One third of councillors are stepping down in Dumfries and Galloway

Jason Momoa is taking on a new role!

Cillian Murphy looks unrecognisable after losing weight for his new acting role.

Scots will be pleased to hear that the former royal burgh of Dunfermline has today been award city status.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed changes to some benefits and State Pension payment dates due to the upcoming bank holidays in the first week of June.

A Glasgow journalist has been the “new rock” in Amber Heard’s life during her ongoing libel trial against Johnny Depp.

One of the brightest young stars of the UK’s comedy scene is bringing his show to Dundee next month.

petitioned Warner Bros. for months to remove Heard from the superhero film seuqel amid her controversial defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp.Heard’s WME agent, Jessica Kovacevic, testified Thursday during the trial that Warner Bros. claimed it was Heard’s “lack of chemistry” with her “Aquaman” costar Jason Momoa that almost got her canned.Kovacevic also discussed the 36-year-old’s career before and after her relationship with Depp, 58, saying Heard should have become a major star after “Aquaman,” which premiered in late 2018 and grossed over $1 billion.The agent addressed “online rumors” that Warner Bros.

Adult Video News: AVN.“He passed away at the hospital and doctors did everything they could,” West, 32, said. “He was sick with pneumonia at the hospital and didn’t make it.”The bereaved skin flick star continued, “I loved Logan with all my heart and his family and I are grieving. … It is devastating that Logan is gone.”Born February 7, 1988 in Toluca Lake, California, Long entered the adult entertainment in 2016.

tiny animal's attention.But he soon returned to show more affection with gentle strokes on the top of the groundhog’s head before slowly turning his back.The video uploaded to the zoo's Facebook page captured the attention of adoring animal lovers, garnering more than 113,000 views and hundreds of comments.One person commented: “Aww that's so beautiful and I love our zoo, especially the silverback gorilla. He really is so peaceful and gentle and has an amazing personality.

motoring changes have been announced. Drivers will face price hikes of 17% for bus lane fines at the end of the month with it increasing from £60 to £70.The move has been branded a money grab by some motoring organisations who warned it will severely impact drivers.Brits seemed to agree with the statements, calling the increase "pointless", reports Express.co.uk.One said: "Roads are publicly owned, buses are privately owned often by big businesses many now by overseas-based companies."Perhaps changing councillors at every opportunity would stop a lot of this nonsense."The motorist added: "If a cyclist and taxi can use these lanes then so should everyone else."How about a car, slow drive, demonstration nationwide."While another reader from the publication blamed local councils for the increase.

Daily Gazette, Sir Bob Russell, High Steward of Colchester, said the news was “fantastic” and added: "It restores, officially, the title of city which we were granted in AD49 by the Emperor Claudius and it was never taken away. “We are now no longer Britain’s oldest recorded town, we’re officially Britain’s oldest city.”Meanwhile, Doncaster Council tweeted: “We're VERY pleased to confirm that Doncaster has won City Status as part of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations!“We're one of 8 new cities to win the honour.“Thank you to everyone who gave us such amazing support to make our bid a winning one!”And, Wrexham MP Sarah Atherton was “thrilled” that the city was recognised for “potential, ambition, and contribution to our Union”.A massive 40 destinations applied for city status and the wins meant that there are 76 official cities in mainland UK including 55 in England, eight in Scotland, seven in Wales and six in Northern Ireland.There are no rules around which places can be granted city status despite common myth believing they must have a cathedral or university.

holidays this summer should hurry up to apply in case of long waiting times. Parents are also being warned that if they're no longer together, they must still be named on their child’s passport – if you are not able to do this then you must provide an explanation.The gov.uk website stated: “You apply for a child passport if your child is under 16.

