Former Rangers keeper Jak Alnwick aiming to fill St Mirren void left by Vaclav Hladky

As Drive My Car sped from a best screenplay win and stellar reviews at Cannes to four Oscar nominations (Best Picture, International Feature, Director, Adapted Screenplay), distributor credits for the three-hour Japanese drama went to Sideshow/Janus Films – the former a little known new venture from Jonathan Sehring.

A plan to turn a 'builder's yard' into commercial dog kennels has been lodged with East Ayrshire Council.

Hello again fans of the silver screen, my latest 'Movie Memories' article for Lanarkshire Live is dedicated to the memory of cinema icon Sidney Poitier, with a belated thank you to Lulu for supplying the stills from To Sir With Love.

FIFA have imposed football sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Queen's Gambit with for another Versace runway show in March 2021 before significantly in June to a more cherry tone. From there, she went almost for the Meg Gala in September. Her redhead phase ended in 2022 when she briefly tried on the “” tone that has been all the rage among celebrities before in late January. Obviously, she looked incredible in every shade, so it's hardly a surprise the no-brow look was also a success. More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2022 Condé Nast.

Young performers from Ayrshire will step on to the stage next month alongside TV and West End stars in a musical theatre extravaganza.

Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers were rumored to have broken up and ended their engagement earlier this month.

“But you want to speak about it because he was such a wonderful man.”Jane immediately broke down in tears as she remembered her late fiance and explained that “it wasn’t Ed” to be sad.Jane said: “I’m so sorry. I'm so sorry.

Peaky Blinders star was remembered by her husband Damian Lewis in a special poetry reading at the National Theatre.Just last month, Damian paid tribute to his beloved wife in a poignant speech.The event, which took place in January, marked the first time Damian spoke publicly about her death.Alongside his family and friends, he took to the stage on January 27 to dedicate a poetry evening to Helen.The event was based around Allie Esiri's book A Poet For Every Day of the Year.Speaking about his late wife, he said: “This evening is dedicated to her and it's perfect, because Helen loved the National Theatre."One person whose thunder would absolutely not be stolen, was Helen McCrory."As well as this, Damian read a verse from Irish poet Derek Mahon's Everything is Going to Be All Right to end the evening.Author Allie also shared some insight into Damian’s words.She told The Times in January: "We dedicated the evening to Helen, and Damian said a few words.“But we just wanted to get on and do the show."It's what she would have told us to do, ‘OK, enough already, get on with the show!’"She loved poetry and I think she would have been pleased to be kind of here with us.

Baroness Brady has spoken out against sporting boycotts, calling them a “hopeless gesture”.The Apprentice star has suggested that the measures taken by sporting organisations feel futile in light of Russia’s ruthless invasion of Ukraine.Karren, 52, was left unimpressed by football authorities as they announced that they would be boycotting the Russian city of St Petersburg for the Champions League final. After mounting pressure to address the ongoing crisis in Ukraine with some sort of sanction for Russia, Uefa announced on Friday that the Champions League final will be played at the Stade de France just outside Paris instead of in the Russian city of St Petersburg.In response to the decision, Karren wrote in her column for the Sun: “One cannon snort from a Russian tank and hitting back with the boycott of a football venue looked like what it eventually became, a hopeless gesture.“Despots of the Vladimir Putin kind aren’t going to be put off by the equivalent of smacked legs, the history of failed sports boycotts has repeatedly informed us.”“‘Is that all you’ve got’ is a boxer’s sneer that just about sums up Putin’s attitude to the West’s efforts to persuade him to halt his invasion of Ukraine,” she continued.“It was certainly going to take a good deal more than a threat to take the Champions League final away from St Petersburg, which Uefa finally did.“Uefa’s self-importance and the West’s gullibility led them to think a parcel of financial threats might just sway the thug Putin and his henchmen.”The vice-chairman of West Ham United F.C.

Chef Jose Andres is continuing his humanitarian efforts. The chef, who’s based in Washington D.C., has set up mobile kitchens in the Ukraine-Poland border, providing meals for people fleeing the Russian invasion.Lauren Sanchez is hard at work with Van Jones and chef Jose AndresSofía Vergara, Eva Longoria, Emilio Estefan, José Andrés will become board members of the National Museum of the American LatinoA post shared by José Andrés (@chefjoseandres)Jose Andres has been vocal about what’s going on in Ukraine and how he feels about it.

In an online ceremony, the USC libraries announced the winners of their 2022 USC Scripter Awards, an honor that rewards not only the screenwriter, but the author of the original adapted work. On the film side, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Elena Ferrante won for “The Lost Daughter.” The television award went to Danny Strong and Beth Macy for “Dopesick,” based on the latter’s nonfiction book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America.” READ MORE: Oscars 2022: “The Power of the Dog” leads with 12 nominations [Full List] The Scripter Award winners are selected by a group of industry professionals and have rarely lined up with their equivalent Oscar or Emmy categories.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.St Johnstone’s weekend friendly has been called off after it was confirmed opponents St Mirren returned several positive tests for COVID-19.Perth manager Callum Davidson was set to take his side through to Paisley as preparations for August’s Premiership kick-off entered their final stages.The match was due to take place on Saturday but St Mirren’s positive test results - all members of the coaching staff - resulted in the cancellation.Both the SFA and SPFL released a statement to provide confirmation.It read: “The Joint Response Group has been notified that St Mirren Football Club has today returned

Premiership season. The Buddies have been chasing defender Joe Shaughnessy’s signature since he left Southend United at the start of July and a deal has now finally been rubber stamped.

Norwich City until the end of the season. The 19-year-old becomes Saints' second signing of the day after the Buddies confirmed the capture of former St Johnstone skipper Joe Shaughnessy on a two-year deal.

St Mirren have bolstered their ranks ahead of the new Premiership season after completing a significant defensive signing. The Buddies have been chasing Joe Shaughnessy's signature since he left Southend United at the start of July and a deal has now finally been rubber stamped.

St Mirren academy product was one of the country’s top prospects when he sealed a money-spinning move to Derby County in January 2017. An Under-21 international, Kyle had the world at his feet but suffered a serious groin injury that severely dented his chances of success down south.After returning to Paisley on a six-month loan in January last year, he subsequently signed a permanent deal in Paisley but again suffered injury issues with his back and groin.

Hamilton Accies earned a warm-up win over one of last season's relegation rivals St Mirren at New Douglas Park today. Accies, who finished last season's curtailed campaign in 11th, faced off against the Buddies who were just two points above in ninth spot.

St Mirren striker Jon Obika.Fan favourite Obika netted eight Premiership goals in his debut season in the stripes, representing a pivotal third of the club’s 24 domestic strikes last season.And the Saints gaffer is determined to ease the pressure on the powerful former Tottenham Hotspur striker.While he is patiently on the hunt for some backup firepower, Goodwin is also determined to get more goals out of his existing squad when the new season kicks off on Saturday, August 1.“We can’t rely as heavily on Beeks as we did last year,” Goodwin told Express Sport.“That’s been a big part of the conversations that we’ve had with the players so far.

Premiership clubs are set to run with smaller squads due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. And the St Mirren gaffer believes this will open the door for academy players to get vital minutes on the pitch to make an impression.

Jim Goodwin is targeting the club’s best league finish in over 30 years. Former skipper Goodwin led St Mirren to ninth spot from the dugout last season, the Paisley side’s best showing since Danny Lennon’s squad picked up a joint-eighth finish with Kilmarnock in the 2013/14 Premiership campaign.