Parole hearing for rapist who beat and drugged victim who he held captive for 12 hours to take place in private

The upcoming 74th Berlin Film Festival looks set to be its starriest edition in years with Kristen Stewart, Adam Sandler, Cillian Murphy, Lena Dunham, Sebastian Stan, Amanda Seyfried and Rooney Mara among the talent due to attend this year.

A paedophile who abducted a child and abused her for 27 hours will have a bid to reduce his “excessive” sentence considered amid claims it put “too much weight” on his transgender identity, a court has heard.

Cultural landmarks Book Soup and Vroman’s book store in Pasadena are for sale.

With the cold weather showing little sign of letting up, many of us will be looking ahead to summer, where we can hopefully enjoy a fair bit of sun.

Netflix's latest true crime drama explores the 'Gone Girl' kidnapping case which was so far-fetched it was wrongly dismissed by cops. Denise Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn successfully used law enforcement for $1.2 million after being accused of hoaxing.

A former Cabinet Secretary has said any decision to prosecute Nicola Sturgeon or her husband over SNP fraud claims should not be made by the Crown Office.

A man jailed for sending messages of a threatening nature to Nicola Sturgeon, and later helped abduct a sheriff, has died in prison.

The Met Office has warned of 'widespread snow' this week with a number of snow and ice warnings issued across the UK.

Brazen dog dealers badly neglected a host of animals they were raising at their unlicensed Scottish puppy farm.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer‘s historical drama that was inspired loosely by Martin Amis’ 2014 novel of the same name set outside the walls of Auschwitz during the Holocaust.

Valerie Wu Intern Ernst Goldschmidt, member of the founding team of Orion Pictures and an international film executive, died Dec. 2 from heart failure in Badenweller, Germany. He was 92.

Prince Harry has been accused in the past of being the one responsible for his children's non-existent relationship with their grandfather but experts claim King Charles could actually be the one at fault.

Hollywood A-lister Russell Crowe has revealed just how close his connections to Scotland are.

Dalbeattie Star go into the New Year having been top of the tree at Christmas.

Pablo Sandoval Hollywood studio execs – including James Lin, Universal Pictures SVP physical production, Legendary TV’s Lily Tammy and Robert Ortiz, Paramount SVP, production – met with international location managers, scouts, and line producers and film commission reps at this year’s Shooting Locations Marketplace in Spain’s Valladolid. Among location managers, event ambassador Lori Balton (“Jack Ryan,” “Argo”) was joined by William Doyle (“Mank”) Mika Saito (“Tenet”) Michael Glaser (“Inception”) Les Fincher (“Over the Brooklyn Bridge”) John Hutchinson (“White Noise”) and John Rakich (“See”). David Williams (“Cobra Kai,” David Mckinney (“Batman v Superman”) Jeffrey Shepherd (“Straight Outta Compton,”) and Sandra Solares (“Point Break”) also attended.

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.

Coronation Street star Alex Bain was out supporting his former co-star amid rumours he's set to leave the soap himself this year. The actor, known for playing Simon Barlow in the ITV soap, ended his year by heading to catch the pantomime.

Manchester United great Peter Schmeichel says Erik ten Hag was wrong to haul off Kobbie Mainoo at half-time during the 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon. Mainoo started for the fourth match running, but the teenager was sacrificed after 45 minutes to make way for Scott McTominay.

Celebrating the start of a new year can be a bittersweet time, with Christmas decorations coming down and resolutions to stick to. But Jane McDonald, the nation’s cruising queen, admits that she couldn’t be more excited for 2024 – particularly with her upcoming touring plans. Jane, 60, tells OK! that she’ll be celebrating New Year’s Eve by embracing her Scottish roots.

The seas have divided once again on social media this weekend in the UK, with two armies lining up behind their favourite controversial comedians, Frankie Boyle and Ricky Gervais.