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Scheduled operations in Scots hospitals reached the highest number since the start of the pandemic, last month.

A West Lothian brass band is celebrating after winning the Fife Brass Band Festival contest held at Dunfermline’s Carnegie Hall recently.

She was one of the most famous faces in Hollywood known as the "blonde bombshell".

One of Scotland's most iconic museums could be remortgaged to help settle a long-running dispute over equal pay in Glasgow.

A pensioner has died on a bus near an ASDA Superstore in Edinburgh.

Strictly's Janette Manrara has revealed she was terrified that she wouldn't dance again after a knee injury.The star had to undergo surgery on her left leg for a torn meniscus in 2011, when she was touring America in a live show, and said she had "intense worry and fear" about whether she would be able to dance the same after the op.She told the Mirror that she initially kept dancing despite her injury, after a doctor told her that, although it was "risky", she could do a few more shows.But she said it was so "painful" that she had to take painkillers throughout each day.Once she had finished performing on the tour, Janette went in for her operation.While the Florida-born star said she received brilliant care, she admitted it was a worrying time because her body is how she makes her living."So the day I came out of hospital was really scary," said the star."My knee and my whole leg were so swollen, I couldn't walk on it or even put weight on it.

Jessie J has broken down in tears over the death of her close friend Jamal Edwards.The chart-topper, 34, who propelled into stardom with Jamal's support, says she "can't stop" herself from crying as she struggles with his passing. Music pioneer Jamal - who was the founder of the online urban music platform SB.TV and the son of Loose Women star Brenda Edwards - died aged 31 in February this year.Jessie had tears rolling down her face as she opened up about the grief when she spoke on The Diary of a CEO with Stephen Bartlett.She said: "I can't stop it.

Love Island's Megan Barton-Hanson has given fans "goosebumps" after posting a rather racy snap.The reality TV star uploaded a picture of her wearing a type of bralette which didn't really leave much to the imagination on Monday (May 3).Megan could be seen looking sultrily down the camera lens as she posed up a storm for her fans.She wore her blonde hair in a straight style with face-framing pieces hanging loosely around the front.Megan opted for a natural but glam makeup look as she donned the rather uncomfortable looking body-piece for the snaps. The OnlyFans influencer thrilled her followers with the snap as many flocked to the comment section to show their support for the stunning star.

Lily Allen has responded to fans who have been comparing Kylie Jenner’s Met Gala dress with her bridal-inspired outfit from V Festival.Jenner attracted attention at the celebration of fashion at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York on Monday (May 2), where she wore a wedding dress from Off-White with a white cap and veil.On social media, fans began to compare Jenner’s dress with Allen’s outfit from V Festival in 2006, where the singer sported a snapback and strapless dress.Posting on Instagram, one fan wrote: “@kyliejenner is giving off @lilyallen at the 2006 V Festival vibes.”Allen, who also attended the ceremony with her husband David Harbour, reposted the picture to her Instagram Story, with the caption: “Lol.”Following the Met Gala, Jenner explained how the outfit was a tribute to fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who died from cancer in November last year.“Virgil and I were supposed to go to the Met together before it got postponed in 2020, to celebrate V tonight and his incredible legacy truly means the world to me,” Jenner wrote on Instagram.“I’m humbled to wear this dress and honour my talented beautiful friend. We felt you tonight Virgil and love you forever & thank u to the entire @off__white team!!” Last year, Allen made her West End debut in supernatural thriller 2:22, where she starred alongside Julia Chan, Hadley Fraser and Jake Wood.

restaurant and bar-chain Hooters in Salford.The brand is synonymous with scantily-clad women serving classic American food and alcohol.It has come under fire many times over the years for being “misogynistic” as well as being accused of sexually objectifying women.The UK currently has one branch in Nottingham, which opened 18 years ago, but two locations in Cardiff and Bristol closed in 2012 – just two years after opening.And now the United States-based company, which was labelled by the Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson as “an archaic and chauvinist brand”, could be set to open in Salford after submitting a planning application to the local council.The application applied for will see, if approved, the venue be given a licence to run live music, recorded music and dance performances, and be open from 9am to 1am seven days a week.But a branch of the FiLiA women's rights group, called Womanchester, has slammed the application and called on it to be rejected.In an article on their website, a spokeswoman said: “The entertainment inside Hooters is of a sexual nature.

