North Lanarkshire councillor charged in connection with historic sexual abuse

LOVE Island stars Olivia and Alex Bowen are planning to add a huge extension to their already massive home. The millionaire couple, who are expecting their first baby, want a games room, music studio and cinema in the new area, which they have started planning.

APPRENTICE finalist Kathryn Burn is ripping off customers by charging nearly double the price of online retailers for the same pair of pyjamas.  The Sun can reveal the businesswoman is flogging a pair of Jaguar print nightwear at £39 while Asos and online fashion store Missguided offer an identical set for £22. Kathryn, who will compete for Lord Sugar’s investment on Thursday night, was first challenged about the eerily similar designs on last week’s semi final show.

TIPPING Point viewers have slammed the show for an "outrageous" blunder after host Ben Shephard served up the wrong answer to a trivia question. Contestants Ben, Diane, Shannon and Ben joined the panel on Tuesday afternoon's episode of the ITV quiz show as they competed to win £10,000.

EASTENDERS legend Cheryl Fergison was spotted performing in the streets of Lancashire yesterday to promote a night at her local Chinese restaurant. The 56-year-old wowed locals as she strummed on a guitar alongside a man dressed as a Chinese dragon on the high street in Cleveleys.

EMMERDALE Sean Spencer star Luke Roskell looks totally transformed eight years after quitting the soap. The actor joined as Amelia Spencer’s big brother Sean in 2011 and spent three years in the soap.

Kim Kardashian may work with some of the biggest names in fashion, but there is one person who will always humble her style choices. In a recent interview with, the SKIMS founder revealed that her and Kanye “Ye” West’s 8-year-old daughter, North, is her biggest critic.  “North is very opinionated when it comes to what I’m wearing,” the 41-year-old star shared.But it’s not her revealing looks that leave North with critiques, but rather the color.

Kate Ferdinand has revealed the adorable name her three stepchildren, whom she shares with husband Rio Ferdinand, have affectionately adopted for her. Appearing on today's Loose Women, the 30 year old mum-of-one, who has one year old son Cree with the retired footballer, explained that the reason for the decision came as a result of her wanting to unite the family as one. Rio, 43, had Lorenz, 15, Tate, 13, and Tia, 10, with his late wife Rebecca Ellison, who sadly died of cancer in 2015, aged just 34.

Bury Council is to buy the Mill Gate shopping centre, paving the way for its redevelopment.

Kate Middleton swapped the floaty dresses for a chic white trouser suit as she and Prince William met with Jamaica's prime minister on Wednesday.The Duchess of Cambridge, 40, nailed power dressing for the occasion as she continues engagements on her and her husband William's royal tour of the Caribbean. Kate smiled as she posed alongside Prince William, 39, and the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness and his wife Juliet.The Duke and Duchess visited the PM and his wife at his office in Kingston, Jamaica.

Every now and then a young upstart comes along in the tech world to shake things up - sometimes they rise, sometimes they fall.

Paris Fury has been spotted fitting a workout into her busy schedule, heading for a jog with a friend. Mum of six Paris, who recently had a lavish 32nd birthday celebration, looked incredible in bright blue workout as she jogged down the street laughing and joking with her running partner. The star had her long blonde hair tied up in a practical bun and wore a multi-coloured tie-dye jumper along with a pair of sturdy running shoes.

Tilly Keeper - otherwise known as EastEnders' Louise Mitchell - is reportedly set to join a whole host of British stars in the upcoming series of multi award-winning Netflix hit, You.The 24-year-old actress, who joined the popular London soap back in 2016, will feature in the fourth season of the immensely addictive psychological thriller, which is allegedly scheduled to be filmed in the UK as opposed to its usual location in the States. Along with Tilly, former Corrie star Dario Coates, 29 - known for playing Kym Marsh's on-screen son Alex on the Cobbles - is also set to join the line up, as is Eve Austin, who previously portrayed Tabitha Taylor-Rudd in Emmerdale.

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has revealed that he would prefer his former club appoint PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino as their manager rather than Erik ten Hag.Since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked earlier this season, Pochettino has been deemed the favourite for the vacancy, with many reporting that the Argentine is keen to return to the Premier League. The former Tottenham manager saw his PSG side knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid earlier this month and it feels only a matter of time before he departs Le Parc Des Princes.But The Mail reported that Ten Hag has already been interviewed by the Red Devils and there is a feeling that the position is the Ajax manager’s to lose.

Rishi Sunak has announced today his ‘mini-budget’ ahead of the summer.In his statement, the Chanellor said the basic rate of income tax will be cut from 20p to 19p in the pound by 2024.He also said the National Insurance threshold will be raised by £3,000. This means the amount you earn before you get taxed will now be in line with Income Tax at £12,570.Torsten Bell, chief exec of the Resolution Foundation, said this could equate to a tax cut of up to £300 for workers.However, he also added it will help those on higher incomes more, with only £1 in £3 of the benefit going to the bottom half of earners.The Office for Budget Responsibility says that real living standards won’t reach pre-pandemic levels for two years, but did admit that “public finances have emerged from the pandemic in better shape than expected”.Labour's Shadow Chancellor and Sunak’s opposite number, Rachel Reeves, said Sunak’s claims were becoming “increasingly incredible”, saying he was like Alice in Wonderland making things up as he went along.She said: "Inflation is at its highest level for 30 years and rising.

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Mark John Kerr, who was elected on an SNP ticket to serve the Kilsyth ward on the local authority.An SNP spokesperson said: “Mr Kerr has stepped down from the SNP pending police investigation of a matter that we understand to have pre-dated his election to North Lanarkshire Council.”According to his register of interest, he sits on seven council committees, as well as the local review body.He is also listed as being a member of the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Citizens' Advice Bureau, Clyde and Loch Lomond Local District Joint Committee, and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.North Lanarkshire recycling centres are now fully operational.Residents are now able to dispose of a wide variety of household waste.The centres, including those in Netherton and Shotts, are for North Lanarkshire residents only so you must show photographic ID and proof of address.To comply with physical distancing guidelines, traffic management is still in place at the centres and the number of vehicles allowed in at any one time is restricted.A North Lanarkshire Council spokesperson said: “Queues are likely so please be patient.“Vans up to 3.5t gross weight and single axle trailers only will be allowed into four of our centres – Netherton, Shotts, Coatbridge or

Celebrities including Steve Coogan, Greg McHugh and Sanjeev Kohli have thrown their weight behind a campaign to raise awareness of suicide prevention in North Lanarkshire.

A stellar cast of screen stars have teamed up to support Suicide Prevention North Lanarkshire’s important new awareness campaign, You Matter.

A coronavirus testing site has been established at Ravenscraig for key workers and members of their household.