New report shows violent and disruptive behaviour rising in Scots schools

A new qualification offering young people an alternative route to university without debt will be launched in Greater Manchester in September next year, the Mayor has confirmed.

The latest statistics from Social Security Scotland show that at the end of July, some 93,880 people were in receipt of Adult Disability Payment (ADP)and of those, 42,620 were new applicants and 51,260 were existing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) case transfers.

Gary Lucy has sent out a stern warning regarding his baby daughter Bonnie Rose.

A plea will be made this week for all councillors to unite and demand more support from the Scottish Government to fund police and fire services in Dumfries and Galloway.

Nine people have died in Scotland in the last six months due to a deadly new street drug believed to be 100 times stronger than heroin.

Plans are progressing to deliver a proposed new primary school for the Craigshill area of Livingston by 2027.

It was the show that got everyone talking when it first launched last year and now the BBC have given the first look at series two of The Traitors.

The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) and the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Scotland have urged the UK Government to restrict the sale of fireworks after chaos on Bonfire Night.

When Balamory was on CBBC screens from 2002 to 2005, it was a total hit with youngsters. But 18 years later, two of the show's well-known stars have now reunited for an upcoming project.

Social Security Scotland has confirmed that around 400,000 people will start to receive this year’s Winter Heating Payment from the middle of December, with the ‘vast majority’ of eligible households due the money before the end of January 2024. The payment of £55.05 will be made automatically and is designed to help people with higher energy costs during the colder months.

Kiefer Sutherland learned after meeting the late Shane MacGowan for the first time at a bar in the ’90s. A 2019 anecdote shared by the “24” star is making its resurgence Thursday amid news that the Pogues frontman has died at age 65. During an appearance on Ireland’s “The Late Late Show,” Sutherland, 56, told host Ryan Tubridy about the time he ran into Sinead O’Connor, Van Morrison, Ronnie Wood and MacGowan at a Dublin club.

The death of a sick Scots killer who mowed down a pensioner and claimed his girlfriend was driving has to be probed by a sheriff.

A Scottish teenager allegedly murdered 27 years ago sustained at least 10 “significant blows” to her head which rendered her unconscious before she entered into a river, a pathologist told jurors.

Scots school support staff have voted to accept the latest pay offer, bringing industrial action to an end.

A thug who threatened a rookie police officer with a machete hours into his first shift has been jailed.

A driver has been rushed to hospital after a crash between a broken-down bus and a van on a busy road today,

The Scottish Government recently announced a new devolved disability payment designed to provide additional financial support for people of State Pension age will not include a mobility component. However, it has also confirmed the new benefit will not include any face-to-face assessments as part of the application process.

A Scot has won £1 million on the National Lottery thanks to a lucky dip bought on the competition's app - as organisers search for a second Scot who won the same amount.

Katie Price has been slammed after sharing a glam photo of her teenage daughter Princess who is currently hosting a series of make-up classes across the UK.

Russell Brand has reportedly been questioned by police over alleged assault allegations.Earlier this year, Brand was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse following a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches. Brand strongly denied the claims.As reported by The Times, Scotland Yard said a man in his forties who is understood to be the actor, comedian and presenter, attended a police station in south London on Thursday (November 16) where he was questioned in relation to “non-recent” alleged sexual offences.Brand was reportedly interviewed under caution from detectives in the Metropolitan Police who said that its investigation was continuing.A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “A man in his forties attended a police station in south London on Thursday, 16 November 2023.“He was interviewed under caution by detectives in relation to three non-recent sexual offences.