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easyJet launches letters to Santa programme
EASYJET pilots and crew will be flying children’s letters directly to Santa in Lapland this Christmas, as part of a new Europe-wide festive service. Around 200,000 families are set to fly with easyJet during the festive season, the airline is installing special post boxes at its major airports across the UK and Europe this December. […]
Police Scotland warn motorists of drink driving dangers
SCOTS motorists are being warned of the dangers of drink driving as Police Scotland gear up their annual festive crackdown. Last year police carried out 3,049 roadside tests in December – with 722 drivers detected for drink or drug offences. The failure rate of 24% means that nearly one in four drivers were found to […]
Irish sporting legend convicted of harassment now running popular Scots student boozer
ONE of Edinburgh’s most popular student pubs is being run by an Irish sporting legend who was convicted of harassing a female solicitor. Former Gaelic football star and All-Ireland title winner Kevin McGourty and his partner Damayanthi Anushka Ponniah have taken over the Earl of Marchmont in the heart of Edinburgh University student-land. But McGourty’s […]
Charity workers brave the elements in £15k homeless sleepout
A GROUP of charity workers braved the elements in an overnight sleep outdoors to raise over £15,000 in a stand against homelessness. ScotsCare CEO Shona Fleming and her team slept in a stand of Lord’s Cricket Ground in St John’s Wood, London as part of the 2023 London CEO Sleepout. The sleepout brings together business […]
Victoria Derbyshire shares adorable letter received from two-year-old who visits her sister’s apple tree
VICTORIA Derbyshire has shared the adorable letter her sister received from a grateful youngster who stops by her apple tree every day. The 55-year-old explained how her sibling leaves a box of apples – picked from the tree in her own garden – on the wall of her London home for passersby to enjoy. Pictured: […]
Scots left salivating at cafe’s monster Christmas themed “Fairytale of New Yorkie” wrap
A SCOTS café that has seen punters travel from across the United Kingdom to sample their scran has released a limited-edition Christmas special. The much-loved Lunch based in Anniesland, Glasgow has teased one of their new wraps which they’ve christened Fairytale of New Yorkie – in a nod to The Pogues’ Christmas hit. Customers will […]
Disabled mum slams government amid fears for disabled community following Chancellor’s Back to Work plan
A DISABLED mum has slammed the government amid her fears for the disabled community after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Back to Work announcement. In his Autumn Statement yesterday, the Chancellor shared his plans to “better support people into work where they are able, focusing on the long-term sick and disabled, and long-term unemployed.” Pictured: Rachel Curtis. […]
Shocking video sees man flying down rainy motorway on e-scooter
A SHOCKING video shows the moment a man is spotted brazenly riding an e-scooter along a rainy motorway in Ireland. The unidentified man was spotted by an anonymous motorist yesterday morning, cruising down the M50 near Dublin, wearing a hi-vis jacket but with seemingly no visible helmet. Flying down the middle lane in the pouring […]
Aberdeen Science Centre explores maths in new exhibit
ABERDEEN Science Centre is opening new a exhibit exploring the relationship between maths and motion as part of its latest theme. Maths in Motion will see the introduction of new workshops and activities to the centre, running during weekends and school holidays from December 2023 to February 2024. Aberdeen Science Centre received funding from Maths […]
Grieving mum shares warning with fellow parents over bed sharing with infants one year on from baby son’s tragic death
A GRIEVING mum has shared a warning for fellow parents over bed sharing with their children one year on from her baby son’s tragic death. The TikToker, known only as Claire, lost her three-month-old son Stone last year after he became trapped between her bed and wall – an occurrence known as entrapment. Claire’s video […]