Scotland's drug deaths taskforce calls for major funding to tackle addiction in scathing report

Marvel star Frank Grillo is speaking out about rising crime in Los Angeles after his boxing trainer was shot last week. Grillo, who portrays Crossbones in "Avengers" and "Captain America," is mourning the loss of Azuma Bennett, who was killed outside a marijuana dispensary Aug. 12.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “A Dream of a Thousand Cats”/”Calliope,” the surprise 11th episode of “The Sandman” Season 1.Netflix’s “The Sandman” was always meant to have 11 episodes in its first season — you just didn’t know it until the special final installment, a two-part animated and live-action story titled “A Dream of a Thousand Cats”/”Calliope,” dropped Friday.Or, if you’re a diehard fan who has been following every piece of “Sandman” news since the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s beloved graphic novels was first ordered to series in July 2019, you might have been slightly gaslit into not remembering that there were 11 episodes when the 10-episode season launched two weeks ago. “There may have been hints earlier.

Jon Burlingame editorFantasy films and television have been the basis for some of the most memorable scores in history, and more are on display with the debuts of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” this week and “House of the Dragon” on Sunday.Disney+ and HBO are, for the most part, keeping a lid on music until the shows premiere, but Variety got a preview of both from the composers themselves.“I feel like every composer wants to, at some stage, write that big action-adventure score and get to work with an orchestra,” says Amie Doherty, composer of “She-Hulk,” the Marvel series with Tatiana Maslany as a lawyer who can also turn into a giant green-skinned super-being.Doherty, the Irish-born composer who recently scored the animated “Spirit Untamed” and orchestrated many episodes of “Star Trek: Discovery” and “The Umbrella Academy,” has secretly been toiling on “She-Hulk” for the past year. The challenge, she says, was finding a central theme that she could apply to both sides of the character, along with creating music for the “really quirky characters” who are her clients.

Dubai were left "helpless and homeless" after their tenants refused to move out.Carna and Ganes Brooks, who have a one-year-old and a nine-year-old, have been left sofa-surfing for more than a month after being unable to gain access to their home.The couple had told the tenants in February they would be returning to their home in May but later delayed their return to July 19 following Carna receiving treatment for her cancer diagnosis, KentLive reports.READ MORE:Landlord made homeless mum-of-five sign 'sex contract' to put roof over kids' headsHowever, their requests fell on deaf ears as despite a Section 8 notice notifying the tenants to leave by June 28, they were ignored by the tenants who had also fallen behind with their rent, according to the couple.The Brooks family were forced to stand in the blistering heat upon their return on July 19 - the hottest day in the UK ever - as Carna, 39, said they were forced to call the police."We called the police for sensible advice on the matter as we stood hopeless looking at each other, "she said."My one-year-old was screaming in the heat, everyone was worried and during all the negotiations, my nine-year-old daughter got hit by a car in front of our home.

weather, according to forecasters.Following parts of the UK experiencing temperatures of up to 32C last weekend, that latest period of scorching heat was followed up with thunderstorms and torrential rain these past few days, The Daily Mirror reports.The heavy downpours caused flash flooding in some areas of the UK with some regions having to experience the removal of tree trunks, litter and debris from a pub after it had become inundated by heavy rainfall.READ MORE: Britain heading for fresh heatwave with Bank Holiday scorcher days after downpoursThunderstorm warnings were issued for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week by the Met Office and it was a much needed alert as meteorological data showed a total of 26,718 lightning strikes had struck the UK between Sunday and Wednesday.That staggering total of lightning strikes accounts for more than half of all the country's strikes in the last 12 months.Regarding the weather forecast for the next few days, Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said: “It will be comfortable for most of the UK compared to the extreme heat we have been experiencing.“Any rain that does fall from the sky will generally be much lighter than it has been.“It will be a mixture of sunshine and showers, with the majority of the showers across the northern half of the country over the next few days.”To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.With the drought conditions that have plagued areas of the UK, forecaster Jo Farrow said the expected rainfall isn't expected to be the answer to solving the issues the drought has caused.“The ground is hard and dry, the water can not soak into it.

Heidi Klum turned more than a few heads when she jumped out of her car, amid a typical Los Angeles traffic jam, for a quick video that she posted on TikTok.The longtime supermodel and television personality was driving along La Cienega Blvd when she took notice of one of the billboards erected on the busy street.And being the ultimate promoter, Klum decided to veer off the roadway, park her car, and shoot a promo video of the billboard advertisement that just happened to be for her fashion reality series, Making The Cut. Brave: Heidi Klum stopped along a busy roadway in Los Angeles on Friday to shoot one of the promo billboards that just happened to be for her fashion reality series, Making The CutKlum, 49, hopped out of her vehicle looking business-chic in a grey suit with sequins that she matched with a sheer star-print blouse and matching heels.She also had her blonde tresses styled long and flowing over her chest and shoulders with bangs and a part near the middle.

