Monklands residents to commemorate 75th anniversary of VE Day at home

Songs that call back to golden-age hip-hop rarely live up to the expectations they set for themselves, but Jason Moore (Raw Poetic) consistently bucks this trend. Ocean Bridges, his 2020 collaborative LP with sax legend Archie Shepp (his uncle) and longtime collaborator Damu The Fudgemunk, is a modern masterpiece at the intersection of rap and jazz.

Shanna Moakler is speaking out about her ex-husband Travis Barker and his fiancee Kourtney Kardashian.

A multi-vehicle crash has closed the eastbound carriageway of the Clydeside Expressway in Glasgow.

David Moyo's had to do things the hard way to make it in football but he looks back with no regrets.

Inter Milan star was on the prowl for a new team. Le Havre had made him an offer and he was ready to sign for the French side but the deal fell through at the last minute.A prospective takeover of the club had crashed and the audacious contract offer was taken off the table, leaving Adriano devastated.

Champions League coverage - after the Manchester United icon insisted that the Red Devils can still win the Champions League. United were optimistic of mounting a title challenge this season, but have been woeful in the Premier League - with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer paying the ultimate price.

Frank Pesce has died at the age of 75 following a battle with dementia. His girlfriend Tammy Scher shared the heartbreaking news to Deadline as she explained he passed away on 6 February in Burbank, California, following complications with the condition.

She recently turned 50 and Lisa Snowdon has never looked so radiant and youthful as she does now.The model is often gracing our TV screens presenting alongside Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on This Morning sharing her fashion tips and advice. It was no surprise to see the TV presenter team up again with Kaleidoscope to be the face of their new season collection, which will have your wardrobes kitted out from early spring right to swimwear later on in the year.The must have items are available in sizes 10 - 24 and prices starting from just £35.

Darts bad boy Gerwyn Price has dealt many a knockout blow on the oche - and now he's turning his attention to boxing. In a surprise announcement on social media, the Iceman revealed he will make his ring debut later this year.

Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade Scott Mathers was seen kissing her boyfriend Evan McClintock in a rare couple's photo. The 49-year-old rapper whose real name is Marshall Mathers performed during the halftime show at the Super Bowl on Sunday.

drug cartel enforcer who dissolved hundreds of people in vats of acid is set to be freed from prison. Santiago Meza Lopez aka El Pozolero (The Stewmaker) was first captured back in 2009 and confessed to helping the brutal Sinaloa Cartel disappear countless bodies.

Emmerdale fans were completely shocked as Liam Cavanagh appeared to "kill" Meena Jutla on the same bridge she murdered his daughter Leanna. This week in the Dales, Meena's conniving ways continued as she kidnapped Dawn Taylor in a limo during her Valentine's Day wedding to Billy Fletcher, reports OK!.After attacking them in nail-biting scenes, the vindictive nurse had also left Leyla Harding and Harriet Finch for dead.Meena then taunts Liam about murdering his daughter Leanna which leads him to push Meena off the same bridge she killed his daughter.Avid Emmerdale fans went straight to Twitter to give their thoughts on the action and the thrilling scenes.One person said: "In all seriousness who'd of thought Liam would be the one to put a stop to Meena and come through good and strong #Emmerdale."Another tweeter wrote: "Liam showing no mercy there going straight after Meena and now he's pushed her over the same bridge when Leanna died !!! #Emmerdale."In the scenes, Liam learned that Meena was back and became worried after realising that his wife Leyla had gone to look for the newlyweds.Liam then spotted Meena running through the village as he followed her in a run-and-chase scene before they ended up by the same bridge she killed his daughter on.After being cornered by Liam, Meena said: "You know, it's funny...

Royal Family have taken to social media to voice their concerns after noticing that the Queen looks 'thinner' in a new picture.The Palace released a new image on Wednesday (16 February), showing the 95-year-old monarch on her first royal engagement since last week's royal Covid scare.She can be seen smiling as she spoke to Rear Admiral James Macleod for the official liaison between Her Majesty and the armed forces.During the encounter the Queen, who was walking with the support of a stick, could reportedly be heard to say: "Oh, I am here."When asked how she was, the Queen quipped: "Well, as you can see, I can't move."Her Majesty then pointed towards her feet before shuffling forward and greeting the pair with a handshake.The photos drew some reaction on social media, with some rushing to comment on her apparent weight loss.One royal fan tweeted: "The Royal Family should be very concerned instead of some members going on vacation etc.

