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Law and District Amateur Athletic Club star Tehillah Ikechukwu Okonkwo broke a Scottish age group record on her way to claiming gold for Scotland recently.

Naman Ramachandran Factual content specialist Zinc Media Group has fundraised £5 million ($6.1 million) and is using £2.1 million of it towards acquiring award-winning production company The Edge Picture Company, which operates from its bases in London, Doha, Vancouver and Paris. The rest of the cash will be invested in talent, potential IP, and in future acquisitions and collaborations.

Ashley Cain has started the first of five planned charity marathon runs in aid of a foundation in honour of his late daughter that will span across five major cities in Ireland and the UK over the next five days.The runs are to mark the second birthday on August 10 of his daughter Azaylia, who died of ‘a rare and aggressive’ form of leukaemia last April aged eight months.Ashley and Azaylia’s mum, Safiyya Vorajee, had hoped to take her to Singapore for specialist treatment to save her life, but were tragically told her condition had worsened and it was no longer an option.His route through Dublin on Wednesday began at Fitzwilliam Square, passed Stephen’s Green and went through the Phoenix Park, Crumlin, Terenure and Ballsbridge before finishing back in the city centre at just before 4.30pm.He will then undertake marathon routes in Belfast on Thursday, Glasgow on Friday, Cardiff on Saturday and finish in London on Sunday.Ashley, who played for Coventry City and later featured in reality TV show Ex On The Beach, founded The Azaylia Foundation to help fight childhood cancer through advancing early diagnosis and new treatment availability in the UK.After completing a 100-mile ultra marathon in April, Ashley is to undertake three further athletic challenges this month, starting with these five marathons in five days across the five cities.The star will be joined by friends, family and public figures along the routes, having received support from cousin Tamika Cain and Rehan Khalid for today’s run.Taking to Instagram after his first marathon, Ashley, who was looking forward to a pint of Guinness, said: ‘First of five, done and dusted. Dubs, it’s been a pleasure.

EXCLUSIVE: Sundance Now has joined Sky’s British comedy-drama series The Lovers, bagging itself rights in the U.S. and Canada. The AMC Networks streamer has been expected to board the show for a number of weeks and Deadline can now confirm its participation.

Jeremy Paxman as he reflects on his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Putting Up With Parkinson’s on ITV will follow the 72-year-old broadcaster and University Challenge host from his formal diagnosis 18 months ago. He will allow cameras into his life as he looks at how the condition is impacting him and will meet experts leading research into potential treatments.

Naman Ramachandran Some 16 cities across the U.K. have thrown their hat in the ring to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, which can’t be held in Ukraine due to security concerns.After weeks of discussions, it was revealed on Monday that the U.K.

Cabinet Office Minister Kit Malthouse has warned transport services face “significant disruption” due to the heatwave as he urged people to avoid travelling on Monday and Tuesday. After chairing a meeting of the Government’s Cobra committee, Mr Malthouse told the BBC: “Obviously the transport providers are messaging people that they should only travel if they really need to on Monday and Tuesday.

Ministers will hold an emergency Cobra meeting on Saturday after meteorologists warned of record high temperatures in England that could put lives at risk. Cabinet Office minister Kit Malthouse is to chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee to discuss the escalating heatwave, a Government spokesman said.

University of Stirling principal and vice-chancellor Professor Sir Gerry McCormac has been presented with a knighthood during an investiture at Windsor Castle.

Emmerdale aired a special tribute at the end of Thursday night's episode. The tribute was broadcast before the closing credits. It read: “Dedicated to Philip Wood.

A man's body has been found in a Scots country park days after a number of emergency services closed down the area. Multiple police vehicles and an ambulance were seen entering Monikie Country Park in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Flybe has announced four Scottish routes will be affected by reduced flights from Belfast City Airport due to aircraft supply issues. Aberdeen and Inverness flights are to be dropped altogether, along with Newcastle, company bosses have announced. There will also be reduced service on the routes to Edinburgh as well as Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and Southampton. Airline CEO Dave Pflieger said the decision had "not been taken lightly" but was down to logistical issues with sourcing the extra aircraft needed to run those routes, reports Belfast Live. Mr Pflieger added: "The two aircraft leasing companies who were contracted to provide our additional airplanes have now told us that they will be unable to fulfil their commitments until after the summer," he said. "We were able to find and rent aircraft from two separate airlines in Greece and Spain, but those planes are not enough, and the lack of additional aircraft needed for new flying means we need to adjust our future flight schedule.

David Tennant and his wife Georgia are very much the proud parents after their daughter Olive's latest achievement. The 11-year-old, who made her big-screen debut in Belfast, has won the award for Best Newcomer in the 2022 National Film Awards.MORE: David Tennant's wife Georgia sparks reaction with emotional family photoTaking to Instagram on Monday, Georgia shared a series of pictures of her aspiring actress daughter in their garden celebrating the news - including a snap with the doting mum.

Lewis Capaldi was challenged to down a 'Mega Pint' of Guinness at a pub in Belfast. The Scottish superstar paid a visit to Town Square, a 300-seater bar on Botanic Avenue in the Capital of Northern Ireland, on Sunday (26. 06.

Sky has put a darkly comic drama about a foul-mouthed supermarket worker in Belfast into production. Roisin Gallagher (The Fall, The Dry) and Johnny Flynn (Beast, Emma) take the leading roles in The Lovers, which is from Doctor Foster and Pure producer Drama Republic.

Mark O’Hara was delighted to pick up his first goal in St Mirren colours so quickly in Belfast.

Manchester is the top rated city to replace London as the capital, according to a survey.

Lewis Capaldi has been spotted enjoying a giant pint of Guinness in Belfast after bar staff surprised him with a mega pint instead of a regular.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is the network behind Rise Films’ drama on the phone hacking scandal that rocked Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. The Salisbury Poisonings writers Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson and director Saul Dibb are attached and U.S. buyers are understood to be circling.

Biffy Clyro have announced details of a UK and Ireland arena tour for November – you can find out ticket details below.The news follows on from the Scottish trio’s recent headline set at Download Festival, with the band set to celebrate their 2020 album ‘A Celebration Of Endings’ and 2021’s ‘The Myth Of The Happily Ever After’ at the gigs.Biffy will be joined by Architects on all of the dates of their UK and Ireland tour, which will kick off in Leeds on November 5.Dates in Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, Birmingham, London, Cardiff and Bournemouth will also take place.“It’s been way too long,” the band said in a statement about their tour news.“We are so excited to announce our tour of UK/Ireland this November and over the moon to have Architects join us on what is going to be a very special tour. You will not want to miss it.”General sale tickets for Biffy Clyro’s UK and Ireland tour in November will be available from 9am on Friday (June 24) from here.

Lewis Capaldi joked about his sex life and his apparent lack of new songs as he headlined Isle of Wight festival last night.