Fresh start for Ayrshire care home as 'significant work' is carried out in improvements bid

October has been a a challenging month so far with the energy price cap increase affecting more than 15 million households across the UK with another hike predicted to be announced by Ofgem, the energy regulator, next year.

The Thinning: New World Order"The hugely popular bizarre singing show is also a smash hit across the pond in the US too, and Logan took part in the series earlier this year.He was revealed to be the person behind the 'Grandpa Monster' costume. As a nod to his notorious behaviour, he performed Joan Jett’s classic, Bad Reputation.

Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders are among the soaps joining together to air the first ever soap crossover storyline.The plot will tackle climate change, and begin airing from November 1.Other soaps to be included in the groundbreaking new plot are Hollyoaks, Casualty, Doctors and Holby City.In what will be a historic event for British television, for the first time in history soaps will amalgamate into one world.A Hollyoaks character will pop up in Walford, while the Chester residents will be learning about events going on at Holby City hospital.Meanwhile, a social media video featuring two Emmerdale residents will be shown to Coronation Street regulars, while one of BBC's Doctors appears on the cobbles.Emmerdale viewers will

Newcastle United midfielder Keith Gillespie was declared bankrupt after earning £7million during a playing career that also included spells with Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers.

EASTENDERS' original Janine Butcher is now a high-ranking boss at Google in America. The scheming character - who is most well known for being played by Charlie Brooks - first appeared on screen in 1989.

Hollyoaks bad boy Felix Westwood (Richard Blackwood) finds himself in grave danger in dramatic scenes set to air next week.Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) prepares to bid farewell to the village after one final job with business partner Fergus Collins (Robert Beck).However, they are interrupted when they receive an anonymous warning, but who is it from?Warren is certain he knows who the culprit is, and he confronts former friend Felix, who reminds him that he’ll do anything to protect his family.It’s the day of Martine’s (Kellé Bryan) surgery and she’s got an army of Devereaux supporters behind her, but where’s Felix?With him not answering her texts, she begins to question his reliability.Later, Felix reveals to Pearl (Dawn Hope) that he intends

Climate change is a global emergency which has an impact on us all.

Piers Morgan has reignited his feud with his former GMB co-star Alex Beresford while wishing Laura Tobin a happy birthday. Piers couldn’t resist taking a swipe at weather presenter Alex while gushing over fellow GMB star Laura on her 40th birthday.

France manager Didier Deschamps has admitted that Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba's importance to the national team has increased, following their UEFA Nations League triumph.

A DJ fears for women's safety due to a shortage of taxi drivers caused by the pandemic - after she was harassed walking home from work in the early hours of the morning.

Jamie Carragher has revealed that he started his Liverpool career as a striker and that he "kept Emile Heskey out of the England team" as a teenager.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke is expected to make a massive career U-turn should the BBC bring back Bruno Tonioli.The professional dancer joined the judging panel this year to step in for fan favourite Bruno.

is the right date to start wearing tights?Depending on who you ask, the responses you might get to that surprisingly divisive question can range from “only when there is an “R” in the month”, to “only when temperatures drop below 14 degrees”, to “when hell freezes over”.By this time in October, though, hosiery sightings are just beginning to become more frequent and it certainly no longer looks silly to wear tights. But which versions are in style this year? And what are the unspoken fashion rules about breaking out other key winter items for the year? Here we answer some of the most common queries.What tights should I wear this winter?Marks & Spencer sells 5.4 million pairs of tights per year, down, granted, from the 1964 hosiery heyday

Norwich City have made a poor start to the Premier League season to leave them rock-bottom of the table, but there are hopes that their recent investment in a new training simulator can help them turn things around.The Canaries have just one point to their name after seven matches, drawing 0-0 with Burnley last time out to end a run of six consecutive defeats.The East Anglian club have demonstrated how convincingly they can dominate the Championship but have struggled to make the step up the Premier League.Before the start of this campaign, Daniel Farke's side looked more capable of adjusting to life in the top flight.

Strictly Come Dancing and Loose Women, she has become a much-love TV personality.The blonde bombshell lives with her husband and two daughters in her lavish London home and puts her beautiful family at the top of her to-do list.But life hasn't always been easy for the TV and radio presenter, as she became victim to a calculated acid attack back in March 2008 - which left her face severely burned and blind in one eye. But her adversity to this trauma is what she is best known for, as she battled through her agonising injuries and dozens of surgeries to recover, and saw her attackers be put behind bars with life sentences.

Coronation Street has taken a major step forward - and fans are thrilled.

Scots cops uncovered a cannabis cultivation after a roadside drug test led them to the house.

Coronation Street next week in dramatic scenes.Coronation Street spoilers have confirmed that the soap villain escapes from prison.

Coronation Street viewers may be set to say goodbye to Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) when she goes on a deadly rescue mission. Fans of the ITV soap have a huge week to look forward to, as it's been confirmed that a character is going to die – but who? New Coronation Street spoilers have tased that it could be Shona, who risks her life trying to rescue Johnny (Richard Hawley) and Jenny (Sally Ann Matthews).

A call has been made for Perth drivers to leave their cars at home for the day.

SPOILER ALERT – Do not continue reading if you don’t want to know what happened on week three of Dancing With the Stars.