweet. “Masks will be required indoors, as well as either proof of vaccination or a negative covid test.

Bella Poarch has issued an apology to Cardi B, after a hacking incident led to the ‘WAP’ singer being the target of trolling from Poarch’s Twitter account.Yesterday (August 12), tweets about Poarch’s debut EP, ‘Dolls’ – which dropped the same day – were sent from the Twitter account of news site Pop Crave. A strong reply to the post then came from Poarch’s own account, reading: “better than any cardi album.”More since-deleted tweets targeting Cardi were posted by Poarch’s account, including a poll that asked whether her followers were “Team Nicki” or “Team Cardi”.

The New York Times, Pitman died on Thursday August 11 at his home in La Quinta, California. No cause of death has been revealed, however the guitarist and bassist reportedly spent the last month of his life recovering from an accident that left him with a fractured spine.Born on February 12, 1920, Pitman was raised in a musical household, as his father worked as a staff bassist for programming at NBC.

Beyoncé has shared a second preview for the visual element to her latest album, ‘Renaissance’, dropping a teaser for its opening track, ‘I’m That Girl’.Much like last week’s “cliquebait” video for ‘Break My Soul’, the new clip features shots of Bey in highly stylised and visually compelling outfits, surrounded by fittingly lavish set pieces. This one offers a little more content, though – while the ‘Break My Soul’ clip ran for less than 40 seconds before cutting to a black screen, the visual part of the clip for ‘I’m That Girl’ runs for just under two minutes.Around 35 seconds in, we see a quick montage of Bey in 21 aesthetically disparate settings.

Kanye West has abstrusely revealed his “biggest inspiration”, sharing an obscure post to social media that outlines his wisdom.Taking to his Instagram overnight, the rapper shared a note that reads: “Look to the children… Look to the homeless… As the biggest inspiration for all design.”Without a caption to go with the message, West offered no context for his latest philosophical musing. The comment section, however, is littered with fans that appear to have a deep understanding for his sentiment.

THQ Nordic teased another South Park video game at the end of its digital showcase yesterday (August 12) in collaboration with South Park Digital Studios.The reveal came right at the end of the stream, when THQ Nordic said it has 26 unannounced games still in development, which it then scratched out and reduced to 25 after showing the South Park Digital Studios logo alongside audio of South Park character Randy Marsh screaming “Hot hot hot hot”.The exact moment in the stream can be seen below.As of publication (August 13), it’s unclear what platforms this game will be on, or if it will be similar to other major Triple-A games in the franchise.In recent years, South Park has stuck to RPGs. 2014’s The Stick Of Truth was developed by Obsidian Entertainment in collaboration with South Park Digital Studios, while 2017’s The Fractured But Whole was developed by Ubisoft San Francisco.However, a new video game in the televisionfranchise was mentioned by creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone back in 2021. According to that report, a “3D video game” was in the works but there’s been no indication yet if the two projects are the same.

Geri Horner is no stranger to a stunning update and on Friday she shared another sweet post posing for a sunset photo alongside her sweet sausage dog companion.MORE: Geri Horner looks flawless in white swimsuit as she marks birthdayThe stunning snap saw the pair unwinding as they cuddled up on camping chairs to take in the beautiful sunset backdrop. Geri looked ultra-relaxed in a grey T-shirt, whilst the chestnut-coloured pooch rested in her arms.WATCH: Geri Horner reacts to son Monty being used in daring stuntCaptioning the post, the 50-year-old simply penned: "Awh!" with a kissing face emoji.READ: Geri Horner shares powerful message in stunning outfitSEE:  Geri and Christian Horner's epic homes unveiled as £440m fortune announcedWhilst fans were blown away by the stunning photo, others couldn't help but notice the incredible cars lurking in the background.

US actor Anne Heche has been declared legally brain dead a week after being involved in a car crash that left her critically injured. The Six Days, Seven Nights actor was taken to the hospital on August 5 after her car crashed into a Los Angeles home and caught on fire. “Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy. Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact.”Heche’s family had kept her on life support to allow time for OneLegacy Foundation to find recipients who would be a match, as it had been “her wish” to donate her organs.

— AnonOr should I write, Dear Juliet? Because she had this one down cold four centuries ago. “What’s in a name?” she wonders. “That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo would still be her heart’s desire if he were Romeo Bloggs – the fact that as things stand he is the scion of a family that’s bitterly feuding with her own may raise certain practical obstacles, but it means absolutely nothing in the true and tender realms of the heart.Your baby girl.