Spooky fun and games at Dumfries Museum

Just a 40-minute journey from London, Guildford is not only a popular commuter town but also a charming staycation spot. With its rich history, stunning landscapes and a plethora of activities, it offers an idyllic retreat from the city's hustle and bustle.

New Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has the credentials to succeed at the top of the game, believes Old Trafford captain Bruno Fernandes.

Netflix has finally announced a release date for the second series of Korean survival horror show Squid Games.

Manchester City star Phil Foden and his family channeled movie stars The Addams Family for an incredible Halloween party held in his native Stockport. The Foden family transformed themselves into the creepy characters from the hit movies and TV series in an epic surprise for their family and friends on Halloween night.

An incredible new space picture shows the universe seemingly staring back at us.

Detectives have launched a murder probe after a woman was found dead at a flat in Bolton.

Security staff at Disneyland were forced to intervene when a 34-year old female visitor arrived in a risqué outfit.

A 15-year-old boy who stabbed a teenager in the heart in Birmingham city centre as he and a friend chatted about cricket has been detained for life with a minimum term of 13 years for his murder. Muhammad Hassam Ali, known as Ali, died in hospital on January 20, hours after he and his friend were followed through the city by two masked males they did not know, before he was stabbed in the chest by one of them as they sat in Victoria Square.

A Stirling campaigner who advocates for greater access to higher education for care-experienced young people has been named in a list of 30 women and girls to watch.

A new project, Warmer Homes for Winter, by Lockerbie-based D&G HandyVan is to provide free kindling, kiln dried logs, coat, briquettes and peat to those most in need across the region.

ITV bosses are reportedly lining up former World Champion boxer Barry McGuigan to take part in the most recent instalment of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!

Rangers legend Ally McCoist will not be entering the I'm A Celebrity.. Get Me Out Of Here jungle after getting cold feet about taking part on the ITV show for the third time.

Boyz II Men in the form of ‘It’s Christmastime (In Cleveland Heights)’ – check it out below.The two NFL stars have rung in the yuletide season with the track, which is the first taster of their full-length Christmas themed album ‘A Philly Special Christmas Party’, which is out on November 22.The album is the third in a series of festive charity records under the band name The Philly Specials, which is made up of Jason and his Philadelphia Eagles teammates Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata. Their 2023 release ‘A Philly Special Christmas Special’ raised over $3million for a range of Philadelphia-based charities.‘It’s Christmastime (In Cleveland Heights)’ features the distinctive R&B harmony vocals of Boyz II Men, another Philadelphia institution.

Netflix have released a first-look image of Barry Keoghan in the new Peaky Blinders film – check it out below.Production has begun on the forthcoming Peaky Blinders film last month (September 30) – something the streamer confirmed by releasing a first look image of Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby.The film was first confirmed back in June, having been written by Steven Knight and with Tom Harper set to direct. Murphy is also serving as a producer on the project.Steven Knight also recently revealed to Deadline that the film is being set during World War II.

was recommended by MPs after a DCMS investigation back in Spring.The likes of Coldplay, Enter Shikari and Sam Fender have all adopted a levy of their own on huge tours to help save the grassroots, but frustration remains around inactivity from the government and upper echelons of the industry – and the pressure is only mounting, with the call seeming to fall on deaf ears with the government following this week’s budget.While 2023 proved to be “disastrous” and the worst year on record with 125 grassroots music venues shutting their doors, the MVT argue that a tidal wave of closures threatens the fabric of the UK music scene thanks to the recent budget announcement. They argue that £7million in new premises taxes will place over 350 grassroots music venues at immediate risk of closure – threatening more than 12,000 jobs, over £250million in economic activity and the loss of over 75,000 live music events.“The challenges around business rates and grassroots music venues have been known and accepted for over a decade,” said MVT in a statement.

Netflix smash-hit show Squid Game have said they “can’t wait” for the new season, but have asked programme makers to “stop” after season two.The new trailer for the highly anticipated second season of the new show arrived yesterday (October 31), over three years after its first season. The dystopian series follows a competition in which contestants play a series of children’s games hoping to win a life changing cash prize.

Madonna has endorsed Kamala Harris for the upcoming US Presidential Election on November 5.The singer previously endorsed Harris as Vice President in the lead-up to the 2020 election, calling her “intelligent” and “compassionate”, and highlighting the sexism she had faced during the campaign.Now, she’s backed Harris once again in her bid for the presidency.

Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry has announced a solo UK headline tour to take place in March 2025 – check out the full list of shows below.The singer is preparing to release her debut solo album ‘Vicious Creature’ on December 6 via EMI Records, and last week shared the latest single ‘Crocodile Tears’.Now, she has announced a run of six headline shows around the UK, which will kick off with a hometown show at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom on March 20. Dates in Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds will follow, before the run wraps up at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on March 26.Tickets go on pre-sale at 10am on November 6 for those who have pre-ordered the album, with general sale starting on November 8.

Marina Diamandis has opened up about her experience with bulimia and shared that shame should be taken away from the condition.In her new poetry book Eat The World the singer – formerly known as Marina and the Diamonds – used the form of literary art to tackle an assortment of topics such as relationships and their complexities, the good and bad of living in Los Angeles and how she dealt with bulimia during her 20s.The first taster of her book came in the form of Aspartame, one of the poems in her book that chronicled Diamandis’ move to LA at 20 and trying to get the attention of a man while dealing with her condition. The poem described the singer as “rail thin in a polka dress” with “tooth enamel dissolved by stomach acid”.A post shared by ⭑ MARINA ⭑ (@marinadiamandis)Speaking to BBC about the poem, the ‘How To Be A Heartbreaker’ singer said: “This chapter in my life was like 15 years ago, so I feel very much moved on, and I’m able to talk about it and not feel any kind of shame or self-consciousness.”“I think it’s really important to take that mystery or shame away from it,” she continued: “At the end of the day, it’s like any other mental illness or health issue, and it can be life-threatening, and most of all, for the majority of people, it makes your life a misery.“I think with the subject of eating disorders, there’s so much secrecy around the illness itself, like in terms of maintaining it, or being allowed to exist doing what you’re doing without kind of commentary from other people, because it’s obviously such a harmful thing.”She also added that the physical side effects of the illness are what encouraged her to get better.

Laufey has shared a cover of ‘Santa Baby’ alongside a festive music video featuring Bill Murray. Check it out below.Now Halloween has passed, Laufey has officially switched to Christmas mode, with the latest edition of her ongoing project ‘A Very Laufey Holiday’.

told upon landing her first Louis Vuitton accessories campaign for the brand’s Capucines line. “I gotta put my computer in it, I gotta put this, I gotta put that.