Annie Ross dead: Scotland's 'Shirley Temple' dies aged 89

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Anyone who has knowledge of Shirley Sinclair relatives is asked to contact the Administration Department at Paisley Police Office on 0141 532 5958/6003 during office hours Monday to Friday or email Renfrewshire Inverclyde DASU [email protected]

Douglas Ross has made a gaffe within hours of becoming Scottish Tory leader after effectively conceding defeat at the next Holyrood election.He said after the election he hoped to lead a “strong” Tory party that would provide “opposition” to the SNP.SNP MP Tommy Sheppard said: “This is a gaffe royale, even by Douglas Ross’ standards. He has conceded defeat before the election has even been called yet.

Douglas Ross has been confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish Tories after being the only person nominated for the job. He will lead the party while ex leader Ruth Davidson takes on Nicola Sturgeon at First Minister’s Questions.

Northern Ireland peace process and hailed as “Ireland’s peacemaker”, has died aged 83. The current SDLP leader Colum Eastwood described him as Ireland’s “most significant and consequential political leader” of the 20th century as tributes poured in.

Douglas Ross.In a leaked message, Michelle Ballantyne said she agreed to support Ross on the understanding he leads a “Boris backing, Brexit positive, anti nat party”.The right winger added she wanted to see “cronyism” in the Scottish Tories rooted out.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To

Douglas Ross could win the Scottish Tory leadership unopposed after a potential rival backed him.Right winger Michelle Ballantyne, who was tipped as a possible candidate, has supported Ross instead.She said: “I have confidence that Douglas is in tune with the membership and that he would work with activists to ensure that their voices are heard.”Ross quickly became the favourite for the job in the wake of MSP Jackson Carlaw’s shock resignation as leader.The Moray MP announced his leadership bid

coronavirus, the Scottish government has announced.

ITV always finds a way to surprise us.The broadcaster has today announced entertainment adventure series Don’t Rock the Boat, which follows 12 celebrities as they attempt to row around Britain. Split into two teams of six, the celebrities will be pushed to their physical and mental limits as they race to reach Scotland from Cornwall.

Rutherglen who can’t afford to dine out at all, it strikes me that this package isn’t geared towards supporting those on the lowest incomes, whose livelihoods are most likely to have been lost. We wanted the real deal for Scotland.

Los Angeles but Lola Lennox is “proud of her Scottish roots”.You may have guessed it from her surname – the singer is the oldest daughter of Annie.The Scot was, of course, one of the biggest stars of the 80s with Eurythmics, before her stellar solo success that has included an Oscar, Golden Globe, four Grammys and seven Brits, including a record six times crowned as best British female.And now Lola, 29, is following her 65-year-old mum into the music industry.Her official debut single, Back At

once said.

Ross McCrorie has admitted people messaged him "like I was dying" when word broke that he had coronavirus. The defender was on loan at Portsmouth last season when he was one of five players from the club diagnosed with COVID-19.

independence vote and the Brexit referendum, according to a landmark report on Russian interference in Britain. The report was finally released today after months of delay at the hands of Downing Street which has immediately rejected the main call from the Intelligence and Security Committee.

independence referendum but not the Brexit vote, according to reports. An investigation into alleged Russian interference in British democracy is due to be published on Tuesday.

Tributes have been paid to an 'inspirational' doctor who has passed away following a brave battle with cancer.Fi Munro, from Perthshire, died on July 7 surrounded by her family having been diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in 2016.We previously told in 2017 how the 34-year-old was determined not to let her illness stop her living her life.She described her illness as a 'gift' which helped give her a fresh prospective on life.Speaking to the Record, Fi said if she got the chance to swap

The Last of the Mohicans and TV credits including Doctor Who and Star Trek, has died at the age of 83. The news of his passing was confirmed by his agent Lovett Logan in a statement.