'One Million Words' campaign aims to encourage Scots to connect with free postcards of kindness of St Andrew's Day

Gillian Ross. The Scottish budget is not due to be announced until January while factors including the coronavirus pandemic and pay increases could alter the “early estimates subject to potentially significant change”.

death of her baby brother.John Proctor died in an ambulance in 1967 aged just four months, leaving his parents devastated.Mum Isobel and dad John never received an apology for mistakes they say led to their son’s death.The family have now enlisted local MSP Jackie Baillie in their quest for answers.Isobel died six years ago, having never seen anyone taken to task for the death of her child.Baby John’s sister, Elizabeth Mullen, from Balloch in Dunbartonshire, said: “My mum said she could remember

Derek McInnes has confirmed Andrew Considine’s contract extension is close to being fast-tracked.

Andrea McLean has thanked fans for their support after the Loose Women star announced her exit from the show. The 51-year-old journalist struggled to fight back the tears when she made the bombshell announcement to her fellow panel members of yesterday’s show.

Mo Farah may know his way around the track but not, it seems, the UK. The long-distance runner risked the ire of Scots as he mistook Scotland for Wales on I'm A Celebrity.

Castle Coin Challenge with Giovanna, the pair were split and had to follow signs with their names on in different directions. Communicating by walkie talkie, Mo had a map with shields positioned on different countries.

Andrea McLean has announced her departure from Loose Women after 13 years of hosting the daytime ITV show. The 51-year-old Scots host got emotional as she set out her intentions to the leave the show during the festive period.

Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to perform an “act of kindness” to mark today’s St Andrew’s Day celebrations. The First Minister paid tribute to those making “enormous personal sacrifices” amid the coronavirus pandemic in an address to the nation earlier today.

Perth and Kinross residents over £1 million more than in other council areas, a report has revealed. The figures from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe), also highlights parcel delivery surcharges have cost the region’s residents over £2.4m.

SNP conference on Monday.The new £100 million winter fund for low-income households will provide those in need with cash to help “pay their fuel bills and make sure children don’t go hungry”, Sturgeon will tell the online conference.Sturgeon is announcing the fund to bridge the winter gap between the introduction of the £10 a week Scottish Child Payment for poorer families and amid criticism from Labour that her government has failed over a decade to tackle poverty in Scotland.With 230,000

gastric band burst through her stomach following a private operation.Christina Adamson, from Paisley, was left with sepsis when a severe infection set in weeks after undergoing the weight-loss procedure at Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow.The 35-year-old told how she feared she would never see her sons again after she was taken in for emergency surgery when the £6000 procedure she had saved years for went horribly wrong.Now recovering at home, the mum said she feels lucky to be alive and wants to

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.At the end of November every year Scots come together to celebrate the feast day of our patron saint.Saint Andrew is a much loved figure not only here, but also in countries as far reaching as Barbados, Greece, Russia, Colombia, Romania and Cyprus where he is also the patron saint.But how much do we know about the saint and why we celebrate his life?Andrew began his

Palestinian flag has been flown outside a Scots council headquarters today. Aberdeen's town house was adorned with the black, green, white and green symbol to mark UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

top politicians are really thinking. And thanks to Scots comic Janey Godley, we got a bit of an inkling into the inner workings of Nicola Sturgeon this morning - and they're a bit raunchier than you might imagine.

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, just two days after Christmas Day in 2011.The fire, believed to have been caused by an electrical fault, swept through the house at around 3am as the family slept.Sheree McGill and her daughters Talia, Yasmin and Nya escaped with their lives while her other son Zac was staying with his gran.Evan was found in his bedroom at the back of the house by firefighters who braved temperatures of 1000°C to get to him.He was rushed to nearby Crosshouse Hospital but could not be

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teacher smacked one of his pupils on the bottom with a ruler as he carried out repeated sex attacks on her over a two year period. James Skelton Smith, 58, admitted sexually assaulting the girl, who was aged between 14 and 17, on several occasions.

vanished in Aberdeenshire. Ann Pearson, 65, was last seen walking in the village of Kincardine O’Neil at around 4.30pm on Sunday November 22.

coronavirus restrictions, is still in a job. Kelly Livingstone, co-owner of Vanilla beauty salon in Rutherglen, spoke of her dismay at Ferrier’s refusal to stand down, fifty days after the scandal of her flouting of coronavirus protocol emerged.