Singer who replaced Olly Murs at Take That concert thought offer was a 'joke'
Monday, 6 May 2024 A Scottish singer plucked from obscurity at the last minute to replace Olly Murs as the opening act for Take That in Glasgow has told Sky News he thought the life-changing opportunity was a "joke".
Helicopters are being used to tackle Scotland's fourth wildfire this week after others broke out in England amid warmer-than-usual temperatures. Sky News
MSP Jamie Greene has defected to the Scottish Liberal Democrats, just a day after dramatically quitting the Tories. The West Scotland MSP was unveiled as a Lib Dem at the party’s spring conference in Inverness. He had left the Scottish Conservatives on Thursday, writing a stinging letter to party leader Russell Findlay which accused his former party of having a “Reform-lite agenda”. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
An elderly British couple being held in a high security prison in Afghanistan have "never heard one accusation or one charge", their son has told Sky News. Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer is set to announce more support for businesses after Donald Trump's 10% tariffs kicked in on Saturday, a senior minister has told Sky News. Sky News
It has become almost impossible to book a driving test on the government website due to bots on the booking system, driving instructors have told Sky News. Sky News
On Sunday, a mass grave containing the bodies of 15 first responders was unearthed in Gaza. Sky News investigates how their final moments unfolded. Sky News
Police will take no action against Rangers star Vaclav Cerny over his antics during his team's winning goal celebrations against Celtic in last month's Glasgow.. Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer receives a standing ovation as he states the “Scottish people stand with the people of Ukraine”. Speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow the prime minister says: "Nobody wants the bloodshed to continue, least of all the Ukrainians”. Sir Keir insists “Britain will take a leading responsibility, we have to be ready to play our role if a force is required in Ukraine, once a peace agreement is reached”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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