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Bulldozers could be sent into the Station Hotel after council chiefs finally lost patience with the saga in the centre of Ayr.

Rangers icon Brian Laudrup believes his old side can stun inconsistent Borussia Dortmund, as long as they try to get at their defence.

It pays, in more ways than one, to be on peoples' short list of elite supermodels over the course of two decades!On Tuesday, Alessandra Ambrosio decided to take the reigns of control and struck a number poses in a stylish bikini, presumably from her Gal Floripa collection, on the beaches of Los Angeles for a belated Valentine's Day post.Not only did she give her 10.8 million fans and followers a look her statuesque 5ft9.5in figure in the revealing two-piece, she also shared some words of wisdom on what 'love' means to her as a 40-year-old mother of two. Loved up! Alessandra Ambrosio, 40, shared about what love means to her in a post showing the longtime supermodel in a gray bikini in a belated Valentine's Day post on Tuesday'Love is what keeps us going, it lifts us up, carries us forward, excites us, moves us and brings so much joy,' the Brazilian-born beauty wrote alongside a series of snaps.'It comes in so many forms, share as much of it as you can with the world, she ended the caption, along with the hashtags: '#BeKindToYourself #LoveNotes #ValentinesDay' Ambrosio, who once shared: 'People will stare.

She was reported last month to be divorcing her bodyguard husband Dan Hayhurst after being married for just over a year.But Pamela Anderson was soldiering on on Tuesday night, when she was seen dining out at the swanky Japanese restaurant Nobu Malibu with her son Brandon Thomas Lee, 25, and her assistant Jonathan.The 54-year-old Baywatch star put on an elegant display for the evening with a classic black dress. Family outing: Pamela Anderson, 54, looked sleek in a black dress as she joined her son Brandon Thomas Lee (L), 25, for dinner at Nobu Malibu on Tuesday eveningPamela's look featured long sleeves and reached down to her knees, with a short slit in the back of her skirt that highlighted her fit legs.She contrasted the dark outfit with a beige set of pointy open-toe heels that elevated her 5ft7in stature.

Dusan Vlahovic has been labelled a "monster" by former Juventus favourite Alessio Tacchinardi as the former Fiorentina man looks to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo.

One appearance on an episode of Coronation Street sparked a 'spin-off' series for two characters that wasn't set on the cobbles.

We’re less than a week into the release of the latest massively multiplayer online role playing game ‘Lost Ark’ being available, but it’s already close to breaking records, amassing a huge player base right away. Part of this might be to do with the fact it’s free to play, but nonetheless, it seems developer Smilegate is having to add more European servers to keep up with the demand.

Along with a host of bug fixes and weapon balances, the long awaited Pacific Season 2 update for ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ is here, and it seems as though developer Raven Software has slipped in some new weapons, chemical weapon labs, and even some non playable characters as enemies, making for a pretty substantial update, all told.

A sick former football coach who fed a young player alcohol before taking him back to his flat and raping him has been jailed.

At the moment, every game released is doing everything it can to stay in the public eye. We’re in the middle of one of the busiest periods for release dates in a long time, and ‘Dying Light 2’, despite only being release a fortnight ago, is already bringing fans some new content in the first of the post-launch DLC, but it’s going to be long running thing, this one, as the game is planned to be supported for five years.

All Of Us Are Dead has logged its third week atop Netflix’s Global Top 10 weekly viewership charts.Data from the streaming service shows that the zombie thriller K-drama series logged 113.2million hours viewed for the week of February 7 to 13. Notably, the show topped had the charts just three days after its premiere on January 28, logging 124.7million hours viewed for the week of January 24 to 30.Other K-dramas on the list include romance series Our Beloved Summer, which is currently ranked ninth on the list, with 11.9million hours viewed.

A Boohoo advert has been banned for being likely to cause 'offence' by objectifying women.

Coronation Street actor Sam Aston has addressed speculation over whether or not he intends to leave the soap after nearly two decades.28-year-old Sam first appeared on the cobbles as Chesney Brown back in 2003.He appeared on a recent episode of ITV's Loose Woman alongside his childhood sweetheart Briony Gardner who is expecting their second child.Sam opened up about his future on Corrie after being asked by Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter about whether he's considering exiting the soap in the near future.She asked him: "Is there any chance you could suddenly branch out and be somebody else or is that character and you so closely intertwined now?"He replied: "I've played him for so long, but I've been lucky, because I've had so many storylines over the years that they always test you and it's a new thing to sink your teeth into."So, I've not really entertained the idea right now. I don't know, maybe not."The Corrie star added that his time on the soap has "flown", adding that he feels "very lucky" to have been a part of it.He said: "I can't believe it and I'm very lucky.

