Falkirk bed and breakfasts used for homeless as numbers continue to climb

Twelve couples were set to take to the ballroom this Saturday night (October 21) as this year's Strictly Come Dancing nears the halfway mark. Week five of the BBC One dance contest will determine who makes it through to next weekend's Halloween special.

Big Brother continued on Wednesday night as the housemates were tasked with more gruelling nominations ahead of the upcoming eviction on Friday night and this time they were asked to name two fellow housemates.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos says that “part “of the reason the streamer has long been tight-lipped about viewership data — even when it came to disclosing numbers to those creating the TV shows and films for the platform — is because of the talent’s own concerns about feeling “pretty trapped” by ratings and box office performance. “At the time we started creating original programming, our creators felt like they were pretty trapped in this kind of overnight ratings world and weekend box office world defining their success and failures,” Sarandos said during a prerecorded analyst interview that went live Wednesday, following Netflix’s report on its third-quarter financial results.

Kevin Spacey was rewarded with a standing ovation after an appearance at a University of Oxford lecture about cancel culture.

Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper seem to have gotten some help from a very famous friend for some privacy. A new report claims Taylor Swift lent her home to Hadid and Cooper, allowing them to get away from the city while enjoying some much needed privacy.

Jaden Thompson “Rick and Morty” has finally revealed the voice actors who are replacing star Justin Roiland. Ian Cardoni is the new voice of Rick Sanchez and Harry Belden is Morty Smith. Their names appeared in the credits for the Season 7 premiere on Sunday night.

Island communities could get cut-price electricity from locally owned wind farms as part of Labour’s plan for a new nationalised clean energy company.

Rural residents in Highland Perthshire have had no choice but to drive a 30-mile detour around a mountain after a key rural road collapsed.

Kinepolis Heralds Opening Of Six New IMAX Screens

A Dumfries school has been handed the lowest possible performance score after a recent inspection.

Naman Ramachandran Distributor, Day for Night has acquired a trio of Asian titles for U.K. and Ireland at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents and Film Market. Day for Night is acquiring the late Pema Tseden‘s “Snow Leopard” from Rediance.

There was no picketing Monday by SAG-AFTRA members due to the Indigenous Peoples Day holiday, but the leadership of the actors guild did return to the bargaining table with the studios and streamers.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Oscar-winning cinematographer Greig Fraser was “devastated” when Warner Bros. announced that “Dune: Part Two” was shifting its release date from Nov. 2023 to March 2024.

Stephen Gerard Kelly and Garry Keane’s documentary In The Shadow of Beirut has been submitted as Ireland‘s entry for the 2024 Oscar International Feature Film race.

EXCLUSIVE: The Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) is set to add a series of new categories to its 2024 Creative Arts Award show, including a new section dedicated to stunt performers. 

Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk has indicated he will try to expose whoever fills in at left-back for Manchester United in Tuesday’s Champions League tie.

Tim Metcalfe looks as though he could be Stephen Reid's final victim as his exit from the cobbles beckons. As a new day dawns in Weatherfield, Stephen is planning his escape from the cobbles and the trail of dead bodies, unaware that, the residents of Coronation Street are putting together the pieces of a rather shocking jigsaw puzzle, one that could leave him seeing out his days behind bars, not running one on a beach.

Steven J. Horowitz The Rolling Stones have released “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” featuring Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder, the second single off of their upcoming album “Hackney Diamonds.” Frontman Mick Jagger penned the languid blues number at his home in London.

Soulwax have shared details of their first set of live shows in five years, with a 13-date tour in the UK and Europe kicking off next year.The Belgian electro-rock duo are bringing a full band to stages at venues across France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Belgium, with UK shows at London’s The Roundhouse and Manchester’s New Century Hall.Soulwax’s latest album was 2018’s ‘Essential’. The duo comprising brothers David and Stephen Dewaele also make up 2ManyDJs and Despacio, a joint project with LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy.News of Soulwax’s return to the stage comes at a milestone moment for the brothers who have just been awarded the ‘Outstanding Contribution To Music award In association With Merlin’ at this year’s AIM Awards, in recognition of their decades-spanning work and influence.Tickets for Soulwax’s UK shows go on sale from 10am BST this Thursday (September 28) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Billie Eilish and Peter Gabriel and a host of musicians have appeared in a new video by a new music coalition to tackle gun violence.Artist For Action To Prevent Gun Violence, which also features Sheryl Crow and Nile Rodgers, describes itself as a “non-political” organisation which asks Americans to volunteer and vote to eradicate gun violence in the country.