North Lanarkshire Council will welcome first Afghan refugees this month

Anyone who has tuned into Netflix global phenomenon Bridgerton will know that the show includes some rather raunchy sex scenes. Now actor Jonathan Bailey, who will be at the forefront of the much-anticipated second series as his character Viscount Anthony Bridgerton takes centre stage, has lifted the lid on what the love scenes are really like to film.The 33 year old actor, who TV fans know from series such as ITV crime drama Broadchurch, also went on to reveal some tricks of the trade of how the cast work on the intimacy between them, including bizarre techniques like a half-inflated netball.

Amanda Holden is well known for having an impeccable sense of style with many of her outfits selling out instantly. After many years of following her fashion sense we can confirm she can pretty much pull off any kind of look, whether it be a bright pink latex body-con dress to a chic power suit.

A Lanarkshire great grandmother has told of her fear in leaving her home after an alleged attack in broad daylight on a busy Lanarkshire street.

Essex County Council is 'discouraging' anybody thinking of conducting DIY roadworks after a video of Sir Rod Stewart fixing potholes near to his home went viral.

A former British sniper who joined the fight in Ukraine against Russian invaders says President Volodymyr Zelenzky’s forces are defending their country like the “Taliban on steroids”.

West Lothian volunteers are being sought to help raise funds for the Red Cross and its Ukraine campaign.

Over 1000 Lanarkshire firms have been supported by Business Gateway in the last year.

Rachel Riley, 36, sent fans into a frenzy earlier today as she took to social media to reveal a picture of her baby.The Countdown star is set to make a long-awaited return to Brits’ TV screens today following her maternity leave.In a heartwarming post shared with her 695,000 Twitter followers, Rachel showed an insight into her backstage life now that her family has a new member.The picture showed baby Noa laying on her mum’s lap as the TV star was getting her makeup done.Rachel wrote: “I’m back on air ⁦@C4Countdown today and *might* be showing off what I’ve been busy with during mat leave (for anyone who likes baby spam!)”Fans of the presenter welcomed the update, which received more than 1,000 likes in just a few hours.Johnny_JI81 said: “Lovely, I can’t wait.She’s adorable.”78SoylentGreen added: “Oh my word.She’s so cute.“When we gonna get to say hello?” (sic)Feesbabe typed: “Awww Rachel your little one is absolutely gorgeous.

is the latest original MCU series to make its way to Disney+. Ahead of its June premiere, the streaming platform debuted the trailer and poster for the upcoming superhero saga starring Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, aka Ms.

Countess of Wessex, 57, was dressed to the nines on Monday evening to attend a UN Commonwealth Day Reception at The Yale Club in New York - and she looked totally mesmerising.SEE: Sophie Wessex looks ultra-chic in slick cream coat for day in New YorkOpting to wear an ethereal printed dress from Victoria Beckham's collection, Sophie looked fabulous in the 'Pleated Printed Crepe Mock-Neck Midi Dress', recycling her favourite frock that she last wore in 2021 to reveal the winner of the Queen Elizabeth II award for British Design. The royal's stunning dress featured flattering long sleeves and pleated A-line skirt, a ruched waistline and daring abstract print.WATCH: The Countess of Wessex: Everything you need to know about SophieAs identified by royal fan account @royalfashionpolice, Sophie teamed her frock with navy suede pumps from Jimmy Choo, elevating her look with the 'Snakeskin Lunatic Clutch' from designer Sophie HabsburgMORE: Sophie Wessex turns heads in seriously bold dress during tearful outingREAD: Countess Sophie stuns in statement skirt - and it's the most beautiful colourNo royal lady is seen without her jewellery, of which the royal mother-of-two opted for a dazzling pair of 8ct white gold diamond set infinity earrings.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe state of the art for emerging Black performers in country music will be the subject of a feature-length documentary that has been produced by Amazon Music, titled “For Love & Country,” which was announced Tuesday morning as having a premiere date set for the music streaming service and Prime Video on April 7.The arrival of the film will be preceded by Amazon Original recordings by some of the documentary’s featured artists, starting with a new acoustic rendering by Amythyst Kiah of her signature song, “Black Myself,” that’s out today.Although the announcement of the doc does not include “Americana,” the lineup of artists featured in interviews and performances in the film includes about equal measures of singer-songwriters who are up-and-coming in mainstream country and those are are generally considered part of the alternative-roots or Americana realm. Mickey Guyton, who recently performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, is featured, as is Jimmie Allen, who has become one of the leading men of country with three of his singles becoming No.

