Classic 'Scots' children's book Hairy Maclary is actually from New Zealand, author reveals

fight on Saturday in a bid to damage their business. Society in Kirkcaldy today issued a public statement apologising to customers for the facilities but stated they fell victim to three "dangerous and cowardly" attacks.

Manhattan themed Scots restaurant 63rd and 1st has a special 'Billionaire Row' drinks menu for high rollers who want to live it up. The flagship UK restaurant in Glasgow's Bothwell Street is the first to come to the UK, and it is being opened by the company behind TGI Fridays.

bus driver refused a Scottish £5 note from an 11-year-old schoolboy, forcing him to walk two miles to class. 11-year-old Ashton Mercer was left in tears after being told he couldn't board the bus as the note wasn't legal currency.

children so they can afford to pamper their three pooches. Claire Kelly Johnston, 35, and Stuart Johnston, 38, have spent £20,000 on their ' babies ' - Cupcake, three, Teddybear, two, and Popcorn, two - and have said they don't plan on having any children now they have dogs.

allegedly threatened to sexually abuse children while claiming he had a gun in a Scots town. Brian Madhanga, of Glasgow, is said to have behaved in a threatening or abusive manner in Johnstone, Renfrewshire.

drumming instructor of a Scottish boarding school told a 16-year-old pupil "the two of us should have children together", a jury heard today.

Dua Lipa will be touring her 2020 album ‘Future Nostalgia’ across Australia and New Zealand late next year.Spread across November 2022, the pop singer will perform in Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

EXCLUSIVE: Following its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, UK horror film A Banquet has sold to Signature for the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Scottish Child Payment (SCP) was topping up incomes, but said “simply giving people money” is “not going to fully assist them”. Nicola Sturgeon has insisted the SCP, worth £520 a year to parents on low incomes for each child, is a game changer in the fight against poverty.

Orkney beach is thought to have died after becoming entangled in rope.We told how the orca was discovered washed up on Papa Westray on Monday.It was recovered by the Scottish Marine Animals Stranding Scheme (SMASS), who performed a post-mortem to find out its apparent cause of death.They discovered the juvenile whale's most likely cause of death was drowning after becoming entangled in rope which could have came from fishing gear.The male was identified as one which regularly visits Shetland as

Naman Ramachandran The Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival has revealed 12 local titles that will play at the festival this year.The films include eight documentaries, two dramas and two retrospective films and seven of them are world premieres. Following its U.S.

COVID-19 pandemic, an employee at Movie Max Cinemas in the South Island city of Timaru attempted to record a voicemail message for the cinema’s temporary closure.However, instead of a clean message, his numerous failed attempts at recording the message were accidentally uploaded.In the first, he can be heard saying: “Hello, and thank you for calling Movie Max Digital Cinemas, Timaru.

East Lothian as emergency services close the rail line. Scotrail services between Prestonpans and Longniddry have been disrupted and trains between North Berwick and Edinburgh have been cancelled as a result.

Mediterranean plume ’ descends on the country. The Met Office is anticipating temperatures across much of the country to peak into the mid-20s on Wednesday afternoon.

Scots soup kitchen, leaving the organisers "heartbroken." The two children, thought to be aged between seven and eight, were served at the Glasgow city centre soup kitchen on Tuesday night.

jailed today. David Allan, 31, phoned a council contact centre to complain about the "service" he thought he should have been getting from the West Lothian-based worker.He said he would be "getting a one-way ticket to the jail, and there will be no more" [of her].

Sledgehammer Games has turned New Zealand’s national war hero into an Australian in Call Of Duty: Vanguard.The upcoming World War II shooter is set to introduce four heroes to the game who are each inspired by real-life people, including the Russian Polina Petrova, the British Arthur Kingsley, the American Wade Jackson and the Australian Lucas Riggs.However, Lucas Riggs, who is based on the real New Zealander Charles Upham, the only man to be awarded two Victoria crosses for his service in

Alex Jones revealed her baby daughter's name is Annie on Wednesday's episode of The One Show. The presenter, 44, who is currently on maternity leave after giving birth last month, was supposed to announce her newborn's name as a lovely exclusive for the show on Tuesday.