Royal Family left “hidden signs” in their birthday messages to Meghan Markle, according to a royal expert. The Duchess of Sussex was inundated with birthday wishes from the Royal Family the year she and Prince Harry decided to leave royal working life.

Amanda Holden wasn’t holding anything back as she celebrated her 51st birthday in style.And that style was showing off her matching rubber underwear in a sheer top and a suspender skirt fringed with glittering silver chains.Taking to her Instagram page, Amanda shared a sultry video as she strutted up and down in a hotel corridor to show off her incredible outfit.The star’s endless legs were on full display during the red-carpet worthy walk, complete with twirls - and ending in Amanda leaning against the wall to kick her leg up and pout for the camera.Her tiny rubber skirt, meanwhile, left very little to the imagination - ending at the very top of the star’s thighs.On top, the Britain's Got Talent star shared a sheer long-sleeved black top, with a black rubber bra visible underneath as the star put her cleavage on display.She matched the stunning look with a pair of chunky golden cuff bracelets and matching gold heels, letting her blonde tresses bounce in perfect curls down her back.Amanda posted a row of celebratory emojis alongside the snap as she prepared to welcome in her 51st year. And her celeb pals were on hand to congratulate her - as well as fanning themselves over her incredible look - as Love Island’s Laura Whitmore posted: "That’s a birthday look!" with a row of fire emojis.

Staring down at the huge number in front of me – an eye-watering £27,000 – it felt unreal. How was it possible to owe so much? How could I have let it get this bad? Then I thought about the deliveries of clothes I’d hidden behind the sofa, the £1,000 bed we’d bought on a payment plan, all the holidays we’d booked without a thought about how to pay for them… For a minute I felt completely overwhelmed.Then fight mode kicked in. “I’m going to face this head on,” I thought, determination flooding through me.

Paul Hollywood has taken to Instagram to share an important message with fans.MORE: Bake Off stars' stunning homes: From Paul Hollywood to Prue LeithThe Great British Bake Off star found himself making headlines this week after his ex-wife Alex spoke about their marriage in her Valentine's Day post.WATCH: Alex Hollywood reveals why she's keeping married name after divorceBut Paul, 55, put the drama aside in order to issue his followers with a warning.READ: Paul Hollywood's secrets to losing a stone revealedMORE: Great British Bake Off: meet the partners of the judges and hostsHe shared a post that read: "I've heard impersonators are at it again, I do NOT have any private accounts or fan accounts ran by me. @paulhollywoodbakes are my recipes.

Prince Andrew will never be restored to a "position on the balcony" after he settled a sexual abuse lawsuit with accuser Virginia Giuffre, according to Hollywood publicist R. Couri Hay. Giuffre accused Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her on three separate occasions when she was under 18 at the behest of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.The case was set to go to trial in the fall of 2022.

STAYC have unveiled the first teaser for the music video of their upcoming single ‘RUN2U’.In the brand-new clip, the K-pop girl group run down a bright blue hallway in slow motion, with light spilling in from a heart-shaped window behind them. The instrumental builds as close-up shots of each of the six members are shown, until we hear a snippet of the song’s chorus: “So I run to you.”Both ‘RUN2U’ and its accompanying music video are due out on February 21 at 6pm KST.

BODEGA have shared nine versions of their new single ‘Statuette On The Console’, each in a different language.Clocking in at just over two minutes, the ultra-catchy bubblegum-punk cut arrives in English, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Ukrainian.“‘Statuette on the Console’ is a celebration of shedding other people’s ideology. When writing the song I was trying to understand myself by exploring my values, but I could only come up against what I was not,” the band’s Nikki Belfiglio says.“The ability to believe and the comfort of ideology or isms is not one I have within me although as the song says, I myself live by my own inherited platitudes.”In addition to singing lead vocals on ‘Statuette’, Belfiglio also directed a video for the English version.

The 75th anniversary of VE Day was marked across Monklands with poignant commemorations and events which brought neighbours together even as they stay apart during the lockdown.