Road traffic accidents nearly double in Dumfries and Galloway

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe once vibrant Hong Kong film industry is struggling to recover from the effects of COVID and related problems, a local report has warned. The report identified problems with theatrical box office, local production, co-production with mainland China and film investment.The Motion Picture Industry Association and Hong Kong Box Office Ltd. regular half year report showed that cinemas in the city had been closed for 104 days this year, including Chinese New Year and Easter, both normally peak periods.

Variety. “It was another one of those ‘it has to be this song,’ moments,” Felder said.

Piers Morgan has made the bold claim that he's a "bigger movie star" than Tom Cruise. The 57-year-old journalist took to Twitter to brag about his film appearances, going into detail the amount of films he had starred in.It was in response to one user who asked him: "'Have you actually been in a movie?"READ MORE: Love Island's bombshell Cheyanne Kerr looks completely different with pink hairThe broadcaster replied: "I've been in 8 movies that have grossed $2.1bn.

Tottenham star Steven Bergwijn has reportedly snubbed offers from Manchester United and Everton in order to complete a £26million move to Ajax. Bergwijn only arrived at Spurs in January 2020 from PSV Eindhoven, but struggled to establish himself in their starting line-up.

weather forecasters predicted parts of the country could hit 41C.The highest-ever temperature the UK has ever recorded is 38.7C, which occurred on July 25, 2019 in Cambridge, but this sizzling figure could be beaten several times over the next couple of weeks if meteorologists’ charts are accurate.It promises to be a week of pleasant sunshine this week, but another heatwave is beckoning the week after, with Bristol speculated to reach the 40C mark on July 14, at 6pm, while London could even reach 41C a couple of days later.READ MORE: Brits cigarettes could be 'laced with poo' after black market spike sees cheap fakes sold The Weather Outlook’s forecast model also predicts balmy temperatures of 39C and 38C in Oxford and Southampton respectively, in what experts are claiming is an “astonishing forecast”. Brian Gaze, founder of The Weather Outlook, did throw a caveat into the mix when saying that predictions can change many times right up until the events occur.He told the Daily Express: “These computer models showing possible scenarios are run by forecasting centres hundreds of times a day.“We can’t be specific when we are looking more than a week ahead, but, at the top end, some of these models have shown extremely hot conditions of up to 41C degrees. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. “It’s certainly the first time that I’ve seen a computer model show 40C degrees in the UK.”Severe weather from southern Europe has brought about a rise in temperatures over the past few weeks and Gaze said: “The weather has been extremely hotter than usual in southern Europe, even by their standards – and some of that could be coming forward to the UK.”The Met Office forecast

A judge in Puerto Rico has issued superstar Ricky Martin with a restraining order.Valencia said that under the order, Martin is prohibited from contacting the person that filed it. A judge will then decide whether the order should be lifted.According to Puerto Rico newspaper El Vocero, the order states that Martin and the filer dated for seven months and broke up two months ago. Yet Martin has not accepted the breakup and has been seen near the filer’s house on multiple occasions. In a tweet on July 4, Martin denied the allegations.He wrote, “The protection order entered against me is based on completely false allegations, so I will respond through the judicial process with the facts and the dignity that characterize me.“Because it is an ongoing legal matter, I cannot make detailed statements at this time.

Picardie glass tumblers by Duralux (£6.90 for four, Heals) are inexpensive and will survive most picnic shenanigans, plus they’ll add retro chic. If glass makes you nervous, then splash out on metal versions, which will work for coffee as well as cold drinks.

Pictured above: basket tote bag, Anthropologie, £50These days, it’s much easier than it was to build a wardrobe that does you justice full-time. The boundaries between work and ‘play’ clothes have blurred, so well-chosen pieces can glide up or down the register.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSUN VALLEY, Idaho — Rupert Murdoch will attend Allen & Co.’s Sun Valley conference this week, Variety has confirmed.The annual event colloquially known as “summer camp for billionaires” kicks off as usual on July 5 at the Sun Valley Lodge in the titular Idaho resort town. Murdoch, 91, arrived on site during the July 4th holiday on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter, two days after the Fox Corp.

A Scots mum initially thought her tumour symptoms were being caused by hay fever before medics discovered a golf-ball sized mass in her brain. Suzanne Davies was given just 12 months to live after being diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme in 2014 - but has beaten the odds to survive eight more years.

A couple had been looking forward to retirement after dedicating their lives to giving vulnerable kids a second chance at life.

Adult Disability Payment is set to replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for new claimants in seven more council areas this month, following on from the recent launch in Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire at the end of June. More than 313, 600 existing PIP claimants in Scotland will start to transfer from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) system to Social Security Scotland this summer, in a move predicted to be completed by the end of summer 2024.