Prince Andrew's comeback will be "impossible" following the settlement of his civil sex assault case, a royal expert has claimed. On Tuesday, it was revealed that the Duke Of York avoided court by financially settling with Virginia Roberts for an "undisclosed sum".The 61 year old had a civil case against him filed by Virginia, 38, in August last year, alleging he had sexually assaulted her when Jeffrey Epstein trafficked her. And now Nigel Cawthorne, author of Prince Andrew: Epstein, Maxwell and the Palace, has claimed that Andrew's return to public duty will still be out of the question.

Irina Shayk is rocking the runway!

Rutherglen Glencairn boss Willie Harvey says their rearranged clash with Cumbernauld United takes on a "new significance" as his side may have gone two weeks without playing by that point.

Nicki Minaj appeared on Instagram Tuesday night in a Burberry bodysuit and matching trench coat.The 39-year-old rap artist was seated on a bed in the photo and she had bright red hair.In her caption Nicki quoted a line from her latest song Bussin: 'Burberry— ask Siri, I don't ever take a loss‼️' Social media post: Nicki Minaj appeared on Instagram Tuesday night in a Burberry bodysuit and matching trench coatThen the musician added, 'Bussin,' and used an emoji letter B.Nicki wowed fans with her signature over-the-top style as she showed off her designer threads. The bodysuit featured the iconic brand's distinctive plaid pattern and was covered by a sheer black material at the bottom.Minaj also sported a barrel-shaped purse and knee-high stocking boots to complement the look.

Amy Poehler got plenty of support at the premiere of her first documentary, Lucy and Desi, with her Parks and Recreation co-stars Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn and Aubrey Plaza hitting the red carpet.Poehler, 50, directs the documentary that explores the rise of comedy legend Lucille Ball, her relationship with Desi Arnaz and how their show I Love Lucy changed Hollywood forever.The director hit the red carpet with Jones, Hahn, Plaza and another Parks and Rec co-star, Retta, along with one of the documentary's stars, Charo, plus Natasha Lyonne. Reuinted:Amy Poehler got plenty of support at the premiere of her first documentary, Lucy and Desi, with her Parks and Recreation co-stars Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn, Retta and Aubrey Plaza hitting the red carpet Parks: The cast of Parks and Recreation in its final seasonPoehler stepped out on the red carpet at the Directors Guild of America in a black full-length flower-print maxidress.The blonde comedian/actress/filmmaker was also carrying a bright red clutch during her red carpet outing.

Shanna Moakler‘s Instagram activity is raising some eyebrows.

drug war between two rival cartels spiralled out of control over the course of 24 hours.Residents in the state of Colima in Mexico were left shaken this week as houses and cars were set ablaze after being targeted by gang members, with several incidents of gunshots also being heard.It comes as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and Los Mezcales engage in ever-more violent clashes to establish dominance over the drugs trade in the region.The dramatic scenes began on Sunday evening when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a truck in the Lagunas neighbourhood to the north of Villalva, causing the vehicle to explode.Later that night, a man was injured by flying shrapnel when armed men on a motorcycle began shooting in the Alfredo V Bonfil neighborhood in Villa de Álvarez.A 'threatening' message was also discovered at the scene after the attack.Following this incident, a housing complex in the nearby Burócratas neighbourhood was set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning.The morning then saw two vehicles torched in the La Haciendita neighborhood of Villa de Álvarez, as well as in Comala.South American news website Infobae said on Tuesday (15 February) that at least 22 murders have been recorded in the state of Colima in the last week in a horror surge in violence connected to the drug war.The area is of strategic importance to the warring groups as it is commonly used as a drug smuggling route to the United States.Disastrous and bloody scenes on the streets in recent weeks and months have marked a difficult beginning to the premiership of Governor Indira Vizcaíno, who became the youngest state president in all of Mexico in November 2021.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNot everyone is happy that YouTube has hidden dislike counts for videos. But YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says the harms of displaying the metric publicly outweighed the benefits.Wojcicki, in her quarterly letter to creators Tuesday, acknowledged that the removal of public dislike counts was “controversial” and that some YouTube users had told the platform that number of dislikes helped them decide what videos to watch.On the downside, YouTube saw that dislike counts were “harming parts of our ecosystem through dislike attacks as people actively worked to drive up the number of dislikes on a creator’s videos,” the CEO wrote, and such attacks often targeted smaller creators and those just getting started.