Scottish teachers accept improved pay offer from councils after union vote

Two stars of the new series of Strictly Come Dancing have been tipped for big things when the competition comes to an end. The hit BBC One dance contest returned to screens earlier this month.

Comedian Lucy Beaumont has spoken out on her split from Jon Richardson for the first time.

A Stockport GP practice has issued an urgent warning following reports of scammers targeting patients.

Some £1.1 billion-worth of fraudulent insurance claims were detected last year, marking a 4% increase compared with 2022, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

A chilling voice note sent by a killer child hours after he murdered a stranger revealed how he brazenly dismissed the crime in five words: "It is what it is."

Over time, the oven door can become a canvas of grease, food splatters, and grime, affecting not only appearance but also visibility inside the oven.

Antonia Sullivan and Bradly Smith, from Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, faced a sharp rebuke from a judge after being apprehended for engaging in a sexual act aboard an easyJet flight to Bristol from Tenerife.

A single mistake can cause a clandestine affair to fall apart completely.

The filming for the final season of Outlander has officially wrapped up, leaving fans in a state of emotional turmoil.

Princess Diana was told Mohammad Al-Fayed was “sleazy” before she holidayed at his villa in the South of France in the summer of 1997, and embarked on a fateful romance with his son Dodi.

Another Sky have cancelled their upcoming UK tour.In August, the band revealed that their UK tour, slated to take place this year, would be postponed to 2025 “due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control”. In a statement at the time, they wrote: “We’re working hard on securing new dates and will let you know as soon as we can.

Hozier and Pantera are among the artists proving popular with gardeners.According to a new study by First Saturday Lime Study which dug into the intersection of music and gardening, both the Irish singer-songwriter and US heavy metal band dominate Spotify gardening playlists as the most featured artists.The study analysed over 76,000 songs from Spotify playlists and surveyed 1,000 Americans before discovering some surprise revelations.Hozier’s ‘Too Sweet’ was the top song to feature on gardening playlists, followed by ‘Here Comes The Sun’ by The Beatles and ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ by Chappell Roan.Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs, meanwhile, were the top artists appearing on homesteading – meaning someone who lives self-sufficiently, usually by growing their own food – playlists on Spotify.But it was Noah Kahan‘s ‘Stick Season’ that came out as the top song on homesteading playlists.Among other findings was that 62 per cent of gardeners and homesteaders listen to music while doing so, while 56 said that listening to metal while gardening actually helps to reduces stress.However listening to heavy metal apparently does come with some potential risks, with one finding revealing that 20 per cent of people who listen to that genre of music while gardening accidentally kill their plants.Similarly, nearly one in four people who listen to EDM while gardening (23 per cent) reported a low yield of crops.Elsewhere, it was rap/hip-hop and pop that came out as the top genres on gardening playlists on Spotify, while country and pop came out on top for homesteading playlists.As for the song of the summer among gardeners and homesteaders, Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Not Like Us’ secured that honour.Another recent study found that metal proved

Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins played “a big part” in Jane’s Addiction getting back together, according to the band’s longtime music tech.The band recently reunited with their original line-up – comprising Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery – and played a run of UK and European shows together earlier this year before embarking on a North American tour in August.This summer also saw the alt-rockers release their first new music in 34 years with ‘Imminent Redemption’.However, the newly reformed group made headlines earlier this month after apparent tensions came to a head when Farrell shoved Navarro mid-performance during a show in Boston, ending the set abruptly.Jane’s Addiction subsequently cancelled their remaining dates and confirmed a hiatus, citing the frontman’s “mental health difficulties”.Now, in a new podcast episode of Rare Form Radio, Dan Cleary – the band’s guitar and bass tech of 17 years – spoke to host Todd Newman – who has been close friends with Navarro for 30 years – about the incident and recent tensions in the band.Early on in their conversation, he opened up about the band’s rocky return on the road, before revealing: “Taylor Hawkins was a big part of getting this thing back together again.“Obviously, before he passed away, it was his kind of dream to see these guys do this one more time the right way.”After the drummer’s death, Farrell posted a moving video tribute to Hawkins, in which he called the musician his “best friend”.Farrell performed with Foo Fighters at their final show on March 20, joining Hawkins and co.

Machine Gun Kelly has said he’s “not in a haze anymore” after staying sober for one year.Last month, MGK announced that he was one year “completely sober” and said he’d been to rehab for the first time in 2023. “I didn’t tell anybody outside of the [people] closest to me,” he explained.Now, in a new interview with People, the rapper and singer (real name Colson Baker) has shared how looking at himself from an outsider’s perspective helped him to stay sober. “I had to zoom out and take a look at myself from a holistic perspective,” he told the magazine.

Marta Balaga Finland’s Fireframe Studios has boarded upcoming Arctic thriller “The Ice.” Developed in collaboration with Nordisk Film Production, it’s based on the successful novel by Norwegian writer John Kåre Raake, also behind movies “The Wave” and “The Quake,” and series “The Fortress.” Filming is scheduled for next year. The story plays out at one of Earth’s most inhospitable places, the North Pole, with the team teasing “The Ice” as a “highlight for thrill-seeking audience, combining high concept with tense political conflicts.” As well as “ice-cold thrills and warm human drama.” “It’s an ideal co-production for Fireframe.

Jamie Lang Irish director John Crowley (“Boy A,” “Brooklyn”) and his “We Live in Time” actor Andrew Garfield hosted the last of this year’s star-studded San Sebastian press conferences for their Official Selection player, which will close the 72nd edition of the festival this evening. Also starring Florence Pugh, “We Live in Time,” written by acclaimed playwright Nick Payne (“The Crown”), is the time-twisted love story of Almut and Tobias.

British former TV presenter Phillip Schofield has said that he “came very close to ending his life” after he exited his high-profile role on ITV’s  This Morning

Thousands of Oasis fans were left disappointed when they were unable to get tickets to the band’s much-feted reunion gigs scheduled for next summer across the UK, but they could have the next best thing – hearing the band perform on a live album of the event. 

Rupert Everett has revealed he asked Ridley Scott for a role in the upcoming Gladiator II, but to no avail.

This holiday season, shoppers can grab a great deal on the Yankee Candle Advent Calendar, now available at Boots for £11 after cashback, thanks to TopCashback's limited-time offer. Usually priced at £26, this advent calendar becomes an unbeatable Christmas bargain when combined with the cashback offer for new TopCashback members.

Misinformation on social media is putting women off the contraceptive pill who are then risking unwanted pregnancies, according to the NHS.