Outlander fans hail mid-season finale as 'amazing' and 'the best of series'

Masterpiece on PBS has announced the premiere dates and released first look images for the upcoming seasons of Miss Scarlet and The Duke and All Creatures Great and Small.

Manchester United have reportedly offered Marcos Alonso a two-year contract as they search for a left-back.

The Crown is on the verge of its sixth and final season.

The summer holidays aren’t over yet which means there’s still time to squeeze in a trip to the beach. Even if wall-to-wall sunshine isn't in the forecast, it’s always nice to visit the coast and soak up the sea views.

Manchester United have reportedly been offered the opportunity to sign Barcelona full-back Marcos Alonso to help alleviate their left-back worries.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Headlined respectively by “Sound of Metal” lead Riz Ahmed and “Matrix” stars Jessica Henwick and Hugo Weaving, Christos Nikou’s “Fingernails” and Kitty Green’s “The Royal Hotel” figure among seven newly unveiled films which will play in main competition at September’s San Sebastian Film Festival. Also in the running are buzz titles “A Journey in Spring,” from Taiwan’s Peng Tzu-Hui, Wang Ping-Wen, and “Kalak,” directed by Denmark’s Isabella Eklöf.

The last bank holiday of the summer falls on Monday, August 28 for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, it will also affect people in Scotland expecting payments on that date from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). No changes to payments due from Social Security Scotland have been announced and are expected to be made as planned.

Skyfall has been name the best James Bond film ever in a new survey.Conducted in the UK by William Hill Vegas, the survey polled 3,500 fans of the franchise, asking them to name their favourite 007 movies from best to worst.Skyfall, starring Daniel Craig, topped the list with 17.5 percent of the vote, far ahead of the second-placed Goldfinger (8.5 percent), starring the late Sean Connery. Craig’s final entry, No Time To Die, came in at third with 7 percent.Meanwhile, Connery’s last outing as 007, Never Say Never Again, was voted the worst Bond film of all time, with just 0.6 percent of the vote.Skyfall was both a critical and commercial success, grossing over $1.1 billion at the global box office and earning a critical rating of 92 percent on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.The film won two Oscars for Best Original Song and best Sound Editing, while also receiving multiple Grammys, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.Directed by Sam Mendes, Skyfall saw MI6 attacked, with Bond tracing the events back to a cyberterrorist named Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem).The full synopsis reads: “When James Bond’s ;atest assignment goes terribly wrong, it leads to a calamitous turn of events: undercover agents around the world are exposed, and MI6 is attacked, forcing M (Judi Dench) to relocate the agency.“With MI6 now compromised inside and out, M turns to the one man she can trust: Bond.

Kate Middleton swapped custom-made gowns for comfy casual last weekend as she headed out to the Houghton Hall music festival, surprising many at the rave event.The Princess Of Wales, who celebrated England's Lionesses' win yesterday, flew under the radar at the three-day event, donning a pair of £120 Veja trainers, black skinny jeans and an off-the-shoulder top. Celebrating art & music in the Norfolk countryside, the techno rave festival featured dance and electronic music and saw a multitude of different stages. It is famed for being the UK's only 24-hour festival.

Some of Ayrshire’s top hospitality venues are in the mix to be crowned the best bars and pubs in Scotland. The finalists for the Scottish Bar and Pub awards, formerly the DRAM Awards, have been named.

A Kilwinning beauty studio has been crowned the best in Ayrshire at Scotland's Business Awards.

A significant milestone in the development of Perth Museum has taken place with the keys to the building being handed over to the operator.

Outlander executive producer Maril Davis wasn't kidding around when was going to be a turning point for all the main players. (Warning: spoilers ahead.) Jamie survived his injuries, and he and Claire eventually returned to Scotland with Young Ian (who left Rollo with Rachel, which was comforting until she ran into Mr. Bug, who is obviously up to no good).

It’s official, we’re now in a ‘Droughtlander’ until 2024.

Outlander fans were “in tears” after the latest episode as producers paid their respects to the late Sinead O'Connor in the end credits.

back-to-school shopping lists are starting to take shape for those gearing up for college. As you prepare for move-in day, make sure you don't overlook your dorm room and off-campus cooking tools.Gone are the days of having to turn on a stovetop burner to heat up the water for your French press coffee or morning tea. Electric kettles can boil water at the flick of a switch.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 is taking a small break between arcs. Season Two episode 6 will not be in its usual time slot as instead there will be a few recap episodes coming up. Given how the series has just returned this may be a little confusing.

Kate Middleton may be the future Queen of Britain but even she has to abide by a strict set of rules that all working members of the Royal Family must follow.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update for people on disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment (ADP) and Attendance Allowance, who may still be waiting on the £150 cost of living lump sum. The money was made automatically to more than 6.4 million people during the two-week payment at the end of June, beginning of July.

The Hives have shared two new songs – listen to ‘Trapdoor Solution’ and ‘The Bomb’ below.The Swedish indie band are due to release ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’ – their sixth album, and first studio effort in over a decade – next Friday (August 11) via Fuga. Pre-order/pre-save here.It’ll feature the tracks ‘Bogus Operandi’, ‘Countdown To Shutdown’ and ‘Rigor Mortis Radio’, all of which arrived this year.Now, the Hives have further previewed the imminent LP with two more cuts.