Touching tributes paid to "brilliant" dad, grandpa and community champion Robert McKendrick

Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has always been ambitious. But it seems as if his ambitions go even further than building the 3D 'Metaverse', as he revealed in a recent podcast where he talked about his aim to help prevent or cure all disease.In a wide-ranging interview with the Lex Fridman podcast, Zuckerberg said he would rather spend his billions on helping sickness worldwide, rather than trying to live forever.Like Bill Gates, Zuckerberg runs his own philanthropic project, in his case the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.Explaining his motivation behind the £59 billion charity, Zuckerberg said: "It was an intentional decision to not focus our philanthropy explicitly on longevity or living forever [...] it is focused on what I think is a possible goal in this century which be able to cure prevent or manage all diseases."He told Fridman that he thinks people getting sick and dying is a 'bad thing', and he is dedicating 'almost all' of his money towards research in that area.

Arsenal legend as his red-hot form for Stoke City continues.After breaking into the Potters first-team, D’Margio Wright-Phillips, 20, has claimed he is a "better finisher" than his grandad - a statement Wright finds hard to believe."It’s the low centre of gravity, the confidence to try and take on a player," revealed the Stoke forward in an interview with The Times."With my grandad, I’d say I think I’ve got better finishing than him."He’s (Wright) full of emotions.

Thomas Tuchel snapped back at a reporter after being asked repeatedly about Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich announced on Saturday that he had handed over “stewardship” of the club to the trustees of Chelsea’s charitable foundation. The Russian’s statement prompted more questions than it gave answers, given the ongoing crisis in Ukraine after Vladimir Putin ordered troops to invade on Thursday.

Eamonn Holmes appeared to take a thinly-veiled dig at This Morning by saying he doesn't miss working on daytime telly. The much-loved presenter, 62, left the ITV show last year and has since said he was "given no reason" why he was axed.

A mother in Washington state is facing charges after authorities allege she abused a 3-year-old child “to the brink of death.”

It’s almost comical how many older Hollywood types end up saying the most out-of-touch things nowadays. Recently, we had some strong words from Francis Ford Coppola about filmmaking and blockbusters.

Kim Petras did this for the gays – and we love her for it!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPerforming-rights organization ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers,  announced record-setting financial results for 2021, notably a record-high revenue of $1.335 billion.Increases in collections from the audio streaming and audio-visual sectors pushed ASCAP’s domestic revenue to $1.011 billion in 2021, up 4.4%, an increase of $42.5 million over 2020. This was the first year that ASCAP domestic revenues from U.S.-licensed performances surpassed $1 billion.According to the announcement, since ASCAP launched its strategic growth plan in 2015, revenues have hit a 5% compound annual growth rate and ASCAP members have benefited from a 6% compound annual growth rate in overall distributions, and an 8% compound annual growth rate in domestic distributions.  ASCAP’s identification, matching and processing of trillions of musical performances drove record-setting distributions that exceeded $1 billion for the fifth year in a row and increased $41 million over the previous year, for a total of $1.254 billion available for distribution to its more than 850,000 songwriter, composer and publisher members in 2021.Total monies available for domestic distributions of licensed and administered performances amounted to $912.6 million, a 2.4% increase of $22 million over 2020. A solid domestic performance helped to offset the challenges in foreign revenues, due to the ongoing global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the announcement continues. Revenue from foreign societies in 2021 totaled $323.5 million, down 9.7% from 2020 due largely to business closures and the lack of vaccinations.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSergeui Loznitsa, the award-winning Ukrainian filmmaker of “Donbass” and “Babi Yar Context,” has spoken against the boycott of Russian films. Loznitsa said today in a letter that “many friends and colleagues, Russian filmmakers, have take stand against this insane war.” “When I hear today these calls to ban Russian films, I think of these people, who are good people.

It’s been a little bit of time since we’ve seen Naomi Watts in a major blockbuster film. However, that doesn’t mean the actress hasn’t been working.

Jordan Moreau Marvel superhero sensations Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana took to the red carpet for Netflix’s sci-fi film “The Adam Project” Monday night, but the focus was on the real-life heroes helping Ukrainian refugees escape the country after Russia’s invasion.“What we’re seeing is this incredible outpouring of goodwill toward Ukrainian people and democracy at a time when democracy has been under attack throughout the world by Putin and his cronies, including Tucker Carlson,” Ruffalo told Variety during the premiere at New York’s Lincoln Center. “It’s a beautiful representation of who we are as human beings and how we’ve come together, and the Ukrainian people are incredible.

The devastated parents of a 13-year-old schoolboy who died in a motorbike crash have paid loving tribute to their 'popular and kind-hearted' son.

Campaigners have criticised a flood assessment submitted with the latest planning application for a controversial 3G pitch in Girvan.

Billy Connolly fans want to name a new landmark in Scotland after the comedy legend.

The debut trailer for Netflix‘s The Adam Project is finally here!

Organisers of the West Lothian Highland Games have announced the popular event will not be held again.

Ofgem announced last month that a 54 per cent rise in energy bills will come into effect from the start of April for millions of households across the UK, which will result in an annual increase of £693 to £1,791 for the average user while homes on prepayment meters will see costs go up by £708 to £2,017.

BBC Breakfast’s Rachel Burden has addressed claims that BBC Radio 5 Live’s lawyers were “cracking down on free speech.” It happened this morning as Labour MP Chris Bryant took to Twitter to hit out at the broadcaster for cancelling his interview.According to the MP, lawyers at the broadcaster “couldn’t vet” what he was going to say ahead of the interview.He tweeted: “Interesting @bbc5live just cancelled an interview with me at 7.30 because their lawyers couldn’t vet what I was going to say beforehand.“I guess some oligarchs’ lawyers are cracking down on free speech.“Sad that broadcasters are playing their game.”BBC Radio 5 Live promptly replied to the tweet, explaining that it was “standard procedure” to conduct a briefing with guests before going live.The official account wrote: “It is standard procedure to ask a guest for a briefing before an interview.“We had not been able to arrange this and so had not been able to check any legal considerations.“We'd love to have you on another time.”Rachel backed up her employer in view of her 89,000 followers as she quote-retweeted the response.She penned: “We talk to all our guests before we put them on the radio.“We tried to organise a briefing chat but didn’t hear back.“Hopefully @RhonddaBryant will accept our invitation - meantime we’ll keep bringing you stories of extraordinary human bravery and resilience from #Ukraine.”Rachel’s post sparked backlash among other Twitter users, with some taking similar stances to Chris Bryant’s.Mr_keyboard said: “Come on Rachel, the BBC is better than this.“This just looks like shabby treatment of a sitting MP and chair of the commons finance committee.”Charliewhelan added: “Sorry Rachel but that’s a very limp excuse.“He is an MP for goodness

VICTORIA Beckham says she is so convinced about the healing properties of crystals she now sleeps with them. The former Spice Girls star turned fashion designed as amassed a collection of the precious gems in her homes in both the Cotswolds and London.

EMILY Atack looked incredible as she drunk wine on a fashion shoot. The 32-year-old looked stunning as she showed off her trim figure while relaxing in the sunshine.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionCouncillor McKendrick was first elected to the council in 2007 as an Independent member, he served with distinction on a significant number of committees including Education and Families, Housing, Environmental Services and the Wishaw and District Local Area Partnership.Born and bred in Newmains, he was a great champion for the village and the driving force behind many initiatives and improvements in the area.Fellow Murdostoun councillor Nicky Shevlin told Lanarkshire Live: "I'm absolutely shocked to hear of Robert's passing.