Nicola Sturgeon's economy guru supports debate on introduction of university tuition fees

Queen has officially handed Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the first of Meghan Markle's royal roles from before she dramatically left The Firm. After Meghan and Prince Harry announced they were stepping back from their roles as working royals at the start of 2020 several of their patronages seemed up in the air.

nationallotteryopenweek.com and search for offers near you.More than 130 National Trust sites are offering free entry, including the magnificent medieval Chirk Castle in Wales and Mount Stewart in County Down.At Shakespeare’s New Place in Stratford-Upon-Avon, you can follow in the Bard’s footsteps at the site of his family home for 19 years.And in Cornwall, the futuristic biomes of the world-renowned Eden Project are home to the flora of the world’s different temperature zones.If you fancy a free go at the sport that won Team GB two medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics, give curling a go at Inverness Ice Centre.Practise some traditional shipbuilding crafts during a free tour at the Britannia Sailing Trust in Devon, while learning a shanty or two, and they’ll even lay on tea and biscuits!If planes, trains and automobiles are your thing, why not climb aboard a Concorde at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian?Meanwhile entry fees are waived at the Head of Steam, Darlington Railway Museum. And pick up discount tickets to Warwickshire’s British Motor Museum to get close to some of your dream automobiles.Celebrate industries that helped make Britain great at Whitchurch Silk Mill in rural Hampshire – the oldest in the UK – and the Leach Pottery in St Ives, where you can watch demonstrations free of charge.Complimentary hot drinks await visitors at the Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre in the North East's beautiful Derwent Valley, which chronicles how the region’s booming iron and steel industry led the Industrial Revolution.Walk along trails and spot native species with two-for-one tickets at Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust centres across the UK.

A$AP Rocky is showing Rihanna what an “incredible father” he’s going to be. As the lovebirds, both 33, prepare to welcome their first child together, a source close to the “F**kin’ Problems” rapper EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife how he has “stepped up” for RiRi in every way.

Ukraine Oksana Shvets was killed.’The Kyiv Post also confirmed the news.Shvets had also worked with the Ternopil Music and Drama Theater and the Kiev Theater of Satire.Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, the country has suffered widespread damages and loss of life amid a major bombing campaign.Over 3million people have fled, as Ukrainian cities face shortages of food, water, heat, and medicine – with thousands of British people opening up their homes to Ukrainian refugees.Countries have retaliated by imposing sanctions on Russia and oligarchs such as Roman Abramovich, while large companies like Disney, Starbucks, McDonald’s, and Coca-Cola have suspended business in the country.However, despite these economic blows, Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t shown any signs of calling off the attack anytime soon.Mum got drunk and ordered £4,500 Uber to Ukraine to go and 'help'Impostor posing as Ukrainian PM manages to speak with Defence SecretaryArnold Schwarzenegger pleads with Vladimir Putin to stop Russia-Ukraine warMany stars have supported Ukraine, with Mila Kunis, who was born in the country, and her husband Ashton Kutcher raising $30million (£22million) for the cause.Meanwhile, Arnold Schwarzenegger pleaded with Putin in a heartfelt video.Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

There’s a chance that Jessica Chastain might not be on the red carpet for the 2022 Oscars.

“I will do my best to represent Poland as proudly as I can.“See you soon live from Puerto Rico!”Shree Saini from the United States took first runner-up, while Olivia Yace from Côte d'Ivoire was awarded second runner-up.The official Miss World instagram account posted an image of Karolina being crowned Miss World 2021, which the caption: “Karolina is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in Management and would like to continue her studies with a PhD.“Karolina also works as a model. “She enjoys swimming and scuba diving and playing tennis and badminton. “One day she hopes to become a motivational speaker.“Karolina is also very passionate about the voluntary work that she is involved in.”Peter Andre flew to Puerto Rico to host the pageant which took place earlier today.He shared a selfie on Instagram, in view of his 1.8 million followers, once he had arrived on the island.The official Miss World instagram account shared a video of him arriving at the event too.The Mysterious Girl singer, 49, was also involved in the pageant in 2019.He had planned to continue hosting duties last year until the event was postponed.In a statement in December, the pageant said: “Miss World 2021 temporarily postpones global broadcast finale in Puerto Rico due to health and safety interest of contestants, staff, crew, and the general public.”“The finale will be rescheduled at Puerto Rico Coliseum Jose Miguel Agrelot within the next 90 days.”In 2020, a film called Misbehaviour about beauty pageants was released starring Keira Knightly.Misbehaviour is based on the feminists who disrupted the 1970 Miss World pageant in London.

She's a billionaire thanks to her successful beauty, lingerie and skincare lines.But Rihanna proved she still appreciates a good deal as she was seen shopping for baby clothes at a Target store in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 15.The 33-year-old singer is currently expecting her first child with rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky, also 33. She recently revealed that she's in her third trimester.

Placebo are back; bolder and more courageous than ever.

