Scottish Government in dispute with Whitehall over spiralling £251m bill of new benefits system

As Salman Rushdie fights for his life after being brutally stabbed Friday while delivering a lecture onstage, Bill Maher spoke out about the circumstances underlying the attack on the author.

Pet ownership across the UK is more popular than ever, with over half of households currently having at least one animal companion following a big boom over the Covid pandemic.

The Scottish Government will host a second summit on buffer zones around abortion clinics later this month. Nicola Sturgeon chaired the first event at the end of June, describing it as “constructive and helpful”.

The Scottish Government has spent nearly £30,000 on legal advice on referring its draft indyref2 bill to the Supreme Court.

Singer Beyoncé has faced a backlash for the use of an offensive term in her song Heated, with a UK disability charity urging her to remove the word. The track features on the American singer-songwriter’s highly anticipated seventh studio album, Renaissance , which was released last week.

Beyoncé has been criticised for using an ableist slur on her new album ‘Renaissance’.The star faced a backlash over the use of an offensive term on her new track ‘Heated’, where Beyoncé sings: “Sp***in’ on that ass, sp** on that ass,” towards the end of the song.While used colloquially in the United States with a similar meaning to “freak out” or “go crazy”, the term emerges from the word “spastic”, which is used medically to describe the spasms one might experience from a condition like cerebral palsy. The term is often used in a derogative manner to describe those with disabilities, especially cerebral palsy.It comes just weeks after Lizzo also received a backlash over an ableist lyric in her single ‘Grrrls’, which she has since addressed and altered.So @Beyonce used the word 'spaz' in her new song Heated.

Finding love in the Marvel universe. After working together on screen, Gemma Chan and Dominic Cooper formed a special connection off screen as well.

Martha Stewart teamed up with global streetwear brand Anti Social Social Club for a capsule collection that features two images of Stewart, taken from her Instagram as she poses with lobster and an oyster. Andrew Garfield attended the Ischia Global Festival in Italy while wearing the Warner Tee in peacoat white and red from FILA. Emily Ratajkowski did an outfit check on TikTok while wearing the Frankie Asymmetric Drawstring Top in white from Edikted. Lala Kent took to Instagram to show the results of her mommy makeover featuring Sientra implants.Jaden Smith attended The ABB FIA Formula E New York City E-Prix wearing a custom driving suit by Alpinestars. Drake’s design collective, OVO®, teamed up with New York artist, Keith Haring for the OVO® / Keith Haring Collection, available in-store and online at octobersveryown.com.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentThree buzzy titles, all turning on women carving out their own destinies  – Carmen Jaquier’s “Thunder,” Laura Baumeister’s “Daughter of Rage” and Dinara Drukarova’s “Grand Marin” – feature in the 13-title lineup of San Sebastian’s 2022 New Directors section.Also making the New Directors’ cut – now firmly consolidated as the most important sidebar at the highest-profile film festival in the Spanish-speaking world – is “Tobacco Barns,” the awaited and second feature from Spain’s Rocío Mesa, as well as Jeong Ji-hye’s Jeonju Festival winner “Jeong-sun” which has its director hailed as a talent to track.Eight of the 13 features are directed by women who also serve as protagonists in most of the section’s films. Their themes range wide, however, from the absurdity of Moldova’s past (“Carbon”) to an allegorical portrait of civil conflict (“Carbide”) to cybershaming (“Jeong-sun”) and women’s love of literature (“To Books and Women I Sing”).

Lucky in love! While Gemma Chan and Dominic Cooper have primarily kept their relationship out of the spotlight, the Eternals actress loves their deep connection.

One big happy family? Sterling Shepard’s mom, Cheri Shepard, turned heads when she slammed her estranged daughter-in-law Chanel Iman amid the pair’s divorce.

Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS will be bringing back its core swimwear collection for the first time since its launch. On Thursday, July 28th, SKIMS will offer more solutions than ever, with a collection that introduces 11 new styles and fresh, limited edition colorways of the brand’s first sold-out collection of bikinis, one-piece, and cover-ups.SKIMS informed HOLA! USA via email, they are reimagining the swim category to make buying and wearing swimwear easy with ultra-flattering, versatile options that put comfort and confidence at the forefront.Designed with SKIMS’ signature expertise in fit, comfort, and style, this expansive range of styles and colorways will be the go-to staples of your summer wardrobe, to be worn in and out of the water.The collection includes 19 silhouettes in 7 colorways intended to mix, match, and create the perfect swim combination.

Scottish ministers are facing transparency calls after it was revealed a metal tycoon under investigation for fraud paid just £5 towards the acquisition of a Highlands smelting plant – with taxpayers financing the rest of the £330 million deal.