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The Sun
42 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
JLS star Aston Merrygold rushed to hospital as singer is pictured in the back of an ambulance
JLS fan favourite Aston Merrygold has been rushed to hospital - with pictures showing him in the back of an ambulance. The singer, 37, shared snaps of his journey to A&E with his Instagram followers. 1 Aston can be seen flashing a smile and putting a thumb up for the camera. The star captioned: "It's been an interesting 13hrs", although did not reveal the cause for his hospitalisation. It comes just days after JLS performed in front of 80,000 people at Capital's Summertime Ball. Aston joined bandmates Marvin Humes, JB Gill and Oritse Williams, to be the Barclaycard Out Of The Blue surprise act at Wembley Stadium. Their set included classics such as Beat Again and She Makes Me Wanna.
Scotsman
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Matty McHale ready to take a walk on the wild side in Commonwealth clash
Matty McHale loved his time out in Hollywood under the watchful eye of Freddie Roach A trip to the iconic Wild Card Gym in Hollywood has got Matty McHale pumped up for tonight's Commonwealth showdown. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The Capital flyweight faces English opponent Sean Bruce at the Caledonia Gladiators Arena in East Kilbride, desperate to take home the first belt of his professional career. The 28-year-old suffered defeat - his first in the paid ranks - last time out as Brandon Daord was crowned British champion in February, a bout McHale still maintains he won. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad However, the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist insists he's left no stone unturned ahead of his South Lanarkshire duel. "It's been a long camp this one," McHale explained. "We've been out to LA too - I was there last year and a few years before that, but this camp was absolutely great. We got the best of the best, sparring the flyweight world champion Anthony Olascuaga so I was mixing it with these guys and thought; 'this is my level'. I went out there as an investment. It wasn't just for this fight, it's for the long run and I'm going to show it tonight. "I expect Sean to come forward a lot. He's a lively opponent but I just think I do everything better. I think he'll give it a go for the first few rounds but I'll take over from start to finish. "This is my time. All I'm thinking about is winning, but not just winning, winning in style. I need to make a statement here. To be honest, having lost last time out, even though I still thought I won, they must still think I'm right in the mix if they're giving me another title fight straight away. This is the sport we're in and you just need to take the good with the bad. You can't dwell on it, you've just got to get on with it because these things happen."
Perth Now
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Lola Young to release new album I'm Only F****** Myself in September
Lola Young will release her third studio album, I'm Only F****** Myself, on September 19. The Messy hitmaker has announced her next studio effort alongside the new single, Not Like That Anymore, "a fist-in-the-air anthem built for shouting back at the world", set for release on Friday (20.06.25). A press release notes that: "Lola's upcoming third album encapsulates emotional and musical growth. It's a bright, touching body of work that often dives into the dark and raw but is counterbalanced by Lola's uncompromising attitude, unafraid to get candid with exactly how she feels." It continued: "I'm Only F****** Myself explores themes of self-sabotage, using vices like sex and drugs as a form of escapism, which can quickly turn into nihilism." Fans have already heard the infectious earworm, One Thing. I'm Only F****** Myself follows 2024's Top 20 LP This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway. The 24-year-old star has been racking up awards and was honoured with the ASCAP Vanguard Award in recognition of her growing list of achievements on June 17. The ASCAP accolade followed Lola receiving the Rising Star Award at this year's Ivor Novellos. Meanwhile, Lola recently suffered a technical glitch when her earpiece malfunctioned during her performance of Messy at Capital's Summertime Ball. The star was praised by fellow pop star RAYE, who commented on a TikTok of the viral moment: "Sound travel[s] slowly, especially across a venue this big. "Like a 3 second difference from it coming out of speakers to reaching the other side of the stadium, without in ears or a floor monitor, it is almost impossible to sing in time or pitch yourself !! "Lola you're doing amazing! So proud of you. (sic)"
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Banks' supervisory data quality index improved in March 2025, says RBI
RBI reports sDQI for scheduled commercial banks improved to 89.3 in March 2025; small finance banks scored above 90, reflecting higher data accuracy and compliance BS Reporter The Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) improved to 89.3 in March 2025 from 86.8 in March 2024, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Wednesday. The sDQI measures data quality in terms of accuracy, timeliness, completeness, and consistency in the submission of regulatory returns by banks. According to the RBI, a score between 80 and 90 is considered 'acceptable', while a score between 70 and 80 indicates that improvement is required. Any score below 70 is deemed 'not acceptable', and a score above 90 is considered 'good'. In March 2025, state-owned banks, private sector banks, and foreign banks recorded sDQI scores in the '80–90' range, whereas small finance banks reported scores above 90, placing them in the 'good' category. The sDQI for SCBs covers 87 banks and assesses the quality of key regulatory returns, including: * Return on Asset-Liability and Off-Balance Sheet Exposures (ALE) * Return on Asset Quality (RAQ) * Return on Operating Results (ROR) * Risk-Based Supervision Return (RBS) * Liquidity Return (LR) * Return on Capital Adequacy (RCA)
Scotsman
2 days ago
- General
- Scotsman
Edinburgh council targets litter, dog fouling, fly-tipping and graffiti in ward-by-ward 'Pride in our City' campaign
More than 60 tonnes of waste have already been collected in a new blitz on litter, fly-tipping, dog fouling, graffiti and chewing gum in Edinburgh. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The "Pride in our City" campaign involves dedicated council teams working to clean up the city, ward by ward. And 15 extra staff have been taken on to give more power to the project. Transport and environment convener Stephen Jenkinson said the new drive had got under way in April in Leith Walk ward, where they collected 39 tonnes of litter and dumped items, as well as dealing with graffiti, weeds and chewing gum. Graffiti removal is being stepped up | supplied Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And after that they moved on to Leith ward and collected another 23 tonnes of waste. Cllr Jenkinson said: 'The idea is that we will be having a real focus on individual council wards and the project will roll out over a period of time from council ward to council ward. 'Teams, who will be focused in on a ward, will be looking to tackle issues like dog fouling, fly tipping, focusing on weeds, graffiti and general littering. 'The project and the way it's being rolled out has been well received by residents. And there is a little bit of competition between councillors about which ward is next.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad It comes as the latest figures for street cleanliness - assessed by Keep Scotland Beautiful - gave Edinburgh a score of 89.2 per cent for 2024/25, a slight dip from the previous year's 90.6 per cent, but an improvement on the 2022/23 score of 86.3 per cent and 82.2 per cent in 2021/22. Cllr Jenkinson said that Edinburgh ranked third out of eight comparable local authorities in Scotland for street cleansing. The Capital's 89.2 per cent score was below the national average of 91.7 per cent, but above the 87.5 per cent average for the benchmarking group of similar local authorities. 'There has been quite a significant improvement since 2021 ,when we were just over 82 per cent and our scores are almost back to where we were before Covid. 'There is still quite a lot of work to do - it's not a problem that's going to be solved overnight, but we will continue to invest in this area.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The council has doubled the number of specially-equipped graffiti vehicles from two to four. And bringing that work back in house has reduced the tie between graffiti being reported and it being removed. And it has bought a specialist machine which can remove graffiti from sensitive stone as well as removing chewing gum from pavements thanks to a Chewing Gum Task Force grant. Cllr Jenkinson said: 'We're doing our part to try and keep our capital city looking at its best for both residents and visitors. "And we're trying to encourage people not only to put their litter in the bin responsibly but if necessary take it away with them rather than throwing it in the street. "We're also working with residents to encourage them to recycle them more, but we're highlighting the benefits of the special uplift programme for bulkier items.'
