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Scottish residents have shared five more of the 'worst' places to live in the country, and once again they have not held back.

If Christmas wasn't already over, it is now. Big Santa is down.

Kaiser Chiefs have announced their eighth studio album and shared a new single co-written by Nile Rodgers – listen to ‘Feeling Alright’ below.The Ricky Wilson-fronted band are due to release the 10-track record – titled ‘Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth Album’ – on March 1, 2024. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Produced by Amir Amor (Rudimental), the upcoming LP will feature the previous singles ‘Jealousy’ and ‘How 2 Dance’.

Boxer Tyson Fury has gifted his pregnant wife Paris a new car, just because he loves her.

Blur have announced four intimate warm up shows next month ahead of their Wembley Stadium performance in July. The run will see the band play a hometown show in Colchester and officially re-open The Halls in Wolverhampton.Announced in November last year, the Wembley Stadium show will be Blur’s only large-scale performance in the UK this year.

In its heyday, audiences would pack out Hulme Hippodrome to watch acts like Harry Houdini, Desmond Dekker, Gracie Fields and Shirely Bassey.

Queen of the Palace is now the Queen of Blackpool after landing the inaugural Women's World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens.Fallon Sherrock overcame a high quality field to secure the first ever PDC Women's World Matchplay title - and with it the £10,000 first prize.It has not been the best of years for Sherrock, who lost in the first round of the World Darts Championship and subsequently failed to gain a PDC Tour Card in January. She also failed to qualify for the UK Open and suffered an embarrassing first round defeat to unknown Leonard Gates in the US Darts Masters.

Gerwyn Price repelled a valiant fightback from Jose de Sousa to clinch a place in the semi-finals of the World Matchplay – and replace Peter Wright at the top of the world rankings.In yet another thrilling clash at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, Price looked to cruising into the last four when he led 13-8, but a rejuvenated De Sousa fought back by reeling off five legs in a row in the first-to-16 clash.Price regained his composure to move 15-13 ahead, only for De Sousa to pull another leg back, but the Iceman held his nerve to close the match out in the next leg. READ MORE: Anti-Leeds United chant breaks out at World Matchplay darts In the semis, he will face Danny Noppert, who defeated compatriot Dirk van Duijvenbode in the first match of the night. The other semi-final will pit Michael van Gerwen against Dimitri Van den Bergh.

darts in Blackpool on Friday night.After a thrilling night of action on Thursday, which saw Dimitri Van den Bergh and Michael van Gerwen edge into the semi-finals, the second pair of quarter-finals are taking place.The first saw Dutch pair Dirk van Duijvenbode and Danny Noppert clash for the right to face Gerwyn Price or Jose de Sousa in the last four. In the early stages of Van Duijvenbode-Noppert showdown, a chant of ‘we all hate Leeds, scum’ was clearly audible among the sold-out crowd at the Winter Gardens. READ MORE: James Wade column: The plus side of World Matchplay exit and why I won’t be taking up golf And it was noticed by fans on social media too, with many supporters of the Elland Road club seeing it as a back-handed compliment.“Watching the darts and the crowd are singing we all hate Leeds scum.

Dancing Dimitri Van den Bergh reeled off 10 straight legs to edge past Peter Wright 16-14 in a World Matchplay classic at the Winter Gardens.The 2020 winner seemed to be on his way out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage after surrendering five of the first six legs to the Scotsman. But as Wright struggled with his darts - and his doubles - Van den Bergh set to work reducing that four-leg deficit to take control of the match. In the end he didn't just reduce the deficit, he turned it on his head.

darts.The PDC will stage its first-ever televised women’s tournament, the Women’s World Matchplay, at the Winter Gardens, which will take place ahead of the men’s final at the iconic Blackpool venue. The tournament will comprise of the top eight female players from the 2022 PDC Women’s Series Order of Merit following 12 events.The Women’s Matchplay will be screened live on Sky Sports, giving additional exposure to the female game, which is in rude health thanks to the exploits of Fallon Sherrock, Lisa Ashton and rising start Beau Greaves.The winner of the new tournament will receive an automatic place in the Grand Slam of Darts later this year and go up against the best male players in the game.

These are just some of the stunning views you can find at the top of Blackpool Tower on a clear day. The world-famous metal structure boasts its 380 cocktail bar - which has some of the best sightlines in the north west.

Glasgow's iconic museum dedicated to city life is to reopen to the public in just over one week's time following months of closure.

The Manchester Christmas Markets will soon be making a comeback with tens of thousands of people set to get involved.

The Manchester Christmas Markets will be back in the city centre in just a few short weeks, filling the streets with wooden huts and festive cheer.

MirrorOnline. Tom, 80, said: “In those days in the 60s we did get close I must admit. I can’t deny that.

direct to your inboxThe Royal Variety Performance returns to our TV screens this evening.It's set to be another jam-packed evening of entertainment with a star-studded line-up, including performances from some of today's most popular artists.There'll be comedy sketches, musical theatre, and a special message from the Prince of Wales.The event is a TV calendar staple each year, but like other events in 2020, it'll look a lot different due to Covid-19.This year, there's an empty auditorium as a 'virtual audience' took part from the comfort of their own homes.It was filmed on Sunday, November 29, with the programme being aired at 8pm on December 8 on ITV.The vaunted variety show took place at the Blackpool Opera House in the Winter Gardens