Scot Tom Stoltman scoops World's Strongest Man crown for second year in a row

Download Festival Japan has revealed Brazilian metallers Soulfly and hardcore punks Code Orange will complete the lineup for this year’s edition of the festival.Soulfly and Code Orange will join Dream Theater, Bullet For My Valentine, Mastodon, Steel Panther, At The Gates and The Halo Effect at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Center in Chiba on August 14. A performance by Japanese outfit BAND-MAID will open the festival.A post shared by Download Festival Japan (@downloadfestjp)Ticket prices have also been announced for the festival, with general ticket prices set at 18,000 yen and VIP tickets at 35,000 yen.

Mick Jagger‘s bout of COVID-19, The Rolling Stones performed ‘Gimme Shelter’ with gospel singer Chanel Haynes.The legendary rockers performed in Milan, Italy on Tuesday (June 21), performing a 19-song set as part of their UK and European ‘SIXTY’ tour. The show was confirmed to go ahead on Monday (June 20), following the postponements of shows in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bern, Switzerland.

There won’t be a crossover of the Django Unchained and Zorro films.

Bring Me The Horizon have announced a release date for their next original single, ‘Strangers’, after they previewed it live last month.The song was first revealed during a DJ set the band performed on the first night of their own Malta Weekender festival. Similar to much of the band’s recent studio material, the version of the song they played featured loud electric guitars and thrashing drums.That may not be the version they officially release, however: in a new teaser video, the song has seemingly been converted into a much more restrained ballad.

Santigold has announced a series of North American tour dates for October and November 2022, dubbed the ‘Holified’ tour.The tour, announced last night (June 22), marks the singer-songwriter’s first tour of the continent in over three years. It will be in support of her fourth studio album (and first in six years), ‘Spirituals’, which is slated for release this coming September.

Snoop Dogg has reacted after an actor hired to impersonate the rapper was seen walking around at NFT.NYC, a conference for non-fungible token enthusiasts held this week at Times Square.“I’m at the NFT NYC Conference again in Times Square, and Snoop walked by, flanked by security,” tweeted NBC News reporter Kevin Collier on Wednesday (June 22). Collier explained that he grabbed the fake Snoop’s handler, mentioning that he was a reporter and asking for some time with the Doggfather.“The guy said actually that’s an impersonator, legally can’t say it’s him, they hired him to drum up excitement,” Collier concluded.

Big Freedia and singer Robin S. have both shared reactions to their songs being sampled on Beyoncé‘s comeback single, ‘Break My Soul’.The single, which was released on Monday (June 20), prominently samples Freedia’s 2014 track ‘Explode’ from her album ‘Just Be Free’.

The Lib Dems could boycott a second referendum on independence if the Scottish Government fails to secure approval for the vote from Westminster.

An island crofter has claimed soaring fuel prices left him homeless and penniless.

Nothing tastes like summer like a punnet of fresh strawberries, and in Scotland we produce the best in the world.

An SNP staff member used an investigation into sex pest MP Patrick Grady to launch vile personal attacks on the victim.

A Labour MSP has blasted the Scottish Government after it ruled out bringing in an emergency rent freeze.

Pressing pause. Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker may have decided to part ways — for now — but it sounds like things remain friendly.

