New Dumfries and Galloway Council chief executive officially takes up post

Will Smith is stepping out for a bite to eat with wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar will be eligible for a trophy at the 2023 Academy Awards, it has been reported.Both artists will qualify for nominations in the Best Live Action Short category, thanks to the fact that extended music videos for both of their songs – the 10-minute version of ‘All Too Well’ from ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ and Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers’ cut ‘We Cry Together’ – were screened theatrically.Swift released the accompanying short film for ‘All Too Well’ – her directorial debut, starring Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) and Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner) – last November.

READ MORE: What wild-child Pete Bennett looks like now 16 years since winning Big Brother However, the 24-year-old has starred in other TV shows away from Benidorm. In 2008 he played Ben Wetherby in Heartbeat before portraying Nigel Clough in The Damned United one year later.

Anne Heche‘s car crash is no longer under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department following the actress’ death.

who quit the regular show, Pointless, earlier this year, sees four teams of contestants — this time, it was celebrity broadcasters Arielle Free, Toby Anstis, Sonny Jay, Josie D'Arby, Neev Spencer, Colin Murray, Elis James and John Robins — try to come up with obscure answers that no-one else from the show's 100 anonymous panellists could think of. The team with the least number of points, wins. In this celebrity special, the broadcasters are playing to win a jackpot of money for charity.

Love Island's Gemma Owen and Luca Bish look set to officially become a couple after he flew to Portugal to meet her former England footballer father Michael. The fishmonger, 23, has been dating the brunette, 19, since early in the 2022 series, and they finished up in last week's final - but they are yet to make their relationship official.Reports indicated that Luca travelled to the Owen family's private villa in the Algarve with Gemma so he could finally meet her dad in person for the first time during their first holiday together since leaving the villa. READ MORE: Love Island's Gemma Owen leaves fans aghast as she checks vagina before 'massage' Gemma, the international dressage rider, showed off her incredible figure in a white thong swimsuit underneath a pair of sheer lace trousers, and wore a gold "x" choker-style necklace - which retails for £20,000.Luca recently revealed he is finally going to ask Gemma to be his girlfriend after flying to Portugal.

animals such as giraffes, elephants and crocodiles.But it is also the natural habitat for hippos, who can become territorial and vicious if they come into contact with humans.READ MORE: Doomsday prediction as Earth is moving towards 'sixth mass extinction event', experts say Templer has recalled how "a day that started like any other" ended with him becoming trapped in the mouth of the menacing mammal and a fellow guide losing their life, reports The Mirror.The dad-of-three also had previous with the hippo as he explained to the Guardian: "The hippo who tried to kill me wasn't a stranger – he and I had met before a number of times. I'd been working this stretch of river for years, and the grouchy old two-ton bull had carried out the occasional half-hearted attack."I'd learned to avoid him.

Britney Spears is getting support for Jennifer Lopez.

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are spending the day with their friends.

Ariana Biermann denied drinking and driving after being arrested on Saturday, August 13.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker gave fans more PDA on Friday after the Blink-182 drummer showed off his multitasking skills.

Halyna Hutchins in October 2021 on the set of Alec Baldwin's  film couldn't have been fired without someone first pulling the trigger.In the forensic report, obtained by ABC News, the federal law agency said its accidental discharge testing determined the gun used in the shooting — a .45 colt caliber F.lli Pietta single-action revolver — couldn't have gone off without the trigger being pulled.The report stated that, even with the hammer in the quarter-and half-cock positions, the gun «could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger.» And, with the hammer fully cocked, the gun «could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger while the working internal components were intact and functional.» Furthermore, with the hammer de-cocked on a loaded chamber, the gun was able to detonate a primer «without a pull of the trigger when the hammer was struck directly,» which the report stated as normal for this type of revolver.The FBI forensic report contradicts what Baldwin told 's George Stephanopoulos back in December 2021 during his first sit-down interview since the fatal onset shooting that also wounded the film's director, Joel Souza.Baldwin denied pulling the trigger of the prop gun after the ABC anchor pointed out that it wasn't in the script for the trigger to be pulled.«Well, the trigger wasn't pulled. I didn't pull the trigger,» Baldwin said during the interview.When Stephanopoulos clarified, «So you never pulled the trigger?,» Baldwin responded, «No, no, no.

