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Kenny MacAskill said Nicola Sturgeon's party had "failed to achieve a majority" at the last Holyrood elections in 2016 and it was now time for other pro-independence parties to step up. The MP for East Lothian quit the SNP yesterday to join the newly launched Alba Party, which will be led by Alex Salmond and is aiming to win MSPs at May's election via the list vote.

STACEY Solomon has revealed she has left her cat Mitzy at her old house after moving to her £1.2 million dream home. The 31-year-old and her kids have however already taken in another stray who is known to frequent the stunning property.

She’s a survivor! Reba McEntire proved she is more than just a country superstar when she led her own TV show — appropriately called Reba.

Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc is donating a special memento of his Parkhead career to raise funds for a 13-year-old girl with cancer. The Pole is back in his homeland with Legia Warsaw, and is still their first choice at the age of 41.

23-year-old Abbie Quinnen had a horrifying start to 2021 as she suffered horrific burns in a fireball accident leaving her wondering if she will ever be loved again.

Lewis Hamilton's dad took on three jobs to be able to fund his son's career - and he duly got the rewards with his success in recent years. But making it to the pinnacle of motorsport with F1 has, quite simply, been easier for some rather than others.

Celtic, but has a warning for the departing skipper about combining playing with coaching. The veteran midfielder has inked a pre-contract deal with Aberdeen where he'll form part of Stephen Glass' coaching team, as well as carrying on with his playing career.

baby boomer bemoaning snowflake millennials on social media or breakfast television, but a quote from ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle complaining about young people BC. Cross-generational conflict is an issue as old as time.

Paris Hilton wants to take her campaign to end abuse in residential care facilities across America. The 39-year-old socialite appeared in court last month to support a bill which focuses on ending abuse in Utah care facilities following her own teenage experiences at the Provo Canyon boarding school, and she is determined to push the campaign as far as she can.

prison inmate who allegedly took a guard hostage has been shot dead after a riot was live-streamed on social media.Firearms officers killed the unnamed lag who reportedly stole the worker's keys and unleashed mayhem at a notorious US lockup.The suspect freed convicts from their cells who started chanting and pounding on Oklahoma County jail's gates on Saturday.A prisoner complained about the "horrendous" conditions inside in videos which were posted on Twitter and Facebook as the officer was being held.The clips included footage of the officer being taunted by a dancing prisoner while on his knees. The Oklahoman reported that the local sheriff office was called just before 4.30pm after the detention officer was taken hostage.

lockdown restrictions will come into effect.That means lockdown rules will be eased slightly to allow more social contact between family and friends.England has been in national lockdown since January 4, with a strict “stay at home” message in place.But that message will change on Monday, which will allow Brits slightly more freedom when it comes to leaving your home – and the people you’re allowed to see.Here we take a closer look at what you can and can’t do from tomorrow.The “stay at home” rule will end tomorrow, which means you don’t need a specific reason to leave your home.Previously people were only allowed to leave for a limited number of reasons, including exercise or food shopping.Now you may leave your home, but you’re still

Want to bring a little glamour to your life every day with all the most exciting real-life stories, fashion and even sex tips HOT off the press?Well, we've got you covered with our great new Hot Topics newsletter - it'll drop straight into your inbox around 7pm and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.And signing up now means you'll get a front row seat for our great new series inside the lives of the next generation of Daily Star Page 3 girls.You can sign up here - you won't regret it...Want to read more about Becky?"Britain's most tattooed woman" recently showed what she looks like with her ink covered up.Meanwhile, the influencer shared a pre-surgery picture on Instagram this year.And Becky raised eyebrows when talking about her

Neale Hanvey and Lynn Anderson, who was the SNP’s Equalities Convener, have jumped ship. Salmond, the former first minister and ex SNP leader, shocked the political world last week by announcing he would stand for Holyrood for the Alba Party.He has been engaged in a bitter feud for three years with first minister Nicola Sturgeon over her government’s botched misconduct probe into him.He will lead the party in an attempt to return a “super majority” of pro-independence MSPs.

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Formula One, having inked a multi-year deal to race for Haas, and it's fair to say the Russian youngster has already courted controversy.Mazepin, 22, is part of a new-look Haas team, who have replaced Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean with two rookies in the form of Mazepin and Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher.While the addition of Schumacher Jr to the grid has been greeted with excitement by many fans, the addition of Mazepin is a different story entirely.The driver has courted controversy throughout his career and Haas were forced to issue a strongly-worded statement condemning Mazepin's "abhorrent" behaviour just a week after he inked his deal with the team.In a video posted on social media,

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AJ Pritchard's girlfriend Abbie Quinnen was overcome with fear that her Strictly boyfriend "wouldn't love her" after she suffered brutal burns that left her with third degree burns to her face and body.Abbie, 23, was so "embarrassed about how she looked" that the dancer initially refused to see AJ because she was worried he now wouldn't love her.The social media influencer had became incarcerated by flames after a online hack went terribly wrong and leaving her with life changing injuries.Both Abbie and AJ were trying to recreate a social media stunt at their West London flat.The hack was supposed to turn a wine bottle into a vase after being cut in half with a rope that had been smothered in a highly flammable chemical but it all ended in

SATURDAY Night Take-away’s Stephen Mulhern pulled off an almighty prank last week, taking control of ITV’s daytime shows – and leaving one star wanting to punch him. The comic told us how, with Ant and Dec’s blessing, he was given free rein on Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women to make the presenters follow his orders with naughty cue cards.

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Kilmarnock’s Annanhill primary as the Grange campus is overcrowded.It comes as primary children are being taught in four Grange Academy classrooms and feel 'unsafe' sharing toilets.The overall Grange campus has exceeded capacity by 93 pupils. Modular classrooms may have to be erected to cope with numbers.A council report laying out concerns warned: “corridors and stairwells are overcrowded, congested and at times present a challenge to the safety and wellbeing of our children and young people.”It added: “Access to toilets and hand-washing facilities presents a significant challenge to children and young people.