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British actor Stephen Tompkinson, best known for his roles in Ballykissangel and DCI Banks, has been charged with grievous bodily harm (GBH) and will appear to stand trial in an English crown court.

A motorcyclist has died following a crash with a truck in the Scottish Borders. Emergency services raced to the A7 southbound, near Stow, at around 7.55pm on Friday, August 19.

Police Scotland have released CCTV images of a man they are hunting in connection with an attack in Airdrie. A 41-year-old man was set upon at a taxi rank on Stirling Street in the Lanarkshire town at around 1.05am on Saturday, May 21.

BBC comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo! The popular sitcom aired from 1982 until 1992 and amassed fans across the world with its cheeky double entendres set in wartime France. However, Vicki says that the programme probably wouldn’t get made today for fear of “aversion” from members of the public. She said: “Comedy is being neutralised - or nuked. I think 80 percent of this country would love comedy like ‘Allo ‘Allo! to be made again.So, 20 percent might take aversion to some of the content.” Vicki also pointed out the contradiction that many reality shows nowadays are allowed to show nudity, sexual content and explicit swearing. She continued to The Mirror: There was none of that in ‘Allo ‘Allo!...

A staff member promoting access to period products within South Ayrshire is to be appointed by council chiefs.

Some of the brightest stars in the Scottish wrestling are ready for a double night of action in Newmains next month.

The Struts have returned with a new single called ‘Fallin’ With Me’ – check it out below.The new track is the Derby band’s first new music since signing to the Big Machine label earlier this year.Discussing the new track, frontman Luke Spiller said: “The song’s lyrics were written down whilst on numerous nights out with someone that I was seeing at the time. We always kept meeting at the same place on the Sunset Strip and after a while I had a collection of phrases and lines that all had a certain feel to them.”“The chorus was intended to be a really heartfelt ballad, but once the music had been recorded it took the vocal delivery to another place entirely,” Spiller added.

The National‘s Aaron Dessner says he has “picked up a focus” in his songwriting and production since working with Taylor Swift.Dessner co-produced and wrote on Swift’s 2020 albums ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’, and also worked on numerous “From the Vault” tracks that appear on Swift’s re-recorded versions of ‘Fearless’ and ‘Red’ that arrived last year.Last March, after ‘Folklore’ won a Grammy for Album of the Year, Dessner credited Swift with “restoring [his] faith in music,” and has opened up again on the influence she has had on him in a new interview.Speaking to The i, Dessner said: “Even just working with Taylor, she’s a brilliant musician and so experienced in terms of making records, so I was learning from her – I picked up a focus, and also just the joy that she has.”Of working in the pandemic, he added: “It was almost like I was in some crazy boot camp for making a tonne of music really fast and fully producing it and then it would be released quickly.”Though he has said in the past that “this story, this era, has concluded” with ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’, Dessner has confirmed that he anticipates that he and Swift “will continue to be in each other’s artistic and personal lives. I don’t know exactly what the next form that will take, but certainly, it will continue.”After his work with Swift and a host of other artists including King Princess, Dessner is now working on a new album with The National.Ahead of their headline show at London’s All Points East next week (August 26), Aaron’s twin brother Bryce Dessner has spoken to NME about the new material, and whether Aaron’s work with Swift will have attracted new fans to the band.

Ever wanted a camel ride at your wedding? How about a huge ice sculpture of two cats? Welcome to the crazy world of life as a wedding planner, where it seems NOTHING is off limits.

A man who police said was filming himself as he walked through a commuter train exposing his genitals has been arrested.

The sudden death of a "fit and healthy" mum-of-two, 55, remains a mystery after she died whilst waiting for an appointment with her GP.

Gorillaz headlined London’s All Points East last night (August 19) and debuted a new collaboration with Tame Impala and Bootie Brown – watch them play ‘New Gold’ below.The band played the Victoria Park festival to kick off the second part of their 2022 European tour, and were supported by IDLES, Turnstile, Yves Tumor, Self Esteem, Femi Kuti, Obongjayar, NewDad, Remi Wolf, Gabriels, Ibeyi, Nia Archives and Willow Kayne.During their headline set, they brought out a bounty of special guests including De La Soul, Happy Mondays‘ Shaun Ryder, Popcaan, Moonchild Sanelly and Mos Def.Half way through the set, they then debuted a brand new song called ‘New Gold’, featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown.

mullet mania slowly takes the nation by storm, there’s one man that knows a good mullet: David Spade, the actor who played Joe Dirt in the 2001 cult classic of the same name.Spade gave his stamp of approval on the contestant’s stylish mullets with voting for this year’s 2022 USA Mullet Championships coming to a close on Friday.“They all look like winners to me” Spade replied to a fan on Twitter.Spade took it a step further on his TikTok account, rating each of the four contestants that were mentioned in the tweet. “Rustin, this cute little goat roper.” Spade said while reviewing Rustin Alphin’s Mullet competition photo. “Pretty studly.”“Landry, Flag carved in.

