Ayrshire councillor Claire Leitch nominated for prestigious award after helping young people find their voice

EXCLUSIVE: NBC has revealed the hosts for its coverage of Sunday’s Closing Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics — and two of them have been in the news this week.

Niall Horan is recovering.

The new movie Dog, starring and co-directed by Channing Tatum, is in theaters and fans will likely want to know if they should stick around for an end credits scene after the film.

Zack Sharf Francis Ford Coppola is putting down $120 million of his own money to make his long-in-the-works passion project “Megalopolis.” Coppola wrote “Megalopolis” in the early 1980s and has been reportedly in talks with Oscar Isaac, Forest Whitaker and Cate Blanchett to finally get the film off the ground. The issue Coppola has faced is that the movie is such an ambitious and expensive original idea that no major studio would ever touch it.Speaking to GQ magazine, Coppola said that major Hollywood executives reacted to his “Megalopolis” pitch the “same way they did when I had won five Oscars and was the hottest film director in town and walked in with ‘Apocalypse Now’ and said, ‘I’d like to make this next.’ I own ‘Apocalypse Now.’ Do you know why I own ‘Apocalypse Now?’ Because no one else wanted it.” Coppola added, “So imagine, if that was the case when I was 33 or whatever the age and I had won every award and had broken every record and still absolutely no one wanted to join me, [then how do you think they’re reacting now?] I know that ‘Megalopolis,’ the more personal I make it, and the more like a dream in me that I do it, the harder it will be to finance.”The plot of “Megalopolis” remains something of a mystery.

You’ve heard of take-your-daughter-to-work day, but when it comes to Alex Rodriguez‘s girls Natasha, 16, and Ella, 13, he prefers take-your-daughter-out-to-dinner-night. The baseball player posted a photo of a sweet night out with his two daughters on Thursday, Feb. 17, sharing a booth with the brunette beauties and captioning the photo: “Date night.”

Kim Kardashian showed off her minimalist, beige-and-cream-colored home in a recent video for Vogue magazine, and she gave fans a special treat in the process: daughter North‘s adorable and creatively sound paintings and sketches.

50 Cent is not sweating the body shamers!

Have reports had this whole thing backwards??

Kanye «Ye» West's attorney has filed legal documents in court objecting to Kim Kardashian's request that she be legally declared single, saying he first wants his assets protected via a set of conditions that the rapper's lawyer claims his estranged wife has already rejected.In legal docs, obtained by ET, West wants the court to deny Kardashian's request to become legally single because «the motion does not provide the protections necessary for an early termination of marital status.» West's attorney laid out those concerns in docs, saying that declaring Kardashian single «before custody, property, and support issues are resolved creates a risk of adverse consequences.»The  rapper's lawyer says «this is especially true if one of the parties were to pass away while the case is pending.» Furthermore, West's lawyer argues that should the court declare Kardashian legally single, it would create «barriers to obtaining evidence if a party remarries before the case is concluded.»For starters, West's lawyer wants Kardashian to agree to a «right of reimbursement,» meaning that any money owed to each other would get reimbursed in the event one of them died. But West's lawyer claims «Kim’s counsel has asserted that this condition is unnecessary given the premarital agreement.»West also wants to ensure that no assets are transferred out of trusts they've created.

Mama June Shannon has found herself wrapped up in legal trouble… again. This time, with her new boyfriend Justin Stroud!

Crystal Hefner is ready to tell her story!

A heartbroken family have spoken of their devastation after the sudden death of a 21-year-old 'joker'.

A jealous and controlling boyfriend strangled and punched his partner in front of her daughter.

44 per cent of Manchester United fans believe their Champions League run will come to an end against Atletico Madrid, though some do still harbour hope of seeing their side go all the way.

A Bolton sub-postmaster has told an inquiry the strain of his experience with the Post Office caused him to suffer a heart attack aged just 33.

