Galloway Mountain Rescue Team presented with Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

Kilmarnock last night. Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to the scene, near New Mill Road, after the alarm was raised at around 6.40pm.

Taylor Swift has been honoured with the National Music Publishers Association’s Songwriter Icon Award, presented yesterday (June 9) during its annual membership meeting.As reported by Variety, in her speech, Swift thanked her publisher Universal, fans and fellow songwriters, saying the practice of writing songs remains “magical and mystical” to her.“I love songwriting so much because there’s an element to it that is still really mysterious – like I think any songwriter will tell you, when you get an idea you’re not quite sure where it floated down from, but if you can grab onto that idea and turn it into something, a piece of music, that’s where craftsmanship comes in,” Swift said in her speech.“That’s where you have the opportunity to

The Queen could have dinner with senior royals and a phone call with Prince Harry to mark what would have been Prince Philip’s 100th birthday, a royal expert has claimed.The Duke of Edinburghpassed away aged 99 on April 9, and family members gathered to pay their respects at Windsor Castle later that month. Philip would have turned 100 on Thursday, June 10.It is likely to be an emotional day for Her Majesty, who courageously returned to royal duties just days after Philip’s death.

It is a very emotional time for Queen Elizabeth.

In honour of what would have been Prince Philip's 100th birthday, his wife Queen Elizabeth received a very special gift which artfully remembers The Duke of Edinburgh's "remarkable life." The Royal Horticultural Society, of which The Queen is a royal patron, presented her with the Duke of Edinburgh Rose, a newly bred type of rose named after the late royal, as per The Palace's announcement, via Entertainment Tonight.It was Keith Weed, Royal Horticultural President, who gifted the special rose to Queen Elizabeth.

But while he died just three months short of his 100th, his life and legacy is no less remembered.

Ellise Shafer administrator“Gossip Girl” is back — and is giving viewers a deeper look into Manhattan’s new elite via the revival series’ official trailer.Soundtracked by an impressive and all-too-perfect sync of Frank Ocean’s “Super Rich Kids,” the new footage proves that the new “Gossip Girl” cast still has plenty of drama to go around. The trailer features a classic tale: new girl moves to town and the popular group takes her in, only to realize that she may be more threatening than she seems.

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes details from the Queen of the South finale, “El Final.”

England at Euro 2004 has admitted he never saw a foul.Urs Meier was the man in the middle for the Three Lions' quarter-final tie against Portugal, which ended in heartache for England.Meier, from Switzerland, was an established referee at this point having officiated at two World Cups and the 2002 Champions League final.But he is remembered by many supporters for one game in particular in Lisbon, during which he denied England the chance of progressing to the semi-finals of Euro 2004.Meier disallowed what would have been a last-gasp winner from Sol Campbell after adjudging John Terry had obstructed goalkeeper, Ricardo.England went on to lose on penalties and the decision to disallow the goal saw Meier receive thousands of death

Carrie Underwood remains the CMT Music Awards queen! The 38-year-old singer kept her title as the most awarded performer in CMT Music Awards history at the awards show on Wednesday night — and thanked John Legend for the help. Before this year's show Underwood had racked up 22 trophies. On Wednesday, she was nominated for two more awards — Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year — for her «Hallelujah» duet with John Legend.

Linda Martell is a pioneer of Black representation in country music and as the first Black woman to ever perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry, the 86-year-old performer and songstress was honored at the 2021 CMT Music Awards. Martell received the CMT Equal Play Award at Wednesday night's show.  Mickey Guyton, who this year became the first solo Black woman nominated for a country Grammy award, presented the honor to Martell, while Black artists including Darius Rucker, Rissi Palmer and Rhiannon Giddens congratulated the legend in a video package dedicated to her career.

LITTLE Mix won the Best British Group award at this year’s Brits — a title won by Oasis in 1996. And Noel said giving it to the X Factor stars showed music had changed beyond recognition.

A floral tribute. Queen Elizabeth II honored her late husband, Prince Philip, with a new addition to her beloved garden.

Prince Philip is forever in  Queen Elizabeth II‘s heart. The 95-year-old royal paid tribute to her late husband a day before what would have been his milestone 100th birthday on June 10th, 2021. Queen Elizabeth smiled as she received a specially colored “Duke of Edinburgh Rose” — which is a deep pink shade — and had it planted in Windsor Castle’s East Terrace Garden in his honor. She wore a blue dress with a white sweater as she watched the planting, keeping her eyes hidden behind a pair of sunglasses.

The ‘Jackie’ Oscars 2017 nominee has gone blonde, tried avant-garde updos and has even shaved her head! Check out Natalie Portman‘s past looks before tuning in to the Academy Awards Sunday, February 26.

Prince Philip's legacy and memory live on.

Queen has poignantly marked what would have been the Duke of Edinburgh's 100th birthday with the planting of a newly-bred rose named after her beloved late husband.The monarch received the gift from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and watched it placed in the Windsor Castle gardens last week to commemorate Prince Philip's centenary on Thursday.The Queen described the Duke of Edinburgh Rose, which is deep pink, dappled with white lines and double-flowered, as "lovely" and the tribute as "very kind".She was wearing sunglasses in the June sunshine and dressed in a summery blue dress with a white floral pattern, white cardigan and a string of pearls, and was holding a patterned silk scarf.The Queen smiled as she accepted the small rose

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTaylor Swift was honored with the National Music Publishers Association’s Songwriter Icon Award during the trade organization’s annual membership meeting on Wednesday (June 9), which was held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic.In presenting the award, NMPA president/CEO David Israelite spoke not only of her achievements as a songwriter and artist, but also of her work as an advocate for creators, particularly noting that she had pulled her music from Spotify for three years in a successful effort to improve its royalty payments, and also for speaking out against Apple Music’s policies regarding royalties on trial subscriptions — which were reversed the day after she spoke.After Swift’s speech, which follows

Actor Ross Boatman is joining the cast of EastEnders this summer as Walford’s new guy Harvey Monroe. Ross will take on the role of family man and single dad Harvey, whose daughter Dana is already familiar with Albert Square’s Bobby Beale.

Ballantrae Festival of Food and Drink will take place online again this year.

 Selena Gomez is revealing what it’s like to show up for events when you’re not feeling your best, something celebrities are subjected to all the time.For the 2015 Met Gala, the 28-year-old wore a gorgeous white Vera Wang dress--but as she looked back at photos from the night for an episode of Vogue’s Life in Looks video series, she remembered just how badly she was struggling with her body image at the time.“I fluctuate a lot with my weight,” she said, “and I remember this night specifically I didn‘t feel good about my body.”Regardless, the singer and actress still appreciated that she was able to craft the dress with Wang herself.“What was really amazing was that I actually got a chance to work on the dress that fit my body,” she told