Queen believe that she would benefit from some "peace and quiet" according to a royal expert.The Queen has had a difficult time over the last couple of years, Sunday Times Royal editor Roya Nikkhah says, explaining that the monarch has faced health problems as well as family drama.The 96-year-old's closest aides have expressed concern over the Queen's health, and believe that some relief from the stress of family drama could help her, the Express reports.READ MORE: Inside UK's biggest pub with bowling alley and slide where every pint is over £6Ms Nikkhah shares these views, but is uncertain how much relief there will be for someone who has become such a lynchpin of the Monarchy.She told Times Radio: "I think the Queen is tough.

tattoo journey has shared a new update to his fans. Remy has spent years inking his entire body where he's endured more than 1,200 hours on his transformation.He often delights his 203,000 followers on Instagram with his progress, and uses his YouTube page to share an insight too.READ MORE: Dad who's spent over 1,200 hours on ink journey ditches top to show off tattoosNow in a post to his thousands of fans, Remy has posted a seven-month transformation of his chest area.

Daniel Ricciardo says F1 still gets him "jacked" as rumours continue to abound over his McLaren future.Ricciardo's future in the sport is under threat amid speculation that fellow countryman Oscar Piastri will take his seat with the Woking-based team next season. Piastri had seemingly been set to join Alpine, only for the youngster to deny he'd agreed the move.That raised the prospect of the 21-year-old star lining up alongside Lando Norris at McLaren next term, a scenario that is only possible if the British manufacturer pays off Ricciardo's existing contract, which doesn't run out until 2023.

X Factor's Simon Cowell, Zig and Zag were unstoppable.READ NEXT: Denise Van Outen flirts with Love Island's Davide as she says he is 'nervous' around herThey even made a return to our screens recently for a cameo in The Big Breakfast reboot – but will they return for good?After Zig and Zag's surprise appearance, Daily Star decided to take a closer look at Zig and Zag behind the scenes.Over five years before Zig and Zag burst onto our TV screens on The Big Breakfast, the puppet duo already had a huge following in Ireland.The brothers made their debut in 1987 on RTE's Dempsey's Den – and became so popular that, in 1989, they won the TV Personality Of The Year Award.Zig and Zag were brought to life by puppeteers Mick O'Hara and Ciaran Morrison and remained on The Den until 1993, after a very famous star heard them on the radio and brought them to the UK.Boomtown Rats singer and Live Aid organiser Sir Bob Geldof was responsible for bringing Zig and Zag to the UK to appear on The Big Breakfast.Speaking to Chris Moyles on Radio X, Bob confirmed he was the person behind their introduction to the Channel 4 show, saying: "It was me."He also called their success one of his "most major achievements", with the duo going on to cause mayhem live on air alongside DJ Chris Evans in a segment called The Crunch.Speaking about the moment he first heard of Zig and Zag, he added: "Of course, they’re Irish, I mean those of you of a certain vintage – ie your vintage, Moyles – will remember them, but where I heard them was driving in the car in Dublin, on the radio.

Demi Lovato’s career originally began with Disney but has since taken a rather unconventional turn toward the world of extraterrestrial communication.The former Disney Channel star, who starred in Sonny With A Chance and the Camp Rock franchise, started out on the channel as a youngster.They sang and danced their way into every kids' heart as a lovable Disney regular, along with pals Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus.READ MORE: Demi Lovato adopts she/her pronouns again due to 'recently feeling more feminine'Along with their friends, Demi paved the way for a generation of kids during the late noughties and early 2010s, but since then a taste for the otherworldly has dominated their life.Take a look at Demi’s unusual hobby and how they communicate with beings outside of this universe.Demi decided to turn their passion into entertainment back in 2021 when they released their Peacock original series.Along with their sister Dallas and pal Matthew, Demi embarked on a journey to “uncover the truth about the UFO phenomena”.The four part series was launched and received mixed reviews.IMDB only awarded the short-lived season with 1.9 stars out of 10, with one viewer even branding the show as “at best cringe, at worst boring”.Throughout the series, Demi – who uses they/them and she/her pronouns –attempted to speak to aliens and communicate with them, learning about them, their hopes and desires.At one point, Demi even sang their hit song Skyscraper to an extraterrestrial called Carmen in an attempt to allow their friends back in the room.Using a specialist device, the alien communicated via beeps and urged Demi to sing for them.However, many viewers were unimpressed with the loose attempt and debated whether the signal noises were

