Ayrshire woman's poem about Auchinleck neighbour 'Betty' goes viral at virtual event

Teddi Mellencamp was starstruck by Meg Ryan.

‘Birds Aren’t Real’ conspiracy theory has revealed that it is a hoax, and claimed he aims to tackle misinformation.The ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ group sprang up in the wake of Donald Trump’s election in 2016, and is largely supported by young people online and claims that birds are fake, having been replaced by drones.An extensive FAQ section on the group’s websites lists a number of spoof claims, including that over 12 billion birds were destroyed in a genocide between 1959 and 2001, and states that the eggs we see are robotic replicas.But, now, speaking to The New York Times’ Daily podcast, the group’s founder has admitted that the scheme is a hoax, intended to highlight dangerous misinformation. In a recent episode, a former technology reporter for the New York Times, Taylor Lorenz, shared her interview with the group’s founder, where he revealed that the movement is all a big joke.

rugby league team, made 100 appearances for the rugby union team between 1997 and 2005.He has opened up on the moment of his sporting career in which he felt most embarrassed, and it came during his first few years on the international scene.While appearing on Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch on Wednesday (February 9) he told a stunned host how a bout of food poisoning left him in a perilous position.Thomas told his fellow guests and the studio audience: "I think the thing that makes it embarrassing is thinking that so many other people have seen it."I remember one of my first games for Wales, when there is probably about seven million people watching on television, pre-game there was some food poisoning going round camp."I had a really, really bad stomach and within the first first five minutes I got tackled and got hit in the stomach. I remember standing up and realising that I had a minor accident.

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K.J. Yossman Agnieszka Holland has signed on to direct a biopic of 20th century novelist Franz Kafka.Titled “Kafka,” the film will cover the writer’s life in a series of standalone vignettes, from his birth in 19th century Prague through to his death in Berlin just a few years after the close of World War I.Šárka Cimbalová, Sam Taylor and Mike Downey are set to produce the feature. “‘Kafka’ will be a dazzling kaleidoscopic mosaic of a film that dramatizes the famous writer’s life and imagination in a series of standalone vignettes that span Kafka’s life from his birth in pre-war Prague, up to his tragic death in Berlin in 1924 and into scenes from the future he envisioned,” the trio said in a statement.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMoonbug Entertainment is expanding its kid-vid footprint by snapping up Little Angel, a big producer of YouTube videos and songs for preschoolers.Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The acquisition is Moonbug’s first since it was bought in a $3 billion deal by Candle Media, the next-generation media roll-up venture headed by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs and backed by private-equity firm Blackstone.

Coronation Street actress Victoria Ekanoye was diagnosed with breast cancer last October and has opened up about her emotional surgery. 40-year-old Victoria was breastfeeding her son when she noticed a lump on her breast in July last year, which prompted her to get checked out. Victoria said she immediately had suspicions as he has a family history of breast cancer and is the fifth member of her family to do so.

Jennifer Lopez is sharing where her and Ben Affleck steal some private time. The 52-year-old triple-threat star appears on Wednesday's episode of , and opens up about where she and her beau escape to have alone time away from the five children they have between them.«Bathroom, closet.

Olivia Munn is learning that «fed is best.» The 41-year-old new mom has been very candid about her low milk supply as she struggles to breastfeed her 2-month-old son, Malcolm, whom she shares with comedian John Mulaney. On Tuesday, Munn took to Instagram, sharing a video in which she detailed her breastfeeding journey, noting that she has tried «two lactation consultants, lactation soups, three breastfeeding pillows, liters of coconut water, lactation teas, gummies, vitamins, cookies, nipple ointments, skin to skin contact, heating pads to increase circulation, and three different breast pumps.»Placing a device around her neck, Munn also shared, «I even wore this device filled with formula around my neck with tubes taped to my nipples so I could stimulate milk production while giving my baby the nutrients he needs.»A post shared by o l i v i a (@oliviamunn)Eventually, Munn realized that her efforts were in vain. «None of it worked! I cried and cried. I felt like my body was failing,» she wrote.

One U.S. Navy SEAL candidate is dead and another has been hospitalized after the pair were part of a group that completed the first phase of Navy SEAL training, known popularly as “Hell Week.”

Jo Joyner is all over our TV screens at the moment – she’s come a long way since finding fame in nursing drama No Angels back in 2004. Now, millions watch her as nosy Luella in BBC One’s hit drama Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators. Returning for its fourth series, she stars alongside Mark Benton’s bumbling Frank Hathaway as the hilarious pair lurch from one case to the next.

Ambitious West of Scotland League club Rossvale are close to securing a landmark tie-in with Gibraltar top flight side Europa Point which they hope can take them onto the next level.

Police are appealing for help to trace a teenager who has been reported missing from his home in Stirling.

Perhaps the Best Picture race is truly over. When the 2022 Oscar nominations were announced Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” landed 12 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, four acting nominations, and Editing.

Scots Team GB ice skater Lewis Gibson reminisced about his early days of learning to skate at Ayr Ice Rink - and meeting Lorraine Kelly for the first time at Seamill Hydro.

Kurt Zouma has been fined £250,000 and had his two cats taken into the care of the RSCPA after a video of the footballer kicking one of the animals appeared online.

A new sub-variant of Omicron Covid is now spreading throughout the nation.

Domestic abuse will not be tolerated and victims are not alone – help is out there.

Kate Middleton has been announced as the latest in a long list of famous faces to read a book on CBeebies Bedtime Stories.This Sunday, the Duchess of Cambridge will read The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark on the children's channel, becoming the first member of the Royal family to do so. But the 40 year old is not the first member of the Royal family to read a children's story on television, and is actually following in the footsteps of her father-in-law. Prince Charles, 73, published his own children's book, The Old Man of Lochnagar – which he wrote to raise main for The Prince's Trust – back in 1980 and, four years later, he took to our screens to read it.

Joe Alwyn and Taylor Swift tend to keep their relationship private, but the actor made a rare reference to his other half during a recent interview.

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty has revealed that she "fell over" during her first dance at her wedding.Speaking on her BBC Radio 5 Live show this morning, the host, 46, spoke about how she related to pop star Anne-Marie's fall at the BRIT Awards last night, which saw her take a tumble while performing her latest hit Kiss My (Uh Oh).Speaking on her radio show today, Naga praised the singer for composing herself after the fall.At the start of her show, the BBC presenter said: "Styling it out."How good at that are you?" she asked listeners.Naga went on: "Well, Anne-Marie carried on singing after taking a little tumble at the BRITs last night."The newsreader paused for a second as she replayed the moment the star fell before getting back up.Addressing the moment, she said: "That's properly styling it out isn't it?"Really, really good," Naga praised the star.The BBC host went on to reveal that she could relate to Anne-Marie's fall as she relayed her own clumsy moment anecdote.Naga continued: "I mentioned earlier on Nicky's programme, I don't know if I styled it out, but I did fall over in a big, puffy wedding dress during my first dance to You're Just Too Good To Be True".She admitted that despite having learnt a dance routine in anticipation of the big day, her and James Haggar's first time spinning around the dance floor as husband and wife featured a surprise."We even figured out a dance routine and everything."It didn't go to plan but the wedding day was a success apart from that," Naga admitted.She jokingly added: "It never happened, wasn't on Insta, so never happened."Naga married TV consultant James in 2007.She previously told the Guardian that "being kind to each other" and "golf" were the secrets behind their