Stewartry beaches achieve good marks for bathing water quality

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor European Film Promotion has revealed the 10 emerging actors who will take part in the 27th edition of European Shooting Stars program, which promotes European acting talent. Past Shooting Stars have included Carey Mulligan, Alicia Vikander, Maisie Williams and Riz Ahmed. From Feb.

22 Kids & Counting star Sue Radford revealed two of her children have not spoken for nearly 18 months after a fallout over frozen pies. The 48 year old matriarch of Britain’s biggest family - stars of the Channel 5 reality show - has turned to a trained intervention counsellor in a bid to get siblings Chloe, 28, and Luke, 23, talking again. She told how the pair fell out over a shelf of frozen pies at the family’s bakery and a huge row erupted.

Rumours persist that Prince Harry is keen to reunite with his family this Christmas, as well as start to introduce his two young children - Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet - to the royal traditions he grew up with. Despite now living full-time in the US, the couple confirmed they wished for their children - who are sixth and seventh in line to the throne - to be styled as a Prince and a Princess and not miss out on their "birth right" as grandchildren of the monarch.

strutted into the sad environs of a Los Angeles DMV. Platinum hair cut into a choppy crop and lips slathered in impossibly shiny gloss, she tottered into the driver’s license photo booth, stretched out her arms and began to smize. The impromptu shoot that followed would break protocol on various levels.

Meghan Markle is said to be hoping to arrange a "part time" reunion with the Royal Family.

With the new year approaching, Prince Harry has "an uncertain future" as he continues his life in California. True Royalty TV co-founder Nick Bullen wondered what else there is to say after a series of tell-alls that have rocked the House of Windsor. "I think Harry has an uncertain future currently," Bullen told Fox News Digital.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor Andrew Garfield spoke to an audience rich in Spider-Man fans about his career at the Red Sea Film Festival Thursday, sitting alongside Saudi producer and Red Sea Film Foundation CEO Mohammed Al Turki. The two have known each other since Garfield starred in Ramin Bahrani’s 2014 drama “99 Homes,” which Al Turki produced. “I’m currently out of work,” Garfield quipped.

Electric Castle has announced the first acts for its 2024 festival – check out the line-up so far below.The event is set to host its 10th anniversary edition at Bánffy Castle in Transylvania, Romania between July 17-21. Tickets are on general sale now – you can buy yours here.Today (December 6), it’s been confirmed that Massive Attack, Bring Me The Horizon and Queens Of The Stone Age will headline Electric Castle next summer.They’re joined on the bill by Chase & Status (live), Khruangbin, Sleaford Mods, Bonobo (DJ set), Nina Kraviz, Eats Everything, Jayda G and more.

Damon Albarn has shared that Blur will be going on a hiatus until further notice with the frontman saying “It’s too much for me”.The band – comprised of Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree – reunited after an eight-year hiatus and released their ninth studio album ‘The Ballad Of Darren‘ earlier this year.In a new interview with French publication Les Inrockuptibles (via Far Out Magazine), Albarn revealed that the band will be taking a break yet again until further notice. “It is time to wrap up this campaign.

Liz Hirsh Naftali, the Los Angeles-based commercial real estate investor and philanthropist, has taken on a high-profile role in recent weeks as an advocate for the release of her great niece, held hostage by Hamas, as well as others still held captive.

Elbow have announced the support act for their UK arena tour next year.The Mercury-winning Manchester indie veterans will be hitting the road for a run of arena dates next May, while also promising the follow-up to their 2021 album ‘Flying Dream 1’.Opening for them will be The WAEVE, the duo made up of Blur‘s Graham Coxon and former Pipettes member-turned-Mark Ronson collaborator and singer-songwriter Rose Elinor Dougall.The WAEVE first emerged as a new project last year with the track ‘Something Pretty‘, before playing a debut London show and appearing at The Great Escape. They released their debut album earlier this year.You can see the full list of tour dates below and buy your tickets here.MAY 2024Tuesday 7 – Brighton CentreThursday 9 – London’s The O2Friday 10 – Birmingham Resorts World ArenaSaturday 11 – Glasgow’s OVO HydroSunday 12 – Leeds First Direct ArenaTuesday 14 – Manchester Co-op LiveWednesday 15 – Nottingham Motorpoint ArenaIn October, frontman Guy Garvey told NME what to expect from the “big fat record,” which he promised to have “some dirt under its fingernails for sure”.“It deals with some pretty inky stuff,” he said of the lyrics on the upcoming 10th album.

Meghan Markle has been spotted out and about in California for the first time since the Royal race row was stirred up again by Omid Scobie's explosive book Endgame. The book has drawn global attention since King Charles and Princess Kate were named as the senior royals who allegedly discussed Prince Archie's skin colour before he was born. The former Suits star, 42, was seen strolling in Santa Barbara on Monday, dressed in her gym clothes.This city is just a short distance from Montecito, where Meghan lives with her husband Prince Harry, 39, and their two children.

The English National Opera (ENO) will be coming to Greater Manchester. The globally-renowned company, which is currently based in London's West End, has announced that it is now working with local leaders on a plan to make the city-region its main home by 2029.

Plans for two apartment blocks totalling 204 homes in Salford’s major regeneration area are still under consultation with city planners. The scheme close to Middlewood Locks is a joint venture between the Canal and Rivers Trust and Bloc and has been branded H20.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have a "California Christmas" instead of joining the Royal Family at Sandringham House this year. This month it was speculated if The Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be invited to spend Christmas with the Royal Family at Sandringham House, in Norfolk, despite the ongoing rift.

Coronation Street’s resident DJ Ryan Connor could be set to leave the cobbles behind in the coming weeks as he makes a life-changing decision. In recent weeks, Ryan Connor and Daisy Midgeley’s affair has started to be exposed, and next week Daisy’s fiancee, Daniel Osbourne, finds out what went on. However, Daniel decides to keep it to himself, saying that Daisy has chosen him and that he wants to forget about what happened.That mentality comes because Ryan had the chance to move to Scotland with his partner Crystal.

In the aftermath of a challenging year, Lush stands out as the ultimate pick-me-up, offering a sensory escape and a perfect way of finding the best gifts for the beauty lovers in your life. For shoppers, Lush has always been more than just a beauty brand but a way of transforming self-care into a ritual of joy.

At 9am on Thursday morning (November 30), the shutters haven’t even rolled up on half the shops in the Trafford Centre yet there is already a queue of people waiting patiently outside the former Debenhams unit at the far end of the shopping centre.

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Meghan Markle were taken aback when King Charles III offered Prince Andrew Frogmore Cottage — shortly after they were evicted from the residence.According to royal expert Omid Scobie’s upcoming book, “Endgame,” the monarch’s gesture toward his younger brother was the “final blow” for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, 42.Although Charles’ decision was most likely not a dig directly at Harry, 39, Scobie insists it “undoubtedly” was. Furthermore, Charles, 75, always had a “blind spot” for his disgraced sibling, and Andrew repeatedly turned down the property.“This eviction surely spells the end of Harry and Meghan’s time in the UK,” an insider told the Sun earlier this year.“Andrew is resisting the idea of moving into Frogmore Cottage after he was offered it last week,” they added.