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A Dumfries councillor was stunned to discover that the authority has a budget of just £50,000 for repairs to structures in the Nithsdale area.

The humid clouds do not spoil the view of Singapore from the rooftop of the Fullerton Bay Hotel. The landmark Marina Bay Sands, its three towers hovering in a vista from a sci-fi film, dominates the background and provides the backdrop for a Manchester United photocall.

A “small fire” at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood prompted cancellations of last night’s and tonight’s performances of Les Miserables, according to theater officials.

A huge new waterfront food and drink destination, with a host of food traders and restaurants, has revealed more details about its gastronomic line-up. It is part of Called Central Bay, the new Salford Quays hub spread over 25,000 sq ft, with space for 600 people.

The multi-million pound transformation of Stockport’s bus station has reached a new milestone with the planting of the first trees in the rooftop park.

Manchester's unique events venue, Victoria Warehouse is marking a major milestone - a decade of eclectic and unforgettable experiences.

Olivia Rodrigo has become the youngest person ever to receive the BRIT Billion Award.Rodrigo – who is currently only 20 years old – scored the landmark achievement in mid-July, but was presented with the award last weekend (August 17) while the singer was in the UK to promote her latest single ‘Bad Idea Right?’.A post shared by The BRIT Awards (@brits)The BRIT Billion Award, which was introduced earlier this year, recognises artists who achieve an astounding one billion digital streams in the United Kingdom. Other artists who have received the award so far since its inception in May include ABBA, Coldplay, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Lana Del Rey, Queen, Becky Hill, James Arthur, Rita Ora, Lewis Capaldi and Ellie Goulding.Olivia Rodrigo’s highly anticipated sophomore album ‘Guts’ is set to release on September 8 via Geffen (pre-order/pre-save here).

Movie lovers have a great reason to go to the movies this weekend.

A new study by Tripadvisor has revealed the top trending destinations across the UK, and two stunning Scottish locations appear on the list.

After a half-century, it looks like the landmark Gladstone’s restaurant in Pacific Palisades is apparently ending its run.

Todd Longwell The locations featured in this year’s batch of shows featuring Emmy-nominated actresses can be viewed in simple terms as diorama boxes or proscenium stages. They are settings that help define and confine characters, such as the near-future dystopian Republic of Gilead (portrayed by Toronto) or — as with the Sicilian resort setting for Season 2 of HBO’s “The White Lotus” — and give them the space explore their truer selves in ways that are alternately freeing and tragic.

A former bank building in south Manchester where an art gallery has recently opened could be turned into flats and shops with a nod to the site's history. The HSBC building at the 'four banks' junction in Chorlton would be extended to create two 'quality neighbourhood retail' shops with six apartments above.

Famous burger joint Archie’s has announced that it will open its landmark tenth restaurant at TraffordCity’s Trafford Palazzo later this month.

The opening of a council-run nursery has been delayed for a second time.

When Prince Harry first began dating Meghan Markle, they were keen to keep their romance behind closed doors.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The number of paying streaming subscribers at China’s Tencent Music Entertainment hit 100 million in the June, the company said Tuesday as it revealed its second quarter financials. Subscriber numbers increased by 20% year on year and by 5 million quarter on quarter, to hit 99.4 million, the company said. That increase helped quarterly revenues from music subscriptions to rise by 37% year-on-year to RMB2.89 billion ($399 million).

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

With the political turmoil found around the world, but especially right now in the United States, there’s no better time to look back at a historic event that shows what can happen to a society when opposing political sides reach a boiling point. Patricio Guzmán’s epic, “The Battle of Chile,” is getting a brand-new restoration and release on the 50th anniversary of the pivotal coup that led to violence and unrest in the country, and hopefully a new generation of audiences can watch the landmark political documentary.

Living by a busy road is a dealbreaker for a lot of people when it comes to choosing a house. But for residents living under the UK’s busiest motorway junction it’s not a problem at all - in fact they ‘love it’.

Britney Spears’ boys are struggling during their first week in Hawaii.

