Macao Film Festival's Top Prize Goes to Ben Sharrock's Indie Breakout 'Limbo'

Scottish weather may be about to change for the worse, however, there are some steps you can take to avoid any unplanned plumbing repair costs and insurance excesses over the next few months. The Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS) has partnered with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to reveal trends in winter plumbing-related insurance claims and share valuable tips on how to prepare your home for winter.

First Minister is "furious" with herself but defended the "little lapse" after a picture of her emerged. The Scottish Sun published a photograph of Sturgeon talking to three people on her way out of the funeral wake of a close colleague.

Rebecca Davis editorUniversal Music Japan has appointed Rui Suzuki as its Tokyo-based chief financial officer starting on Jan.

son. Taxi driver Robert Aitchison battled through five inches of snow to get the un-named dad to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary earlier this month.

Christmas period means normal bin collections days could be different in Scotland. Before you throw out rubbish over the festive period, it's best to check when the binmen are picking up waste in your local area.

Christmas trees in a bid to give Scots some ‘much-needed’ festive cheer. The Swedish furniture firm says that footfall has been hit by current Covid travel restrictions at its branches in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA Kilwinning father and son have recorded an ‘advent calendar of song’ to bring Christmas cheer to people across Scotland living in care homes.Ron and Ronald Swanson, who have been recording a variety of musical videos in their home and sharing on social media throughout the pandemic, are currently posting their advent calendar of song on Facebook every day will continue until Christmas Eve.But

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall have shared their Christmas Card for the 2020 holiday season.

East Kilbride have officially launched Scottish Water’s latest Top up Tap at the Country Park.

Kaleem Aftab British film “Limbo,” a wry refugee drama, directed by Edinburgh-born director Ben Sharrock and produced by Spain’s Irune Gurtubai, won the Golden Pyramid for best film at the Cairo Film Festival on Thursday.Told in a pleasing deadpan style, “Limbo” recounts the story of a Syrian musician, played by the BIFA nominated rising star Amir El-Masry, who is placed on a Scottish island when awaiting his request for asylum to be processed.

As the title suggests, the documentary “Queer Japan” is big and broad, not focused.

Christmas are all part of the reason why us Scots love it so dearly.

Scotland has started stockpiling essential medicines ahead of Brexit, it was revealed today. Constitution Secretary Mike Russell unveiled plans to deal with the fallout at the end of the transition period.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBen Sharrock’s “Limbo” was named the best film at the closing event Tuesday of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao. Japanese auteur Koreeda Hirokazu was bestowed with the festival’s Spirit of Cinema honorary award.The film follows a Syrian refugee in a remote Scottish island as he awaits his asylum application to be processed and his arm to heal allowing him to play his musical instrument.

war hero who is battling Motor Neurone Disease has said he has already got 'the best Christmas present' after travelling across the Atlantic for pioneering stem cell treatment. Stuart Carmichael, 40, has been fighting the debilitating disease for two years and and has seen his condition deteriorate during lockdown.

Tom Felton. Scott, best known for his role as Methadone Mick in the iconic BBC Scotland sitcom, will appear in upcoming De Slag Om De Schelde, which is released at the end of the month.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJapanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada will join Brad Pitt in Sony Pictures’ “Bullet Train,” based on the Japanese novel “Maria Beetle” in which a train in Tokyo is the setting for battles between criminals.David Leitch is directing, with Kelly McCormick producing through 87North alongside Antoine Fuqua through Fuqua Films. Zak Olkewitz wrote the script.

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Blue Raincoat Music has announced that songwriter Mike Chapman has renewed his deal with the company – expanding it to a worldwide agreement. Chapman was one of the firm’s first signings, back in 2016, that deal covering the UK, France, Japan, Australia and South Africa.“If there is one thing I have learned over the last 50 years, it’s the value of teamwork”, says Chapman.