First Minister praises West Lothian pupils' reading achievements

husband stayed with his wife's dead body for days in a forest. Michael Winter and his wife Angela Winter, both 56, made a campsite in the woods in Staffordshire after they lost their jobs and home during the Covid pandemic.

Britney Spearslooked ready for spring as she appeared on Instagram in a plunging floral dress on Wednesday.The pop star, 40, uploaded a video of herself modeling the feminine garment beneath a tree in the backyard of her Thousand Oaks home.'I’m ALIVE … heartbeat,' captioned Britney, who set her video to the tune ofDom La Nena's trackOiseau Sauvage. Flirty in floral:Britney Spears looked ready for spring as she appeared on Instagram in a plunging floral dress on Wednesday Strike a pose:The pop star, 40, uploaded a video of herself modeling the feminine garment beneath a tree in the backyard of her Thousand Oaks homeThe song, which features lyrics in Spanish, Portuguese and French, opens with the sound of a heartbeat.Britney's frilly dress had puffed sleeves and a ruffled skirt that swayed around as she posed with her hands over her stomach.

Fans patiently waiting for the third season of Disney Plus' hit Star Wars series The Mandalorian have something new to look forward to now.Carl Weathers, who plays the character Greef Carga in the show and also directed a Season 2 episode, has confirmed he's directing a Season 3 episode as well.Unfortunately, the actor-filmmaker wouldn't offer any specifics about his directorial outing, or when his episode would air. Actor-director:Carl Weathers, who plays the character Greef Carga in the show and also directed a Season 2 episode, has confirmed he's directing a Season 3 episode as wellWeathers, 74, was asked by a fan on Tuesday, 'are you also directing in season 3? I absolutely loved your episode in s2!'The actor/filmmaker responded with a quote-retweet stating, 'Affirmative as DIRECTOR! #"This Is The Way"' along with his signature hashtag #BePeace.

Ciara took to Instagram Wednesday to share images and clips of her family's time Saturday at the Super Bowl Breakfast in Los Angeles, where her husband Russell Wilson was presented with the 2022 Bart Starr Award.The Texas-born singer, 36, captioned a series of shots, 'That Proud Feeling,' with an emoji of a trophy as she tagged Wilson, 33, into the post with the hashtags, #BartStarrAward and #Family.The Grammy-winning songstress shared a clip on the site of the Seattle Seahawks quarterback as he was joined by his family as he received the trophy at the event. The latest:Ciara, 36, took to Instagram Wednesday to share images and clips of her family's time Saturday at the Super Bowl Breakfast in Los Angeles, where her husband Russell Wilson, 33, was presented with the 2022 Bart Starr Award.

Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe put on a busty display in a series of photos promoting Skims.The ex-wife of Kanye West, 41, and her sister, 37, posed in form-fitting bralettes they called the 'soft smoothing seamless bralette' in a series of throwback photos posted to the brand's Instagram Stories.The first photo showed Kim making a duckface with both of her arms up in the peace sign signal. Hands up:Kim and Khloe Kardashian posed for a series of photos promoting their newest collection of Skims clothingShe wore a brown bralette that pushed up her ample cleavage, a pair of athletic shorts and a black bucket hat with yellow writing on it.

Shanna Moakler after being sequestered on Celebrity Big Brother saw her boyfriend Matthew Rondeau after she was evicted.The 46-year-old model left the CBS reality show on Monday unaware of drama around her relationship with 29-year-old Matthew.'I haven't seen anything. I haven't seen all the headlines or social media so I'm not 100 percent what's going on but, yes, he's the first person I got to see and it was amazing,' Shanna told TooFab.

shark attack.On Wednesday, the Australian emergency services were called to a harbour in Sydney, Australia, after a report was made that a shark had attacked a male swimmer in the water.In horrific scenes of the incident, footage emerged of members of the public watching the jaw-dropping incident where a shark had killed a man.Little Bay Beach was reportedly packed with paddle boarders and fishermen at the time of the incident, which was around 5pm local time.Clips of the attack began circling online and despite it being a horrific incident, the reaction of the witnesses is what left social media users shocked.The man recording the video said, "someone just got eaten by a shark", adding it was a "big great white".Instantly, the water in the area instantly turns red with birds circling the scene.Another man can be seen in the video fishing off the rock and watching on as the attack played out.Social media users were quick to question the bizarre reactions of spectators.One concerned viewer wrote: "No one sounds remorseful in the video.

driver leaving a rude note on her car calling her "fat".The unnamed woman took to social media to share her fury after she discovered the angry message placed on her vehicle in the car park at Tewkesbury Road Sainsbury's in Cheltenham, reports GloucestershireLive.She said she had “tapped” another vehicle when she opened her car door prior to the incident, and had seen the suspected female culprit sitting in her vehicle.The note read: “Fat people need to drive thin cars and be more polite. I hope you have an accident.” Responding to whoever wrote it, the affected woman wrote underneath: “Shame on you for making such derogatory remarks about another person, you must be a very sad and bad person for wishing that someone has an accident.

Molly-Mae Hague has revealed she was forced to take a pregnancy test after her period was "nowhere to be seen". The Love Island star told fans that she "had a feeling" she could be pregnant and decided to take a test after her period was over four days late.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau took a bit of a beating while filming one scene in his upcoming film Against the Ice.The actor, 51, opened up about an incident where he sustained a concussion on-set during an interview with Deadline.The scene in question involved Coster-Waldau fighting off a CGI polar bear– which was played by a real person. Minor injury:Nikolaj Coster-Waldau took a bit of a beating while filming one scene in his upcoming film Against the Ice'I got a small concussion that day,' he said and then explained that the actor playing the bear was a 'heavyweight judo champion of Iceland, who also does work as a stunt guy.' He continued, 'On the day, I wanted it to look as good as possible, so I let my head go and he really went for it, throwing me around like a rag doll.