Big Brother house, so it's no surprise two US housemates couldn't resist getting down to business.However, it seems the randy pair couldn't keep it in the bedroom as they decided to have sex on a butterfly-shaped pool inflatable, which might have raised some eyebrows.Kyle and Alyssa, the duo who did the deed, are starring on the latest series of the iconic house-bound reality show, which is airing on CBS in the States.READ MORE:Davina McCall 'very excited' as she breaks silence on huge Big Brother TV returnSparks have clearly flown between the lovebirds as they've now started up a classic showbiz romance.Things grew steamy between Kyle and Alyssa in the Have-Not room, where beds were replaced with inflatables.However, it seems the change of environment didn't stop the pair from getting steamy under the covers and on our TV screens.Unfortunately, their passionate romp didn't last very long at all as Kyle apparently got a bit too excited too quickly.The hunk was also quick to apologise, because he admitted he only lasted a total of 10 seconds.Luckily for Kyle, it seems like his bedroom endurance hasn't botched his new relationship just yet as Alyssa didn't seem to mind.However, she sounded slightly embarrassed when talking to her housemate Turner after.She still appeared to enjoy the quickie as she called it a "really nice moment", suggesting there's still hope for Kyle to redeem himself.The highly-anticipated return of Big Brother UK was announced on ITV2 during the final ad break of the Love Island final.The instantly-recognisable eye logo appeared on the screen - with the iconic theme tune playing in the background.The reality show hasn't been on screens since it was axed by Channel 5 in 2018 after moving from its first

READ MORE: 'Real-life vampire’ with 49 body modifications warns others thinking about following her Now, speaking on the Guinness World Records YouTube channel, the US-based woman has revealed that she was urged to start her mission of growing out her hair in a dream.“I started having dreams or what others may refer to as visions, where the huge cobra would appear before me and start talking to me, letting me know that I’m the chosen one,” she recalled.“I met my husband Emmanuel, who is a professional lock stylist from Nairobi, Kenya, and once we met and became one in union, he became my cobra trainer.”Now having achieved the world record for the extreme length of her hair, Asha described how she enjoyed living with her locks.“I refer to my own hair as my royal crown of locks, or my cobra… When I’m ready to go into my sleep chamber with my cobra baby, sometimes it depends on my mood, I would have him tied up into a sack and we cuddle and talk to each other.Despite her own comfort in her unusual feature, Asha admitted that she has received comments from others about her hygiene.“The most common comments I’ve had people approach me with or whisper behind my back is that, as much as they like the way I look with my locks, most others would say there’s no way that could be clean or healthy.However, the world record holder suggested that she had made the decision to keep her locks thin rather than chunky so that she would be able to get to her roots when washing her hair. To get more lifestyle stories from Daily Star delivered straight to your inbox sign up to one of our free newsletters here . “The number one tip for healthy hair and/or locks is keeping it clean, and loving it, and kissing it, and showing it

TOWIE star, 31, stripped all the way down to a beautiful blue bikini which exposed her growing baby bump in the water.Mum-of-two Billie is no stranger to the pregnancy process as she is now expecting her third child with her husband Greg Shepherd.READ MORE:TOWIE's Billie Faiers pregnant with third baby as she shares sweet bikini snapThe reality star looked incredible as she posed in the swimming pool with her lookalike mum Sue, 53, who looked equally as stunning.It was clear the pair had been soaking up the sun as they were both sporting enviable tans as they cooled off in the water. The gorgeous girls beamed for the camera with Sue kneeling behind her daughter in the spacious pool.The mother-daughter duo have been living it up on their family holiday in Greece alongside Greg and their kids Nelly, eight, and Arthur, five.Billie's former TOWIE co-star Ferne McCann and her daughter Sunday joined the family on the trip.The mum-of-three recently revealed she needs bras "the size of parachutes" due to her enlarged pregnancy breasts.She also told fans she was halfway there with her third pregnancy.Speaking on the Sam and Billie podcast with her sister Sam Faiers, she said: "My boobs are like udders."Greg went to me, “They’re the biggest I’ve ever…” And I do think they are the biggest they’ve ever been.