Irvine woman making best of bad situation by launching unique business

Kris Commons reckons Celtic fans should lay off "easy target" Greg Taylor and has pleaded with the boo-boys to back the Scotland international.The former Hoops star is convinced the reason the 22-year-old isn't a Parkhead favourite is because supporters still pine for Kieran Tierney.Taylor has been a regular under NeIl Lennon this season but the Hoops boss admits left-back is an area he is still looking to bolster in the aftermath of Boli Bolingoli's indiscretion.And Commons has gone on the

bigoted tongue.Karen Mason, 49, verbally abused people in Bo'ness, West Lothian, “almost daily” for nearly two-and-a-half years.Many of her targets were neighbours of her elderly mother.In one particularly nasty outburst she called a man “a homosexual, flag-waving Jew”, a court was told.Prosecutor Kristina Kelly said: “Comments directed at other neighbours included, ‘That’s the black b******’.”Falkirk Sheriff Court heard Mason’s behaviour got so bad that a couple living in Links Road, Bo’ness,

raped an 80 year-old woman in her own home has been locked up for eight years. John Laming struck last Christmas Eve just 12 days after he had been freed from jail.

drivers  will sit a new UK driving theory test.

Shane Duffy dropped Gary Breen like a bad habit by insisting his season long loan at Celtic will make him an even better player than he was in England’s top flight.Former Republic of Ireland defender Breen has come under fire for suggesting Duffy was putting his own international place in jeopardy by swapping Brighton for a dream stint with his boyhood heroes and was in danger of becoming sloppy coasting to easy wins in the Scottish Premiership.But, after getting off to a flying start, scoring

Nicola Sturgeon has made a fresh plea for the UK Government to extend the furlough scheme to prevent thousands of Scots from losing their jobs next month.

hereEarlier today, the First Minister uged Scots to download a new 'Protect Scotland' contact tracing app - the latest tool in the fight to stop the spread of coronavirus.The symptoms of coronavirus are:But these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have the illness.The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold and flu.always wash your hands when you get home or into workuse hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not availablecover your mouth and nose with

UK Government to end its furlough scheme next month.She has also made clear it will not be 'acceptable' for the initiative to stop without Scotland being given the ability to set up an alternative.The First Minister said the UK Government ending the scheme – set up by Chancellor Rishi Sunak at the height of the coronavirus pandemic – will “narrow the options available to us in controlling the spread of the virus in the next few months”.By the end of June, some 736,500 workers across Scotland had

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine has made a heartbreaking confession about the devastating , revealing the pain "never leaves you".The 60-year-old, who lost her baby when her daughter Rosie was five years old, made her candid admission on Twitter in response to a post by First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon.In her post, Nicola shared the story of Scotland's Justice Minister Humza Yousaf and his wife Nadia El-Nakla, who sadly suffered a miscarriage.Nicola wrote: "."Nadia's account of

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Ian Mitchell, bassist for the Bay City Rollers, has died at the age of 62, according to a post on the group’s Facebook page.With hits including “Saturday Night” and “Bye Bye Baby,” the tartan-clad Scottish group were a pre-punk 1970s phenomenon in the UK and enjoyed several hits in the US.“We are deeply saddened by the news of Ian Mitchell’s death,” the brief message reads. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Wendy, their family and friends.

Bay City Rollers, has died at the age of 62.The Scottish band – known for hits including ‘Shang-a-Lang’ and ‘Bye Bye Baby’ – confirmed Mitchell’s passing via a statement posted on their official Facebook page.A statement read: “We are deeply saddened by the news of Ian Mitchell’s death. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Wendy, their family and friends.

Oli McBurnie in a friendly despite the Sheffield United striker pulling out of the Scotland squad.

Ayrshire and Arran has today recorded its biggest increase in coronavirus cases since May. In the past 24 hours, 10 cases across the region have been reported by the Scottish Government.Across June and July, single-figure cases were being declared on a daily basis.It comes as 88 positive tests were recorded across Scotland, it can be revealed.

Irvine earlier today. Jake Alcroft, 63, was driving on Bank street when he lost control and struck a parked car at around 10.45am on Thursday morning.He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

woman found dead on a golf course months after she went missing has made an emotional appeal for information five years on from her disappearance. Saima Ahmed is believed to have taken a train from London to Edinburgh, via Hemel Hempstead and Birmingham, when she was reported missing on Sunday August 30, 2015 as the Edinburgh Festival season was coming to a close.

“We have made careful considerations to ensure that the Schoeller branded face masks we produce are in-line with regulations for use in medical settings as we plan to distribute the masks to NHS suppliers, as well as sell to the general public and wholesale retailers. “Excellent communication, trusted advice and fast service from the team at Royal Bank of Scotland enabled the expansion, which we hope will help reduce the spread of coronavirus.” David McIntosh, relationship director at Royal