Support to tackle homelessness in North Lanarkshire

A Perthshire author is already in the Christmas spirit after releasing her new book this week.

Scotland will see a slight easing of recent heavy downpours on Wednesday, according to forecasters.

Monday morning will see a cooler start than we’ve been used to recently for much of the country, with most areas seeing temperatures down into single figures.

Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter

iOS - Android Joe's family are concerned for his wellbeing.Inspector Morven Sutherland, based in Dumbarton, said: "We're appealing for anyone who has seen Joe to contact us."Our enquiries have established Joe may be in the Uddingston area, but we are keeping an open mind so anyone who has any information should let us know."Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 3195 of 29 September.

Ayrshire and South West Scotland Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre.Although he loves the centre staff, he is not enjoying his stay in kennels very much, and would love a home to call his own with a family that can encourage him to be the best boy he can be.Kai may look very shepherd-like, although smaller, but a lot of his behaviour is described as ‘most definitely that of a Collie’.He would like to live in a quieter household with an active family who enjoy long walks.Ideally, the family would

iOS - Android Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson said: “People are struggling even with the uplift. Yet the Scottish Tories have the temerity to defend this abominable cut."They are failing in a basic duty as MSPs to advocate for our most vulnerable constituents.

iOS - Android An inquiry will be held into the circumstances of his death at a later stage.Callander was jailed for a minimum of 14-and-a-half years after admitting murdering Brian, 54 at an address in the town.Brian suffered injuries including smashed ribs, a ruptured spleen, fractured vertebrae and brain damage.

Covid vaccine content from its website, it has been announced. The video hosting website says it will expand its medical misinformation policy with new guidelines on vaccines approved for use in Scotland and across the world.Videos which falsely claim that vaccines are dangerous, do not reduce transmission or contain misinformation on the substances contained in the vaccines will be removed under the new policy.

iOS - Android Robby McCann, 20, who won the Print Administration, followed in his father’s footsteps by joining him at CCL Labels in East Kilbride.He enjoys learning many new skills and the variety of the work and once qualified wants to get involved in the company’s graphic design department.He said his print apprenticeship offers a "great opportunity to learn new things and the variety of the work".

iOS - Android Health chiefs say that they hope to have cleared the waiting list by March 2023, and added that services are still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The figures have been described as "a crisis" by politicians. Pam Duncan-Glancy, the Labour list MSP, told Lanarkshire Live : "These figures need to be a wake-up call for the Scottish Government.

Mindy Kaling has taken her rise to stardom in several different directions. Her work as an actor and writer on “The Office” led to her success with “The Mindy Project” and then the festival film “Late Night” starring herself and Emma Thompson.

iOS - Android This can cause trains to overshoot signals or platforms and affect signalling systems - making it harder to track where trains are on the network.From this week until December, Scotland's Railway's fleet of specialist rail-head treatment trains will be in operation around-the-clock, using high-pressure water jets to clean tracks before coating them with a special adhesive.At a further 110 locations across the network, special "traction gel applicators" have been installed to help

Ange Postecoglou as he tells the Celtic manager to "get his act together". The Australian has proved hugely popular since his appointment, with his straight-talking style and eye-catching approach winning hearts and minds.

iOS - Android It will offer sit in, take away, drive-thru, deliveries and mobile order and will complement Hamilton's existing Starbucks drive thru on Palace Grounds retail park.Starbucks latest drive-thru is being brought to the town again by Glasgow-based OCO Westend, one of the firms longest licensed partners in the UK, who recently opened another new store in Polmadie.Recent growth means OCO Westend, owned by JJ O'Hara, now employs 273 people across 13 stores in Scotland including Rutherglen

Carson Shephard gripped Scotland with frantic overnight searches taking place- and the local community rallying round to find the youngster.There was shock as it emerged that seven-year-old Carson had vanished from from Afton Bridgend in New Cumnock, Ayrshire last night.He had last been seen around 7.20pm and a huge emergency response was launched overnight in a bid to trace him.Earlier this morning Police gave the heartwarming news that he had been found and thanked locals for all their

police dogs, boats and worried locals have all joined a desperate overnight search for a missing Scots child. An urgent appeal was issued after little Carson Shephard, 7, vanished from Afton Bridgend in New Cumnock, Ayrshire last night.