M8 van crash leaves pedestrian fighting for life as police lockdown busy motorway

A fuming man blasted his neighbour for playing loud music before threatening to 'smash her son's face in' in an abusive rampage. Chad Scarah, 21, was given five days rehabilitation and was fined £100 for breaching a suspended sentence after his musical fuelled mayhem.

Fans of Two Doors Down have been left divided over the new series of the hit Scots sitcom as some blast it 'absolutely terrible'.

Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams has been forced to make an apology after making derogatory comments about contestants who have appeared on the ITV show.

A man was allegedly murdered outside an Asda supermarket by five boys after he confronted them for ''messing about in the toilets", a court heard. Ian Kirwan, 53, died after he was stabbed in the heart on March 8 this year following a disturbance at the store on Jinnah Road, Redditch, the Mirror reports.

Olivia Attwood's family have given 'clarity' on the real reason the Love Island star was forced to leave the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! jungle after just 24 hours.

Another Scottish Premiership fixture card and yet more VAR controversy. SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell’s prediction that the technology would be “horrendous” for a few months is actually proving to be a bit of an understatement.

People aged over-50 are facing a lifetime of financial insecurity as a report reveals which age group is being hit the hardest by the cost of living crisis. Research from Edinburgh University’s Smart Data Foundry found economic inactivity rates have risen by a third for the over-50s age group since 2019.

A stolen sum of around £3billion in Bitcoin has been discovered in a property a decade after it was stolen on the dark web. Police finally solved one of the biggest Bitcoin busts of all time when they uncovered the stash in the home of James Zhong, 32, who had been hiding the cryptocurrency on computer devices, including one stored within a popcorn tin.

According to Public Health Scotland the percentage of patients seen at NHS Lanarkshire A&E departments within the standard set by the Scottish Government for the week ending October 30 hit a record low.

The BBC has appointed an independent safeguarding expert to assist its investigation into what was known about DJ Tim Westwood’s conduct while he worked at the broadcaster, with a call for evidence period now extended to allow more people to come forwards.

Rainn Wilson, who is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute in the U.S. version of The Office and was also recently seen in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, has changed his name to ‘Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson’ to raise awareness about the environmental crisis and rapid warming of the Arctic region. 

French agent Laurent Grégoire led a freewheeling masterclass at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece Thursday, where he dug into the tricky negotiations he has overseen as the advisor to some of the industry’s biggest names, including the story behind Marion Cotillard’s 2008 Oscar win for La Vie en Rose.

The Queen of Christmas is back with a two-hour primetime concert special next month.

Adidas has indicated that it will still release products it has designed as part of its alliance with Kanye West and his Yeezy fashion brand, but without any Yeezy branding, obviously.The rapper’s long-running partnership with the sportswear brand was already falling apart before West began his recent splurge of controversial bullshit.Once that splurge was underway, Adidas said in a statement: “The company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies”.As it issued that statement last month, the sports company also noted that it is “the sole owner of all design rights to existing products as well as previous and new colourways under the partnership”.That was reiterated by the firm’s Chief Financial Officer Harm Ohlmeyer during an investor call yesterday. And, according to Business Insider, the CFO added “we intend to make use of these rights as early as 2023”.Ohlmeyer was reluctant to provide any more information on what that meant, although was asked whether the firm had considered the potential reputation risk of releasing these products without West’s involvement, and any angry ranting from the rapper that might instigate.

APPOINTMENTSDeezer has hired Maria Garrido as its Chief Marketing Officer. “I am honoured to join Deezer”, she says. “It’s an exciting time to become a part of this tech and entertainment gem, as it steers a course towards transformational growth.

A US judge has dismissed a defamation case against Phoebe Bridgers on free speech grounds. The case was brought against the musician by sound engineer Chris Nelson last year.Bridgers requested that the case be tossed earlier this year, saying that she believed the statements she made against Nelson to be true.

Stormzy has announced that he will headline one day of next year’s All Points East festival in London. The day will be branded This Is What We Mean Day, after the title of his new album, and feature a line-up curated by the rapper himself.“I was thinking what’s next, cos we’ve done three O2s, shut that down”, says Stormzy.

Halsey has signed a new global publishing administration deal with BMG. The musician was previously signed to Universal Music Publishing on the songs side.“I’m THRILLED to announce this partnership with BMG”, says Halsey.

Road Policing officers are appealing for information following a crash involving two vans and a pedestrian on the M8 westbound at Harthill.