Charles and Camilla's Christmas message replies disabled after social media backlash

Scottish contestants on Ru Paul's Drag Race UK dazzled fans with their incredible patriotic costumes. Lawrence Chaney and Ellie Diamond took part in the challenge of creating costumes inspired by their hometowns.

Lewis Capaldi has announced that he’ll be taking a break from social media in order to focus on writing his second album.The Scottish singer said that fans can expect to hear the first songs from the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Heavenly Extent‘ later this year, but remained typically dead-pan about what is in store.“Honestly been the most incredible few years and it means the world to have the support of all of you,” he wrote.“Going to fuck off for a wee bit now to crack on and

Scots after it appeared to show a 'lady on the rocks' at a Highland Loch. Sally Price was taking pictures of seals at Applecross when she accidentally snapped the ghostly figure.

Covid-19 in Scotland over the Christmas period, official figures reveal today.

Arbroath harbour on Christmas Eve. The alarm was raised after the vehicle was seen entering the water at around 7.20pm on Thursday.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A baby girl from Paisley was the first born in Scotland on Christmas Day.Aurelia Musialak came into the world at 12.04am within the maternity unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.And mum Agata,36,  said: “I could not believe it  and we are all very proud.“It makes it all the more special and I am really happy.”She had to be induced after Auerlia was reluctant to emerge.Aurelia beat a baby boy born at 12.27am

Love Island host Laura Whitmore is expecting her first child with boyfriend Iain Stirling, the Scottish comedian who does the show's voiceover commentary.The Irish star took to Instagram on Boxing Day to showcase her blossoming baby bump while wearing a sunshine yellow cosy jumper with ruched shoulders.The 35 year old looked absolutely radiant as she joked that the bump was a result of “That day after Christmas bloat”.

MND after giving birth has lost her fight with the disease. Warrior Jennifer Bell, 28, was given just months to live when medics diagnosed her in March 2019.

First Minister acknowledged this festive season "would be like no other" due to on-going lockdown restrictions.But the SNP leader urged Scots to look to the future and hoped that by next year the country could be looking forward to a "much more normal celebration".Mainland Scotland will be placed in tier four of lockdown as Boxing Day, meaning overnight stays at Christmas have been cancelled for millions.

Christmas was over the moon after kind-hearted council workers gifted him with his own rubbish truck. Little Ollie McEwan had asked Santa Claus to bring him a refuse worker, a green ball and a stone in his heartwarming present list which he later sent off to the North Pole.  The two-year-old had recently struck up a relationship with the Falkirk Council bin men who lift rubbish from his home in Bo’ness over the last three months.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.University Hospital Wishaw will feature in the BBC Scotland Christmas Celebration programme this year.Sally Magnusson, will, as ever, be presenting the show which will be aired on Christmas Eve.

white Christmas after a weather warning for snow and ice was announced. Wintry showers are expected in the north of the country after the Met Office issued the yellow warning for snow and ice overnight and into Christmas Eve.

direct to your inboxFamilies across the UK have had to dramatically scale back their Christmas plans after the government introduced changes to restrictions.Plans to allow a five-day period of relaxations have been scrapped amid a rising number of infections in the south of England, which is believed to have been caused by a new highly transmissible strain of coronavirus.Health secretary Matt Hancock said the country was facing an “enormous challenge” in bringing the latest outbreak under

Christmas Eve in a bid to tackle loneliness. The sweet campaign is asking the nation to create a 'wave of bells across the world' to spread festive cheer amid tough lockdown restrcitions.The idea came from Mary Beggs-Reid, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, to "end 2020 with a bit of magic, hope and togetherness" in her hometown.

Perth and Kinross will be closed from December 24, it has been announced. Culture Perth and Kinross is temporarily halting public admission to all its archives, libraries, museums and galleries from Christmas Eve until further notice. Two new ‘world-class’ schools to be built in Perth after Scottish Government funding go-ahead Perth Museum and Art Gallery  will be closed to the public slightly earlier, from Tuesday, December 22.

Jason Leitch said further research was required on the latest mutation of the virus but added experts were so far confident it would not be able to resist the jabs currently being rolled out to health workers and care home residents. It comes as UK health secretary Matt Hancock warned today the country faced an “enormous challenge” controlling the new strain after scientists found it was able to spread more rapidly.