Ronnie O'Sullivan wants to die in a snooker club doing an exhibition.O'Sullivan, 46, made the odd claim before his record-equalling seventh World Snooker Championship victory against Judd Trump on Monday evening. The Rocket has sometimes had a love-hate relationship with the sport he will forever be associated with, but there can be no doubting his passion for the game after his latest Crucible success. And in a promo shown in the build-up to the final, which ended 18-13 to the Essex potter, O'Sullivan made clear just how entwined snooker is with his life by revealing how he'd like to die when the time comes.

Geri Horner and her husband Christian Horner had a big reason to celebrate on Monday – and they both took to Instagram to share their happy news.MORE: Inside Geri Horner's two idyllic homes with husband Christian – complete with boating lakeThe couple, who have been married since May 2015, enjoyed a fun day out with their loved ones, including five-year-old Monty, and Christian’s daughter from his previous marriage, eight-year-old Olivia. And there was a surprise in store for the family.

Paramount+ added 6.8 million subscribers last quarter, as Paramount ended the period with 62 million global streaming subs.

Michael Bassick and Michael Laundon’s M2 MediaPost is teaming with Pillango Productions to launch a new state-of-the-art post-production facility in Pecs, Hungary. The 1600 square foot facility will service sound and picture for television, streaming, feature film and commercials in the busy Central European hub.

Emmerdale star Adam Thomas has recalled the heartbreaking moment he tried to resuscitate his father following his death at the end of November in 2020.Speaking in a new episode of the podcast he shares with his brothers Scott and Ryan Thomas, the actor, 33, spoke at his "regret" that the last memory he has of his dad is when he was "jumping up and down" on his dad, trying to "save him"The star spoke candidly about the heartbreaking experience to his brother Scott and Ryan.Recalling the moment in December 2020, Adam broke down in tears.He told his siblings: "I remember getting out of the car and running upstairs in Scott's house, and just seeing him there laying on the sofa."I just thought, 'I've got to try and help him so I'm taking him off the couch and I'm trying to resuscitate him.A post shared by Adam Thomas (@adamthomas21)"I don't know whether I'm doing it right or whether I'm doing it wrong," he recalled.However, the star told how he didn't give up.Adam went on: "I remember just thinking, "Wow, this is just not how I expected it to go.""I'm crying my eyes out going, 'Come on, dad.'"I'm jumping up and down on my dad, trying to save him," he added.The Waterloo Road actor had been alerted by Scott's cleaner and was the first to reach his father.Scott reassured Adam as he continued to break down.He went on: "It's just so hard, because you don't really talk about it that much and that's the one thing that I regret, that that's the last memory of my dad.He went on to reveal that his dad's phone started to ring while he was trying to resuscitate him.Speaking about the ringtone, Adam saud: "It's my dad singing Kung Foo Fighting, and I'm just like, 'What is going on?'"They star told how his dad would have been "laughing" if

Alana Haim has performed a cover of the song ‘I2I’, which appears in the 1995 Disney animation A Goofy Movie, following an audience request.Haim has expressed her love of the film on multiple occasions, telling Vice in January: “People make fun of me, but my favourite movie is A Goofy Movie.“If you haven’t seen it, you need to watch A Goofy Movie. It’s the best movie of all time.”The musician and actor has now performed her own version of ‘I2I’, which is performed by Tevin Campbell as the character Powerline in the original film, during a Haim show in Phoenix, Arizona.

A mum has claimed that she was told she was not allowed to take a dip in a leisure centre pool simply because she had a stoma bag. 49 year-old Ruth Hussey has said that swimming is her only source of exercise due to her nerve damage from the waist down.

Maria R Peter, 51 years old, lives in Manchester. She is a personal trainer with three kids, aged 27, 19 and 15.I sat alone at a nice local bistro in Manchester, waiting for my date. It was our first meeting but we had been speaking on the phone for a few hours a night for the past week.

Witnesses have described the shocking moment a gang armed with a 'Samurai sword' began throwing gas bottles at a house in a terrifying broad daylight attack. The violence erupted on Sunday afternoon on Propps Hall Drive in Failsworth, Oldham.

The local elections are upon us, with 237 polling stations across Manchester helping to elect 32 councillors - one third of the 96 elected members. The polls open this Thursday, May 5, and will be open from 7am until 10pm. If you vote in person, you should have received a polling card instructing you where to vote.

An A&E doctor was forced to keep his children away from the back garden after it "filled with poo and loo roll", scuppering any plans he had for the Bank Holiday weekend. Omar Adam said he started to notice a problem when a drain outside his home began to "clog up" and leave an "awful smell" last month.