More than 500 pupils excluded from Dumfries and Galloway Schools in last two years

Oppenheimer leading the way with no less than 13 nominations, including best film. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things is a close second with 11 nods, and then Killers of the Flower Moon and The Zone of Interest which both bagged 9.

EXCLUSIVE: UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer is expected to hail the biggest selling film of 2023 being “made and recorded in Hertfordshire – not Hollywood” at a glitzy parliament reception hosted by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) tonight.

Twenty years after its release, Mean Girls remains a classic teen movie that viewers continue to reference to this day. It’s just that fetch!

One of Jeffrey Epstein‘s victims, Virginia Giuffre, is saying he paid her a large sum to have sex with Prince Andrew.

Court papers have shown that Virginia Giuffre claimed Jeffrey Epstein paid her almost £12,000 to have sex with Prince Andrew.

Prince Andrew has been spotted leaving his home as the pressure continues to grow on him as the unsealing of hundreds of pages of court documents connected to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues.

Thirteen Stewartry schools haven’t been inspected by Education Scotland for a decade.

The first annual NHS Dumfries and Galloway pharmacy awards have honoured professionals in the field in three categories.

It feels like we’ve been talking about Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” for a long time already. From the first rumblings to a confirmed cast, we have covered just about every aspect of this film that is in development.

A woman has shed more than two stone after finally cracking her snacking habit.

Jacob Elordi is taking on a new role that was previously filled by Andrew Garfield!

Sarah Ferguson has "earned the right to be included in family occasions" after rejoining the Royal Family for a significant occasion.The Duchess of York, who also goes by the nickname of Fergie, tied the knot with Prince Andrew in 1986 and welcomed two daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.They split in 1992 and shortly after Sarah hit headlines after topless photos emerged of her while on holiday with John Bryan, who was referred to as her "financial advisor". Her divorce from Andrew was finalised in 1996 and the palace announced that Sarah would no longer carry out engagements on behalf of the Queen.

Sarah Ferguson was 'grateful' to be part of the Royal Family's Christmas getaway at Sandringham as she joined other senior members of the Firm for the first time in 30 years outside St Mary Magdalene Church on Christmas Day.

We wondered if any of the A-listers mentioned in the Jeffrey Epstein docs would release statements.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor From Hollywood strikes to the ascent of AI to sinking stock prices, 2023 was a topsy-turvy year for media and entertainment. Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein, hosts of Variety podcast “Strictly Business,” discuss the highs and lows of the past year on the latest episode.

A Kirkcudbright businessman has urged the Scottish Government to help Dumfries and Galloway’s hospitality industry.

To be or not to be a troublesome theatergoer? That is the question Andrew Scott tackled head-on during a 2017 production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster is set to marry gourmet food company boss, Olivia Henson this summer.The wedding will be held at Chester Cathedral and attended by much of the British aristocracy. King Charles, who's the groom's godfather, along with Queen Camilla, are set to attend. Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, are also expected to make an appearance.

Tyler Hynes and Andrew Walker are two of the most popular actors working at Hallmark Channel and they happen to be related in real life!

After years of being ostracized by the royal family, Sarah Ferguson appears to be back in the fold once again!