Mariska Hargitay palled around with her co-star Christopher Meloni during a Law & Order junket in New York this week.They starred together on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 1999 to 2011, when Christopher, 60, left the show, only to return in a recurring capacity last year.During their latest red carpet event the dynamic duo could be seen obviously enjoying one another's company. Side by side:Mariska Hargitay palled around with her co-star Christopher Meloni during a Law & Order junket in New York this weekThe pair of them cozied up to one another for photographs, and at one point shared a warm laugh during their conversation.Mariska, 58, whose mother was the famous sex symbol Jayne Mansfield, swanked about in a sleek trouser suit.

Keri Russell can attribute a good deal of her success in Hollywood on a string of hit series, dating back to her days as a teenager on The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1991-1993).And now, some four-years after she and rest of the cast and crew of The Americans (2013-2018) wrapped a six season run, Russell is returning back to television with another lead role.This go-around the actress has been tapped for the title role in the drama series The Diplomat, and serve as one of the executive producers, according to Deadline. The small screen return: Keri Russell, 45, heads back to television for the main role in the Netflix series The Diploma; she's seen here in October 2021In the new show, which got an order for eight episodes that span no less than 50 minutes, Russell plays Kate Wyler, a career diplomat who lands a high-profile job she's unsuited for, amid an international crisis.As a result, conflict ensues, which has majorimplications on her marriage and her political future.

They've tried to keep their relationship relatively low key since they were linked in the summer of 2021.But Zendaya and her boyfriend Tom Holland didn't seem to be as concerned about appearances as they held hands while leaving the swanky Crosby Street Hotel in New York City on Wednesday night.The Euphoria actress and the Spider-Man star, both 25, were dressed elegantly as they headed to a screening of Tom's new film Uncharted with his costar Mark Wahlberg. Loved-up couple: Zendaya and her beau Tom Holland, both 25, held hands on Wednesday night as they headed to a screening of his new film Uncharted in New York CityZendaya looked stylish in a black shirt dress that reached down to her thighs, putting the spotlight on her long stocking-covered legs.She wore a thick black belt with a gold buckle around her midriff, and she added a touch of elegance to her ensemble with black suede Louboutins.

The star-studded cast for Barbie is set add another high-profile name.Saturday Night Live alum, Kate McKinnon, is the latest actor to add her name to the growing marquee for the live-action film version based on the iconic doll line,according to Deadline.Casting for the movie have already landed a couple of A-listers, with Australian actress Margot Robbie having already been tabbed to play Barbie, and American leading man Ryan Gosling on board to play Ken. Star-studded cast: Kate McKinnon, 38, is set to join the cast of the live-action film, Barbie, although it's not known what role she will be playing; she is pictured on June 2019Some of the other well-known actors to have signed-on to star in the film include the likes ofAmerica Ferrara and Simu Liu.While more names will sure to be attached to the project, it's still not know exactly who McKinnon will be playing.

Adam Lambert is making a very rare public appearance with his boyfriend!

Heading to the radio show to promote her podcast, Something to Talk About, Sam congratulated dad-to-be Kyle on his fiancé’s pregnancy.

Save the confetti — Brian Austin Green and Sharna Burgess are skipping the gender reveal party and just telling us all the exciting deets of their pregnancy!

Tom Brady has celebrated many Super Bowl wins over the years, and he’s sharing some sage advice with Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford about his post-win partying.

A Broxburn woman is helping to keep people safe during the Covid-19 pandemic - and raising funds for St John’s Hospital at the same time.Fiona Forbes has spent her time in lockdown making over 300 face masks with profits going towards the Oncology Unit at the hospital.Fiona (pictured below) who suffered from suspected Covid-19 in March, makes figure-skating dresses and told the Courier that she was delighted to be able to do her bit to help keep people safe.She said: “I’m in the high risk category and had suspected Covid in March, before all the testing was ramped up.“I had a temperature and a constant cough. It wasn’t nice at all.

Plans are in place to deliver blended learning to West Lothian pupils, if required.The Education Executive were informed of the council’s plans to ensure that all pupils receive 50% of in-school learning as part of a blended learning approach, in case pupils are not able to return full-time.The Depute First Minister announced on Tuesday, June 23, the aim of re-opening all Scottish schools to all pupils on a full-time basis from Wednesday, August 12, subject to scientific and health advice.Arrangements required for safely re-opening schools will be shared once specific Scottish Government guidance has been received.The final blended learning plan will be submitted to Education Scotland following consultation with parents, trade unions and

Names have been chosen for three new West Lothian schools.The names of new denominational and non-denominational high schools for Winchburgh and new non-denominational primary school at Calderwood, East Calder, were determined at the meeting of West Lothian Council Education Executive on Tuesday (June 23).Following feedback from relevant stakeholders, the meeting decided upon the following names for the schools:The denominational high school is to be named as Sinclair Academy dedicated to the Venerable Margaret Sinclair who served as a nun in the early 20th century and was declared “Venerable” by Pope Paul VI on February 6, 1978.The non-denominational high school will be named Winchburgh Academy.The primary school is to be known as