Elizabeth Olsen enjoyed a mother-daughter day out with her mom Jarnette Olsen in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 18.The WandaVision actress, 33, stepped out in a tight green tank top and a pair of black trousers.She pulled a black baseball cap low over her eyes, and she walked in sandals.  Mother-daughter: Elizabeth Olsen enjoyed a mother-daughter day out with her mom Jarnette in Los Angeles on ThursdayThe Los Angeles native protected her eyes with dark sunglasses and her hair was tied up in a tight bun.  Her mother, 68, wore a large black shirt and light purple sweats. She added a black headband and tied her hair up in a messy ponytail of sorts. The pair were just leaving the grocery store Whole Foods when they were spotted.  Causal chic: The WandaVision actress, 33, stepped out in a tight green tank top and a pair of black trousers Like mother, like daughter: Her mother, 68, wore a large black shirt and light purple sweats.

Jacob Elordi and Olivia Jade Giannulli have called quits on their romance after dating casually for several months.The former couple, 25 and 22, 'enjoyed spending time together,' an insider revealed to Us Weekly, but will be going separate ways.The source added that the YouTube influencer is 'single and having fun' while the Euphoria actor is 'completely focused' on his career.

Sheree Zampino is standing in support with ex-husband, Will Smith.

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What to watch: 7 movies & shows to stream this week - August 5What to watch: 7 movies & shows to stream this week - July 29Fans of “Game of Thrones” rejoice. Westeros is back, this time with more dragons. “House of the Dragon” follows the Targaryen family -- way long before the timeline of “Thrones” -- and the Dance of the Dragons, a civil war that pitted family members against family members.

A missing persons case just went from cold to hot… but is the new evidence that was found two states away actually encouraging? Or even scarier?

One of the biggest pieces of evidence against the existence of ghosts is the lack of video evidence. We mean, sure, back in the ’90s maybe it would have been tough — but these days everyone has a high def camera in their pocket! Where’s all the video proof??

Trace Cyrus is sharing his fitness journey and revealing to fans a dramatic before and after.

A high school teacher in Florida has been arrested and charged with custodial interference after allegedly hiding a child in her home days after he was reported missing by his parents.

Eight films battled it out in competition at the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival, but Austrian director Sebastian Meise’s jury—including French director Lucile Hadžihalilović , Croatian director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Serbian actor Milan Marić and Israeli producer Katriel Schory—spread the love quite widely.

He tragically passed away on August 6 after medics turned off life support and his mother Hollie Dance, 46, believes that there has been a staggering 82 deaths related to this online challenge, The Daily Mirror reports.READ MORE: Tragic Archie Battersbee 'went completely blue' as his family watched 'barbaric' deathHollie called the challenges "disgusting" for what it's doing to young people and urged social media firms to take action.She said: “The social media companies don’t do enough to stop harmful content online.“It’s out there and people are grooming our children to do these challenges, it’s disgusting. The people – they’re often adults, not children – who are demonstrating these challenges are sick.”After finding footage of a man in his 30s tying something around his neck, Hollie said its time for authorities to get involved.She said: “This is a grown man demonstrating this ‘trick’ to children.

Carol Vorderman got pulses racing as she stepped into a barely there bikini while on holiday in Portugal.The former Countdown host, 61, uploaded a picture of herself to Instagram as she stood on a balcony, against a backdrop of a blue river and lush greenery.Carol flaunted her figure in a metallic silver two-piece swimsuit, with gold straps attaching the bottoms to the top, displaying her toned stomach and ample cleavage.READ MORE: Carol Vorderman, 61, reveals ageless figure during sizzling sports bra workoutHer tousled blonde locks cascaded down her back as she held a pair of sunglasses to her face.Carol tagged the location as Juicy Oasis, Portugal. She captioned the image: “The final sunrise before we meet again (sunglasses face emoji).

John Boyega knows exactly what he's looking for in his future lady when it comes to her physical features, and he's hoping that by revealing the information he'll speak it into existence!The  actor appeared on SiriusXM's, hosted by Bevy Smith on Radio Andy, and let it be known that his preference in the ladies is brown and thick. Boyega and Smith had a wonderful back and forth exchange filled with laughter on the topic.«Well, baby, you know, you about to have the ladies go crazy now that you said specifically brown-skinned women. I read a thing where it said that you like 'em brown and thick.»Boyega confirmed, prompting Smith to ask, why?«Well, we gotta be honest, like I'm, you know, before I wouldn't have said that at 27, 28,» he said.

Will Smith is itching to get back on social media, and it seems he's testing the waters.The Oscar-winning actor took to Instagram on Friday and posted a video of a young gorilla poking and prodding a grown gorilla. The young gorilla sheepishly walks up to the grown gorilla and pokes its back before running away.

A new iteration of the beloved TV show “Ally McBeal” is said to be in the works.