AMPTP and WGA to Meet Again Next Week

A variety of properties across Ayrshire are going under the hammer next week - all with a bargain guide price of under £60,000.

UFC parent Endeavor Group and World Wrestling Entertainment said today they expect to close the planned merger of UFC and WWE on September 12. That’s on the earlier end of expectations as Endeavor said in August it expected the deal to close in mid-to-late September.

ILoveMakonnen was a pioneering Atlanta rap weirdo when he emerged with classics like “I Don’t Sell Molly No More,” “Too Much,” and of course, “Tuesday.” His eccentric treatment of melody and meter put batteries in a lot of rappers’ backs, including that of Lil Peep, who was open about Makonnen’s influence on his emo-rap sound. The two artists became close friends and collaborators before Peep’s death in 2017, recording a whole bunch of music together, including “Sunlight on Your Skin” (which was remixed into “Falling Down“ featuring XXXTentacion following Peep’s death) and “I’ve Been Waiting“ (a 2019 track with a Fall Out Boy remix).

Klokkenluider hits cinemas today (September 1), marking his first film as writer-director after an acclaimed career on-screen.Set in the quiet countryside of East Flanders, Belgium, Klokkenluider tells the story of British married couple Ewan (Amit Shah) and Silke (Sura Dohnke). Ewan, who works in the Home Office, stumbled upon a dangerous secret while going about his duties – and has fled abroad to a remote house with his wife because he believes the recently acquired knowledge has put their lives at risk.

Better late than never eh? The kids might be going back to school next week, but it looks like we're finally about to get some sun.

A gallery of tech industry CEOs, including Tesla/X’s Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai, are scheduled to attend a Senate forum on artificial intelligence next month.

College support staff are set to strike next week in a dispute over pay, terms, and conditions.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the major studios remained in limbo on Monday, after a week of public sparring failed to result in forward movement. The sides have not formally met since Aug. 18, when the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the WGA’s Aug.

A woman who claims she was forcefully arrested by South Wales Police officers has received £40,000 compensation from the force and a written apology.

What To Watch. Today we recommend a mix of new releases and newly available titles, from movies and shows, all available to stream on the most popular platforms.What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week — August 11What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week — August 18Starring Sunny Sandler, Adam Sandler’s daughter, and based on the novel of the same name, follows two young best friends who’ve long dreamed about their bat mitzvah’s. Things of course don’t go as planned.

New Justin Timberlake music is on the way!

The last bank holiday of the summer falls on Monday for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, it will also affect people in Scotland expecting payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on that day.

The Writers Guild and the AMPTP didn’t come back to the bargaining table Monday. The two sides last met on Friday, after which the guild told its members that talks would resume sometime this week. The strike is now in its 112th day.

After four straight days of bargaining, the Writers Guild said tonight that it will meet again next week with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Talks continued but no sign of a Friday afternoon breakthrough.

Several ABC shows — from long-running favourites like “Grey’s Anatomy” to newly-released hits like “Will Trent” — have been delayed due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

What To Watch. Today we recommend a mix of new releases and newly available titles, from movies and shows, all available to stream on the most popular platforms.What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week — August 4thWhat to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week — August 11The three part series directed by Emma Cooper is now available to stream on Netflix. The series explores the controversial trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp while also analyzing the social media frenzy it produced.

writers strike. The CEOs of the major studios — including Ted Sarandos of Netflix and David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery — are also expected to hold a joint call on Friday to discuss the next move in the talks.

Perthshire Pride has revealed its exciting line up ahead of the 2023 festival next weekend.

Stephen Reid finds himself in a pickle, Tyrone Dobbs refuses to believe Cassie Plummer is his real mum and Ryan Connor lashes out as his steroid addiction continues in Coronation Street next week.