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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Almost half of consumers are planning to cut back on Christmas spending this year, according to a poll.A survey by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed that 45 per cent of people in Scotland are planning to splash out less this festive season than they did last year.But the research by YouGov also revealed that 16 per cent will take on debt to buy gifts, despite the coronavirus crisis squeezing

Winston Churchill was actually an adopted Scot, according to his family. Randolph Churchill, the legendary Prime Minister’s great-grandson, revealed that the Tory wartime PM loved Scotland and the Scots and was ironically best pals with the SNP ’s founding father.

missing Scots mum have issued a desperate appeal for help to find her after she vanished from a mental health unit in Dundee. Sharon Hutchison was last seen in the Menzieshill area of the city at around 2pm on Wednesday, November 25.

brain tumour. Heartbroken friends and family of little Sophia Walker have paid tribute to the Glasgow youngster after she died from the terminal condition.

coronavirus by posting online videos for the over-60s.Dot Bremner hosts a daily Dancercise with Dot session from the garden of her home in Elgin, Moray.She set herself the challenge of dancing every day this month to raise money for charity North East Sensory Services (Ness), which  supports 6,500 people in North-east Scotland who have vision or hearing loss.Dot, who is partially sighted and almost completely deaf without a hearing aid, toured the region before the virus outbreak to run dance

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe Weston Tavern and Restaurant in Kilmaurs has become the latest East Ayrshire venue to install a life-saving defibrillator with help from charity St John Scotland.The equipment, which can help save someone’s life if they have a cardiac arrest, has been installed on the side wall of the restaurant on the town’s Main Street.

Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford have reportedly been axed from This Morning because of an argument over a Christmas bauble that was meant to be presented to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.TV host Eamonn, 60, who allegedly wonders if losing the gig is because of his and Ruth's age, is said to have had a row with the show editor Martin Frizell ahead of last December's General Election after he refused to give the gift live on air.

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Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found that almost half of people in Scotland have run out of money before payday since Covid-19 restrictions began. The YouGov poll for CAS reveals that 18 per cent of people running out of money before payday had no financial difficulties before restrictions began but are now facing issues.

Eamonn Holmes from This Morning.The First Minister wanted to present the TV legend, and his wife, Ruth Langsford, with a Scottish Christmas tree decoration.Sturgeon suggested the idea before she appeared on the ITV show on December 6, in the run-up to last year's general election.The show's showbiz chief, Martin Frizell, proposed the TV couple presented the FM with a This Morning-themed Christmas bauble in return.It's alleged that a fuming Holmes objected.The 60-year-old apparently said that it

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.

hospital and a vehicle was left ablaze following a horror crash in the Borders. An HGV flipped on to its side after colliding with a tractor, trailer and a car on the A1, near the village of Cockburnspath, at around 10.30am on Monday, November 16.

@ScotlandNT men are off to a major tournament. What a lift for the country.

police drug detection dogs has sadly passed away. Spaniel PD Buster worked tirelessly at Loch Ryan Port in Dumfries and Galloway in a bid to thwart organised crime and terrorism from blighting communities across the country.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A community radio station set up to keep Dumbarton and the Vale entertained during lockdown has been handed a top award for its work during the pandemic.River Radio, which started life as Leven Lockdown Radio, has been awarded the accolade by the Scotland Loves Local campaign, which has highlighted the incredible work of organisations to support their communities during the pandemic.Meanwhile, two Dumbarton

Police have appealed for witnesses after a "serious" two-car smash left the drivers and three children in hospital.

West Lothian care home after her face was left black and blue from a number of dangerous falls.Isabella Reid was left with deep bruising around her eyes after she tripped in the corridor of Livingston Care Home on Friday night.Her son Jack Reid has been left furious after it was claimed her falls were a result of her slippers.Isabella was taken to St John’s Hospital in Livingston at the weekend were she was treated for her bruises.Earlier this year Isabella, who has dementia, also suffered a

Remembrance Sunday. The donation, described as "significant and meaningful" is made every year and will go toward the charity 's education project.