The guys of country music are stepping out for the 2021 CMA Awards! Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, and Luke Combs all hit the red carpet while arriving at the 2021 Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night (November 10) in Nashville, Tenn. Joining Thomas on the red carpet was his mom Paige while Luke had the support of his wife Nicole Hocking. Other stars in attendance included Dan + Shay, Dierks Bentley and wife Cassidy, Chris Young, the guys of Old Dominion, along with Jason Aldean and wife Brittany.

Southwest Europe baked under sweltering temperatures on Friday for a fifth day, with the heat sparking devastating wildfires, forcing the evacuations of thousands and ruining holidays. Armies of firefighters battled blazes in France, Portugal and Spain as Britain braced for “extreme heat” in coming days and even Irish forecasters predicted a taste of blistering Mediterranean-style summer temperatures. As French President Emmanuel Macron vowed authorities would do everything to mobilise resources to fight the fallout, the Bordeaux public prosecutor indicated a “criminal” origin was its main line of inquiry for at least one fire near the southwestern city.

Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss will frame herself as the ‘save the Union’ candidate by ruling out SNP demands for a second independence referendum. The Foreign Secretary – rated by bookmakers as 90 per cent likely to be the next Prime Minister – will claim that growing up in Paisley makes her better placed than her remaining rival Rishi Sunak to reverse the Conservative Party’s years of political decline in Scotland.

Troy Skinner was sentenced to 21 years in a US prison for the production of child pornography. Photo / Supplied A 28-year-old New Zealand man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison in the US for the production of child pornography of a 13-year-old girl he met online and travelled across the world to see in an attempted home invasion. Troy Skinner made headlines in 2018 after travelling thousands of kilometres from Auckland to the US state of Virginia and being shot while trying to smash his way into the home of the teenage girl.

Barclays Mortgages asked homeowners to describe their dream property which was a detached property with at least three bedrooms, allowing for a spare room to comfortably accommodate guests. Meanwhile, after being cooped up inside for the best part of a year, homeowners are now dreaming of a property with a garage and a large garden. But the number one feature at the top of British homeowners’ wish lists was off-road parking.