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Hamilton Accies chairman Allan Maitland insists they are working hard to bring in new players to help avoid relegation after their “unacceptable” and “dreadful” performances in the Championship this season.

Sir Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective novels are to be reimagined for Nordic streamer Viaplay, the group’s debut UK drama commission and the first Rebus TV adaptation for nearly 15 years.

Jules Bass, the producer behind Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ and Frosty the Snowman, passed away at 87 in an assisted living facility in New York on Tuesday. The talented director, who earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Children's Special in 1976, died of an age-related illnesses, according to his publicist Jennifer Fisherman, who confirmed the news to Deadline.In addition to helping spread Christmas cheer through his holiday TV specials, including Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, he wrote multiple children's books. Rest in peace: Jules Bass, the producer behind Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ and Frosty the Snowman, passed away at 84 in an assisted living facility in New York on TuesdayHis published works include Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon, Cooking With Herb and Headhunters, which was adapted into the hit 2011 film Monte Carlo, starring Selena Gomez.  After attending New York University and working for an advertising agency, Bass fatefully began working with the late Arthur Rankin, who he collaborated with on classics like Mad Monster Party and the TV series The New Adventures of Pinocchio. In 2005, Rankin praised Bass and said they 'sort of complemented each other' as they each 'had certain talents' the other didn't.  Prolific work: The talented director, who earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Children's Special in 1976, died of an age-related illnesses, according to his publicist Jennifer Fisherman, who confirmed the news to Deadline Holiday staples: In addition to helping spread Christmas cheer through his holiday TV specials, including Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, he wrote multiple children's books'He had certain talents that I didn’t have, and I had certain talents that he didn’t have.

Jules Bass, whose work as a producer and director of stop-motion and animated television specials such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town and The Year Without A Santa Claus has become an integral part of the holiday season for generations, died today in Rye, New York, of age-related illnesses. He was 87.

FX’s Kindred, the new drama series based on Octavia E. Butler’s novel, will premiere Tuesday, December 13 exclusively on Hulu. The premiere will include all eight episodes. 

U2 frontman Bono has opened up about the death of his mother in his forthcoming memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.The 576-page volume is due to land on November 1 via publishing house Alfred A. Knopf (and in audiobook form via Penguin Random House) – and, as its title implies, will explore the origins of 40 key songs in U2’s discography. Each chapter is named for the song it covers, with Bono’s life story weaved throughout the book.In a new extract published in the New Yorker, Bono opened up about the death of his mother Iris when he was 14 years old after she collapsed at the funeral of her father, “Gags” Rankin, in 1974.

Chris Rankin, best known for his role as Percy Weasley in the hit films Harry Potter, has shared the happy news that he has proposed to long-term girlfriend Nessa Beecroft. The actor, 38, took to his Instagram to share the news with his 55.4k followers as he posted a picture of the two of them in Florida, where he popped the question, and they were all smiles as Nessa showed off her ring. Chris grinned as he took the selfie and he wore a colourful flowery shirt and sunglasses while Nessa stood behind her fiancé with her hand proudly on his shoulder to show fans the ring.

Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin expects his side to stand up to a committed Morton side in their Championship opener on Saturday as they look to get their campaign off to a positive start.

Allan Maitland says John Rankin’s appointment as head coach and the formation of a football board at Hamilton Accies are the first building blocks to a strong future.

Roe v. Wade, which had for over 50 years asserted that abortion is a constitutional right. More than half of all states to ban abortion.

Mexican boxer Alejandra Ayala, who underwent surgery after a defeat to Scotland's Hannah Rankin in Glasgow earlier this month, has woken from her induced coma.

EXCLUSIVE: Twenties actors Sheria Irving and Sophina Brown have boarded FX’s limited series Kindred as series regulars. They join an ensemble led by newcomer Mallori Johnson, which also includes Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy and David Alexander Kaplan, as previously announced.

death's dynamic shroud have been a constant presence in the vaporwave scene since 2014, releasing some of the subgenre's most well-known and best-loved albums. The collective, founded by Tech Honors, James Webster, and Keith Rankin of Orange Milk Records, has released at least 15 projects since 2017, but all three original members have not appeared on any of those releases at the same time.

FX has given a series order to Kindred, an adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s influential novel, with newcomer Mallori Johnson set to star. The project, which received a pilot order in July, hails from writer Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Watchmen), Courtney Lee-Mitchell (The Reluctant Fundamentalist), Darren Aronofsky and his Protozoa Pictures (Black Swan, The Wrestler), Joe Weisberg (The Americans) and Joel Fields (Fosse/Verdon). The eight-episode series will be produced by FX Productions.

Katie Price recently announced her engagement to partner Carl Woods and opening up about her stunning new engagement ring, she couldn't resist having a dig at her series of exes. Speaking exclusively to OK!, Carl explained the choice of ring.

Brooklyn Beckham is reportedly set to join his fiancee Nicola Peltz on-set of her new film, Lola James, after winning a photography job on the project.The couple, who announced their engagement in July of last year, will take their relationship to a new level as they unite their professional skills.Brooklyn, 22, studied photography at the Parsons School of Design at the New School in New York before returning to the UK in 2018 after a year on the course for an internship.He also interned with famous British photographer Rankin in 2019.The first son of David and Victoria Beckham, who has had a book of his snaps published called What I See, is said to be focusing on taking still images on her set, while his fiancée Nicola is writing,

Kate Moss dropped her very first merch line and she tapped her daughter, Lila, to help model the clothes.“Since everyone was living in hoodies in lockdown the team at the agency and I decided it would be fun to create some merchandise of our own,” the 46-year-old British supermodel and style icon told WWD in an interview from December 3.So back in November, she dropped a super cool loungewear line through her creative agency KMA Studio. The T-shirts, hoodies and totes all feature a digital print of Kate’s eye from British photographer Rankin’s 2013 Eyescape series.

Mirror Mirror for selling dodgy replicas from their homes in a sideline worth thousands.But the Facebook page was pulled down after we spoke to one of the women running the site – who protested she didn’t know she was doing anything wrong.Despite openly admitting on the page they were selling copies of the original brand, Lynn Rankin told the Daily Record “everyone does it” and denied any wrongdoing.The page had almost 14,000 members looking to save cash on replicas of their favourite big-name brands such as Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga.

Outlander fans with the cast launching a unique festive event.Fans of the show will be able to receive personalised video messages and Christmas cards as part of the 12 Days of Caroling.12 members of the cast including Scottish stars Graham McTavish, Steven Cree, Gary Lewis, and Richard Rankin, are coming together for the unique event.To further get fans into the holiday spirit, on December 13th, those who sign up can look forward to a live play reading performance of Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol”.With Scots star Gary Lewis has already confirmed he'll play the role of Scrooge and Steven Cree as his nephew Fred.A post on the official website read: "Jump start the holidays with some of your favorite stars from your favorite TV show.

Bafta nominees have posed for Rankin in a socially-distanced photoshoot.This year’s portraits saw the friends and families of those nominated taking part, as the shoot was done remotely and directed through a series of video calls.The results saw a fun and heart-warming collection of photos capturing the essence of some of our nominees; Stephen Graham leaps in the air on a trampoline dressed in a suit and trainers, Glenda Jackson sits in her garden with a cup of tea and Guz Khan is ambushed by his children with water pistols.Suranne Jones reads the paper in an armchair in her garden shed, barefoot while wearing a white trousersuit and flanked by the Bafta she won in 2016 for Doctor Foster.

Lewis Hamilton doesn’t lose very often these days but he admits ‘struggling’ to cope when he did as a youngster.