Teen robbers lured unsuspecting victims into terrifying knifepoint attacks after they'd agreed to buy or sell iPhones on Facebook Marketplace.

dog Oski, were all found dead in Californian mountains last summer.The family were hiking on a remote trail under scorching temperatures at Sierra National Forest towards the north of the state.Police have revealed that a final text message which had been penned by the dad on August 15 but not sent, chillingly read: "Can you help us."Who Jonathan was trying to contact is not clear but phone records released by the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday at least reveal the serious trouble the family found themselves in.The drafted text message continued: "On savage lundy trail heading back to Hites cove trail.

Gogglebox kicked off on Channel 4 on Friday night but fans were left feeling rather "queasy" with the opening scenes.The popular reality show started off showing Ellie and Izzi Warner's dogs on their famous sofas while the two sisters could be heard in the background.As the two women complained about the dog's "pooing" around their home one of the pups could be seen drinking tea from a cup.Although it was fairly amusing, some viewers thought it was rather sickening to watch.Jumping onto Twitter, one fan said: "One of Ellie’s dogs drinking from her glass at the beginning made me feel very queasy."Another penned: "That’s why I wouldn’t have a dog …..ducks."A third exclaimed: "The dog drinking the tea!!!"While a fourth viewer advised that the girls should probably try to take their dogs out on a walk and said: "Take your dogs out for a walk then they won't p*** and s***,quite simple eh!"Channel 4 viewers were clearly delighted for the return of Gogglebox on Friday and rushed to Twitter to share their excitement regarding the new series.But one cast regular was missing from the show after testing positive with coronavirus earlier in the week.Hairdresser Stephen Webb and his partner Daniel Lustig were gutted to be missing the start of the new series after Stephen contracted Covid-19.Taking to Instagram on Monday Stephen shared a video with fans to update them on how he is currently feeling and gave them a glimpse of his isolation room.Holding his dog in his arms while filming the short clip, a downhearted Stephen expressed: "This is a message for the Gogglebox crew.Good luck filming this week, can't wait to see you Friday, I need a laugh.

Everton team-mates with a goal in training which has prompted fans to commend the impact of Frank Lampard.Both Alli and Lampard arrived at Goodison Park on Transfer Deadline Day after a toxic first half of the season under Rafa Benitez.Two wins and one loss across all competitions have followed, but more importantly the mood amongst the Toffees camp seems to be picking up.And that was epitomised by a video shared on the club's social media channels which saw Alli score an overhead kick in an attacking drill in one of Lampard's training sessions.After finding the back of the net the midfielder wheeled away in celebration with his arms outstretched.Several screams can be heard from the rest of the Everton squad and Alli is then mobbed by three of them.Alex Iwobi, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Andros Townsend race over to embrace him with giant grins over all of their faces.How far can Lampard take Everton? Let us know in the comments section.It was also a hit with Toffees fans, who were overjoyed to see some positive content in what has been a drab Premier League campaign for them.One tweeted: "I’m loving the smiles on their faces right now - clearly much happier with things !!"Another said: "Lampard bringing good vibes to Everton.""Great to see those bad boys enjoying their footy again," added a third.A fourth wrote: "Blues are full go good positive jive, Super Frank is working his magic."And a fellow supporter declared: "Squad are loving life under Lampard aren’t they."Everton currently sit 16th in the table after losing to Newcastle but beating Leeds.They travel to Southampton this weekend then host Man City before their FA Cup fifth-round tie at home to Boreham Wood.

Variety confirmed.The Hollywood icon - who worked on dozens of blockbuster movies including Zack Snyder's Justice League, Independence Day and Born on the Fourth of July - passed away on Thursday (17 February) afternoon.Following the tragic news of his death, the American Cinema Editors - which David was a member of throughout his career - have since created a GoFungMe page for fans to donate money to help his loving family at this difficult time.Since the account was created less than 24 hours ago, the page has raised more than $46,000 (£33,800) and continues to climb.The exclusive group released a touching statement following his death, saying: "He was an extraordinary editor and a loving, compassionate family man. "In an effort to support David's family during this terrible time, Lightstorm Entertainment has created a GoFundMe account.

Free parking is being introduced in Kilmarnock town centre throughout December.