Scotland set for 'March heatwave' as temperatures soar to 17 degrees

James Forrest is set to make his first Celtic start since September against Falkirk. The Scottish Cup holders begin their defence of the trophy against the League 1 leaders at Parkhead on Saturday evening.

Scottish Labour leader said today he had "no fear" in standing up to members of the far-right as their previous efforts to cause disunity in the south of the city had always failed. Fransen, a former deputy leader of the fascist Britain First movement, will stand as an independent i n the Glasgow Southside constituency being contested by both Nicola Sturgeon and Sarwar in five week's time.

Perth and Kinross beauty spots this Easter weekend to make sure COVID guidelines are followed. It comes after the Scottish Government confirmed the ‘stay at home’ message would change to ‘stay local’ from today (Friday 2).

Scottish Government can play a big part in stopping major events fall off the calendar by naming the indicative dates when we can expect social distancing to be a thing of the past.Ellis’s DF Concerts has just moved its flagship TRNSMT festival in Glasgow from July to September to give breathing space to allow artists, roadies, litter pickers and the full array of workers on site to make things happen.Ticket sales for TRNSMT, with the Chemical Brothers joining Liam Gallagher and other big names,

lockdown restrictions. Since then, Scots have been giving themselves some DIY cuts or even taking the chance to grow their locks while our local salons gather dust.But the interesting lockdown hairdos will be finally getting a professional seeing to in the coming days as lockdown restrictions continue to ease.

Amazon is set to double down on its sports output in the UK by taking rights to rugby union’s Six Nations Championship in a shared deal with the BBC and ITV, according to British newspaper The Times. The news emerged on the same day as Amazon announced it will premiere gay rugby film Steelers on April 16 in the UK and Ireland.

Kimberly Darroch believes was linked to water at the hospital. At First Minister’s Questions, Sturgeon said she “completely sympathised” for a FAI with the call after being pressed by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

rare Scottish sun and yesterday, Scotland produced the highest temperature in the UK for the second day in succession, with 17.4C at Tyndrum in Perthshire. And weatherman Tom Morgan promised our mini heatwave has at least one day left to go.

Sarah Harding 'will have saved lives' as her new autobiography tells all about her tragic breast cancer journey. The Scots TV legend discussed Girls Aloud star Sarah's book on her show alongside Dr Hilary Jones.

coronavirus patient who was diagnosed with the deadly virus at just three weeks old will turn one next week. Little Peyton Maguire is all smiles following her rocky start, having been born eight weeks premature at University Hospital Wishaw.

timetable for lockdown easing published by the Scottish Government. It is currently illegal to leave your local authority area - unless it is for essential purposes - under the current stay at home lockdown restrictions.

police 'grabbed and manhandled' women at the Sarah Everard vigil.Huge crowds chanted 'shame on you' at cops outside of Scotland Yard today, before marching to Parliament Square this evening.It comes after demonstrators demanded greater public safety for women after the death of 33-year-old Sarah last night.Cops were seen pinning women down and dragging them away as they gathered in memory of the tragic marketing executive.Now furious protesters have walked to Downing Street to challenge the

coldest winter for 10 years is set to drag on – with a three-week -3C 'polar spring' seeing chills until Easter.The freezing snap is a result of a a 2,000 mile-wide 'Arctic dome' of cold air which will be blown in from Scandinavia from Wednesday.Scotland's East will be chilled, while the West will be milder with -3C nights due across most of the country.Most of the country will be dry, with snow unlikely.Government weathermen warned of more colder-than-average stints in late March and early

direct to your inboxThe Metropolitan Police have defended their handling of a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard in which four people were arrested.A crowd gathered at Clapham Common to remember the 33-year-old marketing executive but scuffles broke out as police surrounded a bandstand covered in flowers left in tribute.Four people were arrested for public order and coronavirus regulation breaches and officers were seen grabbing several women, leading them away in handcuffs.Scotland Yard said

Nicola Sturgeon has lit a candle at her home in memory of Sarah Everard and victims of male violence. The First Minister joined thousands across Scotland in paying tribute to the 33-year-old marketing executive, who was found dead in London earlier this week.

referendum is unavoidable in the event of a Holyrood majority for the party.Ahead of the Prime Minister’s virtual appearance at the online Scottish Conservative conference this weekend, one idea floated by Downing Street is that MPs from the Commons could sit in Scotland for a fortnight every September.One problem, the SNP said, is that the Holyrood parliament will be fully occupied by MSPs during that time.Pete Wishart MP said the idea of touring the Commons was “laughable”.Wishart said: “Not

Sarah Everard.The 33-year-old disappeared without a trace after leaving a friend’s house in the Clapham area of London to walk home alone at around 9pm on March 3.She was reported missing a short time later sparking a massive police search to find the marketing executive.A serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, 48, was later detained in connection with her disappearance before being arrested on suspicion of murder.Human remains - which are yet to be formally identified - have since been

cooking shows on TV is set to return to our screens this month.

Fife comedian Daniel Sloss has gone viral over his emotional and important story for men about rape culture following the rape of his friend.And he says his story is one which all men should hear.Daniel, who recorded his monologue at the end of his one hour long comedy show X for HBO, starts his important message by saying: "If every single women who has experience of sexual assault was to go the police there would not be enough police or court rooms to deal with the problem."In the video,