'Utterly incompetent' SNP Green government slammed by trade union chief over bin strike

Good Morning Britain viewers have been left divided after what they called a 'silly' segment on the Queen. Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard were back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Tuesday (September 13) as they hosted another special show paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

A new treatment for advanced prostate cancer has been approved for use in Scotland, giving medical professionals a new way to tackle the disease.

Outlander star Graham McTavish has opened up on his close friendship with Sam Heughan and compares him to his 'unruly teenage son'.

A driver who reported his car stolen and hid it in his dead sister-in-law's garage dodged jail. Graham Harris pocketed more than £5,000 from his insurers but was caught after police spotted the BMW being taken away for repairs.

A Scottish Green Minister has raised the prospect of extending a planned rent freeze beyond March for private landlords only.

She first noticed the unusual "musky" smell on her husband when he was 33, but assumed it was just sweat from a long day's work in the hospital.

A youthful-looking gran has left people gobsmacked after revealing her age - and claims her appearance is all thanks to a £2 cream. In a now-viral Tik Tok video, Joan Woodhouse's granddaughter told viewers that no-one ever believes she is 92 years old.

Council chiefs have made a revised pay offer to staff in a bid to avert strikes that are set to close schools

Outlander star Graham McTavish has signed up to celebrity personalised video site Cameo, and is charging an eye-watering £168.

Councillors fear a surge in fly-tipping reports following days of strikes which have stalled bin collections and shuttered recycling centres.

Jennifer Lopez is not amused that one of her wedding guests shared an intimate moment between her and Ben Affleck on their special day. The 53-year-old triple-threat star commented on a fan account in reference to a recent video released on  that showed her serenading Affleck during their wedding reception in Georgia. In the clip, Lopez sings to 50-year-old Affleck what appears to be a new song, with the lyrics, «Can't get enough!» The sweet performance even included backup dancers, and Affleck has a front-row seat and is beaming in the video. «This was taken without permission. Period.

Jennifer Lopez performed a song for Ben Affleck at their Georgia wedding ceremony last weekend, serenading him from the dance floor at the reception. The performance, seen in a video obtained by , features what appears to be an upbeat new song with the repeating hook, «Can't get enough!» J.Lo performs for Affleck with three backup dancers, each in floor-length black dresses. Affleck sits in a chair in front of the group. «I can feel the passion,» the bride sings while synchronizing her movement with the dancers by her side. On Wednesday, filmmaker Kevin Smith told ET the wedding was «one of the most precious moments» he's ever witnessed in his life. «He's never been happier,» Smith said of Affleck, with whom he's longtime friends. «I've seen that dude be happy, but the pure joy that was radiating from his face was absolutely unforgettable.»Smith also remembered the serenade, adding that «Jennifer Lopez sang a song and her mom got onstage and was dancing with her... it was just so sweet to see.» Smith also gushed about the wedding's design, complimenting J.Lo on her vision for the big day.

Scott Huver In addition to reuniting him with several of the “Clerks” actors whose careers he helped launch back in 1994, “Clerks III” gave Kevin Smith another chance to direct his old friend Ben Affleck in a cameo role — and pay tribute to their long friendship with a very inside joke. The two previously worked together on several early-career films, including “Mallrats,” “Chasing Amy,” “Dogma” and “Jersey Girl,” and as Smith told Variety at the new film’s Hollywood premiere at the Chinese 6, Affleck was extremely eager to appear in a cameo as one of several famous faces — including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Danny Trejo and Melissa Benoist — auditioning for a role in the movie-within-a-movie being made by the Quick Stop clerks.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney is to hold an urgent meeting today with council bosses in a bid to stop national bin strikes by helping reach a pay deal.

A union chief has hit out at the Scottish Government for slashing local authorities funding for 12 years as bin workers across the country hit the picket line to strike.

Kevin Smith, best known for playing Jay and Silent Bob in the Clerks franchise, reunited at Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s wedding celebration in Georgia.After the couple officially married in Las Vegas in July, Affleck and Lopez hosted a celebration with friends and family on the former’s estate in Georgia on Saturday (August 20).Smith and Mewes both attended the event, sharing a post on Instagram alongside their respective spouses in all-white outfits.“Dressy as fuck…,” Smith wrote in the caption. “@jenschwalbach, @jaymewes & @jordanmonsanto out on the town.”A post shared by Kevin Smith (@thatkevinsmith)Posting the photo on Twitter, he added: “This is as formal as I’ve been dressed since maybe my First Communion when I was seven.”Smith previously directed the 2004 rom-com Jersey Girl starring Affleck and Lopez.

A Scots great-gran who was left waiting for an ambulance for five hours endured further nightmares at a Glasgow hospital. Helen 'Ella' Nimmo, 89, waited hours in crippling pain after falling in her care home with a suspected broken hip.