Barack Obama is leading the pack in the upcoming five-part docuseries,. The Netflix series — which will premiere on April 13 — gives viewers a closer look at some of the world’s hidden gems, ranging from organisms to species and beyond.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorThe Canadian Intl. Documentary Festival, better known as Hot Docs, has revealed its first slate of Special Presentation films for this year’s festival, running April 28 to May 8 in Toronto and streaming online.World premieres include “The Talented Mr.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterFox hopes to greet a big audience with its new small-town docu-comedy “Welcome to Flatch” when the Paul Feig and Jenny Bicks-produced show launches later this week. But if “Flatch” doesn’t bring in the viewers with its linear premiere on Thursday at 9:30 p.m., Fox execs won’t be talking about cutting the mockumentary from the network’s midseason lineup Friday morning.That’s because the broadcast network is launching the first half of the 14-episode Season 1 via Hulu and other digital platforms at midnight on Thursday, and promises it’s not going to be giving much weight to “Welcome to Flatch’s” Live + Same Day Nielsen ratings over those first seven weeks of airing, when the episodes will all be available for streaming well before they rollout weekly on Fox.

Naman Ramachandran Germany’s Leonine Studios has rebranded its television subsidiary Odeon Entertainment as Madame Zheng Production to reflect its primary focus of “equality and diversity in every aspect of the production business, both in front of and behind the camera.” Tina Wagner, previously producer and executive producer at RedSeven Entertainment, and Nina Etspüler, co-head of entertainment at Leonine Studios, are joining the management team and will lead the company under Wagner’s direction along with Martin Schneider, Odeon Entertainment’s long-standing managing director.Fred Kogel, CEO and co-head of entertainment at Leonine Studios, said: “Ever since Nina Etspüler joined Leonine in Jan. 2021, we have jointly pursued the goal of establishing a production brand that advocates for equality and diversity in front of and behind the camera, in order to firmly anchor these themes, which are essential for Leonine Studios, in the production market.

Zack Sharf During an interview on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” this week, Brian Cox expressed some regret over calling Johnny Depp “overrated” and “overblown” in his recently released memoir “Putting the Rabbit in the Hat.” Cox revealed in the book that he turned down the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise because he was being offered “the most thankless [role].” The “Succession” actor added he was somewhat relieved he declined “Pirates” because “it’s very much the ‘Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow’ show, and Depp, personable though I’m sure he is, is so overblown, so overrated.”“I just thought I was being a bit harsh,” Cox told Kimmel about criticizing Depp in his memoir. “You know what it’s like, you go for the easy joke.

student left school employees shocked after they found the chilling record last week at West Gate K-8 School in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Love Is Blind season 2.The two seem to have quite a connection to Greece. They were there together last year; if our timeline is right, that’s also around the time they began dating.

Steph’s Packed Lunch panel discussed the idea of surnames and Bake-Off star John Whaite admitted that he has previously changed his, alongside co-star Russell Kane.Lewis Hamilton has just announced that he is changing his name to include his mother’s surname, Larbalestier.John told the camera that Lewis has said he “doesn’t understand” why people lose their name when they get married and turned to his co-stars for their thoughts.He began the discussion by admitting that he was born John Cunningham, but changed it to Whaite through high school and college because he wanted to “reinvent himself” by using his mum’s maiden name.Russell Kane began laughing which Steph pointed out and told the audience that “he knows why” it was changed but it “can’t be said on TV”.“Let’s just say, children are very cruel,” said Russell.John then said that he would give a demonstration on Instagram after the show before he admitted that the name change made him feel “like a new man”.Steph then moved on to Russell and checked that he had also previously changed his name.He said that he’s a “second generation name-change family” because his father also took a different one.Steph asked why that was, to which Russell replied that it was the “same reason he dropped his”.The comedian said that it was because his previous last name was “foreign, so people couldn’t pronounce it” and joked that he should “make a Channel 4 documentary about being triggered”.“I should have been celebrating my ethnic identity,” he said, before revealing that the name was easy to pronounce but hard to spell.Kane then said that he “got bored” of having to try and explain himself so he “ended up changing it” but found the rebrand “quite exciting”.The 46-year-old then went on

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