Mini heatwave to hit this week with Scots set to sizzle in 23C sunshine

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Love Islander Shannon Singh claims she has not yet made any big money since her sharp exit from the reality show. And the Fife born former glamour model says she's not willing to just do anything to make a fast buck.

cops on an erratic 40-mile chase. Graham Ellis, 40, stole the 999 vehicle that had arrived to treat his pregnant girlfriend, a court heard.

scenic Scots river. Bosses at Calamity Kayaking in Paisley were so sick of the state of the River Cart that they used a massive line over a local bridge to pull out as much rubbish as they could.

temperatures to remain warm into early August. Scots are expected to bake in “very warm” climates from tomorrow, with temperatures climbing to a high of 25C in some southern parts of the country over the weekend.

heatwave set to hit Scotland in the next couple of weeks is in doubt, according to reports. Hot air was predicted to eventually drift over from the continent and reach UK shores replacing last week's flash floods and wet weather.

mum claims the Scottish Government has ignored her pleas to make lifesaving cannabis oil available on the NHS for her son. Lisa Quarrell's eight-year-old son Cole Thomson has drug-resistant focal epilepsy - a condition which means he suffers from severe seizures which cannot be stopped or controlled by conventional medication.

methadone. An initial £4 million investment in Buvidal was rubber stamped after a glowing report in the wake of a pilot scheme in Scottish prisons.

Scots coal mine has been solved. An animal rescue group has confirmed that the decaying remains discovered at the St Ninian’s opencast mine in Fife actually belong to a baby fox.

Cops have launched a probe after "significant damage" was caused following a pair of blazes which happened on McGrigor Road in Rosyth, near Dunfermline.

Michelle Mone says she is now at her ideal weight as she goes from size 22 to size eight! Scots Ultimo founder Michelle dropped another one and a half stone after her recent battle with Covid, and has now lost even more.

weather is expected to come to a dramatic end later today as forecasters anticipate thunderstorms to rock the country. Sunbathers have been enjoying warm climates in recent days, with the thermometer peaking at 25C on Tuesday this week.

drug- related pick-up in Scotland. A mystery individual was seen briefly climbing into the back of Worley's taxi after he drove from Liverpool and pulled up outside shops in Perth.

Series Mania has announced its line-up ahead of the television festival taking place in Lille, France, on August 26-September 2.

attack two schoolgirls was jailed for three months on Wednesday. Martin Reeves incited the dog to chase the girls and they were forced to run across a road without looking as they tried to escape.

temperatures climb to those seen in the likes of Barcelona today. Temperatures will climb to around the mid-20s for most of the country later this afternoon, with the south west and central parts seeing the best of the conditions.Glaswegians are expected to get the warmest of the sunshine, with the thermometer set to peak at 25C at around 5pm today.

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