Kim Zolciak-Biermann’s 20-year-old daughter found herself in some legal trouble over the weekend!

actress and model, was brutally stabbed and strangled to death along with four others by members of the Manson family in her Beverly Hills home, 53 years ago this week.Debra Tate told The Sun that she met with Manson at the LA County Jail shortly after he was arrested and accused of being behind what became known as the “Helter Skelter” murders.Debra met with a shackled Manson in jail but neither said a thing. “I had two guards next to me, and we just sat there looking at each other for about 10 minutes,” she said.

Kim Zolciak-Biermann‘s daughter Ariana Biermann has been arrested.

was declared dead on Friday at the age of 53, a week after she was injured when her car crashed into a house in Los Angeles, before bursting into flames. Heche had been taken to hospital where she later fell into a coma from which she never woke up. The LAPD confirmed to the Associated Press that the investigation into the crash has been closed in light of Heche’s death. It said in a statement: ‘As of today, there will be no further investigative efforts made in this case. Any information or records that have been requested prior to this turn of events will still be collected as they arrive as a matter of formalities and included in the overall case. ‘When a person suspected of a crime expires, we do not present for filing consideration.’Heche had been declared brain dead, which qualifies a person to be legally considered dead in the state of California, though her representative confirmed that her heart had been kept beating by life support while matches were sought for her organs to be donated.The actress had been severely injured after her car crashed into a home, gutting the property when it caught fire. Heche’s son, Homer Laffoon, shared a statement on behalf of him and his brother Atlas after their mother’s death was confirmed. He said: ‘My brother Atlas and I lost our Mom.

decided to move after falling out with their neighbours over their extension. Mrs Hinch – real name Sophie Hinchcliffe – is reported to be worth around £5million from her social media fame, and chose to pay it forward by giving the home to another family rent-free.The couple chose not to sell the property, which featured in hundreds of her social media posts, or to charge rent when it could be worth around £2,000 a month.She revealed to her followers on social media who had been quizzing her about the property: ‘We haven’t sold the house.‘We are not renting out the house we are just handing our keys over to an incredible family to start a new chapter in their lives so they too can build a life they have also dreamed of.’Mrs Hinch added: ‘To even be in a position to do this is something I’ll never truly believe and never stop being thankful for.‘But personally for me, to see another family have some relief and happiness in their life that they deserved because they have been through so much is one of the most incredible feelings in the world.’She also revealed that while Jamie had wanted to move for a long time after ‘privacy issues’ which arose after they extended the property, she had been torn about leaving their home. Earlier in the year, Mrs Hinch had given fans a glimpse at her new five-bedroom farmhouse but admitted it was hard to leave their old home. After a fan commented that they thought the family would never move out, she admitted: ‘‘If I’m honest neither did I.’She added: ‘I will always love this house, but I will make Hinch Farm our forever home, where the boys will be safe and we will feel comfortable again.’Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk

A day after Salman Rushdie was stabbed Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York, authorities announced the suspect was arrested on an attempted murder charge.

The FBI concluded in a forensic report that the gun used to kill cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021 on the set of Alec Baldwin‘s “Rust” film couldn’t have been fired without someone first pulling the trigger.

James emphasised on Twitter to his 3.2 million followers that the incident happened a while ago. “Thank you for all your kind comments and funny jokes re my crash, but it was a while back, not that bad, and I’m perfectly OK,” he said.He then added: “Apologies to Evo fans for binning the VIII. #Bell**d.”Alongside his Grand Tour co-stars James and the gang reportedly took turns to race cars up and down a tunnel heading towards a rock wall. A source reported to The Sun that the lights in the tunnel didn’t turn on until the star were already inside, meaning they had limited time to react. They explained, after the crash occurred: “It looked extremely worrying at first.