Humza Yousaf offers to mediate talks between UK Government and health unions to end strikes in England

Everyone in Scotland convicted as part of the Horizon Post Office scandal will be cleared, Humza Yousaf has said.

Sam Fender has shared his soulful new song ‘Iris’, taken from the soundtrack to the new film Jackdaw.The track was debuted on Edith Bowman’s BBC Radio 2 Culture Club show yesterday (Tuesday January 9), and can be heard here from around the 38 minute mark, or below. The first new material from Fender following on his 2021 second album ‘Seventeen Going Under‘ – named as NME‘s Album Of The Year – was described by Bowman as “absolute perfection” in how it accompanies a touching scene in Jackdaw, which is set in Fender’s native North East of the UK.“He’s been away doing what he does and writing new things, and what’s absolutely wonderful is that he’s been incredibly supportive of fellow creatives – in the form of Jamie Childs the filmmaker, who’s about to release his first feature film,” said Bowman introducing the film.”She continued: “Jamie has worked across some brilliant programmes, directing things like Dr Who, The Sandman, His Dark Materials, and now he’s about to release his first feature film Jackdaw – which is set in the North East of England, which is where Sam is from.“They got in touch with Sam and said, ‘Do you fancy seeing if you’ve got anything around?’ and, lo and behold, Sam gifts them this track exclusively for the film – and it could not be more fitting.”The song leans on Fender’s soulful side, set to a stripped-back guitar backing as the North Shields artist tenderly sings of a woman navigating her way through hard times in the North East.Jackdaw is released in cinemas January 26 following a Stockton-On-Tees premiere on January 24.

This is going to be Dylan John Thomas’s year. In 2023, he sold out the Glasgow Barrowland – three times.

Humza Yousaf has said there are "question marks" over the honour awarded to the former Post Office boss who was in charge at the height of the Horizon scandal.

The families of two people who took their own lives in a young offenders institution have urged Scotland’s First Minister to take action as a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) begins into their deaths.

Cillian Murphy and Oppenheimer have lead the big wins at this year's star-studded Golden Globes as the Irish star was named best actor in a drama for his role in the 2023 thriller. Collecting his gong at the Golden Globes ceremony, the 47 year old said: “I knew the first time I walked on a Chris Nolan set it was different.

Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper has died aged 56 after a devastating three year battle with Covid-19. He leaves behind his wife, Good Morning Britain host Kate, 56, and their two children, daughter Darcey, 17, and son William, 14. Derek has been in and out of hospital many times over the past few years after he became seriously ill with coronavirus in March 2020.

The Scottish Government recently announced a new devolved disability payment designed to provide additional financial support for people of State Pension age will not include a mobility component. However, it has also confirmed the new benefit will not include any face-to-face assessments as part of the application process.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's plans for redemption in 2024 have been ruined, according to one royal author, after they decided to spend Christmas in California, rather than with the other Royals at Sandringham. It comes after a rather mixed year for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with Prince Harry's memoir Spare becoming the fastest selling non-fiction book in the UK since records began.

It wouldn't be New Year's Eve without Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny on BBC Two. The show, which has aired for the past 30 years, has become a time-honoured tradition for many people as part of their end-of-year celebrations.

The eagerly-anticipated second series of The Traitors begins on BBC One on January 3, with 22 contestants battling it out at a Scottish castle in the psychological game show that gripped viewers last year.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Christmases have been different since they left the royal family in 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex last spent the festive period with the Royal Family on the Sandringham Estate in 2018. A year later, they decided to celebrate in America with Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland before stepping back from The Firm in 2020 and permanently moving to the States.

Former Celebrity Big Brother star Dr Danielle Marr Collins is in talks to join the cast of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in the new year, she revealed. Danielle, 43, became famous as 'Dr Botox' as she ran a successful Botox and skin care clinic and also starred in reality series Dublin Wives on TV3. She also appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in 2013 alongside Coronation Street star Vicky Entwistle, US star Courtney Stodden and late Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond.

The Christmas period is a time for love and peace but as the festive season rolls in King Charles seems to be increasingly anxious about what his estranged son Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle's next move might be.

Laura Anderson and her ex-partner Gary Lucy reunited to make special memories with their daughter with a trip to see Santa.

Humza Yousaf has called for the House of Lords to be scrapped after Michelle Mone admitted lying about her involvement with a company in a PPE contracts row.

lipknot’s founding member and percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has spoken to NME about the band’s upcoming tour, as well as numerous new releases, career highlights and the importance of nostalgia.Earlier this week, the masked metal icons announced news of a 2024 UK and European tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. As tickets have gone on sale, Crahan has opened up to NME about why it was so important for the band to go back to their roots, and revealed that there are plenty of surprises in store for the new year.“25 years is swirling in our brain now,” Clown told NME.

Movistar Plus+ has struck deals for the Max and SkyShowtime streamers in Spain.

Humza Yousaf’s council tax freeze will only save low income Scots 53p a week during the cost of living crisis.

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.