15 h. ago Mohamed Salah's bombshell interview explained – angry rant, reaction and transfer rumours

Mohamed Salah spoke very candidly to the press following Liverpool's draw with Leeds – and he's not happy with how he's been treated. So here's what you need to know

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3 d. ago US Traitors presenter Alan Cumming throws his hat in the ring for celebrity version – as a contestant

ALAN Cumming has plenty of experience in The Traitors' Scottish castle, but he'd like to return to the show as a contestant next time around. The actor has hosted the US version of the show since its launch in 2023. However, Alan has revealed that he'd actually like to take part in the show's celebrity...

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4 d. ago ‘Fifa cannot be silent’: human rights groups speak out over 2026 World Cup concerns

Sport and Rights Alliance has made seven requests for actionAmnesty International USA also worried by US government’s roleFifa risks becoming “a public relations tool of an increasingly authoritarian US government,” human rights organisations have warned as they call on football’s international governing body to do more to protect the rights of residents and supporters at next summer’s World Cup.With concerns rising over the possibility of local communities and travelling fans being subjected to immigration raids or arbitrary detention during the tournament, the Sport and Rights Alliance has made seven requests for action from Fifa before Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington. The key demand is that Fifa “commit to ensuring effective protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement during the tournament”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Nicola Sturgeon and Alan Cumming among full line up revealed for Scottish festival

The festival is in its 21st year

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5 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon, Ian Rankin and Val McDermid headline Winter Words Festival

The Pitlochry Festival Theatre event takes place in February.

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7 d. ago Neighbours star Holly Valance is spotted unwinding with Tommy Robinson ‘on luxury steam train trip’ as pals ‘concerned’

HOLLY Valance has been pictured unwinding alongside Tommy Robinson on a train trip. The Neighbours star was reportedly on a luxury steam train with the far-right activist, leaving worried pals "concerned". Holly and Robinson were seen lying down on the train on separate sofas in images posted on social media. Robinson, whose real name is...

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1 week ago BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty called out on 'grilling' as she says 'I'm just doing my job'

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty was left stunned as guest Alan Cumming called out her interview technique during Thursday's show

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2 w. ago Why I am looking forward to Alan Cumming's LGBT+ festival in Pitlochry

Social media comments about this festival would have you believe no one wants this - so why is it sold out?

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2 w. ago HAMISH MCRAE: Bond market could deliver a lasting blow to economy

Rachel Reeves is wrong about a lot of things, but she is right to be worried about a run on gilts.

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2 w. ago The Alan Cumming Pitlochry stooshie and why Scotland should know how much it spends on art

Alan Cummings’ announcement has ruffled a few feathers in Pitlochry

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2 w. ago BAFTA Scotland Awards 2025: Best photos from Glasgow red carpet including Alan Cumming, David Tennant and Ewan McGregor

Legends from across the industry gathered for a glitzy evening.

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3 w. ago BAFTA Scotland Awards 2025: All winners announced at Glasgow awards ceremony

Stars including Ewan McGregor, David Tennant and Alan Cumming gathered for the BAFTA Scotland awards in Glasgow.

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3 w. ago Alan Cumming: I’ve seen Nicola Sturgeon blossom since she quit as first minister

The 60-year-old said the former SNP leader seemed happier and ‘more relaxed’ when he saw her recently.

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3 w. ago Alan Cumming: ‘After my rant about trans rights, I was worried I would be deported’

The actor is also a deeply concerned US citizen. He talks to Patrick Smith about the fear gripping the US, JK Rowling, the star-studded mini-festival he’s holding in tiny Pitlochry, and working on Russell T Davies’s new drama

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3 w. ago Scottish acting legend talks Traitors and Pitlochry Theatre ambitions

Speaking to the PA, Alan Cumming spoke of his excitement of the programme he has put together for Pitlochry Festival Theatre's 75th birthday - and his pride at being involved in the US version of the hit show.

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3 w. ago ‘I’m not just putting on nice plays’: Hollywood star Alan Cumming’s plan to reignite theatre in the Scottish Highlands

What is the effervescent new boss at Pitlochry theatre planning for his first season? Huge names, undersung stars – and a King Lear played by ‘the woman who changed my life’‘Holy shit!” This was the instant response of one venerable theatre critic when Pitlochry Festival theatre sent round embargoed copies of the plan for Alan Cumming’s inaugural season. The man himself sits back in the cavernous workshop behind the theatre building, dapper in a grey plaid suit. “I loved that,” he says gleefully.When the Hollywood star was announced as the new artistic director of Scotland’s only major rural theatre last September, there was widespread shock – not least that Cumming answered an open recruitment call – followed by feverish speculation over which A-list pals he might charm away from London or New York to perform in Highland Perthshire. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Alan Cumming to scrap repertory theatre structure at Pitlochry Festival Theatre as new programme unveiled

The theatre has previously had a repertory structure

Culture

3 w. ago Alan Cumming surprised by 'bonkers' success of The Traitors US as he returns to Scotland

Alan Cumming heads to his homeland to host the reality show, with the American version also set at Ardross Castle.

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3 w. ago Cumming in independence call: Westminster should get boots off our necks

The actor and Traitors US star said he believed Scotland would leave the UK in his lifetime.

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3 w. ago I had no idea Traitors US would blow up – it’s bonkers, says host Alan Cumming

The Scottish actor has reflected on his career as he announces his inaugural season as artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

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