UK Defence Secretary claims Russia 'definitely' has interest in independence debate

The old adage “write what you know” has rarely paid off with such bleak, persuasive power as it does in Unclenching The Fists, which won the Grand Prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar this year, is Russia’s submission to the International Feature race at the Oscars and is screening at AFI Fest. Mubi has U.S. rights and is planning a theatrical release ahead of digital in 2022.

Jeremy Bobb (Russian Doll, The Knick), Xander Berkeley (The Walking Dead, Air Force One), Rachel Keller (Legion, Fargo) and Oscar nominee Paul Raci (Sound of Metal) will join Nicolas Cage and Fred Hechinger in Butcher’s Crossing, the Western directed by Gabe Polsky, which has just wrapped production.

A joint visit by Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross to a drugs recovery group must be a “turning point” in tackling substance abuse, the head of the organisation has said.

EXCLUSIVE: Last month Russian director Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresild became the first ever film crew to boldly go into outer space to shoot scenes for their upcoming project The Challenge. The duo blasted off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz on October 5 along with Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov where they filmed more than 30 hours of footage across 12 days before returning to Earth on October 17.

Ross County have vented their frustrations after Rangers pulled their Ibrox day allocation.

Christopher Vourlias Russia’s Wizart Animation has closed pre-sales in multiple territories ahead of AFM for its animated feature “The Snow Queen and the Princess,” and has inked a package deal across Scandinavia for the first four titles in the successful “Snow Queen” franchise.The fifth movie in the series, which will be released in 2022, has been acquired by KLB SAS for France and French-speaking territories in Europe and Africa.

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Unclenching the Fists, the drama directed by Kira Kovalenko that won the grand prize this year in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard sidebar, has been selected to represent Russia in the Best International Feature Film category at the 94th Oscars. The news was announced Monday by the Russian Oscar Committee.

A missing Scots rapist has been found after police hunt was launched.

Police Scotland is appealing for the public’s assistance in an effort to trace a man reported missing from Dumbarton last week.

Douglas Ross has insisted the decision by the UK Government to award a carbon capture and storage project to Humberside was not politically motivated despite concerns raised by the SNP.

The Great season two, introducing Gillian Anderson as Catherine the Great’s mother Joanna.The comedy series, which earned two Emmy nominations for its first season, will see Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult return as Catherine and Emperor Peter III respectively, as they look to expand their authority within Russia.The biggest battle might be within Catherine’s home, as Peter plots to retake the throne from his unloving wife while she carries their child.