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Artists from Stirling will take to the stage at Europe’s largest winter music festival - Celtic Connections.

Artists from Perthshire will take to the stage at Europe’s largest winter music festival - Celtic Connections - that is set to take place in Glasgow between Thursday, January 19 and Sunday, February 5.

and notably pioneering the “Insta-Poet" art movement,” the poet, artist, performer and best-selling author has written and published three books of poetry—, , and —executive produced and starred in Amazon Prime's Rupi Kaur Live, and embarked on an immersive spoken-word world tour.The 30-year-old has since penned yet another book, , which unlike her previous publications, is not a collection of poetry but of curated and guided writing exercises—an invitation to enter her world of writing, creativity, and healing. “I'm nervous and excited, and those emotions are kind of one and the same,  because this isn't a collection of poetry," Kaur tells Glamour.

. On Tuesday night's episode of the ABC series, the OG singles were tempted with new options to varying results, all of which ET is breaking down in the recap below.Just as the women were ready to throw Jesse Palmer to the wolves for taking them away from their men, the host redeemed himself by gifting the women five new men to hang out with.While one of the new guys found connections with two women, the other ladies emotionally spiraled as they wondered what their guys were up to.

The U.S. government will pull visas belonging to current and former Haitian government officials involved with criminal organizations as well as provide security and humanitarian assistance to Haiti, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday.

The supersized new season of “Bachelor in Paradise” is going to bring the drama. At the conclusion of Tuesday’s season 8 premiere of the series, fans got a look at what’s to come, and, boy, is there lots to come.

Bachelor in Paradise's supersized season is going to bring the drama. At the conclusion of Tuesday's season 8 premiere of the series, fans got a look at what's to come, and, boy, is there to come.The preview starts out on a light-hearted note as Shanae blacks out from abs and juggles men, Aaron falls in love after witnessing a twerk, and Johnny jokes about the season's love triangles making up «geometry beach.»Love is in the air too, as Brandon tells Serene he's «falling for you hard,» Rodney and Lace couple up, Brittany and Jacob get close, Michael tells Sierra that she's bringing him «back to life,» and Logan confesses to Kate that he wants her «to be mine.»It can't be all good, though, as Aaron tells Genevieve he's being «chipped away at,» Shanae yells at Logan to «be a man,» Lace gets emotional over Rodney kissing someone else, and Aaron and Teddi have it out in a big way.As if that weren't enough, host Jesse Palmer tells the ladies, «Go pack your bags.

A three-month long creative project in Camelon and the surrounding canal side communities will come to a close at the Falkirk Wheel this Friday.

season 17 premiering this Sunday following more than 10 years on TV, fans might think they know the Brown family. Kody Brown is in a «spiritual marriage» with his first wife, Meri Brown, second wife, Janelle Brown, and fourth wife, Robyn Brown.

Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld,” which comes out on Aug. 2, explains why jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra flourished within mob empires headed by the likes of Al Capone, Meyer Lansky, John T.

Luca Bish has been a hit with viewers on this year's Love Island with his gleaming veneers and cheeky one-liners. The Fishmonger, 23, has tons of charisma and charm and has won the heart of fellow Islander, Gemma Owen. Outside of the villa, the future influencer has some rather notable celebrity ties from a legendary EastEnders actress and a former Strictly Come Dancing star, to singer Nick Cave who penned an open letter.

Love Island has seen a collection of Islanders having celebrity links recently but some contestants have connections to the Royal Family. In the past we've seen Tommy Fury, 23, whose brother is Tyson Fury, Dani Dyer, whose dad is Danny Dyer, and more recently Gemma Owen, 19, who recently name dropped her football legend dad Michael Owen. However, as well as celebrity links, some past contestants have connections to the Royal Family from working weddings, rumoured exes and one secret prince, here OK! takes a look at the surprising links...

celebrated its Season 2 premiere with a Los Angeles celebration hosted by stars Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short.

Love Island singleton Tasha Ghouri is a dancer and has modelled for a number of big brands. It’s no surprise then that the beauty has a past full of A-list stars including Kate Moss and Strictly Come Dancing stars.

Love Island 2022 kicked off on 6 June, with a new set of sexy singletons jetting off to Mallorca in the hope of finding love. One of the hopefuls who has entered the villa this year is Gemma Owen, the eldest daughter of former professional footballer Michael Owen, but the 19 year old is yet to reveal her father's identity to her fellow Islanders.

