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By Stuart NicolsonBBC Scotland News Humza Yousaf has been elected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland's next first minister. He was widely seen as being the preferred candidate of the SNP establishment - including Ms Sturgeon herself.

By William ParkFeatures correspondent@williamhpark There are some universal standards of beauty, so why has evolution not made us all beautiful? When it comes to attraction, originality can pay off. Recumbent on her chaise lounge, peacock-feather fan in hand, the model casts her gaze over her shoulder towards the artist. It's the early 19th Century, and

Throughout his basketball career, Bill Russell compiled a legacy of championship achievement unparalleled in any sport. As the dominant defensive player of his generation, he won an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. basketball team in 1956, then over the next 13 years led the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championships.

Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on the 27th May 1794, in Staten Island, New York USA, and passed away on the 4th January 1877 in New York City. Cornelius was best known to the world for building the New York Central Railroad, however, he build his vast kingdom also through his successful shipping business.

We live in a cynical world and this film is the antidote, the actor told Page Six of his latest movie, The Whale, in which he plays an obese man.