Bigger Aldi store reopens in North Ayrshire with job recruitment drive underway

Squid Game: The Challenge appears to have launched with a splash in the UK.

Georgia Toffolo has given followers an insight into her stunning trip to the Maldives with her BrewDog founder boyfriend James Watt. The 29 year old enjoyed a lavish vacation with the 40 year old entrepreneur behind the brewery and pub chain brand. Made in Chelsea star Georgia looked incredible as she posed next to a private pool at the picturesque location in a flattering black swimsuit and sarong.

An Ayrshire nursery is to close today after the facility spent a third day without heating or hot water.

Charlotte Crosby has opened up about her Christmas plans, revealing she's made the decision not buy her baby daughter any presents this year. The 32 year old, who shares daughter Alba Jean, one, with fiancé Jake Ankers, has explained that instead of buying her loved ones gifts, she's opted to whisk her family off to the Maldives on Christmas Day. Ex-Geordie Shore favourite Charlotte will be heading abroad on 25 December with Jake and Alba, as well as her mum Letitia, dad Gary and brother Nathaniel.

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here viewers think they have spotted a potential new feud between two of the campmates. During the episode, which aired on Saturday, 25 November the home and away camps were reunited, and in some heart-warming scenes the two teams were able to catch up after a few days of being separated.The special occasion also marked the first time that the home team had managed to meet newcomer Tony Bellew properly, as he entered the main camp for the first time.

Wowcher, a popular deals website, has dropped the price of its biggest-ever Mystery Holiday deal for Black Friday. For only £89, you could find yourself jetting off to top destinations like Dubai, New York, Cancun, Egypt, Las Vegas or even the Maldives. If you're not one of the lucky ones to get a long-haul trip, don't worry! You could still bag a short break to a European city like Venice, Rome, Amsterdam, Madrid, Porto, Lisbon, Krakow, Budapest, Prague, Lake Como or Disneyland Paris.This deal also includes beach holidays to places like Crete, Ibiza, Portugal, Cyprus, Malaga, Malta and more.

Netflix this week launched a real-life version of its super-popular dystopian Korean drama, Squid Game. The new show, Squid Game: The Challenge, is streaming now and features hundreds of everyday people competing in games from the original series for a chance to win a life-changing multi-million dollar prize. Created by the same people who made The Traitors and Race Across the World, Studio Lambert, it follows 456 real players all vying for a whopping $4.56 million – the biggest cash prize in reality TV history, according to Netflix.

K-pop girl group aespa have released their own version of Bobby Helms’ classic holiday song, ‘Jingle Bell Rock’.Today (November 24), the quartet unveiled a lyric video for their remake of the iconic 1957 Christmas song. aespa’s version of ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ features a hip-hop-inspired beat, as well as a brand-new rap verse.“Ring ring ring, jingle bell rock / Play like a spell I won’t tell, jingle bell talk / So giddy up, giddy up / Turn it up fast till we burn up / We ain’t ever gonna stop, jingle bell rock,” Giselle and Winter rap on the second verse.SM Entertainment first announced the song via a press release earlier this week, describing it as a “catchy and hip” reinterpretation of the classic track, with the girl group’s “unique vocals and rap” setting it aside from the original ‘Jingle Bell Rock’.aespa’s ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ comes just two weeks after they released their fourth mini-album ‘Drama’.

Lauryn Hill has postponed the remaining dates of her tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’, citing a “serious vocal strain for the past month”.The announcement was made in an Instagram post made by Hill on November 22, which depicted a performance of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ standout cut ‘Ex-Factor’, presumably from the ongoing tour, her voice audibly strained and hoarse.A post shared by Ms. Lauryn Hill (@mslaurynhill)The lengthy caption detailed that she had been “battling serious vocal strain for the past month”, performing recent shows while on prescribed medication.

The Princess of Wales turned heads on Tuesday, 21 November as she sported an all-red ensemble at Horse Guards Parade complete with a statement hat. Kate, 41, attended a ceremonial welcome for The President and the First Lady of the Republic of Korea in London on Tuesday.

ABS-CBN Entertainment and regional streamer Viu are teaming on a Philippines remake of CJ ENM’s hit romcom series What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim. 

Stray Kids have scored their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with their new single, ‘LALALALA’.Today (November 21), Billboard confirmed Stray Kids’ new achievement in a tweet through its official Billboard Charts account. ‘LALALALA’ makes its debut on the Hot 100 at Number 90 this week.Notably, this makes Stray Kids the second-ever K-pop boyband to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, following BTS.

Thania Garcia Stray Kids returns to the peak of Billboard’s 200 albums chart with its eight-song mini album “Rock-Star.” It becomes the eight-member K-pop outfit’s second No. 1 album this year with the equivalent of 224,000 albums sold throughout the United States. “Rock-Star,” with lyrics in both English and Korean, is only the sixth mostly non-English album to have hit No.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Blackpink, the multinational female music act that is the biggest girl group in the Korean pop (K-pop) firmament, may finally be close to renewing its collective contract with YG Entertainment. The news was widely reported in Korea on Monday and comes after months of speculation that the four-piece act – Jisoo (real name Kim Ji-soo), Lisa (Lalisa Manobal), Jennie (Kim Jennie) and Rose (Roseanne Park) – would take their acts to another shop. Blackpink’s previous contracts with YG expired in August. The Munhwa Ilbo (or Culture Daily) publication Monday claimed an exclusive with the information that Blackpink will re-up with YG, but the four individuals will not renew their exclusive contracts with the agency.

Former Made In Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo was pictured looking sensational on her recent romantic getaway with her partner James Watt.The 29 year old looked loved-up as she showcased her breathtaking holiday in the Maldives to her 1.7 million Instagram followers. Captioning the stunning set of sun-drenched snaps with: "Postcards from our holiday," the blonde beauty can be seen embracing and hugging James, 40. Georgia looked beautiful, relaxed and tanned in a caramel brown embroidered beaded dress, showing off her figure perfectly and finished her beach babe look with comfy tanned sliders.

BIBI and Latin pop artist Becky G have teamed up for a new single titled ‘Amigos’.The ‘Amigos’ visual features the duo taking a drive to a house party together, where they lounge by the pool, singing to the sensual new track. As the sun goes down, they take the party to a bonfire, dancing and driving figure-eights.The new song features Becky G singing in Spanish before BIBI joins in her native Korean.

EXCLUSIVE: Mare of Easttown actor Julianne Nicholson has landed the lead role in the BBC‘s upcoming crime drama series Dope Girls, we can reveal.

OnlyOneOf have announced the dates and stops for the North American leg of their upcoming world tour in 2024.OnlyOneOf announced last week that they would be embarking on a world tour next year, with concerts set for cities across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. It will mark the band’s first-ever world tour.On November 14, the group announced that the world tour will kick off with its North American leg with 10 shows unveiled to take place in Vancouver, Chicago, New York City/New Jersey, Toronto, Atlanta, San Juan, Orlando, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

DEAN has been confirmed to release his first music after four years and six months this November.The singer’s label, Universal Music, announced the upcoming release of DEAN’s first single in more than four years through a statement to South Korean outlet TV Daily earlier today (November 14). In the company’s brief statement to press, it wrote: “DEAN will return after 4 years and 6 months.

Coronation Street fans think one of its stars has 'confirmed' the new person in charge of the Rovers Return after its reopening date was revealed. The iconic boozer has been boarded up for weeks now after Jenny Connor's sale to Newton and Ridley didn't go how she expected.