Ayrshire teen says mental health in youngsters 'overlooked' as she raises funds

Kaye Adams has admitted that taking part in Strictly Come Dancing has transformed her life. The Scots presenter has posted a video on Instagram updating her fans about how she feels about being asked to appear on the hit BBC show.

A man who has been left in agony and bleeding from his backside after an operation to treat a burst appendix says he has been left in a "living nightmare" as medics struggle to determine the cause of his symptoms.

A woman who was the first person in Scotland to have a double hand transplant is preparing to travel along the North Coast 500 on a second-hand motorcycle in a fundraising challenge. Quadruple amputee Cor Hutton is embarking on the adventure to raise money for the amputees supported by the charity she founded, Finding Your Feet.

Scotland's largest teachers' union has said a revised 3.5% pay offer is "profoundly disappointing", adding it is likely to ballot members on their willingness to take industrial action.

Violent crime in North Ayrshire is currently down 0.3 per cent on the five-year average.

Former Pop Idol judge Pete Waterman has said Darius Campbell Danesh "could have gone on to be bigger than Michael Buble" in a moving tribute. Waterman, 75, joined others from the music industry in remembering the Scottish singer and theatre star, who tragically died aged 41.The Glasgow-born performer's family announced his death in a statement on Tuesday, after he was found unresponsive in bed in his apartment room in Rochester, Minnesota, on August 11. Local police confirmed there were "no signs of intent or suspicious circumstances", with the cause of his sudden death unknown at this stage, according to the family.

Prince Charles once spoke out about how he was “nothing like how they portray” him in The Crown, according to one politician.The royal’s life features through the Netflix drama, from his childhood through to his adulthood with the latest season showing Charles, played by Josh O’Connor, marrying Princess Diana and covering the later breakdown of their marriage.The leader of the Scottish Labour party, Anas Sarwar, claims that Charles, who recently visited Cornwall with Camilla, made a quip about his character in the show at an event held before the opening of Scottish Parliament last year. Speaking at an event at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the politician recalled the alleged incident, saying: “There was a group of MSPs all standing and he came over and went, 'Hello, nice to meet you all' and he went, 'I'm nowhere near how they portray me on Netflix'”.

Cops have launched an investigation after a series of 'reckless and dangerous' incidents in North Ayrshire which included 'gunshots' being heard in Saltcoats over the weekend.

Make no mistake, the cost of living crisis is a national emergency on the scale of the pandemic. People are facing the worst fall in living standards since the war. Millions of people are already struggling and it’s going to get worse as summer turns to winter.

Police are appealing for help from the public to trace a man with dementia who has been reported missing from his home in Ayrshire.

A cyclist has died following a crash on a road in North Ayrshire. The incident occurred shortly after 6.30am today when cops receive reports of a collision involving a cyclist and a white Mercedes van.

Scots have waited more than 1,000 days for mental health treatment as the NHS struggles to meet demand, new figures show.

Kevin Smith has weighed in on Warner Bros. Discovery scrapping the  movie starring Leslie Grace. The move made by the conglomerate has caused shockwaves in the industry and Smith, who is a comic book aficionado and writer, shared his thoughts on his YouTube series Hollywood Babble-On.

Since Love Island started in 2015, love has always prevailed and so far every couple has chosen to split the 50k prize money rather than steal it. However, last year’s finalist Chloe Burrows believes that one couple could win and steal the money this year.

A Scots actor has said the Edinburgh Festival is "dying" due to steep hotel prices in the city.

A man has revealed how a nine-hour Megabus journey from London to Edinburgh turned out to be worse than he expected, but still hasn’t put him off using the service again.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. In Hollywood, it’s a rare thing to prefer old age over youth.

Linda Robson has revealed she was the only Loose Women panellist to be able to attend Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's wedding over the weekend. Stacey, 32, and her TV presenter other half Joe, 40, said their vows in an intimate ceremony held at their Essex home, dubbed Pickle Cottage. Many of their nearest and dearest were invited and attended, including The Only Way Is Essex stars Ricky Rayment, 31, and James 'Arg' Argent, 34.