Lanarkshire council leader urges Scottish Government to properly fund crucial local services ahead of budget

Snoop Dogg is one of the most decorated names in rap history.The 50-year-old recording artist - whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. - was born in Long Beach, California, in October 20, 1971.He rose to prominence in the nineties under the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg, collaborating with artists such as Dr Dre and released his debut solo album Doggystyle in November 1993 to critical and commercial success.Over recent years, Snoop has both furthered his success and hit inevitable bumps in the road.From becoming embroiled in a sex tape scandal with social media star Celina Powell to patching up his long-standing feud with Eminem, the rapper has also recently undertaken exciting new business ventures to increase his staggering net worth.Snoop and Eminem became embroiled in a feud following comments Snoop made in an interview in July 2020 that he wouldn't consider Slim Shady within the top 10 rappers of all time if it were not for Dr Dre's involvement in his career.Speaking on the US radio show The Breakfast Club, Snoop said: "White rappers had zero respect in rap… [Dre] has probably put Eminem in the position where he would be labelled one of the top 10 rappers ever."I don't think so, but the game feels like he's [one of the] top 10 lyricists and all that that comes with it.

Inglewood, California is in the spotlight on Sunday, Feb. 13, hosting the Super Bowl for the first-time ever at SoFi Stadium.

Manchester United have been offered hope in their pursuit of Youri Tielemans, according to reports.

Ciara and Russell Wilson had a family day date. On Saturday, the Seattle Seahawks quarterback was joined by his wife Ciara and their three children during the Super Bowl Breakfast, where he received The Bart Starr Award. In a post on his Instagram, the 33-year-old shared a picture of his family from the celebration.

Lydia Bright has revealed that she 'cried herself to sleep' after a 'challenging week' with her one year old daughter Loretta Rose.The 31 year old former TOWIE star, who recently revealed that she was 'worried sick' after her 'nanny biscuit' was rushed to hospital, took to Instagram to share with her 1.2million followers a candid view of her week as a single parent. Mum-of-one Lydia shared a sweet picture of Loretta as she looked sorry for herself while gazing down the lens of the camera. Lydia, whose clever daughter Loretta was seen counting to 10 at 20 months, revealed how the past week had been 'one of her most challenging' since the 'newborn stage'.The gorgeous TV star penned: "This is what I have been dealing with all week Honestly, apart from the newborn stage, this has been one of my most challenging weeks with Loretta.

Phillip Schofield returned to Dancing On Ice on Sunday night after he tested positive for coronavirus last week and was temporarily replaced by Stephen Mulhern.The presenter, 59, was reunited with Holly Willoughby, who wowed fans in a pink Valentine's Day dress, during the latest instalment of the ITV show. As the episode opened, Holly said: "Welcome to the greatest show on ice and welcome back Phil!" With Phillip replying: "Thank you! I missed it last week, I had serious FOMO...

David Beckham, 46, shares four children with his wife Victoria Beckham, 47, named Brooklyn, 22, Romeo, 19, Cruz, 16 and Harper, 10.

Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper is still recovering from his bout with COVID-19, which he caught back in March 2020, and which meant he had to be hospitalised for over a year.SEE: Kate Garraway stuns in sophisticated silk blouseIt's been a difficult time for the presenter and her family, and the mum-of-two gave an emotional You magazine interview on Sunday that updated the public on how her husband is getting on.As well as sharing that Derek continues to need round-the-clock care, Kate also spoke about an unexpected upside of the challenging past couple of years. The Good Morning Britain co-host said: "He puts huge trust in me.WATCH: Kate Garraway emotionally reveals Derek Draper milestone"He just says, 'Whatever you think,' which is wonderful, but I do get quite tearful about it.

Since her Sundance hit An Education in 2009, Denmark’s Lone Scherfig has become something of an honorary Brit, specializing in prestige adaptations of best-selling English novels (or, in the case of 2014’s The Riot Club, critically acclaimed stage plays). Surprisingly, none of these ever quite tipped in the way An Education did, and after a mixed reaction to One Day (2011), which mostly rounded on Anne Hathaway’s Yorkshire accent rather than her performance, Scherfig’s first real attempt to tap into the American market — 2019’s The Kindness Of Strangers — was an uncharacteristic misfire and pretty much vanished into the ether after opening the Berlinale that year.

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President Joe Biden told Lester Holt that NFL should want to strive to hire more Black coaches, calling it a matter of “generic decency.”

Martha Stewart is no stranger to the Hollywood scene as she appears to land on the hottest guest lists again and again! The 80-year-old lifestyle guru and cookbook author was spotted at the NFL Owners Dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday (February 12) ahead of Super Bowl LVI. Taking to her Instagram, Martha shared a fabulous photo album of the star-studded event that took place on the rooftop of famed sushi eatery Matsuhisa.

It’s a game. That’s how Chris Kirkpatrick felt about playing Celebrity Big Brother, though things seemed to get personal his last few days in the house until he was evicted on Friday, February 11.

A tabloid story about Jennifer Lopez and her ex Alex Rodriguez was published over the weekend and the quotes from the story made the rounds on social media.

Zendaya is starring in the Super Bowl Commercial for Squarespace and she looks absolutely stunning in all of her different outfits.

Pressure to succeed could be a major hindrance on Manchester United in the top-four race this season.

Marc Anthony had something to say about a recent report about Jennifer Lopez and her ex-fiancé Alex Rodriguez!

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNordic production powerhouse Miso Film, which looks to make a splash at the Berlinale Series with its daring HBO Max show “Lust,” is developing high-end international dramas with Scandinavian creatives such as Pilou Asbæk (“Borgen”), Ole Bornedal (“Nightwatch”) and Fenar Ahmad (“Darkland”). The company is part of Fremantle.Ahead of the Berlinale, Miso founders Peter Allen and Jonas Bose discussed with Variety their ambition to find new voices and original ways to tell stories.The banner, which just started shooting the third season of “Those Who Kill” and is about to begin filming Season 3 of “Face to Face” with Lars Mikkelsen, recently shot Norwegian sci-fi comedy “Blasted,” for Netflix.

West Ham boss David Moyes has revealed that Kurt Zouma was "up being sick in the night" prior to their match against Leicester on Sunday night.The Frenchman is under fire after a video emerged showing him kicking his cat and hitting the pet out of his child's arms.It has caused widespread outrage while the RSPCA have since taken his two cats from his house and Essex police have launched an investigation.And Moyes was also in the firing line after naming Zouma in his starting team to face Watford last week, a match in which West Ham won 1-0.The centre-back was in the side to face Leicester as well but pulled out minutes before kick-off after an injury in the warm-up.His replacement, Issa Diop, proved crucial after his ball over the top found Jarrod Bowen for the opener in a match that ended 2-2.And after the match, Moyes went into detail over Zouma's condition where he admitted that the defender was far from 100 per-cent.The Scotsman said: "I thought Issa Diop played really well. "He was made aware he had a chance of playing because Kurt was not well last night and was sick during the night, and did not eat with us today and stayed out of the meeting.

Residents in care homes across North Lanarkshire have been supported in getting online thanks to a project run by the council.