Police helicopters and road cops chase alleged car thief through Scots town

Police are carrying out "extensive enquiries" amid increasing concern for a man missing since midnight.

funfair. Members of the public were ecstatic when they realised The Hoppings would be returning to Newcastle's Town Moor after a three-year hiatus.But everyone's moods soon changed after several riders were left trapped in the air, within the first three hours of opening on Friday (June 17).

People were left stranded high in the air after a theme park ride experienced 'technical difficulties'. The ride, called Speed Buzz, rotates at high speeds but became stuck with a group stuck 118ft in the air.

Police officers were attacked by a woman whilst helping someone due to concerns over their welfare tonight (Friday). Police say they were helping a female in Exchange Square, in the city centre, when the incident happened.

Amy Sherman-Palladino was inspired to create The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel by childhood memories of her stand-up comedian father and admiration for early female comics. Her pilot script ended up becoming one of Amazon Prime Video’s most successful series to date: Over the past three seasons, the series has scored 54 Emmy nominations and 20 wins including one for Outstanding Comedy Series for its debut season.

F1 Canadian Grand Prix.Towards the end of the session, Carlos Sainz was hurtling along a straight at the Montreal circuit in his Ferrari, only to have to slow sharply to avoid hitting the creature which had scampered onto the track. It’s not the first time a groundhog has found its way onto the Île Notre-Dame track during an F1 week, with Sky Sports commentator David Croft fondly christening this invader ‘Gary the Groundhog’.“It’s not time to come out of your little burrow,” said Croft.

Mesut Ozil could become a professional gamer when he retires from football, according to his agent.Ozil is still at Fenerbahce, who he joined when Arsenal agreed to let him go in January 2021, but is facing an uncertain future at the Turkish club following a fallout with manager Jorge Jesus. The 33-year-old was left out of Fenerbahce’s squads towards the end of last season, with his last game coming on March 20. The former Arsenal playmaker has two years left on his contract with Fenerbahce and is not looking to change clubs, according to his agent, Dr Erkut Sogut.

David Bowie, explaining how they almost worked on a project together in Berlin.The director, who worked with the late musician on the soundtrack for 2001’s Moulin Rouge!, told NME about how Bowie’s classic track ‘Changes’ impacted his life.“From the moment I first heard this song, I was a huge Bowie fan,” Luhrmann said. “I eventually worked with him [on the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack] and then towards the end of his life, he became a very good friend.“He used to come round and we’d walk the dogs.

Starcrawler have announced details of a new album called ‘She Said’ along with the release of a video for its title track – watch it below.The band’s first album for a major label will come out on September 16 via Big Machine, and follows the release of new single ‘Roadkill’ last month.The LA-based five-piece – comprising frontwoman Arrow De Wilde, guitarists Henri Cash and Bill Cash, drummer Seth Carolina and bassist Tim Franco – released their self-titled debut album in 2018, following it up the next year with ‘Devour You’.Speaking about the new song in a statement, De Wilde said: “’She Said’ was one of the first songs written for this album. It was at the beginning of the pandemic and Henri came to my window and played me the demo, and we wrote the lyrics together like Romeo and Juliet.“It’s what really kicked off the writing process of this album, and it was such a powerful moment that we wanted to name the record after that song.”Watch the band’s video for ‘She Said’ below and pre-order the album here.Starcrawler recently opened for My Chemical Romance across the band’s UK tour and will play alongside Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at their huge All Points East show in London later this summer.On August 28, Cave and his band will headline the final night of the Victoria Park festival.

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Since its debut in 2016, Insecure has garnered critical acclaim for telling the story of the Black female experience via its two leads, Issa (Issa Rae) and Molly (Yvonne Orji). After five seasons and 11 Emmy nominations, Insecure had its series finale in December of last year.

Mubi Go, which has helped buoy NYC’s arthouse market by offering members a free movie ticket a week at participating theaters, expands to LA today where the biz could really use a boost. The films are curated and the first is Apple’s Cha Cha Real Smooth.

Amber Heard is sharing new evidence of alleged abuse by Johnny Depp.

Eurovision Song Contest. It was announced earlier today by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that 2022 winners Ukraine would be unable to host the annual song competition. The EBU then followed up that announcement with confirmation that they have opened talks with the BBC about hosting next year’s contest in the UK.

Motorsport ImagesA crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine was found among her belongings. She was believed to be under the influence of drugs at the time of the accident, according to the crash report.

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are THRIVING!!!

Fans of cleaning guru Mrs Hinch have shared their top tips for travelling with youngsters after the mum of two revealed she was worried about travelling abroad with her children for the first time. The mum of two, recently shared her anxiety at the prospect of taking her little ones on a flight for the very first time, and called upon her fans for help in making the experience more manageable.

Madonna is known as to attract substantial attention for her racy antics and according to her latest Instagram post wants to keep it that way.The 63-year-old music icon left little to the imagination as she posted a short Instagram video wearing a see-through top and a pair of knee-high socks.She was seen in rocking the racy bondage style outfit in the clip, which she also shared to TikTok.The Vogue star also donned large glasses with bold black rims and visible red lipstick to complete the look.Madonna styled her trademark blonde tresses in loose waves as she posed up a storm for the camera.She could be seen clutching a microphone as she poses against a large wind machine standing with her legs apart and underwear on show.She maybe 63 but the Queen of Pop looks stronger than ever as she posed for the camera as it moved upwards around her body, her hair blowing all over against the wind of the large metal fan.All eyes were on Borderline recording artist as she could be seen standing in a large but empty room with stage markings and cables lining the floor.The filter Madonna applied to the video gave the short clip a 70’s rave vibe as she captioned the post: "Big Fun……………" followed by various coloured love heart emojis as Inner City’s track blared in the background.Madonna is no stranger to attracting attention on social media as she recently recreated her 2003 VMA Awards kiss with Britney Spears.The pair infamously shared a steamy kiss on the lips during their performance of Madonna’s hit track Hollywood at the Video Music Awards ceremony back in the early noughties, but as she attended Britney’s post-conservatorship wedding to Sam Asghari, Madonna couldn’t help but hit Britney’s lips one more time.There's MUCH more

Goose, you look good! Miles Teller’s personal trainer Jason Walsh is revealing just how sky-high Tom Cruise’s expectations were for the cast of Top Gun: Maverick.

Keeping up with the kids. Kim Kardashian has introduced Pete Davidson to much of her large family, but there’s at least one name that gave him some trouble.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy Awards are one thing, but being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame is another matter — the inductees are decided by a relatively small group of songwriting and music-publishing peers and celebrated at an invite-only event, and it’s a tough crowd.It’s a sadly common assumption that female pop stars don’t write their own songs — even Taylor Swift, one of the greatest and most distinctive songwriters of the past 25 years, is often greeted with skepticism. So for Mariah Carey — who was mocked in a widely shared meme when she made a statement beginning with the words “As a songwriter” — to be inducted is a big deal.