Best bar in Scotland crowned as another wins 'world's best cocktail menu' award

Michelle McManus has opened up about her sober journey after she quit drinking four years ago.

Drawing a roasting hot pasta bake out of the oven is guaranteed to elicit some oohs and ahhs from kids and grown-ups.

A Perthshire DJ who helps happy couples enjoy their special day is doing some celebrating of his own after winning a top industry accolade.

Scotland’s Film and TV industry as grown considerably in the last 10 years, and continues to do so creating new and exciting opportunities for crew roles behind the scenes.

Naman Ramachandran Bangladeshi filmmaker Nuhash Humayun’s “Pett Kata Shaw” won best international feature at the 31st Raindance Film Festival‘s jury awards. British documentary filmmaker Kit Vincent won best U.K.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are currently visiting Scotland to visit with rural communities and meet with those providing mental health support to young people.

They're known for a shared love of sport as well as a bit of healthy competition, so the Prince and Princess of Wales wasted no time in getting stuck into a mountain biking challenge on a trip to Scotland. Prince William and Kate Middleton, who are known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when visiting Scotland, have been spending the day in Burghead, Moray and Inverness and looked thrilled at the chance to get competitive with each other again.

The recent passing of Terence Davies and the tributes that followed — tales of a steel will, impassioned budgetary battles and a host of dream projects that never materialized — give this highly personal tribute to Scottish filmmaker Bill Douglas an extra and very poignant relevance as a similar story, now depressingly familiar to the British film industry, of an uncompromising talent who left us with a tantalizing promise of what might have been. Now largely unknown to the wider world, but very dear to the heart of Scotland (despite the fact that he left his homeland at the earliest opportunity), Douglas is the closest thing to a Rosetta Stone in recent British independent and social-realist cinema. From his early home movies through to his last three-hour masterwork Comrades (1986), the director left an indelible imprint that still seems shockingly modern today, leaving traces in everything from Derek Jarman’s early Super-8 works to Lynne Ramsay’s Ratcatcher and beyond.

Manchester might not be the birthplace of pizza, but we certainly know a thing or too about how to create and serve up the perfect combination of dough, tomato, cheese and extra toppings.

Laura Anderson has shocked fans after revealing she and Gary Lucy gave their relationship another go whilst she was pregnant with baby Bonnie.

Former Love Island star Laura Anderson would be the first to admit that the early weeks of motherhood have looked very different to how she'd once imagined them.The 34 year old, who welcomed her baby daughter Bonnie with Gary Lucy in September, split from the ex Hollyoaks actor in early 2023, shortly after publicly announcing the pregnancy. While there were a few attempts to get back together and Gary, 41, was by her side throughout the labour, they are no longer a couple. “I wanted nothing more than for us to be a family and to be together, but unfortunately it hasn’t worked out,” said Laura, who previously spoke out about her fears of being a single mum.

Filming has been underway around Glasgow for the latest movie shot by award winning director Ken Loach’s production company.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Although he has already won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards, Argentinian pro soccer player Lionel Messi — who currently plays for the David Beckham-owned Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer — is in the running to claim his eighth trophy this week. The Ballon d’Or (French for “The Golden Ball”) is soccer’s most prestigious award, which is given to its biggest stars and the 2023 edition is happening Monday.

Young Fathers have made history by winning their third Scottish Album of the Year award with the LP ‘Heavy, Heavy‘.While accepting the prize, frontman Alloysious Massaquoi said: “Thank you to the judges, and all the nominees and everybody that’s turned up tonight – it’s a bit radge!”He continued: “The album is called ‘Heavy Heavy’ for a reason, it’s the trials and tribulations of everybody. It’s one of those things where we sort of had to start from scratch, it had been four or five years since we put something out since ‘Cocoa Sugar’.

Christmas is edging closer with lots of people beginning to stock up on all things festive from presents to food.

An Ayrshire venue has bagged a coveted award this week.

The Crown is set to delve deep into the events surrounding Princess Diana's death and the aftermath in the Royal Family in season six, as a brand new trailer has been released.The final season of the Emmy and BAFTA award-winning period drama has been highly anticipated for the last year, as fans gear up to watch Peter Morgan's groundbreaking show finally explore the last days of the Royal Family's most iconic and beloved princess of all time. But it's not been without its controversies.The trailer, set against a backdrop of a haunting rendition of Gary Jules' hit track Mad World, sees things come to a head for Diana as she becomes more and more hounded by the paparazzi.

Mumbai Film Fest To Honor Luca Guadagnino & Mani Ratnam

A teenager has been killed and another critically injured in a crash in West Yorkshire.

Married At First Sight UK star Erica Roberts has hit out at an online troll who sent her nasty messages on social media.