First Minister steps back from scrapping face masks as covid cases soar in West Lothian

A tragic Scots dad found dead in his car down a Forth Valley embankment has been hailed a ‘legend’ by heartbroken pals.

Nicola Sturgeon has been blasted after it was revealed her government paid the former boss of a scandal-hit shipyard £3,000 per day.

After glorious weather and highs of 19C in Greater Manchester last week, the weather is changing drastically. Temperatures are expected to plummet, dropping as low as -1C in some parts of the region this week.

A West Lothian studio is set to benefit from a £50 million investment from Amazon for three three new shows the entertainment giant is filming across the East of Scotland.

A P&O ferry has taken off from a Scots port for the first time since 800 members of staff were sacked.

Over 50 locals attended a talk hosted by a West Lothian author - offering his lived experience dealing with addiction alongside his mum, who shared the difficulties she faced living with an addict.

Daytime TV icon Lorraine Kelly has opened up about being told by Strictly Come Dancing pro Anton Du Beke that she shouldn't bother taking part in the show as moves 'like a tree'. Discussing the idea of appearing on the smash-hit BBC show with her guests today - comedian Paul Merton and his actress wife Suki Webster - the Scottish presenter, 62, revealed that the dancing star suggested jumping and jiving may not quite be her forte. "Well, I would be so rubbish," she admitted when speaking about singing up for the BBC show.

Scotland's drug deaths crisis shows signs it might be improving as new figures show an eight per cent reduction last year.

Chris Evans and Martin Kemp were among a host of celebrities who have helped launch a new London coffee shop aiming to end homelessness in the capital. The new cafe, called Social Bite, aims to fight homelessness by employing those who are homeless, as well as those who have a background in homelessness. The scheme has five coffee shops across three cities in Scotland, and has now launched its first ever London location.

A new retro arcade bar that's set to open in Glasgow has just given out a sneak peek of how it will look.

Police have named the victim of a fatal crash in Glasgow earlier this month as 69-year-old George Jarvis.

Millions of households across Scotland and the rest of the UK are bracing themselves for the upcoming energy price hikes which are set to come into effect at the start of next month.

One of the largest and rarest UK birds of prey - the white-tailed eagle - has been spotted in Greater Manchester for the first time ever.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that on October 31, 2021 there were 2.8 million people across the UK claiming support through Personal Independence Payments (PIP), with just over one in three claimants (35%) receiving the highest level of award.

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of deliberate fires started around West Lothian.

 returned for season 7 on Wednesday, and one of the night's most energetic performers also felt the sting of elimination! Despite a fun performance, a cute costume and an endearing attempt at a Scottish accent, McTerrier was voted out and made to unmask.Before the votes were cast, McTerrier — a Scottish Terrier in a tartan kilt — delivered a lively rendition of Loverboy's «Working for the Weekend» that impressed the panel and got the audience on their feet.Unfortunately, impressive competition from Thingamabob, Cyclops, Firefly and The Ram, meant it would be the star's only performance.After all the show's panel of celebrity «detectives» — including Robin Thicke, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Jenny McCarthy — made their final guesses based off only the first clue package, it was soon revealed that not one of them even came close.McTerrier removed his adorable furry helmet and revealed himself to be Food Network star and famous cake maker Duff Goldman!Goldman spoke with ET on Wednesday about his time on the show, and how wonderfully «surreal» the entire experience had been.«I try to live my life by everything I learned from watching „ Goldman said of the show's wonderfully strange qualities. “I love absurdist humor.

EXCLUSIVE: Yeardley Smith’s Paperclip Ltd is looking to turn Tom Wood’s forensic science bestseller Ruxton: The First Modern Murder into an unscripted podcast and a limited scripted series.

A mum has told how a padded jacket saved her son’s life after two thugs jumped him in a shocking unprovoked attack.