Man accused of embezzling over £80k from grandfather fails to appear at court

A series of comics has been launched in Dundee to highlighting ‘invisible disabilities.’

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has given one lucky Rangers fan the chance to go to the Europa final.

An East Kilbride-based college celebrated success of its Foundation Apprenticeship Class of 22 .

Face masks will not longer be mandatory on Ryanair flights to a number of EU countries, the airline has confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: Lime Pictures has snapped up Channel 4’s The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan and Caroline Flack: Her Life & Death commissioner Becky Cadman to help steer its global formats push.

Lorde has launched her own curated station on Sonos Radio, called SOLARSYSTYM.The station sees the singer looking back throughout her life and career, from her youth to now, charting the pivotal moments and artists that impacted her along the way. Artists featured include J Dilla, Cocteau Twins, Radiohead and more.Listen to a sample via Mixcloud below, or learn more about Sonos Radio here.“SOLARSYSTYM is like stepping into my brain, giving listeners a front row seat to the songs that have meant a ton to me and my life,” Lorde said in a statement announcing the station.“It is a collection of forms, gravitationally bound, a handful of planets, dozens, more dwarf planets, and countless little rocks.

Ubisoft has confirmed that three of its big upcoming releases will launch by the end of the financial year, 31 March 2023.The titles mentioned are Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2017 Switch exclusive; Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, a new game set within the universe of James Cameron’s movie franchise, developed by Massive Entertainment (Tom Clancy’s The Division); and Skull and Bones, the ever-elusive pirate ship battling multiplayer title which has been incubating in development since 2013, originally being conceived as an expansion and then a spin-off of that year’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.Skull and Bones was originally revealed as far back as Ubisoft’s 2017 E3 press conference, and last publicly seen at the publisher’s 2018 E3 event. Kotaku reported last year that the lengthy development cycle was due to a string of directorial changes.

Paolo Nutini has announced details of his new album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ and shared two new songs – listen to ‘Lose It’ and ‘Through The Echoes’ below.The new LP, which is the Scottish artist’s fourth studio album, will serve as the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Caustic Love’.Nutini’s ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ is released on July 1 via Atlantic Records. Written by Nutini (with some select co-write contributions from members of his band), the record was produced by the artist alongside Dani Castelar and Gavin Fitzjohn.Nutini has previewed ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ today (May 12) with two new singles.You can see the tracklist for Nutini’s ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ as well as its album artwork below.

Dead Space remake development livestream is scheduled for later today (May 12). Here is how to watch it, what time it starts, and what to expect.The stream will air this evening (May 12) at 6PM BST / 7PM CET / 10AM PT / 1PM ET.

ABBA‘s upcoming ‘Voyage’ digital tour have been shared.Fashion house designers, including Dolce & Gabbana, have worked on making outfits for the shows that will see avatar versions of ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson perform to fans as part of the “revolutionary” concerts.The tour opens at London’s brand new ABBA Arena on May 27, with the world premiere taking place the previous day (May 26).‘Voyage’ costume designer B. Åkerlund, who is best known for her work with the likes of Madonna, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, collaborated with leading designers and studios from the worlds of fashion and entertainment including Manish Arora, Erevos Aether and Michael Schmidt to create looks for the band.Concert producers Svana Gisla and Ludvig Andersson said in a statement: “Rather than recreating a ‘nostalgic’ 1970s look for ABBA Voyage, our vision, along with director Baillie Walsh, was to dress the band as the contemporary pop stars they are.

ONEUS have unveiled a new music video teaser for their upcoming single, ‘Bring It On’.The brief teaser clip, which dropped on May 12, begins with the camera zooming in on a figure with a black bag over his head, sitting in front of the entrance to a classically-designed movie theatre. However, the bag later lifts to reveal member Leedo.ONEUS are then spotted in various parts of an amusement park in quick succession, each holding various court cards.

Max Verstappen has seen his hopes of retaining his crown issued a huge blow due to emerging reports of Red Bull's vast spending which pushes them very close to the budget cap.

diets to shed the pounds.But one woman has spoken out about the importance of loving your curves – as she learnt how awful it can be to "starve yourself" to try and achieve the "perfect" summer body.Alex Light recently took to Instagram to share her views on dieting before jetting off to spend some time in the sun, as trying to lose weight quickly has made her so miserable in the past.The body positive influencer said she would "literally starve herself" before she went on holiday, and it would leave her feeling very unwell. In the end she wouldn't even look forward to going away, as all she would think about was food. Writing on Instagram Alex Light said: "Before every holiday, I would literally starve myself.

