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Police investigating ‘online threat’ made to JK Rowling following Rushdie tweet

Police said they are investigating a report of an “online threat” made to JK Rowling after she tweeted her reaction to the stabbing of Sir Salman Rushdie. The Harry Potter author, 57, shared screenshots of a message from a user who had written ...

14 Aug 2022 at 12:08

Police drop investigation into ‘online threat’ made to JK Rowling

A police investigation into an “online threat” to JK Rowling over her support for stabbing victim Sir Salman Rushdie has been dropped. The Harry Potter author, 57, shared screenshots of a message from a user who wrote “don’t worry you are ...

25 Sept 2022 at 17:48

JK Rowling ‘feeling sick’ along with other notable faces after Rushdie stabbed

JK Rowling and Stephen King are among the authors and notable faces voicing their disbelief after Sir Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage in New York state. The Indian-born British author, 75, whose writing led to death threats from Iran ...

13 Aug 2022 at 13:32

JK Rowling working with police after receiving threat following Rushdie tweet

JK Rowling has said she is working with the police after receiving a potential threat from a Twitter user following her reaction tweet to Sir Salman Rushdie’s attack in New York. The Harry Potter author, 57, shared screenshots to ...

13 Aug 2022 at 16:21

Scotland

‘Harry Potter’ cafe owner in ‘limbo’ following fire damage last year

The owner of a cafe where JK Rowling wrote parts of the Harry Potter books, that was damaged in a fire last year, has said the ongoing closure is having a “direct impact” on tourism. David Taylor, who owns The Elephant House on ...

29 Jul 2022 at 14:10

Scotland

Rich List: Half of billionaires in Scotland saw fortunes fall over last year

Half of Scotland’s 10 billionaires saw their fortunes fall over the last year, the Sunday Times Rich List 2022 has revealed. The richest person in Scotland is fashion tycoon Anders Holch Povlsen, who owns popular brand ASOS. ...

20 May 2022 at 08:00

JK Rowling launches appeal for children trapped in Ukrainian orphanages

JK Rowling has launched an emergency appeal to aid children trapped in orphanages in Ukraine. Her Lumos Foundation is raising money to provide food and hygiene and medical kits to those affected by the conflict, as well as ...

01 Mar 2022 at 14:25

JK Rowling to match funding for emergency Ukrainian orphanages appeal

JK Rowling will match funding up to £1 million after launching an emergency appeal to aid children trapped in orphanages in Ukraine. Her Lumos Foundation is raising money to provide food, hygiene and medical kits to those ...

07 Mar 2022 at 12:25

Succession star Brian Cox: Cancel culture is ‘modern day McCarthyism’

Succession star Brian Cox has described so-called cancel culture as “a kind of modern day McCarthyism” and said there is something “deeply unjust” about the treatment of JK Rowling. Critics have accused the Harry Potter ...

05 May 2022 at 22:55

Unseen Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone galley sheets up for auction

The only known surviving set of galley sheets for JK Rowling’s Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone is expected to sell for up to £30,000 at auction. The never-before-seen uncorrected sheets are a version of the ...

22 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Movies

Mads Mikkelsen urges caution when discussing JK Rowling gender controversy

Mads Mikkelsen has said people should be “very careful” they know what they are talking about when discussing the controversy surrounding JK Rowling’s views on gender. Critics have accused the Harry Potter author ...

08 Apr 2022 at 17:55

News

Props supplied by Scottish firm star alongside Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts film

A Scottish business is celebrating success on the silver screen as its antique and vintage padlocks star alongside Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen in a major film. Some 33 of the props were bought ...

08 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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