Social care chief urges people to keep an eye out for warning signs

Volunteer soldier Adam Ennis ’s friends have told of his “last supper” lunch before departing for the front line in Ukraine.

CHVRCHES have brought out The Cure’s Robert Smith at their gig this evening (March 16) in London – watch footage of the moment at Brixton Academy below.Exactly two weeks ago, the two acts performed together at the same venue during the NME awards. That was the first time the two acts had performed together and physically met, having duetted virtually on a track during lockdown.That song, ‘How Not To Drown’, won the Best Song By A UK Artist prize at the NME awards.

Disabled people with the most serious lifelong health conditions will not have to go through stressful reviews to keep a new benefit.

Chris Evans and Martin Kemp were among a host of celebrities who have helped launch a new London coffee shop aiming to end homelessness in the capital. The new cafe, called Social Bite, aims to fight homelessness by employing those who are homeless, as well as those who have a background in homelessness. The scheme has five coffee shops across three cities in Scotland, and has now launched its first ever London location.

"Hope yer porridge isny too lumpy, Jean!" is a famous line from the Scots movie Sweet Sixteen that Martin Compston starred in 20 years ago.

Police are investigating a 'potential sighting' of two teenagers who vanished from a Scots private school on Friday.

Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to continue with “sensible precautions” against Covid-19, with the number of hospital patients infected with coronavirus at a 13-month high.

For many people still working from home or now following a new hybrid way of working, being in the house for longer periods of time typically means having the heating on more often than in the days before the coronavirus pandemic.

A Scots carer has issued a desperate plea after using her life savings to save her sick dog when he began vomiting 'black liquid'.

The traffic cone which sits atop the iconic Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow city centre has been painted in Ukrainian colours to show support for the warn torn country.

It is BBC anchorwoman Jackie Bird’s most famous interview and, even today, she finds the story of the man who almost got away with living his life over again utterly compelling.

Michael Cera and his wife Nadine have become parents for the first time, Amy Schumer has revealed. Superbad and Juno star Michael, 33, is usually incredibly private about his life away from the movie screens. However, the news about him becoming a parent was leaked by his Life After Beth co-star Amy, 40, in a joint interview.

A Dumfriesshire care home worker filmed a dying pensioner and then shared the footage with pals on Snapchat.

Naman Ramachandran Eminent British media personality Afua Hirsch has been named advisory chair for the 2022 edition of Screen Scotland‘s Edinburgh TV Festival. Founder of Born in Me Productions, an independent production company focusing on scripted and non-scripted television, movies and podcasting, Hirsch is renowned for her work on black culture, history, identity and culture in the African diaspora and worldwide. Hirsch has presented documentaries including “African Renaissance,” a documentary series for the BBC on African art, “Enslaved,” an Epix series about the history of the transatlantic slave trade with Samuel L. Jackson, and podcast series “We Need to Talk about the British Empire,” for Audible.

A case study of a Comrie man has helped shape a report by the Scottish Government outlining measures to reduce delayed discharge and provide care closer to home for people with learning disabilities and complex needs.