Obituary: John Sessions, Scottish-born comedian and actor

exams for Higher and Advanced Higher should be axed next year. Education Secretary John Swinney has announced National 5 exams have been scrapped but those for Higher and Advanced Higher are still provisionally due to go ahead in May.

lottery millionaire, Jane Park is used to the finer things in life. The Edinburgh influencer has been living it up on a luxury holiday in Dubai over the past week, and making Instagram followers green with envy at her exploits.

A mum has created her own Christmas advert and made her son the star of the show.Toddler Lincoln Norris has captured hearts after appearing in the festive ad, pretending to work in their family shop.And proud mum Lisa Norris, 29, says it could rival the famous John Lewis Christmas advert – despite creating the video on her iPad for less than £25.The 90 second video, filmed at the Ayton Mini Market, in Ayton, Scottish Borders, sees two-year-old Lincoln hard at work in the store, scanning

lotto millionaire Jane Park has given fans a glimpse of a couple of her more risqué tattoos while her luxury Dubai holiday continues. The EuroMillions winner, from Edinburgh, is making us all green with envy thanks to her latest getaway, which she's been sharing highlights of on social media.

the correspondence - despite a formal request from a committee of MSPs who are investigating how the government botched its handling of the allegations made against the former SNP leader. Earlier this month a majority of MSPs backed a motion calling on the legal advice to be published.

Brian Cox says his parenting skills are nothing like his ruthless on-screen character.The Dundee-born actor plays media mogul Logan Roy – who lets his children fight for control of his empire – in Succession.Each one of them seems dependent on him and almost self-destruct trying to win his approval.But dad-of-four  Brian, 74, has said that he doesn’t overly protect his own children and feels they should be “allowed to fail”.Speaking on David Tennant Does A Podcast With…, he said: “My thing is

lotto millionaire Jane Park has jetted off on a luxury Dubai holiday. The EuroMillions winner, from Edinburgh, flaunted her latest getaway on social media on Saturday as she soaked up the sun at a five-star hotel.

Lorraine Kelly has shared a sweet throwback of Sir Elton John and David Walliams as she branded them 'legends'. The TV presenter, 60, was feeling sentimental as she remembered the exclusive interview she did with the pair on her show exactly a year ago.

schools are "not significant areas of transmission" based on expert research. But teachers union the EIS said the move to the highest level four restriction in Glasgow and much of central Scotland is making them anxious.

Black Friday 2020 sale event. The legendary department store is helping customers decide the best ways to shop on the big day - November 27 - given that things are set to be a little different this year.

coronavirus restrictions for the west of Scotland are not "inevitable", the Deputy First Minister has said. John Swinney made the comments as the latest Scottish Government figures show 1,159 new cases of the virus were recorded in the last 24 hours.

Tom Rogic's "outstanding" form since his reintroduction to the Parkhead fold. The Australian midfielder reminded fans what he can do in an impressive cameo against AC Milan before making his first start of the season in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Aberdeen at the start of this month.

coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed.The latest figures show there were 1,357 new Covid-19 cases recorded overnight, bringing the total number of positive cases to 79,017 since the pandemic began.Leading today's briefing, deputy First Minister John Swinney said Scotland's death toll now sits at 3,244.According to the data, 1,228 people are currently being treated in hospital with 96 in intensive care.It comes as three parts of Scotland officially

Tom Grater International Film ReporterScottish actor John Fraser has died at the age of 89 after a battle with cancer, his family has said.Richard E. Grant was among those to pay tribute to the Dambusters and El Cid actor today, posting on twitter:My friend John Fraser has died at 89.

Janey Godley treatment. The Scots funny woman regularly has us in stitches with her hilarious takes on the world events.

education  secretary is under pressure to cancel next year's school exams after Wales decided to scrap them in full. John Swinney  has so far only confirmed limited plans to call off National 5 exams but press ahead with Highers for Scots pupils.

Janey Godley has left fans in stitches after recording a hilarious 'phone call with Donald Trump'. The Scots comedian posted a funny video of her pretending to get a call from the US president has he loses he American election.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.AIRDRIE'S parliamentarians have welcomed news that miners convicted of certain offences relating to the strike in 1984-85 will be pardoned in order to aid reconciliation within the affected communities.The move by SNP Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf follows John Scott QC’s independent review of the impact of policing on communities during the strike which recommends that, subject to establishing suitable