National Befriending Week: Call for more volunteers to come forward in West Dunbartonshire

Nationwide is calling on the government for greater support for first-time buyers. The building society has said that Jeremy Hunt needs to introduce stronger measures in the upcoming autumn statement in a bid to help more people buy their first home.

A West Lothian MP is calling for a total ban on the sale of fireworks to members of the public.

ITV's I'm A Celebrity viewing figures have taken a hit according to ratings from last night's debut episode. It comes as fans called to boycott the show for reportedly paying former politician Nigel Farage £1.5 million to take part.

Glastonbury fans have called for tickets to be sold differently after many struggled to obtain them before they sold out.Tickets for the 2024 festival, which will take place from June 26-30, sold out in under an hour in the general sale yesterday (November 19). Meanwhile, coach and ticket packages went on sale instead at 6pm GMT on Thursday (November 16) and sold out in 25 minutes.It comes after ticket sales were initially pushed back after organisers confirmed on social media that both sales had been delayed by two weeks following issues with some voter registrations. Glastonbury have promised that, once again, there will be a re-sale of any cancelled or returned tickets in spring 2024.Now, following frustration among many who struggled to get tickets, some fans have suggested tickets should be sold via a ballot system for subsequent festivals to make things fairer.Ballot systems have been used for selling tickets to Wimbledon for years and are gradually becoming more common for high-demand music events, such as Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras’ tour and Green Day‘s ill-fated intimate show at the Electric Ballroom which was cancelled just minutes before doors.“Why not a random ballot for all registrees and an email notification to say the outcome then a one day window to pay? Just sayin…” one X/Twitter user suggested.“Just.

Norma Percy Making More ‘Putin Vs The West’

Texas congressman Joaquin Castro has taken to X to slam Warner Bros Discovery for axing the $70M Coyote vs. Acme for a reported $30M tax writeoff. That said, as we first reported, the studio is changing course this week and screening the film for potential buyers, i.e. Amazon Prime (a leading contender), Apple and Netflix. This pivot by studio brass was made after a weekend in which the studio’s phone rang off the hook by the creative community over the cancelling of the finished film, as well as an outcry by the pic’s composer Steven Price among others online.

redveil ended his set at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival this past Sunday (November 12) with a statement on the violence in Gaza, where more than 11,100 people — about half a percent of the densely inhabited strip’s population — have died due to Israel’s ongoing airstrikes, ground invasion, and blockade since Hamas fighters killed roughly 1,400 Israelis (including 260 attendees of a music festival) and took roughly 240 more hostage on October 7. Among Gaza’s dead are more than 4,000 children, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

Seven people have been arrested during pro-Palestine protests in Glasgow. Five men and two women were arrested at the event demonstrated by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) today.

Fans of Married At First Sight UK have called for an all-star edition of the show, as they called for some of its most chaotic former contestants to unite. The hit E4 show is known for dishing the drama, as it sees complete strangers meet for the first time at the alter, where they get married and enter into a love experiment.The latest series has seen plenty of tears, tantrums and even fisticuffs, with two couples being kicked off and one person leaving.

An extra £20 per week should be given to those receiving Universal Credit to help reduce the number of people living in poverty, a senior Labour MP has said. Speaking in the Commons during the ‘Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity’ debate on Wednesday, former shadow chancellor John McDonnell made an appeal to the UK Government to “help our children out of poverty” in the upcoming Autumn Statement.

Carly Waddell is a fan of Lady GaGa’s music. But personally? Well, she doesn’t have the fondest of things to say about the 38-year-old singer — all because of how she acted during their college days!

According to TMZ, Kim Kardashian hit up Odell Beckham Jr.’s 31st birthday celebration after appearing at the 2023 CFDA Awards. The Skims creator had all eyes on her as she rocked a plunging black dress. Kim stunned in a tight leather dress as she accessorized with thick chains around her neck.

SNP members have described the defection of MSP Ash Regan as a “kick in the teeth” and called for her to resign.

Holidaymakers who want to go on a last-minute getaway for under £100 will have to act fast, as a deal offering just that ends this weekend.

UPDATED with Lachlan Murdoch comments. Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said his father, Rupert, “is very much involved and will be for years to come” despite stepping down from his chairman role in September.

The lawyer for the family of a teenage boy who took his own life just 48 hours after being remanded in prison has demanded safeguards protecting children in Scotland's criminal justice system be probed.

Big Brother viewers have demanded Paul Blackburn be removed from the ITV show after he allegedly make a transphobic remark about housemate Hallie Clarke. Fans have accused Paul, 23, of making a comment about Hallie, 18, who was evicted on Friday, on Big Brother's 24 hour live stream on Sunday evening. The BB house has been given a Halloween-themed makeover ready for 31 October, with skeletons placed across the garden - one of which had been mocked up with oranges as breasts and another object added to resemble a penis.

A new online petition is calling for Child Benefit rules to be changed to “take into account inflation since 2013, and make it apply to household income, not individual income”. The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) provides for Child Benefit to be clawed back through the self Assessment tax system from families where the highest earner has an income above £50,000.

Greater Manchester's civic leaders have called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.

multicolored bodycon dress for Bush Hager, 41, and a beige sleeveless turtleneck with a white vegan leather midi skirt for Kotb, 59. Several Instagram users slammed the choices from Parkinson-Jones, an executive producer on the show.“Poor Jenna — do y’all hate her?! Sheesh!” one exclaimed.