Star Trek12 Apr 2024Star Trek's Scotty played by a Scot for first timeThe famous Star Trek character is being played by a Scottish actor for the first time.12 Apr 2024Scotland5 Mar 2024Sir Patrick Stewart to be given Freedom of KirkleesThe Star Trek actor is to receive the honour alongside Simon Armitage and a local volunteer.5 Mar 2024Leeds & West Yorkshire3 Mar 2024The 'banned' Star Trek episode that promised a united IrelandA scene discussing Ireland's "2024 unification" stopped the episode from being shown in the UK.3 Mar 2024Entertainment & Arts18 May 2023Mayor uses Metallica track for historic ceremonyThe traditional ceremony to introduce Portsmouth's new Lord Mayor has taken an unconventional twist.18 May 2023Hampshire & Isle of Wight29 Apr 2023From selling DVDs to a dream Star Wars jobMatt Ferguson has gone from working at HMV to designing posters for the world's biggest films.29 Apr 2023England1 Aug 2022Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols dies at 89She became one of the first black American actresses to play a figure in authority on US television.1 Aug 2022Entertainment & Arts29 May 2022'I watched 1,000 films in Covid lockdown year'Movie fan Phil Watts completed the feat, which sometimes involved seven films a day, in lockdown.29 May 2022Somerset18 Nov 2021Star Trek's Takei explains why he hid his sexualityThe actor, known for playing Lt Sulu, says he put up a self-imposed "invisible barbed wire fence".18 Nov 2021Entertainment & Arts13 Oct 2021Shatner in space: 'The most profound experience'The Star Trek actor becomes the oldest person to go into space and returns 'filled with emotion'.13 Oct 2021Science & Environment