NASA are baffled by mystery activity taking place on the Voyager 1 spacecraft.The craft is currently the most distant man-made object in existence, operating on the very edge of our solar system.It launched 44 years ago, and was thought to have fulfilled its use a few years ago.But now, NASA has been receiving and carrying out commands from Earth once again, without issue, but that the results of the actions it takes do not tally with what is actually taking place on the ship.Suzanne Dodd, project manager for Voyager 1 and 2 at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California explained: “A mystery like this is sort of par for the course at this stage of the Voyager mission.“The spacecraft are both almost 45 years old, which is far beyond what the mission planners anticipated.“We’re also in interstellar space – a high-radiation environment that no spacecraft have flown in before.“So there are some big challenges for the engineering team.“But I think if there’s a way to solve this issue with the AACS, our team will find it.”The AACS is the craft's Attitude Articulation and Control System, which is pointing directly at Earth.Although NASA believes that there is no issue with it, the “telemetry data” appears to be as if it was being randomly generated.As well as those issues, NASA says it may finally be able to reveal whether Mars is home to alien life as they launch a new mission sending a rover onto the Red Planet.The Space Agency’s Perseverance rover is set to collect rocks and place them in the base of a crater so they can eventually be retrieved on future trips.Scientists reckon the Jezero crater could have held a river delta with water that may have sustained ancient microbial life.Research said water could have

Jon Gosselin is making music. The former star released his song, «Voicemail,» on Friday.In a teaser post on Wednesday, Jon announced that this wouldn't be the only track he plans drop with his musical partner, DJ Casper.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCharlotte Le Bon, the Quebec-born actor and filmmaker who is presenting her feature debut, “Falcon Lake,” at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, has already enjoyed several careers. She moved to Paris over 10 years ago after a working as a model, and became an instant star with her hilarious comedy sketches that she delivered on a Canal Plus primetime talk show.

Clayton Davis James Gray’s “Armageddon Time,” a deeply personal look at how the auteur became the auteur we, or at least the French, came to know and love, debuted to warm applause on Thursday. However, the film’s problematic depiction of racial inequalities in the Reagan era may turn off awards voters.

Emiliano De Pablos Enrique Buleo’s “Still Life With Ghost,” Ana Asensio’s “The Goat Girl,” Gala Gracia’s “The Remnants of You” and Esteban Alenda Bros.’ “There Is Evil” are some of the film projects pitched at the spotlight event on Spanish cinema at Cannes’ Producers Network on Friday May 20.Five Spanish production companies– Un Capricho de Producciones, Quatre Films Audiovisuales, Potenza Producciones, Aquí y Allí Films and Solita Films – were selected by Spain’s trade promotion board ICEX and the ICAA film institute to pitch their production slates at the Marché du Film event.As part of the Production Day, which kicked off with the Producers Network, the five Spanish producers made a video pitch with their projects – the main part of them at development stage –  to encourage international partnerships with co-producers and sales agents.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorErotic love story “99 Moons,” which has its world premiere in Cannes’ ACID sidebar today, has kicked off international sales. Berlin-based M-Appeal is handling the rights to the film, which is directed by Jan Gassmann.Arthouse VOD platform Filmin has taken the rights in Spain, and arthouse distributor StraDa Films has taken the films for Greece. France and Latin America are in negotiation.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDisney’s Hulu hopes to usher in a raft of subscribers with a new special deal — offering its ad-supported streaming plan for just $1 per month for three months.Starting Friday, new and eligible returning subscribers can sign up for the Hulu with ads package for $1/month for three months. That’s an 86% discount off the regular monthly $6.99/month price for the U.S.-only service.

K.J. Yossman “Heartstopper” fans, rejoice: Charlie and Nick will be back for a second and third season of the hit Netflix show. The streamer confirmed on Friday it had renewed the show, which is produced by See-Saw Films, for two more seasonsBased on Alice Oseman’s LGBTQ+ webcomic, “Heartstopper” tells the story of the relationship between two British teens, Charlie and Nick.

monkeypox cases, which can be sexually transmitted, so much focus is put on various STIs and STDs to be aware of. STD stands for sexually transmitted disease, whereas STI means sexually transmitted infection.Essentially, the difference is between a disease and an infection.Not all diseases begin with infections, but many do.The obvious warning symptoms indicating an infection remain visually, with various bumps, lumps, discharge and unusual growths indicating something is not quite right.However, unusual and unpleasant smells may also be present warning of a possible STI infection.