Nicole Scherzinger is no stranger to causing a social media stir and her latest dance video was no exception.While she left plenty of her fans impressed as she showed off her toned physique alongside the dance moves, it was her skintight tie dye two-piece that really got people talking.She was filming a dance trend on TikTok and while many social media users and celebrities have seen their versions gathering plenty of likes, the reaction to Nicole's saw the video go viral - for all the wrong reasons.The colourful outfit was certainly a talking point, even before the star and her followers noticed her 'camel-toe' was clearly visible.Nicole didn't let it embarrass her, captioning the clip: "It's the tie dye camel toe for me. #trynabringoutthefabulous."In just a day, the star received 134,000 likes and over 1,500 replies with one claiming: "camel toes are in anyway!"The user dubbed the outfit super cut and another added: "And she still posted it.

Danniella Westbrook's daughter Jodie Jenkins has opened up about some awful online stalking and being "taunted" about her mum.The stunning 20-year-old chatted exclusively to the Daily Star about some of the backlash she has received over the years of growing up in the spotlight.Jodie said: "I think the thing is when you grow up whether your mum is famous or not and you have family issues then you are always going to get taunted."A lot of people grow up in the famous industry, and whether they're Obama or Danniella Westbrook, you are going to get taunted for who your mum or dad is because they're in the limelight and people are jealous. No matter what they do for their day to day life."She continued: "I've had my own trolls for my own reasons and I've had my own stalkers and stuff like that so it's been pretty hard."So, that's why when I have social media I try to open up as much as I can and say it's ok for someone to comment."I've had so much hate in my life and through lockdown, I think people found it really hard to cope with for a while, mental health was at an all-time high."I had people that were saying very personal stuff to me, I don't know if I knew them but they were saying really weird stuff and it didn't match up."Sharing how it made her feel, she added: "It scared me for a bit but I thought do you know what I've been at a hard place myself and people cope in different ways, and if someone needs to take their emotions out on me then do it."Honestly, I just think if you're behind a screen and it's making you feel better then just do it.

EXCLUSIVE: A sister company to The Incal Universe owner Humanoids named Sparkling has launched to create European drama, with Patrick Nebout at the helm, Deadline can reveal. 

Cristiano Ronaldo’s famous SIU celebration during Manchester United’s FA Youth Cup victory on Wednesday.The Spaniard, 17, found the back of the net with a 77th-minute penalty - United’s second goal during their 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest - and proceeded to emulate the superstar with the subsequent move. The goal was quite fortuitous as Garnacho appeared to be brought down on the edge of the box by Zach Abbott rather than inside it.Garnacho added to his first goal and Rhys Bennett's opener to cancel out Joshua Powell’s level for the away side, as United clinched their 11th FA Youth Cup title.A record 67,492 were at Old Trafford to witness the final, a huge leap from the previous best of about 37,000 against Arsenal in 2007.

Liverpool star Nat Phillips has confirmed his relationship with Liam Gallagher's daughter Molly Moorish.Phillips celebrated promotion with Bournemouth, who he has spent the second half of the season on loan with, at the end of the Championship season last weekend. And by his side for the end-of-season lap of honour was Molly, who posed for a snap with him which she uploaded to social media.She wrote on Instagram: "Big fan of your work @nathaniel_phillips." The pair had been spotted together online before but hadn't made their romance official.

which has created an online sports book, added: “Our study found that supporting a team isn’t as dyed-in-the-wool as you may think.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentEurope’s movie production levels bounced back to pre-pandemic levels in 2021. The continent’s box office, however, lagged way behind, gross revenues coming in at less than half those before COVID-19, according to the 2022 edition of Focus – World Film Market Trends.  A reference for much of the film industry in Europe, the annual report is prepared for Cannes Marché du Film by the European Audiovisual Observatory.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In its continued bid to ramp up its programming content, ViX Plus, the upcoming premium SVOD  service from TelevisaUnivision, has formed a strategic alliance with Spain’s The Mediapro Studio, which will produce exclusive original content for the new Spanish-language streamer slated to launch in the second half of this year.First out the gate are scripted series “Las Pelotaris” and the sports-themed docuseries, “La Sangre y la Gloria” (“The Blood and The Glory”).Welcoming The Mediapro Studio as a crucial partner in its efforts to build “a service that will offer the best content in Spanish for our audience in the United States and Latin America,” Rodrigo Mazón, executive vice president and general manager of ViX Plus, said: “We are very excited to present the first original productions resulting from this strategic alliance and to be able to develop more stories together with the highest of production values.” Commented Marta Ezpeleta, director of international, The Mediapro Studio: “This alliance represents an important step in the international expansion of the studio and in its consolidation both in Latin America and in the United States, where we already have a solid infrastructure, with our own production facilities and a great team of creators.”Set in the 1920s, “Las Pelotaris” follows three pioneering women who broke multiple glass ceilings in order to succeed.