Ayrshire army veterans to take part in grueling endurance challenge

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events SPOILER ALERT: This article contains plot details for “Challengers,” now playing in theaters. Josh O’Connor never had a churro until he shot “Challengers.” The British actor and his co-star Mike Faist enjoy the fried doughy treat in one of the film’s most suggestive scenes. In short, Patrick (O’Connor) is visiting his girlfriend Tashi (Zendaya) and his best friend Art (Faist) at Stanford when the two young men catch up in a cafeteria. They’re sitting face-to-face as they devour the churros.

Prince Harry has been cruelly trolled over wearing his Army and Royal Family medals in an appearance at a US soldier award ceremony. Harry, 39, made a speech that he filmed outside his home in Montecito, California, to honour US combat medic Sergeant First Class Elizabeth Marks as the winner of the Military Times' Soldier of the Year award.

Ant McPartlin and his wife Anne-Marie are embarking on an exciting new chapter with their baby on the way. While Ant continues to charm the nation on Britain's Got Talent, he's decided to take a breather from his usual presenting roles, including a temporary halt on Saturday Night Takeaway, to dedicate time to family life. He's already embracing his role as step-dad to Anne-Marie's two children from her previous relationship.

Ant McPartlin and his wife Anne-Marie are embarking on an exciting new chapter with their baby on the way. While Ant continues to charm the nation on Britain's Got Talent, he's decided to take a breather from his usual presenting roles, including a temporary halt on Saturday Night Takeaway, to dedicate time to family life. He's already embracing his role as step-dad to Anne-Marie's two children from her previous relationship.

Annanhill Primary School is celebrating following a glowing report after the results of its recent inspection were published by Education Scotland.

Two NHS Ayrshire & Arran nurses have been announced as finalists at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland Nurse of the Year awards.

Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse has some new investors.

King Charles is being urged to make a bold and conclusive move following Prince Harry's official decision to declare the United States as his primary residence.

ITV viewers were on the edge of their seats during the final episode of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which aired last Saturday, April 13, amid swirling rumours about whether it would be the show's last series. The end of the 2024 series was met with some excitement as the nation's cherished duo confirmed they would be stepping back from the programme for an indefinite period.

Taylor Swift's love life has always been a hot topic, and her latest album seems to have reignited the conversation.The American singer-songwriter, who split from British actor Joe Alwyn last year, shocked fans when she was spotted with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy shortly after. Now, nearly a year later, Taylor has once again surprised her fans. Many had assumed that her 11th studio album, a double album titled 'The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology', would delve into the end of her six-year relationship with Joe.

If you thought you saw about a dozen walking poo emojis waving placards through town earlier, your eyes weren't deceiving you. A 'dirty protest' took place in Manchester today (April 18) with an important message for passers-by.

Rio Ferdinand believes Jadon Sancho is now proving a point to Manchester United after the player's fall-out with Erik ten Hag.

The Beatles released their debut single in the UK, 1962’s “Love Me Do,” as the first of many classic songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, their offspring have come together to bring back their tune-making magic.“Primrose Hill,” the new single by James McCartney — Sir Paul’s only son, with his late wife Linda — was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon, John’s youngest son from his marriage to Yoko Ono.And the next generation does their papas proud on this wistful beauty of a ballad that recalls some of the nostalgic reverie of “Now and Then” — which was released to much fanfare in November as the last Beatles song (and their first new tune since 1996).Released on Friday, “Primrose Hill” — which is a public park north of Regent’s Park in London — is the first-ever collaboration between McCartney, 46, and Lennon, 48.And if any song could sound just like taking a bittersweet stroll in the park with nothing but your longing memories, then this one pretty much captures it.There’s instantly something familiar about it — both the dreamy moodiness and McCartney’s lilting delivery — but it never seems to fall into Beatles mimicry.Nor does it ever reach the reach the heights of Beatles transcendence — I mean, how could it?The lyrics almost border on lovesick cliche at one point: “Forever’s not long enough to be loving you/Forever and a day/I look into your eyes, it’s such a great surprise/You take my breath away.”But if you just lose yourself in the warm, woozy feeling, you’ll get over that.And the bluesy guitar that comes in at the end adds a nice bite to the bliss.“ ‘Primrose Hill’ is here!” McCartney wrote in a post on Instagram, alongside a photo of him and Lennon.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s documentary “Sugarcane” garnered the top nonfiction honor at the 26th annual Sarasota Film Festival. About the abuse and death of Indigenous children at a Canadian-based Indian Residential School, the docu premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival (SFF), where it picked up the U.S. documentary directing kudo.

The Manchester Marathon has returned to the streets of the city today (April 14) as more than 32,000 people took on an incredible 26.2 mile route in aid of charities and organisations - with many dressed in colourful and creative outfits.

Lisa Armstrong, Ant McPartlin's ex-wife, showed a rare display of support for the presenter during the final episode of Saturday Night Takeaway this weekend.The popular family entertainment show, hosted by Ant and his best pal Declan Donnelly, has been a staple on our screens for over two decades. The last episode was packed with surprises and special guests like Simon Cowell and Holly Willoughby, ending with an emotional farewell from the beloved duo.

Signing off their popular TV show Saturday Night Takeaway, hosting duo Ant and Dec expressed their heartfelt gratitude to their loyal viewership on Saturday 13 April.The well-loved presenting team bid a teary farewell in the two-hour season finale of the programme which had announced its hiatus last year.Towards the curtain call, taking a sentimental moment before rolling out a reel of their fond memories, Dec shared: "When we started this back in 2002, we thought we'd be lucky if we got to do this for maybe a couple of years, so what's happened has honestly been beyond our wildest dreams. "We have truly adored every second of making this show, but there's one thing we've never, ever forgotten, and that's the fact that it's not our show, it's your show, so we'd like to say a massive thank you to you, our incredible audience." As a line-up of scenes from the past seasons followed, Ant and Dec were joined by Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, the fresh panel of The Voice UK judges.Together they crooned McFly's tune It's All About You.

The Duke of Kent is to step down as Colonel of the Scots Guards after 50 years and hand over the role to the Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace has announced. Edward, Duke of Kent, who was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, paid tribute to the “bravery, selfless courage and devotion to duty” of the Scots Guards ahead of relinquishing his position.

Love Island's Anton Danyluk has thrown shade at his ex Georgia Harrison, revealing the true reason behind their break up. Recently, it was announced that the couple had called it quits after leaving the Love Island All Stars villa.Their split was initially attributed to the long-distance nature of their relationship, with Anton based in Scotland and Georgia residing in Essex, however, Anton's recent Instagram post suggests there might be more to the story. On his Instagram, Anton shared a quote implying that distance wasn't the real issue.The quote read: "If someone truly loves you, distance is not a problem.

It's the end of an era for presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly, who tonight [13 April], after two decades, are hosting the last episode of the beloved entertainment show Saturday Night Takeaway. Ant, and Dec, both 48, who also host ITV shows Britain's Got Talent and I'm A Celeb, previously revealed the reasons for taking a break from the popular Saturday night entertainment show and explained that they want to step off the "hamster wheel" and "decide what's next." However, Ant also said that saying goodbye to the series will be "bittersweet" and will come with "lots of tears." Now a source has told OK! that while the busy and in-demand hosts will "miss the show" they want to spend time with their families.