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Mae Muller has described Scotland as a “place dear to my heart”.

Russell Brand's father has taken to Facebook to defend his son, as he continues to face allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse.The allegations were brought to light in the joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4, and aired on TV in a harrowing episode of Channel 4's Dispatches The comedian and actor, 48, has denied the claims, and now his father, Ron Brand, has defended him from these accusations, posting a furious rant on his Facebook account. Ron has claimed that the BBC, and other media outlets, are pursuing a "vendetta" against his son, by spreading these "unproven allegations." According to the Daily Mail, the 80-year-old wrote: "Is this seriously the most important thing happening in this world? Immigrants? Cost of living? 10s of thousands killed in Ukraine? Who is prioritising at BBC News.

Comedian Russell Brand has been accused of sexual assault, rape and predatory behaviour between 2006 and 2013 by four women. The allegations were published in the U.K. on Saturday as part of a joint investigation by the London Times and Channel 4's Dispatches.

As police tape flapped in the wind, three forensic tents stood on an estate and TV news crews gathered, a community in shock grieved. Harpurhey woke to the news that a 14-year-old schoolboy had died following a stabbing on Tavistock Square yesterday (September 15).

Police searching for Daniel Burke, a former paratrooper from Wythenshawe who travelled to Ukraine to provide aid, have tragically found a body. Greater Manchester Police has confirmed that Ukrainian authorities have informed the force of the discovery. Daniel, 36, was working in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle looked so in love as they put in another PDA-filled appearance at the Invictus Games. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex could barely keep their hands off each other as they watched the Ukraine vs Nigeria volleyball match at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Thursday.The couple, who stepped back from senior royal duties in 2020, were seen embracing and gazing at each other lovingly during the appearance - while also posing for selfies with fans. During the outing, Meghan comforted a German volleyball player who had been left devastated after breaking his leg when he slipped on a wet court.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The political backlash surrounding Agnieszka Holland’s Venice Special Jury Prize-winning refugee drama “Green Border” hasn’t kept the movie from being a hot seller. The film explores the injustice and terror perpetrated at the Polish-Belarusian border from the perspective of refugees, Polish activists and border guards.

Most of Manchester United’s international players have enjoyed plenty of game time over the past 10 days.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer In his new documentary “Superpower,” Sean Penn assesses Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia and the meaning of the word “freedom” in a world gone mad. He’s also revisits his own past with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, a moment that Penn calls a dark memory from decades before he would meet up with embattled Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In the doc, Penn recalls a 2001 visit to the Moscow Film Festival where his directorial effort “The Pledge” was premiering.

Sean Penn’s house. Small talk is made about how the coffee table in his living room looks like a junk drawer just exploded on it. There are sunglasses, prescription bottles and a device that shoots salt at mosquitoes.

Aaron Ramsdale says Harry Maguire is one of England’s best defenders and his errors are being ‘overhyped’ due to the selection order he finds himself in at Manchester United.

The number of people registering as homeless in Perth and Kinross has risen, new Scottish Government figures have revealed.

Prince William will be touching down in New York City on Monday but don’t expect to see a royal media blitz.

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz can look back at their wedding without any lingering drama. The young couple said “I do” in April 2022 in Palm Beach Florida, but for the past few months, they have been at the center of a lawsuit between Nicola’s father, Nelson Peltz, and wedding planners Nicole Braghin and Arianna Grijalba.It was revealed earlier this year that her father, Nelson, filed a lawsuit in December against the wedding planners of Plan Design Events.

Christopher Vourlias Three decades ago, just a few years after the fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in a new era of hope and promise in Europe, Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland made the historical drama “Europa, Europa,” which follows the harrowing ordeal of a Jewish teenager who goes to impossible lengths to survive the Holocaust. The title, says Holland, was meant to express “the duality of the European tradition: Europe of our aspirations, the cradle of culture and civilization, the rule of law and democracy, human rights, equality and fraternity, but on the other hand, Europe as the cradle of the worst crimes against humanity, selfishness and hatred.” Throughout her career, the three-time Academy Award nominee has found inspiration in “the great and tragic subjects of the 20th century,” powered by the conviction that “history is relevant, that what happened is relevant,” Holland tells Variety.

The lawsuits surrounding Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s alleged wedding drama have been settled.

Israel has defied the international film community by striking a filmmaking pact with Russia.

Israel has signed a filmmaking cooperation deal with Russia. The deal, which is understood to have been in the works for fifteen years, was inked by Israel’s Russian ambassador Alexander Ben Zvi and Russian culture minister Olga Lyubimova. “Now colleagues from Russia and Israel can exchange experiences, create films together, and work with film archives,” Lyubimova said in a post on the social network Telegram.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Ukrainian director Anna Buryachkova, awaiting the Venice premiere of her new film “Forever-Forever,” will soon turn to documentary “Will We Feel Again,” she revealed to Variety in Italy. The film will see her reunite with Natalia Libet, producing for 2Brave Productions. “In Ukraine, this is the time when you make documentaries, obviously.

They've been embroiled in a bitter spat with their wedding planners since tying the knot in an elaborate Palm Beach ceremony last April, but now husband-and-wife duo Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz are finally feeling ready to move on from the lawsuit. Nicola's father Nelson Peltz took action against Miami-based event-planning firm Plan Design Events, attempting to sue the company over their failure to return the $159,000 (£132,000) deposit.