VAR in the Scottish Premiership is ON as SFA reveal 'broad support' and SPFL vote now looms

A knife has been seized after police spotted two men 'acting suspiciously' in Bolton.

Julian Alvarez scored his first goals as a Manchester City player as he netted an impressive hat-trick for River Plate on Wednesday.

Maura Higgins was risking a wardrobe malfunction as she headed to support her best pal Molly-Mae Hague.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe Berlin Film Festival has revealed the final COVID figures from the week-long event, whose industry element wrapped on Thursday.Over seven days (Feb. 10-16), the festival found 128 positive cases from 10,938 tests.

People who have a phone contract with o2 or Virgin have been warned they will pay as much as £48 more from April.

Amanda Holden put her stunning figure on display as she marked her 51st birthday during an exotic beach holiday.The Britain’s Got Talent star took to her Instagram to extensively document her day of celebrations yesterday.In view of her 1.8 followers, Amanda shared a video on her Story that showed the birthday decorations on her hotel bed before stepping out for an exciting day at the beach.Once there, the TV star was surprised with two balloon bouquets that she took a picture with as she enjoyed a cocktail.Amanda captioned the snap “spoilt,” as she posed in a racy red bikini and a white beach cover-up.The Britain's Got Talent judge received a barrage of happy birthday messages yesterday as she shared a video of herself strutting through a corridor.She was clad in some tiny leather shorts with chain embellishments, that she paired with a matching black mesh top and a black leather bra underneath.Amanda seemed in great spirits as she smiled for the camera and flaunted her long blonde hair.She simply captioned her post with a string of emojis, including a bottle of champagne and confetti.Famous friends of the TV Heart Breakfast show host rushed to the comments section to wish her a happy birthday.Others also complimented Amanda’s birthday look, which showed off her long legs thanks to some gold high heeled sandals.Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan penned: “Wow!!!! Happy birthday my darling,” alongside a number of flame emojis.TV presenter Laura Whitmore added: “That’s a birthday look xxx”American fashion designer Melissa Odabash commented: “Omgggg super babe what a look teenager.” (sic)Instagram user Stephengemini penned: “Happy birthday!!! Looking fabulous.”Lynngargett chimed in: “Happy birthday!“You look absolutely

The ABC has announced a “diverse and talented family of presenters” to host this year’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, live from the Sydney Cricket Grounds. “What better excuse for us all to get together and have a big ol’ party!?” Macdonald said. “I’m thrilled and honoured to be hosting the Mardi Gras for the ABC.

Alison Hammond has opened up in a rare display about life at home with her teenage son.

Kate Garraway has given a fresh update on her husband Derek Draper while on Good Morning Britain.

Emmerdale fans don't believe Meena Jutla has breathed her final breath in the village after a dramatic twist.

Todd Bridges stepped up his game and won the Head of Household competition on Wednesday's episode of Big Brother: Celebrity Edition on CBS.While Todd was pleased with himself, Carson Kressley, 52, and Cynthia Bailey, 54, were not. They had made a deal with UFC champion Miesha Tate, 35, and Todrick Hall, 36, to keep themselves safe from eviction, which was now meaningless with Todd being in charge of nominations.'So Todd has basically been napping this entire time and now all of the sudden he wants to get up in the club with us and win this competition,' said Carson.

One man trade his his life of luxury for pillaging and plundering in the new trailer for the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death.The comedy series is '(very) loosely based on the true adventures of 18th century would-be pirate, Stede Bonnet, played by Rhys Darby.'Stede takes control of the pirate ship known as Revenge, as he struggles to earn his crew's respect while also dealing with the infamous Captain Blackbeard (Taika Waititi). Pirate:One man trade his his life of luxury for pillaging and plundering in the new trailer for the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death Blackbeard:Stede takes control of the pirate ship known as Revenge, as he struggles to earn his crew's respect while also dealing with the infamous Captain Blackbeard (Taika Waititi)The trailer begins with Stede describing Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, and then, 'the Gentlemen Pirate,' for Frenchie (Joel Fry) who mentions that Blackbeard and Kidd, 'are really talented pirates.'Stede mentions, 'the last one is the scariest of them all.

Romeo Miller has welcomed his first child with girlfriendDrew Sangster.The 32-year-old musician made the announcement on his Instagram on Wednesday, revealing that Drew gave birth to a healthy baby girl.'Meet Baby R! That’s my lil twin! Swipe left to see what I’m talking bout ha,' captioned Miller, who included a photo of his baby girl and a photo of himself as a newborn from 1989. Congrats!Romeo Miller has welcomed his first child with girlfriend Drew SangsterShe was swaddled in a striped blanket and she had a headband with a bow on her head.Miller also revealed that he and Drew co-founded the baby brandDrewy CO that's soon to launch.

