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Every year, children in Scotland and across the world try to catch a glimpse of Santa as he comes to deliver their Christmas presents.

Now that it is finally here, people all over Scotland will be enjoying spending Christmas Day with their nearest and dearest. And while you are going through your usual festive rituals and traditions, take a moment to think what the end of the year would be like with no Christmas.

Christmas Day is just days from now, so the main cook of your household will be deep in preparation for cooking the perfect festive feast.

A man has died after he was seriously injured in a tragic accident involving a quad bike.

A mum has been charged with murdering her baby girl after the five-month-old was rushed to hospital from a park.

It will be Christmas Eve soon and shoppers have a limited amount of time to get in all your last minute essentials before the big day.

Support staff at Ayrshire College are set to go back on strike in the new year in a long running dispute over pay and job security.

A husband and wife found dead in a quiet village were shot, police have confirmed.

A woman has tragically died after being involved in a crash with an HGV on the M8 in Edinburgh.

Queen Of Katwe review by Paul Heath, TIFF ’16.Disney rehashes the Cool Runnings formula with this family-friendly real-life tale of one young girl’s willingness to succeed in the world of competitive chess playing.This biographical tale from director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair), follows Ugandan slum-dweller Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwaga) who stumbles upon Robert Katende’s (David Oyelowo) chess school. Initially bullied for her personal hygiene, Phiina sticks it out and slowly learns the skill of the great game from Katende and his group of underprivileged children.

Furious Scots holidaymakers who were left stranded in an airport for days claim they were offered a £6 voucher for compensation.

A gutter cleaner who held a university student captive in his flat and suffocated her with bedclothes until she passed out has been jailed for over a year.

People in Scotland may wake up to snow on Christmas morning and the run-up to the big day, according to data from weather forecasters.

Two children and a woman have been taken to hospital after being hit by a car. Emergency services were called to the scene on Stanley Road, Kirkdale, after reports of a white Suzuki Vitara crashing into three pedestrians.

Police are hunting for two masked men following an assault and robbery that took place in Glasgow.

People have been warned to look out for an early warning symptom of dementia which can appear when walking up or down a set of stairs.

A thug is behind bars for the "merciless" abuse of a woman and boy. Kenneth Quinn was convicted of the attacks spanning four decades.

A seven-year-old boy had been killed in a hit and run with police searching for a driver who left the scene before emergency services arrived.

Police probing the murder of a man in Lanark have been seen searching a house and scouring drains.

Extinction Rebellion have targeted BAE’s Govan shipyard with a graffiti protest over its contribution to climate change as well as the war in Gaza.