Strictly Come Dancing viewers have fallen in love with Scots contestant JJ Chalmers already. The ex- Royal Marine featured on the pre-series 18 episode of the popular BBC reality show on Saturday evening.
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cheating the benefits agency by running 5Ks dressed as Santa when she claimed she could "barely walk" has been cleared after a 13-month trial.A sheriff found Beverley Dott not guilty and told her he was clearing her because of the highly visible nature of the regular runs she had been doing.Dott's solicitor described her as "hiding in plain sight" when she completed two 5K Santa Runs in Perth, alongside hundreds of other fun runners.And Sheriff Keith O'Mahoney ruled that Dott would not have
.Strictly Come Dancing viewers have fallen in love with Scots contestant JJ Chalmers already. The ex- Royal Marine featured on the pre-series 18 episode of the popular BBC reality show on Saturday evening.
Nazi pug lout Mark Meechan has blasted justice chief Humza Yousaf as an “authoritarian fascist” in an online rant.
GP who was sacked while taking time off to care for her dying father has been given £16,000 compensation.Dr Alison Sneddon was working part-time at Tranent Medical Practice in East Lothian when her dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2019.He moved into her home in North Berwick, East Lothian, but the toll of caring for him left her feeling unable to work and she was signed off by her GP.Dr Sneddon offered to take unpaid leave but the offer was declined and, three days before her dad died,
Mark Millar of stealing ideas from an unknown writer has been thrown out by the highest court in the US.Michael Bennett claimed that Millar had plagiarised his self-published superhero novel Owl for comic book stories and movies.Bennett, of Norcross, Georgia, claimed he had sent his manuscript to comic book publisher Marvel in 2008 and alleged it had then fallen into Millar’s hands.However, although Millar previously worked on Marvel projects, he was never an employee of the company and lived in
eBay has been slammed for allowing the sale of a banned drug that has killed 133 Scots in the past 10 years.The UK Government stepped in to ban the importation of phenazepam in 2012 after it emerged as a major threat to life.The synthesized Russian “legal high” was banned for import to the UK but showed up in many post-mortem toxicology reports along with other killer drugs similar to Valium.Since then, the substance has continued to be taken illegally in Scotland, killing 27 people in 2018 –
raped by older boys.The Scottish Justice Secretary apologised to one of the mums and admitted her boy had been let down by the system.He pledged to write the traumatised young victim a personal letter of support.Yousaf also promised to help the second victim get the help he needs to overcome the trauma of his attack.Both meetings took place via online Zoom calls and were arranged with the help of the Daily Record after the mothers joined forces and asked us to put pressure on the government.The
Bake Off contestant Peter Sawkins had a bit of a nightmare on last night's show as his Edinburgh bread creation failed to impress the judges. As it was bread week, 20-year-old Peter decided to refer back to his Scottish roots in the first round and also for his ' showstopper '.
Bake Off contestant Peter Sawkins had a bit of a nightmare on last night's show as his Edinburgh bread creation failed to impress the judges. As it was bread week, 20-year-old Peter decided to refer back to his Scottish roots in the first round and also for his ' showstopper '.
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Police have urged Scots to be vigilant after a number of Gumtree sellers have been scammed by fraudsters using fake bank notes. Officers say that crooks have been using counterfeit £50 notes to pay for items listed on the online trading platform in the north and north east of the country.
driver who killed a Scots dad. George Robertson, 53, was knocked down and killed as he walked along the B792 between Bathgate and Torphichen in West Lothian two weeks ago.
Channel 4 reality show. The couples spin-off of the popular cooking programme sees three lots of partners put on their own night of entertainment and food as the contestants face off for a cash prize.
dog walker has told how her beloved pet was left 'covered in blood' with part of his paw hanging off after standing on glass on a litter-strewn beach.Graphic pictures show the damage done to Springer Spaniel Ozzi's leg after taking a walk at Erskine beach in Renfrewshire last night.Owner Cara Binnie, from Bishopton, said it was only a king-hearted fellow dog walker that rushed to Ozzi's aid and provided bandages.She said: "We were just out for the daily walk and Ozzi went over to a grass bit
charity in her memory.Seven-year-old Freya Skene and mum Brooke Reid were dragged down a series of waterfalls in the River Braan near Dunkeld on July 9.Despite Brooke and her partner Sean McKiddie's best efforts to save her, Freya sadly passed away.Heartbroken Brooke has now set up a fundraising page in the hope of starting up a charity called 'Freya's Wish' in her daughter's honour.She said: "Like a flash of a light, a current dragged us both down multiple waterfalls."I was lucky to survive,
miracle Scots tot who suffers from genetic conditions says her daughter wouldn’t be walking if it wasn’t for lockdown. Little Luna-Marvella, from Balornock, Glasgow, was diagnosed with two rare developmental conditions at birth and doctors told mum Holly Short, 28, that her baby girl would be unable to sit up or walk for years.
bullies.Stirling man Dave Swan filmed his botched attempt to climb the monument for a selfie at the top of North Berwick Law on September 13.His hilarious struggle delighted social media users, but drew “a small minority” of trolls who told him he “would never get up there”.In response, the determined 31-year-old decided to revisit the hill last Friday carrying a step ladder for the 40 minute ascent in order to give him the final boost he needed.
thug who shouted "Freedom" before smashing a bouncer over the head with a metal pole has been ordered to pay his victim compensation. Ross Gibson, 32, impersonated Scots hero William Wallace before launching the savage attack on doorman Gabriel Greechan outside the Jam House club in Edinburgh.
knife-wielding thug has been caged for two years after launching a “terrifying” attack on a Paisley family at their home.Jamie Maley, 30, targeted David Moran and Toni Lavelle while they were in their flat in Glen Street with their three young children, in a late-night vendetta.Maley leapt over a veranda, climbed onto their balcony while holding a large kitchen knife in his hand, when he made threats and kicked around furniture and threw items at their window.Paisley Sheriff Court heard Maley
tot was rushed to hospital at around 5.05pm yesterday, Saturday, September 26, after cops and paramedics arrived on the scene on Ravelston Street in the Carntyne area of the city. The child then sadly passed away at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A "heartbroken" scaffolder smashed his girlfriend’s mobile phone after catching her on a dating site, a court heard yesterday.Ryan Wight seized the device from “on/off” partner Brooke Thomson after visiting her at the East Lothian tanning salon where she worked.Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard Brooke received a notification from someone on a dating site she was using.Wight grabbed the phone to check for other