Ex-housekeeper at Michelle Mone’s £25m mansion tells of ‘immensely upsetting' relationship with Scots tycoon

Outlander actress Lauren Lyle will star as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama, based on author Val McDermid’s novel The Distant Echo. The new series will be adapted by Emer Kenny and will be produced by World Productions, the makers of Line of Duty and Bodyguard.True to Val McDermid’s iconic character, DS Karen Pirie is a young and fearless Scottish investigator with a quick mouth and tenacious desire for the truth.

dog the talk of the park when you're out for your daily 'walkies' due to their constant barking? If your pooch is badly behaved then maybe it's time to call in the experts - the Super Nanny of dog world, 'The Dogfather' Graeme Hall. Fed up dog owners are being urged to sign up their naughty furry friends to take part in the new series of Channel 5's Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly with 'The Dogfather' Graeme Hall.

Kirkintilloch at the weekend. The incident took place on Saturday evening at Merkland Nature Reserve.

Emergency services have raced to the scene of an incident at a hotel in Falkirk. The alarm was raised this afternoon and a woman has been taken to the nearby Forth Valley Royal Hospital to be treated for her injuries.Cops and paramedics received a call to attend the Premier Inn at Glenbervie Business Park in Larbert.

boozy all-night party. Shan Marshall, 27, left Chantelle Mitchell permanently disfigured following the attack which happened in Cardenden in Fife.

Police have launched an urgent appeal for information after a mother and her two young children disappeared from East Kilbride.Lauren Young, 23, and her children Zak, aged five, and three-year-old Mason have been reported missing after last being seen around 3.35pm yesterday, May 10 on Livingstone Drive in thee Murray area.They have not been seen or heard from since and police say concerns for their welfare are growing.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to

sea shanty hitmaker Nathan Evans performed his first live rendition of his chart-topping shanty on board a boat on the Thames. Former postie turned Tik Toker and music star Nathan rose to fame with his cover of Wellerman and was signed to Polydor before soaring to number one and achieving global success.

Falkirk investigating a robbery which left a man injured are understood to have discovered a discovered a cannabis cultivation within the property. Officers were called to a flat in Bowhouse Road in Grangemouth at around 12:15am on Monday May, 10, after reports it had been robbed.

tumour which weighed more than a kilogram has defied the odds to celebrate her first birthday. Lily Graham was born on May 5 last year but was quickly whisked away by medics who discovered she had a rare tumour called Sacrococcygeal Teratoma (SCT).

Gordon Ramsay after he tried to play a prank on them before he says he is 'off to Falkirk '.

Proudlock changed his name to 'ProudScot' for a brilliant Scottish words challenge set by his model wife Emma Louise Connelly.

Scot Squad star Darren Connell plans to contact police after receiving abuse from a 'vile' troll who told him to kill himself. The online bully also said he hopes Darren's 'future kids' are 'raped' and threatened to smash the actor's face in.

children with cancer to scare parents into paying for private treatment has been raking in cash training other medics while a decision on his future has been delayed. Dr Mina Chowdhury was found to have frightened three sets of parents into paying for private scans and tests at his Glasgow firm Meras Healthcare at a tribunal 17 months ago.

First Minister made the claim to the Prime Minister during a telephone call following the SNP’s election victory.

on sale. Wynndun is a beautiful property found in the popular town of Banchory, which is located along the picturesque River Dee within easy commuting distance of Aberdeen.

Edinburgh bus missed her baby’s head by an inch.

Kate Garraway had to fight back the tears after she told Lorraine Kelly of Derek Draper's latest birthday message to her. Kate told the Scots ITV presenter it was a ‘fantastic sign’ as Derek continues his recovery from coronavirus at home after spending a year in hospital.