Lanarkshire writer set to benefit from new initiative for debut authors ahead of first book

Sophie Turner wears a cute daisy crocheted bucket hat while out to lunch at Wally’s with husband Joe Jonas on Tuesday afternoon (May 17) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

jet crash that killed 132 people when the plane flew into a mountainside appears to have been an intentional act, findings from the aircraft's black box have indicated.The flight from Kunming to Guangzhou had an 'accident' in mid-March last year in the region of Guangxi and caused a fire on the mountains, Chinese state television originally reported.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have only themselves to blame as their "star appeal" has now "died", royal fans have claimed. The damning verdict comes soon after Pearl, the Duchess of Sussex’s planned animated film about a young girl inspired by influential women from history, was scrapped by Netflix after profits plunged at the streaming giant.Their joint podcast Archewell Audio has meanwhile only released a 35-minute Christmas special, which came out back in 2020, with the Sussex's £18million deal with the audio app now looking to be a bad deal for Spotify.Harry and Meghan's string of media flops has been seen by many as evidence that their ability to draw in large audiences is now fading after years of high-profile media attention.Asked by the Daily Express whether the Sussex's "star appeal" was dying, one person simply wrote: “I can honestly say yes it has.”A second believed their conduct since stepping back from The Firm was to blame, writing: "They didn't have any ‘star power’ in the first place.

Gayle King and her colleagues will be following Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard until its conclusion. However, the veteran newswoman says there's no positive light to the entire spectacle.King and her CBS Mornings co-stars Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil walked the carpet at The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Most Powerful People in New York Media event on Tuesday, and they spoke with ET about the court case that has been dominating the spotlight in recent months.«It's all very sad to me,» King said of the ongoing case, which has been broadcast on TV since the trial began in April. I don't know how anybody wins in that case.

India is the country of honor at the Cannes Film Market and consequently a massive contingent from the country is descending upon the Croisette. Variety understands that some 400 attendees are winging their way from India, and that French embassies across the country were working at capacity to issue visas.That stands in contrast with the attendance from other parts of Asia, further East.

The stars are stepping out for the 2022 Cannes Film Festival!

EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook opened up about her battle with drug addiction.The 48-year-old actress appeared in a teaser clip shared for an upcoming podcast beside Paul Danan and Jumpin Jack Frost, where she admitted to wasting “years of her life.”In the heartbreaking clip, Dannielle is heard saying: “It’s taken me 48 years to get to that point and I can’t say I’ll be there tomorrow.“The worst thing I have down is throwing my life away, hating myself, the years I have wasted not liking the person I am.”She is undergoing a series of procedures and operations to repair her face, which was damaged during her lengthy battle with cocaine addiction and suffering from osteoporosis.Danniella recently recorded for The BoAt Pod podcast, where she discussed recovery and mental health.Sharing a photo from filming, Danniella said: “If anyone is struggling with substance abuse or mental illness of any kind, then [please] give it a listen when it airs next week. [You’re] not alone and we do recover”.Due to her excessive cocaine use, Danniella’s septum had completely eroded away and she was famously photographed with it missing at the 2000 British Soap Awards.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here.Danniella has been open about her struggles with addiction throughout the course of her career.The former EastEnder lost her role as Sam Mitchell on the popular BBC soap because of it and revealed she first tried the Class A drug when she was just a teenager.

Tulisa has thanked her fans after news of an N-Dubz reunion tour was greeted with an outpouring of joy.The former X-Factor judge took to social media to thank fans of the RnB group for their "unfathomable" love and support days after she confirmed the tour set for November this year.The Female Boss shared a message on her Instagram stories that read: "All the gass aside, I just wanna say thank you to all the N-Dubz fans & supporters. The love and support after so long to be even stronger than it was before means everything to us."Every song & show we do we share a little piece of our hearts & the extent of the love you give us in return is unfathomable."It may sound far fetched but to us it feels like we're a part of one big crazy family.

Scientists have set up an “alien telescope” that focuses purely on sounds coming to Earth from outer space.Researchers at the National Radio Quiet Zone in West Virginia – one of the quietest places on the planet, where mobile phones don’t work and WiFi is scarce – are hoping to pick up messages from extra-terrestrial beings.A huge receiver that is 100 metres wide and fully steerable turns radio waves from space into electric signals that boffins then analyse.Dr Ethan Siegel, a theoretical astrophysicist working on the project, said aliens could be trying to send us messages from deep space.He told FreeThink: “If someone is actively speaking to us from across the universe, if we didn’t listen because we didn’t find it easily the first time, how much would we be short-changing ourselves through our own short sightedness?“If we discover we're not alone in the universe it will change forever how we view life on earth… (but) the way we’re going to find it is not through grainy footage or pixels we can’t make out.”Although there have been plenty of supposed UFOs caught on camera, researchers can’t find out much from the footage as it is often blurry and could have easily been edited.Stay up to date with all the Daily Star's latest news by signing up to one of our free newsletters here.But the new project to listen to outer space could prove the key to having definitive proof of life outside of planet Earth.Ryan Lynch, a scientist at the Green Bank Observatory, added: “The radio signals we’re trying to pick up from space are extremely weak.“It’s like casting a net – the bigger the receiver dish, the bigger the net and the weaker the signals we can pick up.” It comes as governments around the world start to take UFO sightings