alum, Evan Bass, is opening up about what went wrong in his marriage to Carly Waddell. In a new episode of the , out Thursday, Bass, for the first time since their divorce, shared what led to their split.«That six weeks I was on the beach changed my life, and it created this amazing bubble where I was able to connect with Carly, and I think it's beautiful what that can do,» Bass told Bachelor Nation alums, Mike Johnson and Dr.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTIFFCOM, the affiliated market of Tokyo International Film Festival, will remain as an online only event for the third year. It will run for three days, Oct. 25-27, 2022, in parallel with the early part of the film festival.The Tokyo market’s decision to stay as an exclusively virtual event comes at a time when other film and TV markets and festivals are returning to in-person meetings after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Twitter of her in a figure-hugging leather minidress.The 45-year-old, who only a few days ago wowed fans in a plunging silver dress on Instagram, has paraded her ageless beauty once more and her stunning look has gone down well with her followers.Posing with a glass of wine and looking sultry into the camera, she shared several pictures of herself in her ’supermodel’ look, with her wavy golden hair adding the perfect finishing touch.READ MORE:Tipping Point fans distracted by blonde bombshell as they say they're 'in love'NHS GP, and best-selling author, Dr Amir Khan replied with four love heart emotes, while another fan simply wrote: “Okay HOTTIE!”The Fox TV show So You Think You Can Dance host messaged her 314,000 followers with the comment: “Today’s #SYTYCD look! Inspired by the Supers of the 90s and that one @Versace show! Channeling my inner @CindyCrawford, #HelenaChristensen, #KarenMulder and even a little #GeorgeMichael “Freedom” too!!! X”The blonde beauty, who has been married to Patrick Kielty since 2012, is about to present the 17th series of the American dancing competition, and told Ellen DeGeneres that she feared Covid may have brought about an end to the show that she’s hosted since 2005.She said: “When I got the call that there's no way we can make it during the pandemic, I was like that it's then, that show I loved – I thought we've had a good run run, it's done.” To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. Deeley posted a later, less-than-glamorous video on Twitter, telling her followers: “Thought I’d give you all a little break from all the glam for a second! It takes a team of people to make me look like ‘the host’ and I can’t thank them enough!

dragged a terrified police officer along a dual carriageway from the side of his car has been jailed for almost three years.Dad-of-two Marlon Joao, from Eynsham, near Oxford, was stopped by PC Joanna Halewood for driving the wrong way down the A419, in Gloucestershire, on April 26, trying to get away after being chased by the police.While initially co-operative, he turned aggressive when he was refused permission to move his Vauxhall Insignia, grabbing PC Halewood’s arm, climbing back into his car and speeding off, dragging her a “short distance”, while also hitting her patrol car.READ MORE:Prince Andrew graffiti appears at Glastonbury branding exiled royal 'a sweaty *****'He appeared at Salisbury Crown Court on June 22, where he was jailed for 32 months.Prosecutor Richard Tutt told the court that PC Halewood suffered a small fracture to her left foot, which had become caught in the car.She also had injuries to her thumb and is now questioning her future in frontline policing.In a victim personal statement from her, read to the court, it said: “In that moment, I was very sure I was going to be killed. I had no way of escaping and felt absolute terror.“I pictured my children in my mind and thought I would never see their faces again.

Kacey Musgraves puts a slower spin on Elvis Presley‘s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” for a newly released music video for the upcoming Elvis movie.

Casey Affleck's girlfriend Caylee Cowan reportedly scared off an intruder that attempted to break into their home while the actor was away on Tuesday.But the 24-year-old actress shook off the frightening encounter to attend the premiere of her latest film Frank and Penelope in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.She was supported at the star-studded soiree by Affleck, 46, who she began dating in January 2021. Supportive: Casey Affleck supported his much younger girlfriend Caylee Cowan at the premiere of her latest film Frank and Penelope in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.Cowan looked stunning in a plunging blush gown with a flowing semi-sheer skirtCowan looked stunning in a plunging blush gown with a flowing semi-sheer skirt.She strutted her stuff in a pair of strappy heels and she fastened a pair of glitzy drop earrings to her ears.

The Scotsman, Stoltman, whose older brother Luke came seventh at this year's World's Strongest Man, has a net worth of £1.9million after winning his second title in a row in Sacramento.In winning another title, Stoltman pulled level with Geoff Capes as the most successful British athlete in the competition's history. He also became the first athlete to retain his title since American Brian Shaw won back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016.Stoltman, who turned 28 on Monday, was able to overcome Novikov's lead on the final event of the contest, the Atlas Stones.

Scotland's Tom Stoltman is celebrating this week after beating off competition from 29 other athletes to be named the World's Strongest Man (WSM). The 27-year-old Highlander, who hails from the port town of Invergordon, became one of the few strongman to win back-to-back titles on Sunday (May 29).