The Range and Wilko Christmas 2023 opening hours as all stores to close for two days

Now that it is finally here, people all over Scotland will be enjoying spending Christmas Day with their nearest and dearest. And while you are going through your usual festive rituals and traditions, take a moment to think what the end of the year would be like with no Christmas.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has opened up about one of the most difficult decisions she’d ever made as she discussed her turbulent love life while appearing on James Martin 's Saturday Morning show. During the show, Shirley shared a candid insight into her romances over the years, including the moment she recalled begging her first husband Sammy Stopford to take her back three months into her move to America.The 63 year old dance sensation first kicked off her story by explaining how she had started out as a professional dancer with “not a penny” to her name when she first moved to London at the tender age of just 16 with her partner, British Ballroom Champion Nigel Tiffany.

Christmas is just around the corner, and it's the perfect time for families to snuggle up and enjoy some festive films.This year, there are loads of great movies on TV and streaming platforms that are perfect for kids or the inner child in you. Disney+, Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video have a fantastic selection of animated hits and Christmas classics that are rated U or PG so, parents can relax knowing their little ones are watching suitable content, reports TV critic for The Mirror. Plus, you can take advantage of money-saving deals or even watch some films for free with Amazon's 30-day free trial or Apple TV+'s seven-day free trial.

A Scots dad who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in a hot tub has been jailed for two years. William Tierney, 52, seized hold of the 17-year-old in the garden of a property in Blantyre, Lanarkshire.

The Mediapro Studios has boarded Nicolas Winding Refn‘s reimaginging of The Famous Five.

It will be Christmas Eve soon and shoppers have a limited amount of time to get in all your last minute essentials before the big day.

Olly Alexander has signed a pro-Palestine letter which calls Israel an “apartheid state” and accuses it of genocide.It was revealed at the weekend that the singer and actor would be representing the UK at Eurovision next year in Malmö, Sweden, the hometown of this year’s winner Loreen.Before he was confirmed as the UK’s Eurovision entrant, Alexander had signed an open letter from LGBTQ+ activist group Voices4London, which called for a ceasefire in Gaza and for Israel to allow aid into the area. The letter also condemned “Zionist propaganda” amid the war with Hamas.The letter says: “We are watching a genocide take place in real time.

Over the years, the Royal Family have introduced many customs which have gone on to become popular traditions. One of the most famous of these is the Christmas tree which is thought to have first seen in the UK thanks to King George III's wife, Queen Charlotte.

Andrew Haigh’s drama All of Us Strangers has landed nine London Critics’ Circle Awards nominations, ahead of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which has scored seven.

Wham! taking the lead for the peak position on the charts.The news follows a neck-and-neck race between the iconic ‘80s pop duo Wham! And Eurovision star Sam Ryder over the past week, with their respective songs ‘Last Christmas’ [1986] and ‘You’re Christmas To Me’ [2023].At the first look at the race last week, just 42 chart units stood between the two taking the top spot on the UK charts, however, this week it has been revealed by the Official Charts that Wham! are in pole position, and have widened the gap between Ryder’s Amazon Music original track – which remains at Number Two.However, it doesn’t seem likely that the charts will stay this way until Christmas, with Ryder set to play a fan-exclusive gig tonight (December 19) in Shoreditch, London, in a push to promote the song in time for Christmas Day.Similarly, today (December 19) The Pogues are sharing a special, limited-edition physical run of their own iconic Christmas song ‘Fairytale Of New York’ in a push to climb the charts.Originally released in 1988 and featuring Kirsty MacColl, the track is being reissued in memory of the band’s late singer Shane MacGowan, who died “peacefully” in hospital from pneumonia on November 30. He was 65 years old and his funeral took place in Nenagh, County Tipperary on December 8.All proceeds from the reissue will be donated to the Irish charity Dublin Simon Community, and the release also arrived alongside a fan campaign to get Fairytale of New York to Christmas Number 1 for the first time.The push for the top position on the charts has also been endorsed by Shane MacGowan’s widow, Victoria Mary Clarke.

Brandon Flowers has spoken to NME about what’s next for The Killers, as well as teasing a ‘Hot Fuss’ anniversary tour and exclusively revealing work on a new solo album. Check out our full interview below.The frontman was speaking to NME just as news broke that the Las Vegas indie veterans’ new ‘best of’ collection ‘Rebel Diamonds‘ had hit Number One in the UK – marking their eighth chart-topping LP and a feat that Flowers described as “pretty amazing”.“It’s hard to fathom,” he explained.

A celeb chef has shared one important step for cooking a "juicy, gorgeous" turkey this Christmas

I got to experience the real Lapland as they gear up for what is set to be a record-breaking winter season for tourism.

With the cost of living crisis and industrial disputes across numerous sectors including doctors, nurses and railway workers, 2023 has been a hard year for many families in Britain. And while times are undoubtedly tough, one terrible winter 45 years ago was so notorious it has gone down in history as the 'Winter of Discontent'.

Police are hunting for two masked men following an assault and robbery that took place in Glasgow.

A concert featuring a huge line-up of artists will be held in Manchester next year to raise money to fight food poverty - and it’s going to be hosted by football royalty.

Wolf Hall is coming back and bringing Harriet Walter and Timothy Spall along for the ride.

As Christmas fast approaches, Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins is keen to keep her late dad's Christmas lessons alive. Vicar Frank died in 2015 after enduring a three-year battle with Motor Neurone Disease, and Charlotte, 48, says it's important to her that she passes on his teachings to her own daughter Ella-Rose, eight.

EXCLUSIVE: Aislinn Clarke is set to direct Hellish Nell, the genre thriller for Studiocanal and The Picture Company.  

At 9am on Thursday morning (November 30), the shutters haven’t even rolled up on half the shops in the Trafford Centre yet there is already a queue of people waiting patiently outside the former Debenhams unit at the far end of the shopping centre.