Amanda Owen, 47, lives on Ravenseat Farm with her husband Clive Owen and her nine children, with the shepherdess regularly taking to social media to share details of farm life.The Our Yorkshire Farm star took to social media late last night to share how Storm Dudley had affected her farm, as she detailed the "diabolical conditions".Amanda shared three pictures to Twitter of herself with the farm animals.One picture showed herself smiling holding on to her hat, with the wind pulling her back.She captioned the post in view of her 190,700 followers: "Hang onto your hats as #StormDudley has arrived."Conditions have been diabolical."Some of our more outlying flocks are coming back down from the moor & into the land tomorrow in case the snow comes."At the end of her post she included the hashtags: "#shepherdess #storms #weather #watchout."Many took to the comments to share their experience with Storm Dudley and wish her and her family well.Pamela108Pam said: "I hope that you are all well and safe and sound."Kimnicholls16 added: "Real strong winds in Mid Wales - hope you guys are all ok." (sic)KenBlackwell14 commented: "Stay warm and safe."You're quite the lady to handle the weather, animals and your kids.

He's usually seen performing on stage in front of adoring crowds.But Louis Tomlinson took a break from the hustle and bustle on Wednesday night to catch the Boston Celtics playing the Detroit Pistons at the TD Garden in Boston.The 30-year-old One Direction member looked totally at ease in a gray Nike hoodie and matching sweatpants as he watched the game from a prime courtside seat. Sports fan: Louis Tomlinson, 30, relaxed with a beer on Wednesday night as he watched the Detroit Pistons narrowly defeat the Boston Celtics from his courtside seat at the TD Garden in BostonLouis was unwinding with a beer at his feet, which were covered in white trainers.The singer didn't share which team he was rooting for, but the Pistons eked out a narrow win against the Celtics by a single point.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, has opened up about his family life.The actor, 31, shared how “privileged” he has been to grow up with the Hollywood actors but admitted it also came with some “toxic” elements.Chet, who has acted previously in shows like Empire and Shameless, shared the insight in a YouTube video.He opened up in the clip called “The Truth About Growing Up As A Hanks” on February 14.Chet said while he was very “blessed” with his experiences growing up, this was a “double-edged sword”.The actor explained: "There's a lot of advantages but sometimes it can be pretty weird."I got to do a lot of cool s**t that a lot of people don't get the opportunity to do.“I got to travel the world, stay in nice hotels, fly on private planes and I'm very blessed for that.“I wouldn't change my situation."He also shared how he was able to attend private school as well, commenting on his “privilege”Although, he admitted there was also a great deal of “toxic” issues associated with being famous as well.Chet added: "My experience was even more complicated because on top of fame already being toxic, I wasn't even famous."I was just the son of somebody famous so I hadn't even done anything to deserve any sort of recognition and that created a lot of contempt."The actor also said he didn’t feel he had a “strong male role model” in his life growing up.Speaking about his perception as “arrogant, entitled and spoiled” he opened up about this.Chet said he “didn’t have a strong male role model to tell me, ‘Bro, f*** these people, they are just jealous of you’.”In his candid video, he also promised he would share the “truth” about Hollywood on his channel.Chet is the third child of Tom and his firstborn with his wife Rita.He followed his father

Piers Morgan, 56, has called for understanding for Prince Andrew’s daughters - Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie - and his former wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, following his out of court settlement with his accuser Virginia Giuffre.The Duke of York had been sued by Virginia over claims he sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17.Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied these claims.According to The Telegraph, the settlement was as much as £12 million.Now former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan has issued a call for “empathy” for Prince Andrew’s family following the scandal.He took to his Twitter platform, where he boasts 7.9 million followers, to defend the Duke’s daughters.Piers retweeted a post by the aforementioned news publication, that read: “Immediate family and trusted advisers still support the Duke of York.”He added: “You won’t meet nicer or more genuine people than Fergie, Beatrice and Eugenie.“This must be an agonisingly difficult time for them, and they deserve our empathy not opprobrium by association.”Other Twitter users sided with the broadcaster’s remarks as they replied to his tweet.AngelinaBen agreed: “They are absolutely lovely souls.“This is their Dad and Sarah’s ex husband and best friend.“Of course they will support and love him.”Bridget12912050 said: “The one to blame for Andrew’s mistakes is Andrew only.

Love it or loathe it, it seems like VAR will be coming to Scottish football in the foreseeable future.

The Scottish Football Association have hosted a positive meeting with Premiership clubs on the introduction of VAR For all men’s top-tier league matches, and selected cup matches.

Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletterThe Scottish Football Association is set to hold an important meeting with Premiership clubs over the potential introduction of VAR.Motherwell will be present at the summit where the proposition of introducing VAR into the Scottish game will be raised on Friday, October 9.The proposal involves introducing the controversial technology for Scottish Premiership fixtures and the latter rounds of cup competitions.It was previously believed that the cost of introducing the technology would be prohibitive to Scottish clubs but that viewpoint has now changed.Howard Webb, the former English Premier League referee, will present at the meeting of representatives from all 12 Premiership

SFA and SPFL, the landmark meeting on October 8 will also explore implementing video technology into the latter rounds of cup competitions. Former English Premier League referee Howard Webb is set to deliver a presentation outlining VAR's evolution with clubs then being given the chance to debate its introduction.Cost has often been cited as a restricting factor but the SFA are prepared to underwrite the expense in training match officials to use it.