Jackie Bird returns to BBC Scotland over festive period to present new show

As if the whole Yasmeen prison saga wasn’t enough, Corrie is setting us up with another tear-jerking Christmas storyline.

A further 225 lives have been lost to Covid-19 in UK hospitals, health authorities have confirmed.

A father has been left unable to provide for his fiancée suffering from cancer and their two-year-old girl, just three weeks before Christmas, after his work van was stolen from outside his house.

Diversity dancer posted a snap on Instagram of the pooch, named Sergio Banjo, sat in a field wearing a red collar. Britain's Got Talent star Jordan captioned the post: "Been a long time coming and it’s been a bit crazy having to wait for the right time and right things to fall into place but here we are! "Still in the middle of training and got a while to go but can’t believe how beautiful he is and shout out to Garry and the whole @ambassadorprotectiondogs team, they are incredible, make sure you’re following them to see how Serge gets on."However, some of Jordan's 496k followers were quick to point out that Sergio's ears had been cropped.Sharing a statement on Instagram, Jordan said: "Hey guys...

More than a tonne of cocaine worth about £100million was found hidden in a shipment of banana pulp from Colombia, the Home Office says.

Christmas decorations to turn his home into a festive wonderland.But Lee Gilbert's enthusiastic approach to festive decorations puts even Chevy Chase's famous National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation character to shame.The 58-year-old store assistant started spreading Christmas cheer on November 4 by putting his impressive decor up.His living room has been taken over by a carnival inspired Christmas village which costs £15k.Lee has seven Christmas trees dotted around his home in Evesham, Worcs.He said: “When I noticed Christmas decorations are being put up early in shops, I thought why not?“It is my favourite time of the year so I didn’t have to think twice."I've always loved Christmas but never in a million years thought my collection would

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coronavirus crisis has been a national humiliation, new research shows. A majority of respondents (51%) think the Government's handling of the crisis has been a national humiliation - twice as many as those who disagree (26%).

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that new 643 cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 100,106.

Celtic fans ahead of their crunch clash with St Johnstone.   Supporters remain unhappy with the club on and off the park with supporters expected to head to the stadium today. The Green Brigade have railed against Peter Lawwell, Dermot Desmond and manager Neil Lennon and have called for a shake-up.

Rita Ora's week has gone from bad to worse as it’s revealed she flouted strict coronavirus rules TWICE.The star was left red-faced when she was forced to pay up a £10,000 fine an the "inexcusable" event after she invited hoards of her showbiz pals to her 30th birthday party last month.After raising eyebrows of many angry fans, Rita was forced to issue a public apology for her "spur of the moment" bash.But it seems the party wasn’t the only rule the pop star was willing to breach as it’s now been revealed she had flown by private jet to Cairo, Egypt, on November 21 to perform at the five-star W Hotel, and failed to self-isolate on her return to the UK a day later.Under current government rules, she should have put herself in quarantine for

A wintry storm dumped more than a foot of snow and brought heavy winds to parts of the northeastern U.S., sparking power outages in Maine and New Hampshire. The nor'easter was the first big snowstorm of the season to hit the northeastern U.S.

A high-profile attorney moved to withdraw from the legal defense team representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen who will stand trial on six counts related to a fatal shooting at a protest over the state border in Wisconsin in August. Local prosecutors raised ethical concerns about John Pierce and his handling of millions of dollars in donations meant to benefit his client.

A Michigan judge is allowing a forensic investigation of 22 Dominion vote tabulation machines in rural Antrim County amid claims that votes there were compromised. Trump campaign attorneys celebrated the decision although the case is not related to the presidential contest.

The music parody bar has been raised. This weekend, “Saturday Night Live” blended Christmas cheer with Eminem’s dark and devastating 2000 single “Stan” to create an incredible parody that included an unexpected cameo from the rapper himself.

The Masked Singer has reportedly been hit by a leak amid claims members of the studio audience have been letting slip the secret identities of the mystery stars.

Beverley Callard has stunned soap fans by declaring she may never return to Coronation Street.

There's 100 things on our to-do lists in the build up to Christmas with gifts, food, and all the little extras that go with it.

Gareth Southgate will discover England’s path to the 2022 World Cup on Monday - and they could get two other Home Nations in their Group.

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straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Pogba showed just why he is Manchester United's most expensive ever signing against West Ham.The French World Cup winner has flattered to deceive during his second spell at Old Trafford, but against the Hammers, Pogba took the game by the scruff of the neck and played a huge role in helping seal an impressive comeback victory.He cancelled out Tomas Soucek's opener with a thunderous strike just after the hour mark and he then played a part as Mason Greenwood and sub Marcus Rashford turned the game on its head.Pogba played a key role throughout the game and inspired the side with his work not just in a defensive capacity but also in an offensive one as well.Manchester United bounced back from