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Dozens of Scots jobs at risk after global construction firm behind Google & BP HQs goes bust

DOZENS of Scots jobs are at risk after a global construction firm went bust.

ISG’s chief executive has reportedly confirmed that the company is set to go into administration.

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Global construction firm ISG has reportedly gone into administration[/caption]

The company posted a turnover of £2.2 billion in 2022, according to Building.

The business has an office in Stepps near Glasgow and has previously completed work for Google and BP.

An email reportedly reads: “We also looked at selling individual business units to third parties but, again, we have not been able to conclude these negotiations in the timescale.

“This has left us no option but to file for administration.”

Staff were allegedly ordered not to turn up for work today as offices will be closed.

The email continued: “You will be notified when you can come and collect your things. 

“Some individuals will be admitted should there be a requirement from the administrators for them to do so.”

An online blurb for the company reads: “We are ISG, an international dynamic construction specialist delivering places where people and businesses thrive.

“Our vision comes to life through partnership.”

ISG was asked for comment.

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80s movie star has barely aged a day 37 years after playing villain in cult classic – and turning down iconic TV gig

80s movie star Sela Ward has barely aged a day 37 years after playing villain Kim Lacey in cult classic Hello Again.

The 68-year-old actress took on the role of the baddie in the romantic com film in 1987.

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Sela Ward looks incredible 37 years on from Hello Again[/caption]
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Sela at FIT Awards on April 2022[/caption]
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The star was a huge hit in Hello Again (left)[/caption]

Sela was 31-years-old when she took on the role of the back in the late 80s.

The blockbuster, directed and produced by Frank Perry, also starred the likes of Shelley Long, Judith Ivey, and Austin Pendleton.

Hello Again follows the story of Shelley Long’s character Lucy Chadman – a woman who chokes on some food and ends up dying.

A physic (Judith Ivey) brings her back to life, but is heartbroken when her husband Jason (Corbin Bernsen) has found love again with her best friend Kim (Sela).

Now, 37 years on on the iconic role, Sela looked absolutely incredible.

After her stint on the film, Sela landed roles in other movies including Steele Justice, Double Jeopardy and The Fugitive.

Not only that, around the same time she appeared in various TV shows including Rainbow Drive, Bridesmaids and L.A Law.

However, it was her role Teddy Reed in NBC show Sisters that catapulted her into fame.

The actress appeared in 127 episodes over six seasons between 1991 and 1996.

After that, Sela went on land roles in some very well-known shows.

She played Lily Manning in Once Again between 1999 and 2002.

Sela took on the role of Jo Danville in CS: NY for three years in 2010.

She also famously turned down Teri Hatcher’s role as Susan in Desperate Housewives.

Most recently, she played a special agent in FBI back in 2019.

She was also president Elizabeth Lanford in the American sci-fi film Independence Day: Resurgence in 2016.

The star hasn’t appeared on our screens as a character over the last few years.

Throughout her successful career Sela has been been awarded a number of gongs including a Golden Globe, Prime Time Emmy Award and CinemaCon Award.

She’s still a huge hit with fans and boasts 113k followers on Instagram.

Her last post was in 2023, posing for a snap with Morgan Freeman.

Sela has been married to Howard Elliott Sherman since 1992.

The pair share two kids.

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Sela starred in CSI: NY[/caption]
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Hello Again was a huge fan favourite[/caption]
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Sela pictured back in 2019[/caption]

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Shelbourne ace Sean Boyd explains detailed history between him and current Galway United coach ahead of league clash

SEÁN BOYD knows at first hand how Ollie Horgan likes to talk his teams down.

But the Shelbourne striker is under no illusions about the size of the task facing his side at Eamonn Deacy Park tonight.

20 May 2024; Sean Boyd of Shelbourne celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between St Patrick's Athletic and Shelbourne at Richmond Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Seán Boyd is keen for game time after recent injury
26 April 2024; Galway United assistant manager Ollie Horgan during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Shamrock Rovers and Galway United at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Boyd credits former gaffer Ollie Horgan with giving the striker a chance at Finn Harps

Shels are still leading from the front, four points clear of Derry City, with champions Shamrock Rovers a further four adrift.

A late win on Corribside on Monday night — courtesy of a Garry Buckley own goal — means the Hoops cannot be discounted.

But the Reds forward is fully aware — from his time playing for Horgan under Finn Harps — that the Galway assistant’s modesty about his current side, who are just three points off third, can be taken with a pinch of salt.

Boyd said: “Galway are brilliant if you think about it, aren’t they?

“They’re probably similar enough to the Finn Harps team we had a few years ago.

“Ollie is there too but they have really good players throughout their whole team, dangerous players. They are really effective.

“I said to Ollie when we played them in Tolka, ‘Yiz are flying, aren’t yiz?’ and he was like, ‘No, no, no’, playing it down but that’s Ollie in a nutshell.”

Horgan’s fatalistic — or he would argue realistic — outlook even when things were going well became the stuff of legend during his time in charge of Harps.

Boyd said: “We used to laugh as players and I’m sure the Galway players are similar.

“They’re looking around the dressing room and saying, ‘There’s good players here, we’re really good’.

“Ollie is the way he is, I don’t know what way to describe it but he’s probably always worried about losing.

“I think there’s a big fear of losing, disappointment or whatever.

“He’s like that in the media and he would never big up any team he’s managed or coached.

“He just gets on with his job and wants the best.

“I don’t know John Caulfield but a couple of lads played under him and they loved him as well so there’s no surprise.

“They’ve got really good players and two great men leading the charge.

“We went up there before and Galway ripped us to shreds.

“We didn’t really have a chance so it’s a tough game.

“It’s probably as hard as they come. It will be very tough but we’re looking forward to it.”

HISTORY

Boyd, 26, previously played on loan at Harps before signing permanently ahead of the 2021 season after a year out as a result of tearing his ACL whilst playing for the PFA Ireland’s out-of-contract side.

And he revealed that Horgan had to be persuaded to take a chance on him by then-assistant Paul Hegarty.

Boyd said: “I actually don’t think Ollie was the man who wanted to sign me at Finn Harps.

“I had to ring Paul Hegarty and be like, ‘Come on, get me in’.

“It was just training originally and eventually Ollie came around it.

“He gave me a chance, signed me, so I’ll be forever grateful, he’s a great man.

“I have to say I love him, I would still try to keep in touch with him. He helped me a lot, he’s amazing.”

Shels got the better of Galway at home in the FAI Cup last month, winning their second-round clash on penalties.

Boyd missed that game with a calf injury but came on in the quarter-final defeat by Derry City last week.

COMPETITION

While he was sidelined, former Ireland international Aiden O’Brien arrived at Tolka Park.

But Boyd is hoping to convince his gaffer Damien Duff that they can play alongside each other.

He said: “I’ve probably been careful.

“You don’t want to come back too early and be out for the rest of the season if it happened again.

“Aido has been great, he’s real mature, a real leader, he’s kind of taken the dressing room and really fitted in.

“Hopefully we can get on the pitch together at some stage and see what we can do.

“We played a few minutes against Derry but obviously the game, the way it went, it was hard to really get any momentum going.”

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