Humza Yousaf's council tax freeze will save low income Scots 53p a week while the rich benefit

Claudia Winkleman has said she originally declined to present hit reality show The Traitors to prioritise her family life.

Claudia Winkleman has made an admission about her position on The Traitors as she prepares to ditch the sequins for a black cloak once more. The reality show became a runaway hit last year and is set to return for a second series next month (January).

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Hollywood got back on its feet on Wall Street this year, and if it wants to remain on solid ground in 2024 — or even climb a few steps higher — it needs to look beyond what movies and TV shows were the greatest hits. The biz is overdue when it comes to keeping an eye on the video game titles consumers poured their time into over the past 12 months.

Coronation Street fans were unable to hide their devastation this evening as fan favourite Peter Barlow bid a heartbreaking farewell to the cobbles after over two decades on our screens. As regular viewers will know, Peter has been wrestling with guilt and struggling to cope in recent weeks after he killed serial killer Stephen Reid by hitting him with his taxi as he was holding Jenny Connor hostage. Fearing she was in potentially life threatening danger, Peter did what he thought he needed to do in order to save her life - but has been wracked with guilt and remorse after Jenny admitted she actually believed Stephen would never have truly hurt her.

Will Smith shared a gallery of photos with his spunky family wearing ugly Christmas Sweaters. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star even wore a white wig. A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith)Will and Jada Pinkett Smith share childrenTrey, 31, Jaden, 25, and Willow, 23.

A Scots man jailed for shooting dead his wheelchair-bound wife with her own handgun has reportedly appealed to overturn the Mississippi jury’s guilty verdict.

Humza Yousaf has made a fresh offer to mediate talks between the UK Government and health unions to end the junior doctor strikes.

A senior Scottish Green MSP has said the Government would have been better using the cash for a council tax freeze on anti-poverty projects.

A Gartocharn resident has written to First Minister Humza Yousaf with concerns over plans for a windfarm in Alexandria.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared the proposed, new State Pension and benefits payment rates to come into effect from April 8, 2024. State Pensions will rise by 8.5 per cent, as per the Triple Lock policy, while most benefits will increase by the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation figure of 6.7 per cent.

Stranger Things.The fan rumour – per Variety – suggests that the events that take place within Stranger Things are not reality, and are instead what happens in a game of Dungeons & Dragons that Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson and Will Byers began playing at the start of the first season.Speaking to Metro, the Duffer Brothers laughed off the theory, first playing along before emphatically shutting it down. Matt joked: “That is correct.

Layton Williams has shared a touching post following the Strictly Come Dancing final where he narrowly missed out on winning the series alongside partner Nikita Kuzmin.

Jonathan Majors is out at Marvel and it’s currently unclear as to what will happen to his character Kang the Conqueror in upcoming projects, but one option is to replace him with another actor.

So the rumors from earlier this year are true: Noah Baumbach is returning to Netflix for his next film. But the rumor mill got the leads of the film wrong or at least one-half of them.

Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola appeared to be closer than ever on Wednesday as the Strictly Come Dancing finalists posed with the iconic Glitterball trophy ahead of this weekend's finale where they will battle it out for the 2023 winning title.

Financial pressure can start to mount over the festive season and it’s important for every household to make sure they are not missing out on any additional support they are entitled to. This includes checking your eligibility for a Council Tax Reduction (CTR), a unique discount only available to people living in Scotland, that could reduce your annual bill by an average of £750.

Humza Yousaf will be advised by senior SNP allies to reject any appeal of the Government’s humiliating court defeat on his gender reform law. Top party figures who supported the new law believe the game is up and will urge the First Minister to blow no more public cash on the case. The SNP Government suffered a humbling defeat in the Court of Session after a judge ruled Westminster had acted lawfully by blocking Holyrood’s Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) Act. SNP ministers have already racked up a legal bill of around £230,000 fighting the case and costs could spiral if they appeal.

Humza Yousaf has been dealt a fresh blow by the Court of Session after a judge ruled the UK Government did have the power to block controversial gender reforms.

The UK Government’s Rwanda plans are a “real dark day” for the country, Humza Yousaf has said.

EXCLUSIVE: Brad Ingelsby’s upcoming HBO crime drama series starring Mark Ruffalo has added to its exec producer and director ranks.