Scots couples offered £1,500 and free plants to have sex for two months

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A MUM-of-four caught pocketing £20,000 in benefits after failing to reveal she was living with a partner has been hit with a six-month curfew order.Kirsty Benn didn’t tell the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) she was living with Mark Campbell at her home in Wallyford, East Lothian.The 35-year-old benefits cheat appeared for sentencing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday after admitting the charge at

Lovehoney, Ann Summers and Lelo have been reducing the cost of some good loving - and it's really a case of how low can you go. Posh sex toy purveyors Lelo have up to 80% off bundles, as well as individual items for up to 50% off, including the powerful Siri 2 which is half price, down to £64.50, and some extremely saucy bundles - which include two devices and a lube - which have around £100 off.

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.

jailed for five years after a horrendous nine-year campaign of abuse against former partners. Gavin Cooper was sent down at the High Court in Edinburgh for the series of offences against three of his exes between 2010 and 2019.

poverty “since forever”.And despite their best efforts to get out of the poverty trap, government benefit rules mean any chance they get to improve their lot is snatched away,Sue Harvey, 35, her husband Kev, 36, and their six children Zack, 14, Luke, 13, Kara, 11, Skye, nine, Max, three, and four-month-old Hunter live in a private rented house in Falkirk.They cannot get a council house because the specific needs of their children are not recognised under the system, which says children must

The BBC have released the first images of Scots actress Kelly Macdonald's upcoming role in Line of Duty. As we reported yesterday, the sixth instalment of Jed Mercurio’s hit crime thriller - which resumed filming at the end of August - has wrapped up in Northern Ireland.

saving his life – after she gave him one of her kidneys.The father-of-four, who had been suffering renal failure for 10 years, is now back to full health and hailed his wife for the sacrifice she made for him. Martin said: “She’s given me my life back.

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.

Police have hailed the brave victim of a twisted Scots sex beast who tried to rape a vulnerable woman  just days after being released from prison. Revolting William Belk was caged for life at the High Court in Edinburgh after carrying out a horrific sexual assault on a 47-year-old who has learning difficulties.

Netflix from the comfort of their bed as five new ‘dream jobs’ become available. The firm is looking for professional snoozers to give their honest opinions on a range of comfy products - such as mattresses, duvets, pillows and mattress toppers.Members of the 'Pyjama Army' will be sent their own bespoke ‘snuggle bundle’ worth up to £600 of items which are designed based on the individual’s height, weight and shape.

dog after a court ordered the family pet be put down. Sanka, a six-year-old Japanese Akita, attacked two men in separate incidents outside owner John Dunsmore's home.Sheriff Ray Small issued a destruction order after Dunsmore, 29, admitted allowing the animal to be dangerously out of control.

predator tactics turned students to “slaves”, according to a bombshell report.Former business professor Kevin O’Gorman was last year convicted of sexually assaulting seven men at Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt universities between 2006 and 2017.Strathclyde University principal Sir Jim McDonald commissioned an inquiry which found that O’Gorman’s behaviour – which included touching men’s bottoms and talking about “a*** whippings” – was an open secret.The Record can reveal that his twisted conduct was

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Anger towards shamed Hamilton West MP Margaret Ferrier is evident after correspondence received by the Scottish Government about her actions was revealed.In September, Ferrier travelled from London to Scotland despite having Covid-19 and documents released through Freedom of Information laws last week showed that a string of furious messages were submitted about her behaviour.Among the letters and emails

sex have been revealed - and mens' favourite is asking their girlfriend if they 'fancy a quickie. Some 2,000 Scottish men and women were questioned about how they get their partner into bed in a new survey.

link.The podcast with Lana, who plays for Fiorentina in Serie A, was recorded in Italy while Derek was over there.Derek said: “I met up with Lana when I was in Italy, and she showed me around the stadium and the club.“It was really good to go over and she has a really interesting story as well.“She has played for the national team at a few huge tournaments and is one of the best players in Serie A just now as well.”The ‘Great Scots’ series is released weekly and the best way to listen to the

wedding from £10k to £220 by holding a magical ceremony in their garden.West Lothian couple William and Susan Dobbin, both 33, were due to get married in a no-expense-spared ceremony at Cormiston Farm, Biggar, on May 2 but that was cancelled due to coronavirus.The couple rescheduled their wedding for May 22, 2021, but as cases kept rising and restrictions not easing, they became fearful it might not happen next Spring.Fed up seeing Susan's post coming through the door with her maiden name of

Hero firefighters have battled a ferocious blaze throughout the night after a disused Scots school was engulfed in flames.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to the former Brimmond Primary School on Inverurie Road in Aberdeen at around 9.30pm on Wednesday.Police also raced to the scene and closed a large section of the A96 after billowing smoke filled the surrounding area.Local residents were warned to close their windows and doors while the incident was ongoing which was safely

cannabis plants at a house in Stirlingshire. Officers raided the property on Duke Street, Denny, at around 2.25pm on Monday before making the major discovery.

built.