Proposed year-long pilot could see council powers devolved to Kinross-shire committee

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicAndrea Bocelli, the Italian singer whose instantly recognizable tenor has moved more than 90 million albums and generated five billion streams to date, has entered into an exclusive, expanded global recording agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG). The strategic alliance finds UMG signing Bocelli directly and covers multiple albums worldwide.

Cases of coronavirus rose exponentially among five to 17-year-olds in September, new research suggests.

EXCLUSIVE: Redbox has set a multi-year distribution deal with Lionsgate for the release of Redbox Entertainment titles and also stocking Redbox streaming services with Lionsgate library fare.

Dame Judi Dench was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in 2012, a degenerative eye condition which is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, according to Macular Society.SEE: Judi Dench was unrecognisable at start of her career - take a look backThe 86-year-old star has spoken out about her failing eyesight several times, and to mark World Sight Day, we're shining a light on everything she has said in order to raise awareness.WATCH: Dame Judi Dench opens up to HELLO!In an interview with the Radio Times, she recalled how her vision has changed: "I can't read the paper now, I can't do the crossword, I can't read a book."I've had to find another way of learning lines and things, which is having great friends of mine

Manchester United return to Premier League action this weekend.

Rebecca Souw Korean superstar Gianna Jun (“My Sassy Girl”) and celebrated screenwriter Kim Eun-hee (“Kingdom”) were on hand Wednesday to give a starry launch to the first season of “Jirisan,” a Korean drama series about mysteries uncovered by park rangers on the slopes of Mount Jiri.The series is produced by Astory as a tvN and iQiyi International original that will be available from Oct 23.Other cast include movie star Ju Ji Hoon (“Asura,” “The Spy Gone North”) and Oh Jung-se and Cho Han-cheul, best known respectively for their roles in “It’s Okay Not To Be Okay” and the current hit “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.”Kim and Jun (aka Jun Ji-hyun) were previously connected by Jun’s role in Netflix’ “Kingdom” and its spinoff “Ashin of the North” in

Next steps! Jennifer Garner and her boyfriend, John Miller, are starting to plan ahead for the future of their relationship, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's friendship back to, the A-listers were pals long before co-writing and starring in the Oscar-winning 1997 film. On Wednesday night, they appeared on where they showed a memento from way back in the day. Showing two photos of the childhood friends goofing off in a photo booth at the age of 17, Affleck and Damon had no problem poking fun at themselves. «Hard not to see that those guys are going to make it,» Affleck quipped of his and Damon's younger selves. «Yeah, those guys, clearly have star written all over them,» Damon joked.

There can't be many stranger ways for live music fans to ease their way out of the pandemic than to witness a reformed Scottish duo play an acoustic set in a mirrored tent on a Paisley bridge. So for a couple of hundred Buddies, awkwardly spaced out around the captivating Spiegeltent to see a stripped back Arab Strap perform on Saturday night, the evening was definitely one to remember.

TikTok to turn the embarrassing mishap into a way to poke fun at themselves.In one clip, Whitney acts as the daughter by calling her partner "mum". She pulls her dress and says: "Excuse me mummy."Megan said: "It feels horrendous when it happens, because I don't want to look old enough to be my wife's mother.

Good Morning Britain’s Ranvir Singh has unveiled a brand new hair makeover, showcasing a longer length for the new season. Sharing a snap to her 115,000 Instagram followers, the presenter can be seen with face-framing layers and longer lengths complete with warm chestnut ends – a very different look from her full fringe look from 2020.

A 20-year-old man is due to appear in court next year accused of murdering a man in Wigan town centre.

COBRA is back for another explosive season with the political thriller returning on Sky Max and NOW this week.

TeamDogs, it's all about your dog's best trick - send in a video and you could win a prize. All week, TeamDogs is holding an online Dog Show, with a different category to be won each day.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t be attending Diana’s memorial party on Monday and the snub has done the royal rift no favours.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex declined the invite to join the star-studded celebration of the late Princess’ life with 100 guests including Elton John and Prince William. According to royal expert and author Penny Juror, the Sussexes are simply “not interested” in attempts to repair their relationship with the monarchy.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have launched a short film competition on the theme “African Folktales, Reimagined” across Sub-Saharan Africa. Six competition winners will be trained and mentored by industry professionals and provided with a $75,000 production budget through a local production company to create short films that will premiere on Netflix in 2022 as an “Anthology of African folktales.” In addition, each of the six winners will also receive $25,000 in cash.

EastEnders.Making her first appearance in Albert Square in 2008, Shona's character has been involved in several hard-hitting storylines during her 13 year run.Some of which include dealing with her childhood sexual abuse traumas, her failed relationships and most recently having to go through heartache from the death of her partner Kush Kazemi.And let's not forget to mention when Whitney ran over Kat Slater in the middle of the Square not too long ago.But away from EastEnders, Shona lives a relatively calm life from her troubled on-screen persona, so to celebrate her 30th birthday, Daily Star have taken a look at what she gets up to away from the show.Shona has had a couple of highly publicised relationships since being in the spotlight.In

Epik High have announced the dates for their upcoming North America tour in 2022.The South Korean hip-hop trio had first revealed plans for a North American tour earlier this week on October 12, alongside a series of upcoming concerts in Seoul in December later this year.The full list of dates for their ‘Epik High Is Here’ 2022 tour dropped yesterday (October 13), via Epik High frontman Tablo’s Twitter page. Tablo captioned the announcement asking fans, “Did u miss us?”Did u miss us? Tickets go on-sale at https://t.co/qivcxrHser on FRIDAY OCT 15, 10AM YOUR CITY’S LOCAL TIME! Tell everyone.

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TILLY Ramsay and Strictly pro Nikita Kuzmin shared an awkward hug last night amid rumours they've grown close on the BBC show. Gordon Ramsay's daughter, 19, and the Ukrainian dancer, 23, wrapped their arms around each other outside the Strictly It Takes Two studios.

Instagram after the social media platform removed one of her comments praising this year's Great British Bake Off contestants. The Bake Off star said the comment was deleted by the photo sharing site due to “hate speech” concerns.Sura took to her Instagram Story to make fans aware of the situation.In view of her 33,000 followers, she uploaded a screen grab of Instagram’s removal notice, which cited the platform’s guidelines on hate speech or symbols.She wrote: “@instagram since when was showing love and support to other bakers hate speech ????”The comment that sparked the issue read: “We are all so proud of you.”Sura became the fourth contestant to be eliminated from last year’s Bake Off.The contestant failed to impress the judges during