'Inspirational' headteacher died within months of going to GP with 'a stitch'

Sex Pistols star Johnny Rotten's wife Nora Forster has passed away after a battle with Alzheimer's.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Ray Shulman, a multi-instrumentalist known for his work with the progressive-rock band Gentle Giant and later a successful producer for the Sundays, Bjork’s early band the Sugarcubes, and many others, died on March 30. He was 73. The news was announced by his brother and Gentle Giant bandmate Derek, who wrote in a statement: “I am deeply saddened to announce that my younger brother and my best friend Ray Shulman passed away on March 30th at his home in London. I was with him until the end as he bravely battled a long illness. At least I know he is now at peace. “Ray really was a genius in so many ways. He was an incredible composer, musician, music producer and tech wizard. Together with myself and my elder brother Philip he was a founding member of Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and subsequently Gentle Giant. He went on to produce artists like the Sundays, the Sugarcubes, Ian McCulloch and many more. More recently he devoted his tech and musical expertise in authoring and remixing other artists like Jethro Tull, Genesis, King Crimson and many more.”

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Liz Tigelaar and Stacey Silverman’s production company, Best Day Ever, has hired ABC Signature’s Abby Chambers, Variety has learned exclusively. Chambers will now serve as vice president of television and production at Best Day Ever. She most recently worked as director of current programming at ABC Signature, where Best Day Ever is set up under an overall deal. “Best Day Ever is beyond thrilled to welcome Abby to the Best Day Ever team,” Tigelaar and Silverman said in a joint statement. “The truth is, after being our studio partner on ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ and ‘Under the Bridge,’ we’d already come to think of her as our own. Her goals align perfectly with ours —to tell stories that feel vital, to center new voices, and to raise up future showrunners—and we feel lucky to have her passion and brilliance with us every day (and who knows, she may even steer us onto projects with non three-word-titles, too).”

Naman Ramachandran SISTER, the media group co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider, has unveiled a creative partnership with and taken a significant stake in new TV and tech entertainment company Yes Yes Media. Yes Yes, an unscripted entertainment venture, is founded by broadcaster and format developer Richard Bacon, who has presented “The Big Breakfast” and “Top of the Pops” and created formats “The Hustler,” hosted by Craig Ferguson (ABC), “This Is My House” (BBC1) and “I Literally Just Told You,” hosted by Jimmy Carr (Channel 4). The deal allows Yes Yes to leverage access to the SISTER’s global network of creative companies and investments spanning television and film, podcasting, publishing and live events.

A young Scots woman has died in Turkey after reportedly undergoing gastric band surgery.

A man has died after he and two other pedestrians were struck by a van on Saturday.

The couple who died in a serious car crash in Argyll on Friday have been named by police as Martin and Josephine Cousland.

April Banbury and Whitney Hughes may have left their Instagram followers shocked on Thursday as they stripped down before jumping into a lake in Scotland. Posting a photo to their Instagram Stories, the Married At First Sight UK stars made sure to cover their bottoms with green heart emojis, as they posed turned away from the camera while making their way into the water. Holding hands April, 33, and Whitney, 30, then jumped into the lake, with Whitney adding: "Life is short & it's here to be lived" on a video clip of the lake, after the duo had entered.

A teenage man has suddenly died within a premises on a busy Glasgow shopping street.

Paul O'Grady died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening aged 67, his husband announced.

Paul O’Grady has died at the age of 67, his partner Andre Portasio has said.

The partner of a dying patient who was prevented from getting pain relieving medication has had a complaint against an Ayrshire medical practice upheld.

Janey Godley has been praised for her bravery as she visited her childhood home in Glasgow with a camera crew, where her mum's 'murderer' lived.

One expert in the future believes that humans could be just seven years away from achieving immortality and living forever.

A man has died suddenly in the grounds of the University of Glasgow. Emergency services rushed to University Avenue in Glasgow at around 9.25 am following reports that a 62-year-old male had taken unwell.

Depending on how things go, brainteasers can either be extremely satisfying, or incredibly frustrating.

A Scots couple who lost two children within a year are taking on a gruelling 500-mile walk around Scotland in their memory. David Christopher, 45, and Louise Russell, 54, from Cupar, are preparing to walk and camp the North coast 500 in memory of Ciaran and Siobhan Russell.

A single mum with cancer given just months to live is desperate to spend her final days in her native South Africa.

Heartbroken dog owners have told how their pet died within hours of eating something it picked up from a footpath.

Police were called to a Stirling care facility two days before a worker died in an alleged stabbing.