Scots woman sheds incredible eight stone after vowing to shape up for wedding

Mrs Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll has denied there was a 'row' which caused Scottish co-star Gary Hollywood to leave the popular show. The Irish star, 41, quashed rumours that the actor, who played gay hairdresser Dino Doyle, had quit the role over a pay dispute.

East Kilbride schoolgirl hopes to draw a line under a ‘gloomy’ 2020 after winning Nicola Sturgeon’s festive card competition.Sophie Blackett was one of 700 children across Scotland to submit artwork for the First Minister’s official Christmas card this year.Nicola Sturgeon was on the hunt for a design that “represents kindness” for the 2020 card.The 10-year-old's design celebrated the hard graft Scots citizens have put in to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus across the country.Her

pounds have been raised for a much loved Scots Big Issue seller after he was brutally attacked by youths. Former soldier Garry Buchan, who is well known for his local heroics and charity work, was robbed and severely injured during an unprovoked assault by a gang.

war hero who is battling Motor Neurone Disease has said he has already got 'the best Christmas present' after travelling across the Atlantic for pioneering stem cell treatment. Stuart Carmichael, 40, has been fighting the debilitating disease for two years and and has seen his condition deteriorate during lockdown.

Covid-19 cluster was identified. Health chiefs confirmed that half a dozen people who are linked to the outbreak at Craigie House Care Home in Crossgates have now lost their lives.

arrested and charged after £80,000 worth of designer gear was allegedly stolen from a Scots clothes shop. Photos showed empty racks and hangers strewn across the floor after the raid at the high end Overhype store on Aberdeen's Green on Monday.

Emergency services have been called to an ‘ongoing incident’ on a busy railway line in East Lothian. Police were called to the scene between Musselburgh and Wallyford at around 10pm on Tuesday after the alarm was raised.

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

young seal with a huge plastic fishing lure caught in its mouth was released back into the sea after a brave rescue. The animal was seen struggling in Oban, Argyll and Bute, with the big pink piece of equipment trapped around its mouth and whiskers.

hate campaign against social workers following a bitter split from his hero cop wife was caught with live bullets at his home.

East Kilbride councillor who is monitoring the success of the UK Government’s pilot testing scheme in Liverpool.

East Kilbride mum has said her children are terrified to come home after her partner's van was destroyed in an early morning blaze.The family say they have been left with virtually no source of income just weeks before Christmas after the works van was "torched".The distraught family have taken to Facebook after the terrifying blaze on Monday night shortly after 6pm at Turnberry Place in Greenhills.Most of the tools in the van are now damaged beyond repair and the charity volunteer mum has said

East Kilbride say they fear for their future with Lanarkshire plunged into lockdown this week.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNorth Ayrshire will remain in the third level of Covid-19 restrictions.Meanwhile our neighbours in South and East Ayrshire face three weeks at the fourth tier, starting from 6pm this Friday.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has revealed her ‘tough decision’ to move East and South Ayrshire into a tier four in a bid to save Christmas plans.The increased restrictions are the closest to the national

missing Scots pensioner who vanished from his Inverurie home. Ronald Watson was last seen in the Kellands Road area of the town at around 1.15pm on Saturday, November 14.

A police probe has been launched after a Scots mum was badly beaten during an unprovoked attack in Glasgow. The victim’s daughter, Megan Wright, shared a picture of her mother Andrea’s shocking facial injuries following the assault on Haywood Street.  The 40-year-old was targeted at around 7.55pm on Sunday and was left covered in blood with painful bruising on her face, Glasgow Live reports.

reindeer traffic jam' in Aviemore. Becca Rankine felt like 'Christmas had come early' after spotting 25 of the creatures wandering around on the road in the Highlands.

Daily Record of the horrors she witnessed during her career as a carer, which began at the age of 18 in 2004 and lasted until 2016 when she began a new chapter as a teacher.Residents left sitting in their own urine, going hungry for hours and violent physical assaults were commonplace occurrences during Fiona’s time in the industry.She described private homes as running like “factories” and said “skeleton” staff numbers amounted to widespread neglect.Fiona believes a national care service is

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