Alexandria singing stars Jack and Alfie launch Christmas gift appeal

Christmas appeal to make sure struggling Scots children get a toy this year. The Toybank Appeal has been launched and aims to provide thousands of gifts for youngsters who might otherwise end up with nothing.

a heartfelt Instagram post showing how she and her daughter Luna are honouring her late baby son Jack.On September 30, Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend shared the devastating news that they'd lost their baby boy Jack at around 20 weeks of pregnancy.Chrissy shared a series of black and white photos taken with Jack in the hospital, writing in a heartbreaking caption, "We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before."We are shocked

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McDonald's has unveiled its Christmas menu for 2020, including a double Big Mac and a festive Celebrations McFlurry. The fast food giant has delighted Scottish fans with its seasonal menu, which features everything from special desserts to festive coffees.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The owner of a soft play centre says a government grant boost will allow her to “tread water” but warned more support is needed to keep the industry afloat.Julie Thomas was forced to close The Wee Play Place in Alexandria when the lockdown hit in March and has no idea when she’ll be able to reopen.She has joined an alliance of soft play business owners across Scotland lobbying the Scottish Government for

an Ouiji Board that costs more than a month’s rent on Christmas morning.Billed under the Ridiculous but Awesome section of the gift guide, the Edie Parker Ouiji board is made from hand-poured, glitter-bombed acrylic, so at least it looks pretty, but will set you back $1995 (€1,690).  A post shared by Edie Parker (@edie_parker) on Nov 2, 2020 at 1:29pm PSTAccording to the description, the board ‘makes for some fun after-dinner entertainment and is best played with the lights off and a cocktail or

“That aside, we love a challenge at River Kids and with the West Lothian communities help we are determined to make this year’s appeal a resounding success.”River Kids require donations of toys generally around the £10 mark which can be dropped off at a number of collection points including: River Kids, 3 Tailend Court, Starlaw Livingston, EH54 8TE; River Kids, 63-67 East Mains Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EE; The Chain Runner, Almondvale Way, Livingston EH54 6GA; McNicholl Vehicle Hire, 19 Houston

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsSome New Girl cast members came together to remind fans to fulfill their civic duty.

BUCHAREST, Romania -- The latest première at the Jewish State Theater in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, explores the horrors of the Holocaust via a survivor's memories of the Auschwitz and Plaszow concentration camps.Friday's debut of “The Beautiful Days of My Youth” by Romanian Jewish Holocaust survivor Ana Novac follows the National Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations on Oct.

Manori Ravindran International EditorDeepa Mehta’s latest film, an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s Sri Lanka-set coming-of-age novel “Funny Boy,” has been picked up by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing, and will land worldwide on Netflix this December, Variety can reveal.The Oscar-nominated “Earth” and “Midnight’s Children” director wrote the screenplay for the film alongside Selvadurai, whose debut 1994 novel is set in Sri Lanka during the 1970s and 1980s and was ground-breaking in its

Faber, which will make it the perfect gift for all the Normal People fans in your life.It is beautifully covered and has an assortment of stills from the show throughout.This will definitely help to fill the Normal People void in our life while we are not-so-patiently waiting for Sally Rooney’s third novel.Her first novel Conversations With Friends, is also being adapted for the small screen.It will be produced by the same team behind Normal People and will air on BBC iPlayer. 

Naman Ramachandran Popular Tamil cinema actor Vijay Sethupathi (“96”) is set to star as iconic Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan in upcoming biopic “800.”With 800 wickets in test match cricket and 534 in one day internationals, Muralitharan is the bowler with world records for the highest number of wickets in both versions of the sport.

An elderly man lost control of his vehicle and slammed into diners enjoying dim sum at an outdoor dining area in San Jose on Sunday, injuring at least eight people, two critically, according to reports. The vehicle crashed into a tent-covered dining space Dynasty Chinese Seafood Restaurant created in the parking lot at the Grand Century Mall.