Thomas Markle was welcomed on GBNews to talk about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during a scathing TV rant. The father of the Duchess of Sussex, 77, chatted to TV host Dan Wootton on Thursday (March 17) about his daughter and son-in-law.Talking about the pair, he said: "They are living like hermits in a 26-room house, they never have parties, they never have guests, the only guests they have are the million-dollar lawyers and the million-dollar PR team."Otherwise, it's Harry walking his dogs or riding his bicycle."He also confessed that he isn't worried about being sued, as he expressed "what are they gonna get? I don't have millions of dollars".Despite all of the drama, the famous father admitted that he does still "love" his daughter, although they are constantly wrapped up in public feuds.Thomas has recently embarked on a new career in social media and decided to become a YouTuber, after being inspired by fiery-mouthed Lady Colin Campbell.He also slammed Harry and said: "This man abandoned his country and he expects them to treat him like a royal.

Thomas Markle has claimed that Prince Harry is responsible for "shutting down" Samantha Markle's Twitter account. The half-sister of Harry's wife Meghan Markle allegedly had her social networking account suspended on Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: Nika King, who for two seasons played Leslie Bennett, the mother of Zendaya’s Rue on HBO’s Emmy-winning series Euphoria, has inked with Wonder Street for management.

So you’re telling us there’s a chance, Daniel Radcliffe?

William Earl The slasher genre is full of freaks and weirdos, but none of them quite hits a festive note like the Leprechaun ushering in every St. Patrick’s Day.

Angelique Jackson In the latest toy-related movie news, Play-Doh is being molded into an animated feature film from eOne and Hasbro.The prospective picture will be written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Emily V. Gordon, with Jon M.

Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has called for the country to ban all the work of Ukraine-born super-producer Alexander Rodnyansky as well as any film and TV work of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Russian news site The Insider.

EXCLUSIVE: Just days after she became available following the cancellation of NBC’s Ordinary Joe, Natalie Martinez has been tapped as a series regular opposite Vince Vaughn in the Apple TV+ drama series Bad Monkey, written and executive produced by Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence. Martinez replaces Ana Villafañe who had originally been cast in the role. Recastings are unfortunate but inevitable part of the business that could be for various of reasons. In this case, I hear the character had been written older than Villafañe’s age, leading to the decision to replace her.

“Look, people are not held accountable for inaccuracies, so there’s that issue,” former Disney kingpin Bob Iger says of the news media business today.

Melissa Gorga heard that her sister-in-law and The Real Housewives of New Jersey costar Teresa Giudice wouldn’t be making her a bridesmaid at her wedding to fiancé Luis Ruelas. While she didn’t seem phased, Melissa still had to throw some shade into her response. Melissa shared that she learned she wouldn’t be one of Teresa’s bridesmaids at the same time as the rest of the world on an episode of her podcast On Display.

Tom Schwartz is here to set the record straight: he was the main cause for his split with Katie Maloney, not his BFF Tom Sandoval. “[T]hat’s all on me,” the Vanderpump Rules star told a photographer at Home Depot in L.A. on Wednesday, according to E! News. “I wish I had a scapegoat, but that’s all on me.” The reality star, 39, also called the separation “complicated,” but noting he was doing “OK.”

The superhero movie Eternals is considered the first 'misfire' ever for Marvel Studios and their wide-ranging Marvel Cinematic Universe, with director Chloe Zhao speaking out about the negative response.Eternals was the first of the MCU's 26 movies to earn a 'rotten' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a lowly 47% rating from the RT critics, and its $168.4 million domestic gross the second worst, behind the second-ever MCU film, 2008's The Incredible Hulk ($134.8 million).Zhao, who was coming off a Best Picture win for her film Nomadland, spoke about the divisive reaction to the film for the first time in an interview with Empire, revealing that she, 'definitely felt it coming.' Speaking out:The superhero movie Eternals is considered the first 'misfire' ever for Marvel Studios and their wide-ranging Marvel Cinematic Universe, with director Chloe Zhao speaking out about the negative response Rotten:Eternals was the first of the MCU's 26 movies to earn a 'rotten' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a lowly 47% rating from the RT critics, and its $168.4 million domestic gross the second worst, behind the second-ever MCU film, 2008's The Incredible Hulk ($134.8 million)Eternals was one of several movies whose release was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the film originally set for release on November 6, 2020.It was ultimately delayed to February 12, 2021 (where Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings wound up opening) and then to November 5, when it opened in theaters. Zhao revealed that the subject matter of the film - along with its release in the midst of a global pandemic - likely resulted in the negative response, which she was expecting.

unemployment, Nicola Sturgeon’s chief economic adviser warned today.Benny Higgins set out the scale of the challenge in a report calling for an overhaul of the economy and government powers to get the country back on track.His advisory group told the First Minister lockdown has spawned more inequality by allowing higher earners to work from home while low earning, essential workers “have put their health and that of their families at risk”.Young people have suffered “learning loss”, with the greatest impact in disadvantaged communities with few alternatives.And he said the prospect of an “inevitable sharp rise” in unemployment demands direct and urgent intervention.“We need to create jobs at an unprecedented rate,” he warned.Among his