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A Game of Thrones star’s mum is appearing in the new season of The Traitors.

Good Vibes Festival (GVF) has announced its return this July after being cancelled last year due to controversies surrounding The 1975 – see the line-up and more below.In July last year, Good Vibes Festival made international headlines after it was forced to cancel its second and third days due to The 1975’s headlining slot on night one. During their headline show on the opening night of the three-day event, frontman Matty Healy criticised the Malaysian government and its anti-LGBTQ laws onstage and then kissed bassist Ross MacDonald, prompting their set to be cut short.

A Scottish walk with "exceptional Highlands scenery" has been named as one of the best in the UK.

Police are hunting for teen suspects after thousands of pounds was taken in a Scots shop robbery in the early hours.

A Gatehouse author’s new book looks at the life of a young girl in the Highlands at the end of the 19th century.

A man has been arrested after thousands of pounds worth of heroin and cocaine were discovered in a county lines drugs raid.

Scots beer giant BrewDog has confessed that their plan to save the world is in tatters after half of the trees they planted in the Highlands died.

Hundreds of employees at a Scots nuclear power station are set to go on strike amid a row over pay.

Police are carrying out 'extensive searches' for a missing man who hasn't been seen since Monday.

A police watchdog has been ordered to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a missing man in the Highlands.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Kevin Smith could have bought the Quick Stop market he made famous in his first film, “Clerks.” But when the opportunity arose, the indie director instead put his hard-earned cash into his childhood movie theater in Atlantic Highlands, N.J., reopening it in 2022 as SModcastle Cinemas. Now he’s fighting to keep the 103-year-old theater going, even if “exhibition is in the toilet,” as he likes to say. In other words, local audiences sometimes prefer to watch big hits like “Avatar” in modern multiplexes, and keeping a repertory theater vibrant without the help of a pricey beer and wine license is not for the faint of heart, he has found.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor When Jason Reitman announced that he’d bought the Fox Village Theatre in Westwood, film fans were stunned that some of the world’s most prominent directors, from Steven Spielberg to Chloé Zhao to Christopher Nolan, wanted a stake in the classic movie palace. But it’s a strange time for the theatrical exhibition business. Moviegoing always sees an uptick when blockbusters come to town, but for independent theaters, the past four years have been dreadful.

A Scottish hotel has been named amongst "the most stylish on the planet".

Dozens of flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the UK as more heavy rain is forecast - with Greater Manchester braced for downpours.

Two Scottish walks have been named as among the "most stunning" in the UK for a spring day out.

Pine martens have been caught on camera adorably playing on kids’ swingset at night in the Highlands.

We're just weeks away from the beginning of spring, hopefully a time when the grey skies give way to blue and the flowers will begin to bloom. Across Greater Manchester, there's a number of beautiful gardens, woodlands and parks to watch as the buds of daffodils, bluebells and tulips burst into action.

Stacey Solomon and her husband Joe Swash enjoyed a very adventurous trip to the Scottish Highlands in their stylish campervan this week. Their kids were also thrilled as the family saw some great scenery along the way.

Stacey Solomon accused husband Joe Swash of lying to her after he got their campervan stuck in the drive-thru of a Scots McDonalds restaurant.

A Scots lorry driver 'with a big heart' who was killed in a head-on crash with another HGV suffered 'non-survivable' injuries that were 'instantly fatal', an inquiry has heard.

A recent episode of Escape to the Country saw a couple from the Isle of Wight hoping to relocate to Scotland, who were rather taken aback by one of the properties they viewed. Michael and Maryan had opted to relocate and completely overhaul their lifestyle with both a new home and a new business, with the show following them on their adventure to Scotland.The couple had a rather sizeable budget of £650,000 and had a very specific 'wish list' which included a large plot of land, a bike store, and a workshop for their new mountain bike business.They also wanted three bedrooms, a blend of traditional and contemporary styles, and rather unusually, a grand staircase.

Mountain rescue teams saved two climbers in a dramatic mission after the pair became stuck on a 4,000ft cliff yesterday.

Scots could be faced with another spell of snowy and icy weather following days of warnings as new maps show temperatures plunging well below freezing.

Met Office forecasters are predicting another rainy day in Greater Manchester today - with showers forecast over the weekend.

With Scotland still reeling from Storm Isha, Met Office forecasters have issued several weather warnings in advance of Storm Jocelyn this week.

A man is in hospital after an alleged stabbing in the Highlands.

The Traitors has returned to viewers' screens and in recent dramatic scenes Scots contestant Brian Davidson was given the boot.

The Traitors is back and Scots contestant Brian Davidson is up for the chop after a dramatic cliffhanger on Friday night.

A deep chill has beset Scotland and the Met Office says the country is set to face more days of icy temperatures and sunshine.

bought his childhood movie theater last year, is struggling to keep it in business. So he’s hosting a memorabilia sale there to raise funds to keep it afloat.