Scots rail strikes explained as passengers to face 'significant disruption' this weekend

Formerly homeless tour guides are giving visitors a unique perspective on the city streets they once called home.

A group of ecstatic archaeologists have discovered the official resting place of St Nicholas, the man who was the inspiration behind the worldwide renowned figure of Santa Claus. The Christian bishop's tomb was uncovered amongst the ruins of a prehistoric Christian Orthodox Church in Myra, Turkey that was destroyed in the Middle Ages after it was flooded by rising Mediterranean sea levels.

Passengers are set to face disruption on the Metrolink network until the end of November.

For many couples, marriage is a step in their relationship that follows several months, or often years, of dating before deciding to take the plunge and tie the knot. For Meghan Markle it took a year of dating Prince Harry to realise he was “the one” she wanted to spend the rest of her life with; while Prince William and Kate Middleton enjoyed an eight-year courtship before saying “I do.” However, Meghan's mother Doria Ragland defied convention and married Meghan’s father Thomas Markle after a whirlwind romance lasting just a few short months together - much to the surprise of her family.

The rail workers' union has announced three more strike days next month after it said Network Rail had performed a 'u-turn' on an improve pay deal.

Penny Knatchbull was one of Prince Philip's closest confidents, and now the pair's friendship is set to be explored in the fifth series of Netflix hit series The Crown.The show will however portray the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away in April 2021, pursuing an affair with friend Penny, 69. Royal experts and those close to the Royal Family have spoken out against the decision to show these scenes with former press secretary to the Queen, Dickie Arbiter, branding it "cruel rubbish.” Penny and Philip's closeness had sparked rumours of an affair over the course of their friendship, but the claims were always strenuously denied and were proven to be unfounded.

Katie Reul editor Anna Sorokin, the ex-con-artist who inspired the Netflix series “Inventing Anna,” discussed her oncoming legal battle against potential deportation in her first interview since her release from prison on Oct. 8. Speaking with the New York Times, Sorokin asserted that she is regretful of her criminal actions, which involved swindling the upper echelons of Manhattan by posing as an heiress under the name “Anna Delvey.” “I learned so much being in jail,” Sorokin said. “There’s a very well-documented arc about how I’ve felt about everything. It wouldn’t be right if I were just to switch in one day. That would be very disingenuous. It’s a process. I am regretful about the way things played out. The way I’ve tried to see my experience is to learn from it: Who I am today is because of the decisions I made in the past.”

Note: The following contains spoilers for Catherine Called Birdy.Director Lena Dunham described Karen Cushman’s “Catherine Called Birdy” as a work ingrained in her DNA with a world easy to bring to the screen and populate, but she did want to give the story a more hopeful ending.Dunham’s film follows Cushman’s story pretty closely, which focuses on young Lady Catherine, who goes by Birdy (Bella Ramsey), daughter of Lord Rollo (Andrew Scott) and Lady Aislinn (Billie Piper). Birdy’s impending arranged marriage to some random stranger drives the film’s plot, as she does everything humanly possible to turn off her suitors. “The last act shifts pretty significantly from the book, and that just had to do with a real desire to be able to leave Birdy’s character in a better place than we found her,” Dunham said in a recent interview with TheWrap.

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last month, not only were members of the royal family left navigating their own personal loss, but they were left dealing with a whole new series of changes. From King Charles III becoming monarch to Camilla becoming Queen Consort, many members of the family were given brand new titles immediately upon the late Her Majesty's passing.

Police are investigating online racist abuse aimed at children from a Glasgow primary school. Comments were directed at children from St Albert's Primary School in Pollokshields, after Nicola Sturgeon made a visit on Friday, September 30, to join pupils in marking Climate Action Week.

Rail strikes have become a frequent occurrence over recent months, with workers having taken industrial action on a number of occasions since June.

Rail passengers will suffer fresh travel chaos on Wednesday this week with another strike to take place in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

Queen Margrethe II is standing by her decision to relinquish the royal titles of Prince Joachim’s children.

Apple held its first showing today of Emancipation, the Antoine Fuqua-directed thriller that stars Will Smith an enslaved man who, after recovering from a whipping that nearly killed him, braved the swamps of Louisiana armed with only his wits, to escape cold-blooded slave hunters and be free.

Mark your calendars! The fall TV season is just getting started, and Us Weekly has rounded up all the new CBS shows that will liven up your nights in. Watch the video above and scroll down to see the full lineup of must-see entertainment, including exciting new dramas and the return of two beloved reality stalwarts.

There’s some major royal news today, and it’s not about the British royal family.

LONDON – Palace aides take revenge on the "Difficult Duchess" in a second mind-blowing book detailing life with the Duchess of Sussex.  Now more than ever, Harry and Meghan are to be held up to public scrutiny – but as ever in the world of the two ex-royals, it’s not their fault. Why is this happening now? Simply, people are speaking and don’t care what they say about the one-time royals. Meghan Markle was labeled the "difficult" Duchess by palace aides.