Tickets on sale for opera night coming to Birnam Arts Centre

Outlander stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish have been nominated for an award alongside Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey.

Former Manchester United captain Bryan Robson has heaped praise on the shoulders of midfielder Scott McTominay following his recent upturn in form.

It would be very easy for a promising youngster to feel angry at having been released by Manchester United, especially having been told the devastating news over Zoom.

ISLESFORD, Maine -- Ashley Bryan, a prolific and prize-winning children’s author and illustrator who told stories of Black life, culture and folklore in such acclaimed works as “Freedom Over Me,” “Beautiful Blackbird” and “Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum,” has died at age 98.Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing announced that the longtime Maine resident died “peacefully” Friday in Texas, where he had been staying with relatives.“An early, quiet, and potent force in bringing children of color and issues of racial diversity into the canon of children’s literature, he was committed to opening the eyes of children of all backgrounds to a wide range of themes through poetry, folktales, spirituals, and biblical narratives,” the publisher’s statement reads.Bryan was a Harlem native who showed an early talent for drawing and for a time was the only Black student at the art school at Cooper Union in Manhattan. He served in a segregated military unit for two years during World World II, an experience he recounted in his memoir “Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace,” and resumed his art studies after the war.Bryan worked on more than 70 books and received numerous honors, including Coretta Scott King Awards — given for the year’s best work by a Black author or illustrator — for the folktales “Beautiful Blackbird” and “Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum.” He also received two lifetime achievement prizes: the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now known as the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) and the Virginia Hamilton award.Survivors include his brother Ernest, and “many cherished” nieces and nephews, according to Simon & Schuster.“I am deeply saddened to learn of Ashley’s passing,” Gov.

A UK ticket-holder has won a EuroMillions jackpot of £109.9 million.

Perthshire domestic abuse survivor Nicola Murray has spoke of the “emotional” moment she found out that her proposed new law to protect women who suffer miscarriages as a result of domestic violence had made the next stage.

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Emergency services have rushed to a serious crash between a lorry and a car in Grangemouth.

Asda shoppers have been raving about some serious bargains they have been finding on kids shoes in stores across the UK - with some selling for just £1.

Kickstarts hitmaker Example has hit out at a radio station for failing to play his new songs despite sell out gigs in Glasgow and beyond.

More than 100 houses are to be built as part of the latest development at Montgomerie Park in Irvine.

Luke Bryan is going big for 2022 and just announced a handful of dates for his upcoming Raised Up Right Tour!

Police have s ealed off part of Glasgow city centre after a 'disturbance' in the area.

A fresh row has broken out between SNP ministers and the UK Government over the future of devolution after the Tories announced plans for a "Brexit Freedom Bill".

Erling Haaland will reportedly reject a move to Manchester City, with the Borussia Dortmund superstar favouring a move to Spain.

Chris Brown is being sued by a woman claiming he drugged and raped her at a December 2020 yacht party in Miami, according to TMZ.

Next steps? Lauren Burnham shared her thoughts on adoption following husband Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s vasectomy.

Janey Godley says she's struggling so much she feels her 'soul is f*****g broken'.

A drink driver who mowed down five pedestrians in Edinburgh’s city centre has been jailed for 20 months.

Anti-social behaviour is on the rise in Dundee city centre, Police Scotland has warned.