Plans progress for new North Lanarkshire primary school

Dorinda Medley is the queen of Halloween! The Real Housewives of New York City alum always pulls out the stops on October 31 — and the reality star caught up with Us Weekly about her favorite costumes through the years.

Sing out, Music City! As Married at First Sight leaves its five San Diego couples to face their new normals together or apart, the series is making moves across the country to Nashville.

of her Erotica album with a series of risqué Instagram Stories.On October 28, the posted a series of topless photos to her Instagram story with strategically placed candy and money bag emojis. In one of the images, Madonna wore a gold corset below her breasts, posing with her hands on top of her long red hair. "Went from candy to money," Madonna captioned another one of the pics, per Earlier this month, Madonna took to Instagram Stories to discuss the impact of her provocative 1992 coffee-table book, Sex, which she says helped pave the way for women in the entertainment industry to freely express their sexuality.

“I’ll leave that image with you.Sorry if you feel nauseous.”Claudia’s admission came before she jokingly said a flirty remark to Dave during last week’s show.The TV star was announcing the upcoming performances to fans when she appeared to suggest she and Dave could join the mile-high club.She said: “Still to come, Kym and Graziano are flying on Strictly Airways.“If only there was a club that Dave Arch and I could join…”However, Claudia is known for having a great sense of humour as she makes viewers laugh every Saturday night during the live show.She is also married to film producer Kris Thykier, who is also 50 years old.It isn't known how long they have been together but they did marry at Marylebone Town Hall in June 2000 so it's been more than two decades.Kris has worked in the entertainment industry for several years and is remembered for his work on films like The Debt, Kick-Ass and Woman in Gold.They share three children together, Jake, 19, Matilda, 16 and Arthur, 11.Claudia rarely talks about her home life, preferring to keep that side of her away from the public eye.But she did previously open up about life in lockdown, joking that she wasn't sure "why or how" she and Kris were still together as she isn't very domesticated.She talked of his heritage having a part to play in why their marriage works as Kris has a Danish father and a Swedish mum.She told The Sun: "Kris is very Danish in his ways.So, it’s not up to me to make dinner, it’s not up to me to make lunch and it’s not up to him to take the kids outside to play catch."In 20 years of marriage, he has not once asked me what’s for dinner."I married a feminist, my mother wouldn’t have let me not."

A holiday treat. Chord Overstreet gushed about his Falling for Christmas costar Lindsay Lohan and teased that her comeback performance will be worth the wait.

Friends fans were excited to watch the entire cast reunite for its televised special last year — but Matthew Perry’s health nearly caused him to miss the taping.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova, 33, was speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk at the 2022 Pride of Britain Awards with her boyfriend and co-star Kai Widdrington, 27, when she spotted her former dance partner Dan Walker, 45, on the red carpet.The Ukrainian dancer went on to admit that the pair had “no time” to see one another due to conflicting schedules. During the interview on the Pride of Britain red carpet, Nadiya was told: “It seems like you and Dan have kept up a really good friendship - he’s literally right there…”At this point, the star spotted her partner from last year’s Strictly and rushed over to give him a hug. “There is, wa-hey!” boyfriend and fellow Strictly pro Kai exclaimed as the pair shared a warm embrace. The Channel 5 presenter was all smiles as he pulled Kai in for a hug. “I saw you on the news before I left!” Kai told Dan, as the former BBC presenter replied: “I’ve just come from Downing Street!”Dan appeared on the red carpet just hours after Rishi Sunak was announced as the third Conservative Prime Minister within the space of two months.As Nadiya and Kai returned to their interview, the former was asked if she still maintained a close friendship with Dan, which she confirmed she did. However, when quizzed on whether the pair had time to hang out, she admitted they didn’t due to their busy schedules.  “No, to be honest, we don’t have time,” Nadiya confessed.

New details have emerged about the brutal attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband.

Lykke Li is the Queen of Rainy Day Music! I have anointed her as such!

George R.R. Martin, whose novel Fire & Blood is the basis for HBO’s House of the Dragon television series, claims he doesn’t get his way on everything concerning the script.

Two Lanarkshire health and social care heroes are up for top awards for their dedication to help people in their communities.

Online furniture retailer Made.com could be on the brink of collapse after failing to find a new buyer. The company has stopped taking new orders after its share price plummeted.

A man has died after reports of a disturbance at a home in Wishaw. Emergency services were called to the property on Glencleland Road at around 8.50pm on Friday, October 28.

Anton Du Beke, 56, is now a judge on Strictly Come Dancing - and he is relieved that he no longer has to be part of the performances on the dance floor himself.The former ballroom star has now confided exactly why he "hated" aspects of being part of the team of professional dancers on the BBC show.Discussing the thorny issue with Olympian snowboarder Aimee Fuller over a game of golf, he admitted that - in spite of having performed on the show for almost two decades - he still can't stand his memories of being in the dance-off."I've always hated that bit, so I'm delighted that I don't have to be a part of it anymore," he admitted on Aimee's podcast, Monday Mile."It's always the part of the show I've disliked the most, where somebody's got sent home - invariably the bit where I've got sent home, with my partner.

Universal Pictures is best known for its massively popular “Fast & Furious” franchise and the “Jurassic World” series, but the studio is looking to add one more action brand to its slate with “The Fall Guy.” The film will be directed by David Leitch (“Deadpool 2”), who helmed the “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw,” with A-list actors Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt set to star.

BY the age of just 25, Kylie Jenner has already amassed an incredible portfolio of luxury properties. From her Palm Springs vacation pad to her $36.5m main home, let’s take a look at the Kylie Cosmetics mogul’s realty empire. HOLME SWEET HOLME Kyle’s main house is a $36.5m resort-style compound in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles.

MAX George showed he’s very much part of the Smith family as he posed up with the whole gang. The Wanted singer, 34, and girlfriend Maisie, 21, are currently on holiday with their respective parents after sparking speculation they are engaged.

PREGNANT star Shaughna Phillips has gone to hospital after struggling with an ongoing issue. The 28-year-old announced the exciting news that she's expecting her first child last week. She’s now taken to social media to share an update with her legion of fans, saying she’s gone to hospital to get her ongoing headaches checked out.

Motorists travelling to Edinburgh on the M90 in Fife are facing a 13-mile-long queue with a 60-minute delay over the Queensferry Crossing.