63 h. ago James McAvoy, Ncuti Gatwa and Saoirse Ronan nominated for Bafta Scotland awards

Organiser said the awards are a celebration of Scotland’s world-class creative talent, showcasing bold storytelling, and extraordinary craft.

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3 d. ago Pair carried out 'cowardly and mindless' attack on stranger in nightclub toilet

The court heard that there was 'no reason' for Ellis McGuinness and David Lloyd, who have more than 100 previous offences on their records, to attack their victim

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8 d. ago Thug unmasked as cannabis farmer when arrested over nightclub attack on stranger

Anthony Mason has been convicted of over 100 offences.

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3 w. ago Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Ambika Mod among Harry Potter audiobook cast

Following the first edition, each following audiobook will be released on Audible on a monthly basis.

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3 w. ago James McAvoy allegedly assaulted in Toronto bar after promoting directorial debut

Actor was in city for its annual film festival when he was reportedly attacked

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3 w. ago James McAvoy assaulted in Toronto bar after promoting directorial debut

Actor was in city for its annual film festival when he was reportedly attacked

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3 w. ago James McAvoy 'attacked by stranger' in bar with wife while in Canada for film premiere

James McAvoy was reportedly attacked by a stranger in a bar in Toronto, Canada, while in the city for the premiere of his directorial debut film California Schemin'

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3 w. ago James McAvoy 'punched by stranger' during Toronto Film Festival appearance

The Scottish actor had been socialising with producers of his new film at Charlotte’s Room when the incident occurred shortly before midnight on Monday

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3 w. ago James McAvoy 'attacked by stranger' while in Canadian pub with wife

James McAvoy has reportedly been attacked while visiting Toronto for the premiere of his directorial debut California Schemin'.

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3 w. ago James McAvoy 'punched by man in Toronto bar as security intervene to help him'

The actor, 46, was in Canada for the premiere of his directorial debut California Schemin' at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Street robber brutally attacked stranger and took his bank card to withdraw £400

Malakyi Thompson, 23, punched his victim who was treated for facial injuries, including a cut to his face, grazes and bruises to his nose as well as two chipped teeth

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3 w. ago California Schemin’ review – James McAvoy’s directorial debut is an unlikely rap tale

Toronto film festival: the actor makes for a hit-and-miss first time film-maker with the undeniably involving true story of Scottish rappers who pretended to be AmericanAt the start of the century, a struggling Scottish rap duo decided to overhaul their image in extreme fashion: they began posing as two Americans from California, and managed to secure themselves a record deal with a label in London. Eventually the hoax was revealed, and one of them released a memoir about the charade. That wild story has now been adapted into a film, California Schemin’, which marks the alternately confident and unsteady directorial debut of actor James McAvoy.McAvoy is a son of Scotland himself, and perhaps feels some kinship with rappers Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, who found the cultural tastemakers of the south to be indifferent or even hostile to Scottish artists. Though McAvoy has fared just fine as an actor, Bain and Boyd – who would come to be known as Silibil N’ Brains – had a much tougher go...

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4 w. ago Thug with 'murder kit' who tried to kill wife told 'release me from this marriage

'This was not an attack by a stranger, but by the person I should have been able to trust the most'

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