Lamborghini taken for a five-hour joyride by a parking attendant.Mikhail Varshavski – also known as Dr Mike – dropped his £256,000 Lambo off at a parking garage in New York on May 6 before going home for the evening, according to a police report.But the YouTube star – dubbed the Sexiest Doctor Alive by People Magazine in 2015 – was alerted by his building's security staff the next day that a garage employee had taken the vehicle out for a drive during the early hours of the morning.Police paperwork shows that the matte black sportscar with neon green trim had been taken out from around 1am to 6am that morning by the member of staff who had not asked for the 32-year-old's permission.CCTV images seen by security staff captured the parking attendant driving away from the garage in the celebrity doctor's vehicle, which sported the personalised licence plate DRM1KE.A source with knowledge of the incident was quoted by the New York Post as saying: "The reason that they caught him was because other people came to get their cars and there was no one there.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."So security had to go through the footage to find out where he went and then they waited for him to return a few hours later."Licence plate checks carried out by the NYPD found that the car had driven "all over New York City".An NYPD spokeswoman said no arrests had been made in the case.Varshavski, who has 4.4million Instagram followers, posted a picture of the car on the social media site in September last year alongside the caption: "Welcome the new member of the family! P.S.

Steve Martin and Martin Short couldn't be prouder of their girl, Sel! ET spoke to the  stars about Selena Gomez's hilarious  hosting debut and the second season of their hit Hulu series.«How did you think I did?» Gomez asked her co-stars --15-time  host Martin and former  cast-member, Short.«I thought you delivered the comedy so beautifully and so low key, but hilarious,» Martin, who appeared in a skit on last weekend's show with Gomez, gushed.As far as any advice the comedy legends gave Gomez, the Rare Beauty founder revealed that the pair helped her with a few jokes.«They kind of helped me with a few jokes,» Gomez shared.«We said, 'Go Selena,'» a proud Martin added.Martin and Short weren't the only funny friends who had her back ahead of her hosting debut, Gomez told ET that she had the backing of show creator, Lorne Michaels, and Amy Schumer.«It was so much fun. I had a blast,» Gomez said. «I had their support.

Miley Cyrus is sharing scary details about the moment her plane was struck by lightning back in March while she and her band traveled to a music festival in Paraguay.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!

SPOILER ALERT: The winner of “Canada’s Got Talent” will be revealed by reading further, so anyone who hasn’t seen the episode yet is duly warned.

No thanks! Scott Disick has no desire to relive any of his onscreen moments with ex Kourtney Kardashian and her new husband, Travis Barker — especially if PDA is involved.

The end is near. The penultimate episode of This Is Us brought back fan favorite characters as Rebecca’s family prepared for her death.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “The Train,” they May 17 episode of “This Is Us.”The focus of Tuesday’s penultimate episode of “This Is Us” was on the long-dreaded death of Mandy Moore’s Rebecca Pearson and the tearjerking bedside goodbyes from her children Kate (Chrissy Metz), Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and Kevin (Justin Hartley).

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the May 17 episode of This Is Us, “The Train.” It was played Monday night at the Landmark Theater as part of Deadline’s Awardsline Screening series, followed by a Q&A with series creator and executive produced Dan Fogelman. You can watch a two-part video of it, in which dissects “The Train” (above) and teases next week’s series finale (below the story.)  

the series' penultimate episode on Tuesday put the spotlight on Rebecca and her final hours. Titled «The Train,» the episode revolved around goodbyes.

Rosmarie Trapp, the daughter of Georg and Maria von Trapp — the couple whose family inspired The Sound of Music, has died.The family of the Austrian singer shared the sad news via an Instagram post on Saturday.The post featured two photos of her and said that she 'passed away peacefully on Friday evening at the age of 93; she was in the presence of loved ones all day long.' Sad news: Rosmarie Trapp, the daughter of Georg and Maria von Trapp — the couple whose family inspired The Sound of Music, has diedThe first of two images showed the musician wearing a blue windbreaker and white helmet as she posed on a bike.The two-wheeler had a basket secured to the handle bars at the front, and she held onto them while smiling. Rosmarie's white hair spilled out of her protective headgear and she teamed her look with a long skirt, tube socks, and sneakers.The family statement continued, 'Her kindness, generosity, and colorful spirit were legendary, and she had a positive impact on countless lives.' Statement:The family of the Austrian singer shared the sad news via an Instagram post on SaturdayHer loved one -Johannes, Lynne, Kristina, and Sam von Trapp - asked fans to 'Please respect our family’s privacy as we take time to process this loss, and prepare to celebrate the life of an amazing woman.'The caption ended: 'We believe the best way to recognize Rosmarie is to demonstrate the same selfless kindness and generosity that she exemplified daily.'The post was liked by over 1,800 of theTrapp Family Lodge's 21,000 followers.

EXCLUSIVE: Peter V. Brett’s international bestselling sci-fi horror fantasy novel, The Warded Man, is being developed for TV by Rush Hour and The Hustle producer Roger Birnbaum and Mark Kimsey under their Electromagnetic Productions (EMP).