SNP closer than ever to independence ‘dream’ despite two MPs quitting

Louis Gossett Jr. is looking back on his iconic work. The actor sat down with ET to reflect on his most influential work, including the iconic ABC miniseries  It's been 45 years since the eight-episode series hit the network and, as Gossett says, «woke people up.»The 1977 miniseries, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, , follows the journey of an African man who is enslaved and shipped to North America, and his descendants.

Hayden Panettiere confirmed her 7-year-old daughter is safe and "not in Ukraine" as Russia invades the country. Panettiere shared the news in the comments section of an Instagram post where the actress condemned the Ukraine-Russia war on Friday.

Does Kourtney Kardashian have to be concerned about Travis Barker’s former party-boy ways? Some fans certainly seem to think so!

Katie Price goes make-up free in her latest social media video as she displays her latest cosmetic enhancement.The former glamour model made a recently glamourous appearance on ITV's Lorraine Kelly on Thursday, where Katie touched on her love of cosmetic enhancements.Things got awkward after Lorraine, 62 pleaded Katie to stop going under the knife as she is "fine" as she is.Katie, 43, snapped straight back and accused the ITV host of "sounding like her mum" in the interview.Since her appearance, Katie's posted a candid Instagram video a she displays the results of her recent eyebrow lift in a make-up free clip.In Katie's fresh-faced Instagram video, the mum-of-five enjoyed a more chilled look at a local coffee shop.Make-up free Katie can be seen taking a sip of her coffee and captioned the video, "Friday coffee time".She wore her long blonde locks away from her face in a messy ponytail and donned an oversized blue sweatshirt for her casual coffee shop date.In the video, Katie said, "Gorgeous, gorgeous girls love coffee."Taking to the post's comment section, swooning fans praised Katie.One gushing fan penned: "You literally look amazing."Another commented: "Girl you ARE gorgeous, you're flawless,"Another added: "She's glowing and she's gorgeous."Over the past twelve months, Katie has undergone an array of cosmetic procedures including breast enhancements, liposuction and a Brazilian butt lift. The candid post comes after Katie recently promised her OnlyFans subscribers that she'll get naked on her channel and bring "the old Pricey back".

EXCLUSIVE: Even as he juggles an awards-season campaign for West Side Story and post-production on his semi-autobiographical pic The Fablemans, Steven Spielberg looks to be getting that future dance card in order. Sources tell Deadline that he is attached to direct a new original story centered on Frank Bullitt, the iconic character played by Steve McQueen in the 1968 thriller Bullitt. Spielberg will also produce the pic along with Kristie Macosko Krieger, with Josh Singer on board to pen the script. The film is set up at Warner Bros.

Lucy Mecklenburgh has given fans a glimpse inside the stunning en-suite bathroom that she has been busy designing for her step-daughter Scarlett. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, who is pregnant with her second child with partner Ryan Thomas, recently purchased a second home in Manchester where Scarlett lives with her mum Tina O’Brien. So since February 2021, the pair have been busy renovating the Edwardian property to turn it into their perfect family home.

“The Dunk,” have taken to Twitter to lure the “Shake It Off” singer to the Big East matchup.pic.twitter.com/n2J6WKpYM6It’s unclear if Swift, 32, who has a house in Watch Hill, RI can even hit a lay up or knows the first thing about hoops, but she is something of a totem for the 11th ranked Friars.As the team — led by veteran players and Coach Ed Cooley, who is so awesome that when he split his pants during the 2018 Big East tournament final, he tucked a Gatorade towel in his trousers and kept coaching — have battled their way to a 23-3 record, Swift’s music has put some extra wind in their sails.Her 2009 hit, “You Belong with Me” has become the anthem for the squad and the raucous student section, as they’ve gone viral for belting it out in unison. The floor shaking interlude has helped create an electric atmosphere at the arena this season.

Scott Disick, 38, stepped out on Thursday night at Nobu in Malibu with 23-year-old Too Hot to Handle star Holly Scarfone in photos you can see here, and she looked a lot like Kylie Jenner! The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star seemed to be taking after Kanye West‘s recent dating habits with model Chaney Jones, who has fashioned herself to be an almost spitting image of Kim Kardashian.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSteven Spielberg is developing an original feature film based on the character of Frank Bullitt, the San Francisco cop first played by Steve McQueen in the 1968 thriller, “Bullitt.”Josh Singer (“The Post,” “Spotlight”) is set to write the screenplay, with regular Spielberg collaborator Kristie Macosko Krieger on board to produce with the director.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticHow old is Tyler Perry’s spitfire matron Madea? Her age isn’t specified (I’d say she’s in her mid-70s), but whatever it is she’s that many years young. She has a sneaky-dog irascibility that won’t quit. And Tyler Perry can’t quit her.

Ashton Kutcher is showing support for wife Mila Kunis’ home country of Ukraine.

Kanye West , 44, has been joined at the hip with new muse Chaney Jones, 24, in recent weeks! The two were out and about once again for a late night out in Miami, FL on Feb. 24 where the model once again channeled Ye’s ex  Kim Kardashian, 41. Chaney opted for a pair of ultra futuristic sunglasses over her face (yes, at night) with a neon colored sheen just like ones the SKIMS founder has been wearing in recent weeks in the images published by the Daily Mail.

according to TMZ.It comes shortly after Britney Spears’ conservatorship was terminated in November in a landmark decision. Amanda’s conservatorship was first put in place following a series of mental health and substance abuse issues.In September last year, a judge ruled to extend it for two years, until 2023.The ruling was made after Lynn Bynes, the actress’s mother, submitted a report about her daughter in July, Us Weekly reported.Speaking to People magazine, Amanda’s lawyer David Esquibias clarified that the conservatorship could terminate whenever Amanda felt it was time to end.He explained: ‘Her conservatorship is not extended through, March 2023.

SNP on the regional list is the 'ultimate wasted vote' as he rallied supporters in a speech. The former SNP First Minister, who led the party during the 2014 independence referendum, is now running on the north-east regional list to become an MSP for the pro-Independence Alba Party.

Alba Party.

George Kerevan, a veteran Nationalist who served at Westminster for two years, announced his decision to join the Alba Party in a statement today. It comes after two serving MPs quit Nicola Sturgeon's party over the weekend and rumours continue about other SNP members who could still deflect.

Kenny MacAskill said Nicola Sturgeon's party had "failed to achieve a majority" at the last Holyrood elections in 2016 and it was now time for other pro-independence parties to step up. The MP for East Lothian quit the SNP yesterday to join the newly launched Alba Party, which will be led by Alex Salmond and is aiming to win MSPs at May's election via the list vote.

Kenny MacAskill is "somewhat of a relief" after he quit to join the newly-formed Alba Party. Alex Salmond launched his latest political project on Friday as a means to create a "supermajority" of pro-independence supporters in Holyrood.

community. There were pockets of bloggers and Salmond supporters who aired their support for the former First Minister, however on the whole the feedback was quite negative.

new party - the Alba Party. The Former First Minister will lead the Alba Party, which will field at least four candidates in the regional lists.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Alex Salmond has suggested there are routes to independence other than the legally-backed second referendum favoured by Nicola Sturgeon.Salmond, who quit the SNP when he faced sexual assault charges of which he was later cleared, said the aim of his new party was to work towards a “successful, socially just, environmentally responsible, independent country”.The former First Minister said his new party would help create a ‘supermajority” for independence at Holyrood and stop SNP votes being wasted on the regional list.He said: "A parliament speaking for the people would give Scotland the upper hand in negotiations".He insisted that