Scots OAP too scared to turn on gas heating curls up with dog to stay warm

A childhood sexuality expert is advocating that Scots schoolchildren should be taught about pornography.

A Scots homeowner has been ordered to trim their bush by just 3cm after a row broke out between neighbours. The residents in Gullane, East Lothian, were unable to agree over how much to chop off the Leylandi hedge, which spans the back of their gardens.

Thania Garcia The South by Southwest Music Festival has revealed the first round of performers for its 37th annual celebration, taking over Austin, Texas, from March 13-18, 2023.  The full list of artists appears below, but highlights include South Korean artists Balming Tiger and Beenzino, Calle 13’s iLe (Puerto Rico), Ladaniva (France), Max Cooper (England), Mightmare, Núria Graham (Spain), the Orielles (England), Otoboke Beaver (Japan), RVG (Australia), Son Rompe Pera (Mexico) and dozens more. Like previous years, the festival will host multiple events spotlighting the 191 emerging talents on the list — with this being the first of several announcements for its planned showcases that will span six nights.

A Scots pensioner was found dead on a Glasgow-bound bus after falling off his seat in front of horrified passengers. Eyewitnesses believed the man was sleeping on board the Citylink service from Edinburgh before he fell from his seat at a roundabout.

Marks and Spencer has confirmed that its popular 'Kids Eat Free' offer has officially made its return for the half-term break to help families out during the cost of living.

If there's one thing families are wanting right now, it's ways to keep warm without the dreaded central heating. Not that we have anything against central heating of course, but with energy prices soaring most people are wanting to avoid any sky high bills or constant meter top-ups.

Tensions heated up at a school board meeting in a suburb of Detroit when parents blasted "sexually explicit" books in the school library.  Dearborn Public Schools held a meeting on Thursday to address parents’ concerns over books and curriculum. This meeting came after a tumultuous school board meeting on Monday was cut short due to a crowd of rowdy parents taking issue with how the district decides if a book is appropriate for the school library.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Location shooting is underway for “Finding Love in Sisters,” which features a cast with about one million followers apiece on social media: Puerto Rican-born Laura Carmine, Miami-based Marielena Dávila and U.K. model-actor Nick Hounslow. “Finding Love in Sisters” follows drama “Finding Love in San Antonio,” co-produced by leading indie production shingle BTF Media and  L.A.-based American Cinema Inspires (ACI), which teamed up last year to develop and produce films with predominantly U.S. Latino talent. Written by D.F.W. Buckingham (“Finding Love in San Antonio”) and helmed by Jeff Day (“Midway Love”), the romantic drama centers on Esperanza (Carmine), a successful lawyer whose dream life is showing some cracks. Her mother suggests she visit their hometown of Sisters, Oregon to get recharged but she chooses to stay at her job. When Esperanza’s mother dies, she returns home, although she is wary of reuniting with her two sisters, Caridad (Dávila) and Faith (Valentina Izarra), after so many years apart.

As temperatures drop many households will consider popping the heating on, but there may be some who are holding out for longer than usual this year.

TV favourites Ant and Dec have taken to Twitter to share a joke with fans after falling ill with Covid-19. Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly posted a joint message on their official Ant&Dec account with a picture of their positive tests.

Ant and Dec have been forced to pull out out of a Britain's Got Talent special as a result of illness. It's believed that the hosts are unlikely to attend the National Television Awards, in which they have word Best Presenter 20 years running, tomorrow Thursday 13 October, also. A spokesperson from Britain's Got Talent, said in a statement: "Ant and Dec are both unwell and have postponed all work commitments until they recover.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have been forced to pull out of filming for a Britain's Got Talent special after becoming 'unwell'. The hosting duo were expected to present a new spin-off of the hit ITV talent show, Britain’s Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician.

Around 30,000 non-U.S. citizens living in Colorado were mistakenly sent postcards late last month encouraging them to register to vote. Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold's office said the postcards were mistakenly mailed on Sept.

Scots DJ Cassi Gillespie flew to America to long-time pal Diane Knox's baby shower for a sweet surprise.

Paramore have announced a South American headline tour for 2023 – see all the dates below.The Hayley Williams-fronted trio detailed their long-awaited sixth album ‘This Is Why’ last month and released its title track. Last weekend, the band hit the road in North America for a run of theatre shows.Williams and co. have now confirmed that they’ll be heading to South America next March.

Lil Nas X paused his gig in Atlanta, Georgia this week in order to take what he described as a “mean shit” backstage.The rapper was playing at the Coca-Cola Roxy on Tuesday (September 27) as part of his ‘Long Live Montero’ tour, when a call from nature paused the gig.During one of three costume change interludes, Lil Nas X remained off stage for a few minutes, with his voice then coming through the venue speakers.He told the crowd: “I’m backstage and this is not a part of the show, but I’m taking a mean shit.“I’m gonna be, like, a minute or two, and I’ll be right back,” he added.See footage below.Lil Nas X temporarily stopped his show in Atlanta for a bathroom emergency he announced to concertgoers.

A Scots expat living in Florida has told how he was forced to flee from his home in the midst of Hurricane Ian as alligators and sharks swarmed residential streets.