‘Get Duked!’ Review: An Unhinged Eddie Izzard Hunts Four High Schoolers in This Can’t-Miss Cult Comedy

“The Most Dangerous Game” meets modern U.K. delinquent culture in the raucous indie black comedy “ Get Duked!.” Packed with energy, wit and hallucinogenic rabbit droppings, writer-director Ninian Doff’s scrappy feature debut is better and sweeter than the gimmick and aggressive title suggests.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA top union official has called for a fair pay deal after NHS Ayrshire & Arran staff “put everything in” during the pandemic.Kevin McGregor reckons NHS employees have been “fobbed off” over wage requests.The Unison trade union representative has been calling on the Scottish Government to reopen NHS wage talks this year as part of national campaign Pay Up Now.Health secretary Jeane Freeman had a

indoor clothes dryer begins. As temperatures cool and the chances of getting a washing dried on the line without it getting soaked in a flash downpour increase, many people across Scotland will be dusting off the trusty clothes horse.Heated indoor clothes dryers caused quite a storm last year with shoppers snapping them up at Aldi, Argos, Lidl and Wowcher.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) confirmed the opening dates for the 10 sites set to follow the likes of Edinburgh and Stirling Castle in reopening. Dunblane Cathedral will reopen on September 2, followed by Aberdour Castle, Dryburgh Abbey and Craigmillar Castle on September 4.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).The latest figures show that around 5.5 million people are now claiming benefits across the UK.And with a total of 779,500 workers placed on furlough across Scotland, more job losses are expected as the UK Government’s Job Retention Scheme comes to an end in October.While Scottish Government ministers have been calling for the scheme to be extended, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed it will close on October 31.

holidaymakers scrambled to return home from Croatia to the UK before new quarantine rules are imposed. Travellers will have to self-isolate for 14 days from 4am on Saturday.

Biffy Clyro have announced that their rescheduled tour will go ahead next year instead. The Scots band were gutted when their first arena tour in four years had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic but are excited to set dates for next year.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Edinburgh TV Festival’s advisory chair Patrick Holland has said that this year’s event has been transformed into a popup television channel after the industry’s annual trip to Scotland was scotched by the coronavirus pandemic.Holland, whose day job is running BBC Two and BBC Four, said he and the festival’s full-time team have curated a four-day event in the same way he shapes the schedules of the channels he oversees.

referendum row after suggesting Scots-born voters in the rest of the UK might have a say in a second independence referendum. The senior Tory said giving people outside Scotland a say in the country’s future was an "interesting" idea.

Child Trust Fund accounts (CTFs) are released for the first time. The accounts were introduced by former Chancellor Gordon Brown two decades ago for children born between 2002 and 2011 to help them invest in their future.

marry his sweetheart was granted, against the odds, thanks to the kindness of total strangers.Douglas Barton, 57, tied the knot with Sharon Brown, 48, on Saturday.It's a day the painter and decorator didn't think he'd live to see.Douglas, from Govanhill, Glasgow, was diagnosed with terminal anal cancer in January, with a prognosis of 12 to 18 months.Desperate to get hitched, the pair's hopes were dashed when coronavirus hit Scotland and sent devastated Douglas into total isolation.With small

local schools. Despite best intentions, a situation was created where an unacceptable number of our young people felt trapped and that education was not a route out of poverty.The Scottish Government listened to the exemplary campaigning of pupils, their parents and teachers, and are now putting it right.

mean machine for grandmas growing old disgracefully.Glasgow-based owner Ed Rennoc was gutted after forking out £75 for new batteries to get the buggy running again only to get no interest.So he posted a tongue-in-cheek ad on Gumtree on how it could be the perfect gift to make one lucky hell-raising owner the envy of her pals.“It will be like she is 40 again, scooting doon the street peeping her horn at awe the handsome men coming oot the bowling club," reads the ad.“And showing aff tae the other

Police Scotland and the country’s top prosecutor – the Lord Advocate – over the case. And BBC Scotland says it has seen a legal letter from Lord Advocate James Wolffe’s office that states: “The Lord Advocate intends to issue a public apology that Mr Ahmad should never have been prosecuted.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A Renfrewshire councillor has put her name forward to contest the Scottish Parliament seat currently held by the controversial MSP Derek Mackay.Natalie Don, who represents Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank, is hoping to become the SNP candidate for the Renfrewshire North and West seat, which has been held by the former finance secretary since 2011.Mr Mackay quit his ministerial position and was

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! is set to return later this year, but with a few changes. Just like Strictly Come Dancing, the ITV show has had to come up with some solutions to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.