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Kindhearted children at a Livingston primary school have been helping spread Christmas cheer to older people across West Lothian.

Armadale Academy’s National 5 Practical Cake craft class got themselves into the festive spirits by making special Christmas cakes.

For families of little ones, the tradition of Christmas Eve boxes has become fairly popular in recent years.

The families of St Mary’s, Bathgate Primary School pupils have been collecting donations for St Vincent de Paul Scotland over the past few weeks.

There was not a dry eye in the house after a Hamilton teenager performed for the first time at his school Christmas concert this week.

James Corden, 44, opened up about a time where his family experienced hardship in an emotional interview on Tuesday.The star appeared on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, where he promoted his new Amazon Prime series Mammals. It was feeling particularly Christmassy in the BBC Radio 2 studio earlier this week, as Zoe Ball, 52, played the song When the Thames Froze by Smith and Burrows ahead of James’ arrival. When Zoe pointed out that James was singing along as he joined the broadcast, he explained: “I think it’s the best end line of a Christmas song. I really do. “To have a line that says, ‘Tell everyone that there’s hope in your heart.Tell everyone who will tell you apart. “‘At the end of Christmas Day, when there's nothing left to say.The years go by so fast.

BBC presenter Stacey Dooley, 35, has confessed she was on the verge of tears when she experienced an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction on her way home yesterday.The former Strictly Come Dancing winner was busy with her final day of filming, before she prepares to give birth to her first child.Stacey is expecting her little bundle of joy with former Strictly Come Dancing partner Kevin Clifton, 40, with whom she struck up a romance after the show. Since 2019, the pair have been together, with Stacey taking to social media back in August to confirm they were expecting a child. Yesterday, Stacey appeared to be feeling stressed as she addressed her 1.1 million Instagram followers. “Gang, hi,” she began, “I’ve just this second walked through the door just back from work. “I was in Devon today, filming with a really beautiful family and the crew were a delight.“And then went to get the train home -  but the train was cancelled (blah, blah, blah, no one's interested…)“So I got back in the crew van and, as I was getting in, my flairs and my boots sunk into a mixture of cow sh*t and mud,” she revealed.“Delightful,” Stacey continued sarcastically, “And then I felt like I was going to burst into tears, which is obviously a totally rational response.”The documentarian laughed, before adding: “But anyway - it’s a clear sign that I’m ready to chill out for a bit.“I hope you all have a really brilliant Christmas.

Counting on family. While it’s unclear where Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stand with most members of the royal family, their relationship with Princess Eugenie is as strong as it can be.

BBC The Traitors viewers were left stunned by the show's intense finale and seeing Scots star Meryl Williams, Hannah Byczkowski, and Aaron Evans take home the jackpot.

A bittersweet season. Princess Kate paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with a special holiday message, revealing what the late monarch loved the most about Christmas.

A woman successfully convinced her boss to give her two extra paid days off to travel. Amy Cameron, 36, travelled via train instead of plane and bagged more annual leave as a result.

A pregnant woman 'collapsed' while hundreds of passengers waited eight hours for a plane to depart. Manchester Evening News reports that passengers became increasingly frustrated as they sat beside the runway for hours waiting for take off.

A homeless dad who has spent 10 weeks sleeping in his car and faces spending Christmas alone has admitted he 'cries every night'.

Ange Postecoglou has warned his Celtic players that anyone who underperformis risks being booted out of the starting line-up against St Johnstone.

Police have released CCTV images of a man following an assault and robbery in Glasgow city centre.

New council homes have been delivered in the Eagle Brae and Deans South areas of Livingston.

Two people have been reported killed and four wounded after a shooting near a Kurdish cultural center in Paris, according to reports. Two of those wounded in the shooting are said to be in a critical condition and two others were seriously injured.

Two people have died and four are injured following a shooting in central Paris. The incident happened near Kurdish cultural centre Ahmet-Kaya at 16 rue d’Enghien in the French capital's 10th arrondissement.

Sam Heughan has hinted that he could be returning to where his acting career all began - on BBC's River City.