Love Island 2022 is well underway, with drama already happening and romances beginning to heat up in the iconic villa. A whole new batch of singletons have headed to Mallorca in search of long-lasting romance and while some seem to be forming connections, others haven't been so lucky.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThis year, the Cannes Film Festival kicked off with a restoration of Jean Eustache’s 1973 ménage à trois scandal “The Mother and the Whore” and concluded with a screening of controversial Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness,” creating an odd kind of symmetry for the event’s 75th anniversary edition, between which I somehow managed to screen all 21 films in competition. Made half a century apart, Eustache and Östlund’s rhyming triangles were hardly the only parallels to be found at Cannes — though anyone who’s ever binge-watched movies at a major festival knows the feeling of such connections, often just a fluke of the order in which you see movies whose images and ideas inevitably resonate with one another.

CANNES – To be frank, it’s hard to explain Olivier Assayas‘ impressive new limited series “Irma Vep” with a simple logline. It’s primarily about a modern-day movie star, Mira (Alicia Vikander), who is starring in a new limited series inspired by the classic French silent film “Les Vampires” which also inspired a 1997 film, “Irma Vep.” In the HBO series, the director (Vincent Lacoste), is remaking his own movie of “Irma Vep” into a limited series, just like Assayas is in real life.

it was a kick to hear Spielberg, who was supposed to have been joined by stars Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore until unspecified events prevented them from coming, talk about how he persuaded screenwriter Melissa Mathison to take on the film, and how the first 50 or so people to see the film heard a version in which the voice of E.T. was none other than the director’s good friend Debra Winger.)  But one of the great things about a festival like TCM is the way it allows you to make connections and follow themes through cinema history – in this case, to go from 1982’s “E.T.” on Thursday to 1953’s “Invaders From Mars” on Saturday.

All is fair in the Dick Wolf universe! After getting his start as a writer on Hill Street Blues in 1980s, the producer shot to superstardom when he created Law & Order in 1990.

fans might think they know the Brown family. Kody Brown is in a «spiritual marriage» with his first wife, Meri Brown, second wife, Janelle Brown, and fourth wife, Robyn Brown.

She may have won a SAG Award, been nominated for a Tony Award, and just earned her first Oscar nomination for “West Side Story,” but Ariana DeBose is driven by being a “consummate perfectionist.” That means when she watched the celebrated Steven Spielberg musical for the first time she “found a million things” she could have done better. Considering the almost universal acclaim her performance as Anita received, many viewers and her peers would politely disagree.

As the season 26 finale of The Bachelor approaches, Clayton Echard is continuing to try to explain how everything came crumbling down at fantasy suites.

they’re everywhere — and by the time the imagery is kinda-sorta explained, it’s too late to get un-distracted). When the film allows itself to be intimate, lovely moments occur.

Every school in Dumfries and Galloway will finally have fast internet connections by next week to allow for digital learning in the classroom.

is already making headlines!With less than 24 hours until season 3 kicks off, the houseguests have already settled in and host Julie Chen Moonves is sharing details about what viewers can expect. Shanna Moakler, Carson Kressley, Miesha Tate, Chris Kirkpatrick, Chris Kattan and more form part of the latest edition, and are already stirring up trouble.

Stanley Tucci is a recognisable name, known for his acting and directing roles in the U. S and is now making his name for himself with his food writing.

A desperate search has been launched for a missing Scots teen who vanished after being spotted in the early hours.

For Elaine Bogan’s animated feature film directorial debut, DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit Untamed, it seemed like there was a constant bit of kismet at play.

Maya Hawke worries her phone is "separating [her] from real connections". The 23-year-old actress relies on her phone for all sorts of different things, but she knows that it's also having a potentially damaging impact on her life.

prisoner who has connections in Glasgow. James Stewart, 24, was reported missing from an address in the city to police at 2.35pm on Friday after being granted home leave from HMP Castle Huntly.

iOS - Android Joe's family are concerned for his wellbeing.Inspector Morven Sutherland, based in Dumbarton, said: "We're appealing for anyone who has seen Joe to contact us."Our enquiries have established Joe may be in the Uddingston area, but we are keeping an open mind so anyone who has any information should let us know."Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 3195 of 29 September.

, three of the strongest couples on the beach met their downfall, and ET is breaking it all down in the recap below.A new celebrity host and a VIP party kicked off the episode, but four new women spelled trouble for multiple couples. While two people decided to give their love a second chance, that resulted in heartbreak for one woman.Questions of intentions swirled around once more, but one woman put her fears aside for a chance at love.

Where are the reality TV cameras when you need them? After Jana Kramer was spotted on a date with Jay Cutler, Us Weekly is looking into the One Tree Hill alum’s past with Kristin Cavallari.

's drama isn't only on the beach.

EXCLUSIVE: The blast radius from the end of Andrew Cuomo’s reign in the Empire State this week could see another chief executive forced to exit, or at least face a reckoning.