Number of unemployed Dumfries and Galloway residents drops - but overall total remains high

Christina Haack is in the throes of a new romance herself and now her ex-husband, Ant Anstead, has made a statement about his own budding relationship with Hollywood star, Renee Zellweger.The British TV presenter ignited a flame with the Bridget Jones actress recently and they've been snapped on several occasions with Renee even moving some items into Ant's new home.

A new report published last week claimed it would cost more than £40 billion to build a bridge between Dumfries and Galloway and Northern Ireland.The British Ports Association, which commissioned the study, branded the idea as “a redundant and irresponsible use of public money”.

Mortal Kombat defeats its competition to claim Number 1 on the UK’s Official Film Chart following its release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region“Not all staff demonstrated an understanding or knowledge of infection prevention and control measures, including the correct use of PPE or the safe disposal of domestic and clinical waste.”A letter of serious concern was issued.And now, an “improvement notice” has been served.

Andrew Haigh is one of the most respected English filmmakers working today because of the humane and tender qualities he lends his projects. Whether it’s his LGBT-themed dramas like “Weekend” and “Looking,” or the truly excellent “45 Years” from 2015, Haigh brings a subtle and tender style reminiscent of a novelist’s sensibility.

Guy Lodge Film CriticA beloved ceramic sugar bowl drops from the mantelpiece in “The Souvenir Part II,” and for a few seconds, it’s as if the world itself has shattered and split open. All the air is sucked from the room, replaced with a thick, still silence of devastation, apology and irrational fury.

Arthouse sequels are a rare breed, as is British director Joanna Hogg, who brings her distinctive vision to Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight with The Souvenir Part II. A follow up to 2019’s lauded, semi-autobiographical drama The Souvenir, it once again stars Honor Swinton Byrne as Julie, now mourning the loss of her boyfriend Anthony (Tom Burke), a drug addict who claimed to work for the Foreign Office.

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“We are moving forward and there is a feeling that massive weight has lifted but the Scottish Government asked us to found the Scottish Wedding Alliance - which was formed in November, prior to that there was no industry body.“The Scottish Government needed us because they don’t understand weddings and, at times, we have been completely ignored.”

A new series about the American AIDS epidemic and ACT UP New York (from 1987-1993) is coming to the small screen. Deadline reports that British filmmaker Andrew Haigh (“Weekend,” “Looking“) will showrun “Let The Record Show,” based on a new novel that covers New York activism surrounding the AIDS crisis.

The SNP MSP has invited the trust to Holyrood to present a public consultation, planned for later this year, to the parliament’s marine tourism and recreational boating cross party group.She said: “I hope the Scottish Government will support this case which will enable the trust to take their impressive plans forward.”