Disruptive action by Police Scotland officers is set to continue after pay negotiations ended without a deal.

A young Scots woman was kicked out of Calvin Harris' gig at Hampden Park on Saturday after she was accused of taking cocaine when a security guard spotted her suffering from a bad nosebleed.

came to an end after 13 years last month, and now fans are reeling from another ending, of sorts. It appears that the show's entire presence on YouTube has been taken down.As first reported on Monday, 's YouTube page appears to have disappeared and searching for videos on the platform yields no official clips from the show.

opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in Illinois, USA.The shooter unleashed a hail of bullets on the celebrations in Highland Park, Chicago, just minutes after they started, leaving six people dead and around 30 injured.There was chaos as terrified people fled the scene, running for cover and abandoning items they had brought with them as they attempted to avoid being shot.READ MORE: Multiple people gunned down as shooter fired into parade 'from rooftop' – 60 shots heardThe suspect has been arrested and is named as 22-year-old Robert ‘Bobby’ Crimo III, who is said to have opened fire from the roof of what was an outdoor outfitting store.For Alexander Sandoval, a construction contractor and local resident, it was a harrowing experience, one in which he was desperate to get his child to safety amid all the carnage going off around him.He told the New York Times: “When it started happening, I thought it was the Navy saluting the flag. Then I grabbed my kid and we ran and tried to break a store window to get away from it.“I was punching the, door but couldn’t punch through it.

The man who was arrested following the mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Chicago has been identified as verified Spotify artist Awake The Rapper.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan took to Twitter to voice her frustrations with the shooting that took place in Highland Park, Illinois Fourth of July Parade. The actress grew up in the area and took to Twitter to express how she felt about the shooting and her overall exhaustion from the many mass shootings that have taken place in America this year.

Kim Kardashian has angered fans over her swimwear photoshoot snaps, as unedited pictures from the shoot were posted online.The Kardashians star recently modelled a sultry metallic bathing suit for her new SKIMS line and shared the snaps on Instagram.One picture from the retro-inspired photoshoot revealed Kim looking like a goddess as she donned a metallic one-piece and flaunted her curves.READ MORE: Kim Kardashian covers up racy wardrobe malfunction as curves spill from skintight dressShe paired the poolside outfit with a poufy 70s-style blonde wig, oversized earrings and heavy make-up.However, after posting the slew of snaps, several unedited photos from the photoshoot made their way around Twitter.In the unedited pictures, the fashion mogul proved that her natural appearance is not what she portrays online.One hawk-eyed person shared a side-by-side comparison picture of the reality TV star and captioned the post: "Kimmothy's stories vs reality."The photo highlighted Kim's lighter skin tone, thicker waist and fine lines that she seemingly concealed with photoshop.It didn't take long for the thread to get many retweets and favourites, with many people sharing their opinions on the side-by-side snap.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.One person critiqued: "Women's bodies are lumpy and with harsh light like that, you can see the texture that you don't normally see. Kim is a woman in her 40s.

shark got more than it bargained for after encroaching on some bathers off the south-west coast of Turkey on Monday (July 4).Swimmers enjoying the clear waters of the Med, under bright blue skies, at the resort of Marmaris, were minding their own business when the rare sight of a shark’s fin appeared in their midst, with someone catching the dramatic footage on video.But rather than panic and swim to the shore as quickly as possible, like in the blockbuster movie Jaws, these cool customers stood their ground as they tried to shoo the lost fish back to open water.READ MORE:Town in lockdown after killer snails the size of rats frighten residentsOne intrepid swimmer wielded a floor mop and attempted to push the shark away, which worked for a while, but then the animal headed back to others in the water and got a clonk on the head for its troubles from another mop-carrying assailant.The shark, reported to be around 1.5 metres in length, then got the message and rather than hit back, annoyed at the wallop it received, it then headed away to calmer waters.The video was uploaded to Twitter and gained over a million views.According to unconfirmed reports, though, the intruder was not a shark but something much more harmless, as a Twitter user noted: “It was understood that the fish seen on the public beach and thought to be a shark was the Mediterranean garfish.

The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has responded to criticism that emerged after the band’s headlining performance at this year’s Roskilde festival.The band performed at Roskilde last Saturday (July 2), closing out the Danish festival’s four-day roster. According to setlist.fm, their set – which consisted of 14 songs – started half an hour behind schedule and featured “lots of erratic and endless banter from Casablancas”. Punters on the ground were less reserved in their assessments, with one writing on Twitter that Casablancas appeared “stiffer than a student on a wagon ride”.