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Gordon Ramsay was slammed by the Provost of Falkirk after he called the town a s***hole on TV, and urged to apologise for the 'foul-mouthed statement'.The celeb chef trashed Falkirk on an episode of his new BBC One quiz Bank Balance, with some locals claiming he owes the town an apology.Mr Ramsay, 54, who was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, called the town a 's***hole' when a contestant referred to Falkirk as one of the 'five cities in Scotland'.He responded saying: "I was born in Scotland.

Police have confirmed that an unexploded bomb discovered in a garden in a Scots town has been safely removed from the area.Several homes in the Victoria Avenue area of Milnathort, near Kinross, had to be evacuated after the alarm was raised on Friday afternoon (March 12) and emergency services raced to the scene. A large cordon was put in place while a specialist bomb squad was brought in to examine the device and safely remove it overnight.

Gordon Ramsay has left fans divided after launching a £75 beef wellington - that customers have to make and cook at home.The Scottish TV chef, 54, is turning his hugely popular food into a meal-kit, so that diners can gorge on a posh dish at home during lockdown while restaurants are closed.The menu includes all the ingredients to assemble a beef wellington, including beef fillet, puff pastry, egg yolks, mushroom duxelles, red wine jus, butter, double cream and potatoes.However, the eye-watering

Gordon Ramsay was insulted and grossed out by a Scottish chef's disgusting 'Cooncil Hoose' steak tartar.The Scots telly chef was not alone in being flabbergasted by the dish on Tik Tok as followers rushed to say it looked like the amateur was cooking up Covid 21.After chef Succhefful, also from Scotland, said his dish 'tastes like I’m a millionaire in France', Ramsay compared the recipe to a 'French turd' and said 'this is not safe.'The Hells Kitchen star was first upset by the dish's name as he

Shetland today after a "live" explosive device was found in its garden.The device was one of two suspected pieces of ordnance discovered on Sunday, March 7.The coastguard locked down the area in Sandside Mossbank until the arrival of the Royal Navy Bomb Disposal this morning.Once at the scene, they discovered a 25lb 'live' Anti Tank projectile which was removed from the property's garden and safely destroyed in a controlled explosion.The second device turned out to be a gas cylinder which did

Tik Toker Jimmy Stewart has challenged Gordon Ramsay to a mince and tatties cook off after the telly chef responded to one of his offbeat cooking videos.

The Snuts have announced a special live-streamed performance for later this month.The Scottish four-piece will take to the stage at Stirling Castle on Friday, March 26, ahead of releasing their debut album ‘W.L.’ the following week (April 2).Fans will be able to watch the band perform their upcoming first record in its entirety by pre-ordering the 4xCD edition of ‘W.L.’ here.

Gordon Ramsay has had plenty of controversial moments over the years.The foul-mouthed celebrity chef is known for his fiery attitude both in and out of the kitchen and certainly isn't afraid of voicing his opinions.The Scottish TV star, 54, has shown a strong hatred to non-meat lovers and has gone to war with vegetarians on countless occasions.He has upset famous faces with his views on eating meat - and even claimed his worst nightmare would be if one of his kids announced they were

Scottish Parliament election due to take place in May, Sir Ed will make his pitch to voters north of the border in a speech to the Scottish Liberal Democrat online conference.He will accuse the UK and Scottish governments of having used the coronavirus pandemic as "fuel in their never-ending constitutional war", while claiming the SNP is putting "another independence referendum before the recovery from the pandemic".He will insist it is the job of "true" leaders to "bring people together, not

“You’d also need a bit of notice to get back into it or you’d be having injuries left, right or centre.

husband put down a 'green carpet' instead of astro turf in their garden.Pauline Tremble, 54, 'didn't have the heart' to tell Andy, 61, to get rid it after he unveiled his hard work in the garden.The couple from Irvine forked out for the material after bargain lover Andy spotted it on eBay.But it wasn't until he rolled it out that Pauline noticed it was 'rough as sandpaper' and feared someone might 'lose half a leg' if they fell on it.Pauline said: "I don't have the heart to tell him to lift it,

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.A pensioner, pushed to the ground in a communal garden, is to get £200 compensation, despite regarding the area as “her personal fiefdom.”Lawyer Mike Tavendale told Perth Sheriff Court the 70-year-old was the “author of her own misfortune” after she armed herself with a washing pole and approached John McLeish from behind.He added that in his 30-40 years’ experience of legal work: “I’m

Gordon Ramsay slagged a Scottish viewer’s teeth during a live show. The potty-mouthed chef was slammed by fans after he made a comment about a gap in a contestant’s teeth during the Read My Lips game on last weekend’s programme.

prison boss will face a disciplinary probe after this damning photograph showed him enjoying a lockdown-busting cup final party as he watched St Johnstone win the Betfred Cup. Forbes McKillop, deputy governor at tough Glenochil Prison, ignored social distancing rules despite the Scottish Prison Service estate being ravaged by Covid and hundreds of staff hours being lost to self isolating.

BBC primetime quiz show may have had its chips – after a disastrous drop in ratings. The potty-mouthed chef's Bank Balance first aired last Wednesday with 2.7million viewers tuning in but this figure slumped to 1.6million by Friday.BBC bosses have taken a huge gamble with the 10-part show, putting it on in the prime 9pm slot for three nights a week.

Gordon Ramsay has been slammed for ‘insulting’ a Scottish woman’s teeth on live TV.

Gordon Ramsay has taken a savage swipe at Gino D'Acampo for his cooking skills in a cheeky TikTok video. The Scots TV chef is known for his 'rate my plate' videos online so when he saw his chef pal Gino making 'capocollo' he couldn't resist commenting on his skills.

Ramsay of “vilifying the poor”, as a row continues over his rude remark about the town.Trouble started yesterday when it emerged the Scots chef called Falkirk a “s***hole”.It was said as a cheeky jibe during an episode of his new BBC One quiz show Bank Balance, which is airing throughout this week.Posting on social media, the local authority stated that 1 in 5 young people were living in poverty in the area, along with 660 people aged 16-24 currently unemployed.It added: “When someone with lots

Brown has also accused Johnson of undermining devolution with the Internal Market Act which will now allows Whitehall spending in Scotland bypass the Holyrood government.Brown said: “If he continues in this manner, Boris Johnson risks becoming the biggest recruiting sergeant for nationalism and will lose any hope of persuading Scotland’s undecided voters to stay with the UK.”He also said the UK nations had failed to work together through joint ministerial committees.Brown added: “Co-operation

Gordon Ramsay's new BBC gameshow has been slammed by fans who have branded it 'migraine provoking rubbish'.Last night, the Scots TV chef launched his new show 'Gordon Ramsay's Bank Balance' on the BBC where contestants had the chance to win up to £100,000.The aim of the game is for fans to answer different questions so that they can place stacks of gold bars on a 'Balance Board' - which many said was a 'rip off' of Million Pound Drop.The more answers contestants got correct, the more bars they