New report highlights the changing severity of Covid-19 and its impact on Scottish hospitals

The pandemic blighted the mental health of people across the north of England far more than the rest of the country, a new report has found. Experts have estimated that the mental health crisis in the north has cost the UK economy £2 billion, on top of the losses caused by Covid-19.

Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos has shared details of a new six-part radio series.In August, Kapranos will join Absolute Radio to host a new series that will run every Sunday night at 10pm from August 7. The show will also see the singer being joined by special guests including Johnny Marr.A statement about the show said: “Alex will be bringing his encyclopedic knowledge of and eclectic taste in music to his own show, as well as anecdotes from over 20 years at the top of the UK indie music scene and insight from across the music world.“Alongside this you can expect the musician to be joined by a range of guests including Johnny Marr, The Cribs and Los Bitchos.”Speaking about the new show, Kapranos said: “I’m happy to say that Absolute Radio have invited me in to take over on Sunday nights, play songs I love, and have a bit of a chat with musicians I like.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ is entering The Doll Factory.

Panic! At The Disco have shared their new single ‘Middle Of A Breakup’.It is the latest track to be lifted from their forthcoming album ‘Viva Las Vengeance’ after the title track was previously shared.The video for the upbeat track features Brendon Urie in a scene reminiscent of the 1978 rom com Grease. You can view it in full below.The band have also announced that they will be celebrating their album release on August 19 with an outdoor performance at New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza as part of the Citi Summer Concert Series on NBC’s TODAY.Panic! At The Disco are also due to hit the road for a 40-date worldwide arena tour, with stops in Europe, the UK, and North America from September.The dates will mark the band’s return to NYC’s Madison Square Garden, LA’s Kia Forum, and London’s The O2.

Gallery: Robert Pattinson’s love life in pictures (Espresso) Sources told the publication that the rumoured newlyweds will host a bigger wedding ceremony when they return to America after Furiosa has wrapped. It is believed The Northman actress has been dating the More* bandmate for the past year.

Scottish actress Karen Gillan is to star in another blockbuster - this time as an aimless millennial who confronts her mother's early-onset of Alzheimer's.

Ivana Trump died after suffering "blunt impact injuries" to her torso in a fall down stairs at her New York City home.

Fresh from his second role in Outlander as William 'Buck' MacKenzie, fans are getting to enjoy Graham McTavish in a new role as he is pictured in action for a new Game of Thrones TV show.

A brand new BBC series is in the making that is set to rival Netflix 's hit reality show Selling Sunset. Since its release in 2019, Selling Sunset has become extremely popular with viewers on the streaming service, having just recently been renewed for a sixth and seventh season.

Showtime’s Your Honor will end after its upcoming season, series star Bryan Cranston said today in an interview on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast. Filming on Season 2 has just started, with Joey Hartstone, who was a writer on Season 1, as new showrunner, Deadline has learned. Additionally, I hear Keith Machekanyanga, who recurred heavily as Lil Mo in the first installment, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

“the happiest man in the world” when the couple married in London in March 2016. In the petition, lodged with the Los Angeles Superior Court, Ms Hall said she was unaware of the full extent of Mr Murdoch’s assets and liabilities. According to Forbes, Mr Murdoch and his family are worth $17.

Naman Ramachandran A wealth of film and TV titles are available at launch on streamer Studiocanal Presents, which is now available as an Amazon Prime Video channel in the U.K.Some 300 films and series from Studiocanal’s catalogue are available at launch, including Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now: Final Cut” in 4K; Brian Helgeland’s “Legend”; Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Inside Llewyn Davis”; a digitally restored version of Carol Reed’s “The Third Man”; Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here,” zombie horror “Train to Busan” and Céline Sciamma’s “Girlhood.”Also available are Nicolas Roeg’s “The Man Who Fell To Earth” and Sidney Lumet’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” award-winners “Manchester by the Sea” and “Room,” seminal titles like Luis Buñuel’s “Belle de Jour” and Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless” and modern British classics “Submarine” and “Four Lions.” Other recent additions include Sharon Stone classic “Basic Instinct” and John Carpenter’s “Escape From New York.” Studiocanal Presents also offers TV series showcasing the best of Studiocanal and Canal+’s own TV productions, including “Hannibal,” “Spiral” and “All the Way Up,” which broke streaming records upon its launch on Canal+ in France.A variety of new titles will launch on the channel every month, many of which can’t be streamed anywhere else in the U.K. New titles arriving include “Possessions,” “Animal Kingdom” and “The Guard.” After a seven-day free trial the service costs £4.99 ($6) a month.

Scott Disick enjoyed a meal at Miami's celebrity haunt Papi Steak on Tuesday. The 39-year-old New York native sported a red had with yellow Olde English font on the front. It comes as his ex-girlfriend and co-parent Kourtney Kardashian rushed to the hospital with new husband Travis Barker.

The horrific events that gripped the people of a Nottinghamshire mining community 18 years ago have been revisited in a new television drama. Back in the summer of 2004, there were two unconnected killings carried out by different men within weeks and a few miles of each other.

Bicep have released a new version of fan-favourite ‘Meli (I)’ called ‘Meli (II)’ and have unveiled details of a huge new London show.The new single is a 4×4 live-reworking of the beatless “Meli (I)” from their ‘Isles Deluxe’ release last year.Speaking about the re-working of the original track, the band said: “’Meli (I)’ was a beatless track on ‘Isles Deluxe’. Truth be told we just couldn’t get a drum version right in the studio throughout the pandemic, there were many failed demo versions whilst we were working on ‘Isles’, it just never felt like it worked.“We always knew there was room for this version though, hence naming the original ‘Meli (I)’. ‘Meli (II)’ was formed slowly on the road.

Scots singer Gerry Cinnamon could be doing a Kate Bush after one of his tracks opened the new season of Netflix smash hit The Umbrella Academy. The Glasgow-born singer's song Sometimes features in the first scene of the much-anticipated third series of the comic book caper.

Spacey Unmasked is set to take a forensic look into the actor’s career, from his childhood, success on Broadway and star status, to his fall from grace following multiple allegations of grooming, sexual harassment and abuse.The two-part series comes from director Kira Phillips, and will air after the outcomes of two court cases against Spacey – a civil case brought by actor Anthony Rapp in New York set to be heard in October, and UK criminal charges relating to allegations by three men.“Kevin Spacey is one of the most highly honoured and admired actors of our age,” said executive producer Dorothy Byrne. “His brilliance has won him two Oscars and multiple other awards.“Critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic for his film work, he led the Old Vic for 11 years of remarkable success, becoming one of the most important figures in London’s cultural life, a friend to some of its leading figures, making regular appearance in society columns.“These films will follow the unfolding story of the allegations of abuse against him and the resulting court cases.”Spacey appeared in a UK court earlier this month after being charged with four counts of sexual assault relating to alleged offences in London and Gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013.

Scotland's tax system is not fit for the future and needs to be completely redesigned, according to a new report from a think tank.