Man alleged to be US fugitive Nicholas Rossi ‘coughing up blood’ in Scots prison

Ben Stiller and Sean Penn are among 25 Americans who are permanently banned from entering Russia.

Sean Penn and Ben Stiller today were among 25 “high-ranking officials, representatives of the business and expert communities, as well as cultural figures” banned from Russia today by that country’s foreign ministry.

Vladimir Putin demands absolute fealty to the Russian state, and woe to anyone who defies him.

A ‘missing’ poster has been issued for Douglas Ross over his absence from the debate over the cost of living crisis.

A man has been charged in connection with attempted murder after a pensioner was rushed to hospital with serious injuries on Sunday evening.

Police have charged a 15-year-old in connection with a fire that gutted a pound shop in northern Scotland.

A body has been found during a police search for missing Scots man Brian Loy who vanished earlier this week.

Fugitive Nicholas Rossi has been accused of forcing a woman into a bedroom and sexually assaulting her, according to a new charge filed in America. The Sunday Mail has obtained US court files which outline details of the third allegation against the convicted sex offender which will form part of his extradition case from Scotland.

Police are asking for the help of the public to trace Matthew Kain, reported missing from Aviemore three days ago, as his family become increasingly concerned about his wellbeing. Matthew was last seen in the town around 10pm on Monday, although it is likely he was heard leaving his house around 10.30pm the following evening, Tuesday August 9, officers said. The 27-year-old is around 6ft, of medium build with close-cropped, dark hair. Police said he normally wears casual clothing.

Basketball player Brittney Griner has been found guilty of smuggling drugs with criminal intent in a Russian court today and sentenced to nine years in prison, CNN reports. The Phoenix Mercury player was detained near Moscow earlier this year after security discovered a small amount of the drug in her luggage.

Angelica Ross is set to become the first transgender actress to play Roxie Hart in 'Chicago'. The 41-year-old 'Pose' star will make her Broadway debut in the long-running musical later this year, playing murderous vixen Roxie for eight weeks from September 12. Actresses who have previously played Roxie include Pamela Anderson, Melanie Griffith, Christie Brinkley, Marilu Henner, Brooke Shields and Lisa Rinna.

Out lesbian US basketball player Brittney Griner was convicted by a Russian court on charges of drug possession and smuggling and sentenced to nine years in prison on Thursday. US President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as “unacceptable” and called on Russia to release the athlete immediately so that she could be with her “her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates”. President Biden added that he would work to bring both Griner and Paul Whelan, another American imprisoned in Russia under an espionage charge, home.  Brittney Griner with wife Cherelle.

WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug possession, and celebrities are speaking out. Many famous faces are voicing their outrage over the sentencing on social media. Here are some of those who have commented so far.

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years behind bars in a Russian prison on charges of smuggling drugs into the country. Wow.

Hoping for a solution. After Brittney Griner was convicted of drug smuggling in Russia, plenty of WNBA players and other celebrities weighed in to express their support for the athlete.

Preisdent Joe Biden is speaking out.