Bad Bunny can add another success to his long list of hits. His song “Where She Goes” has reached number one in Latin Airplay, becoming his 22nd song that hits this landmark. Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny shut down breakup rumors with a recent trip to Idaho and a sushi dateBad Bunny and Kendall Jenner’s surprise concert attendance leaves 50 Cent upsetA post shared by @badbunnyprLatin Airplay is a weekly chart published by Billboard, summing up the top 50 most played songs in the Spanish language per Nielsen data.

Among the thousands of Maui residents impacted by the fires there over the past few days is Mick Fleetwood. The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame drummer lost his waterfront restaurant, Fleetwood’s, in the blaze that tragically reduced much of Lahaina to rubble.

TV late-night comedy scribe Greg Iwinski, 38, was still only an aspiring writer when Hollywood writers held their landmark strike in 2007-2008.

Plans to offload some of Manchester United’s fringe players are in full swing at Old Trafford. To comply with Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, United will be hoping to recoup significant transfer fees over the next few transfer windows.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor A tough advertising market sent dollars toward Disney’s sports and streaming properties, the company said Tuesday, but not flocking at the same rate to its traditional TV networks. “Overall revenue and volume commitments made in the Upfront are in line with the prior year,” the company said in a statement.

Naman Ramachandran “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third consecutive weekend with a combined £13.4 million ($17 million), per numbers from Comscore. Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” topped the charts again with £7.9 million and now has a total of £67.5 million.

Barbie is the latest movie to pull off a very impressive feat – netting $1 billion at the global box office – and it is one of the fasted movies to hit the goal.

Climate change activists briefly halted the Locarno Film Festival’s honorary awards ceremony for environmentalist and documentarian Luc Jacquet on Monday evening.Jacquet, who won the Best Documentary Oscar in 2006 for The March Of The Penguins, was being feted with the Locarno Kids Award, followed by a screening of his new film Magnetic Continent in front of a 7,000-strong crowd on the festival’s landmark Piazza Grande.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large HBO’s “Succession” was a critical darling, so it’s probably befitting that the show would end its run with two final lauds from the Television Critics Assn. The 39th Annual TCA Awards — which canceled its in-person event this year due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes — released its list of winners on Monday, with “Succession” grabbing the prizes for program of the year, as well as outstanding achievement in drama (an award it also won in 2022 and 2020). Other major winners included FX’s “The Bear,” which airs on Hulu.

HBO’s Succession is leading the charge of 2023 TCA Award winners including Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement In Drama. Other winners include Peacock’s Poker Face, Freevee’s Jury Duty, Disney+’s Ms. Marvel and FX’s The Bear.

There are some big changes coming to Jeopardy!

The founder of Alton Towers, John Broome, has died aged 80.

Fall Out Boy gave ‘You’re Crashing, But You’re No Wave’ its live debut at a show in New York last night (August 4) – check it out below.The song is taken from their landmark 2007 album ‘Infinity On High’ and was chosen as the night’s ‘Magic 8 Ball’ song, the part of the evening where the Chicagoans dig into their deep cuts and play one of their B-sides and rarities.According to fans there, frontman Patrick Stump needed the use of a teleprompter to remember the words in the song’s notoriously fast pre-chorus.Check out fan-filmed footage of the performance below.fall out boy performing a LIVE DEBUT of “you’re crashing but you’re no wave” at the show tonight! this song is so wordy patrick was holding onto that teleprompter for dear life

Aramide Tinubu HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” is back for Season 2, and it’s still electric and a damn good time. The first season, mostly spanning the 1979-1980 NBA calendar, unpacked the origins of Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss (a crass but delightful John C.

Barbie is on track to hit a major milestone at the box office – surpassing $1 billion in global ticket sales. Will it be one of the fasted to pull off the feat?

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Apparently “The Rumble” is coming to “The Masked Singer” this season. Fox is taking the wraps off of the latest edition of the hit reality competition series, teasing the landmark 10th season with a first promo tonight — as well as a look at the first round of costumes. Variety has an exclusive look, above, of the Donut and the Hawk.