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Homeowners are being warned to prepare their properties for winter as temperatures are set to plummet across the UK. The Met Office has warned of a mounting chance of 'wintry hazards' next week as temperatures remain colder than average.

The original BBC Teletubbies series was a beloved TV show of the nineties and has been around for over 20 years. Kids everywhere loved watching Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po's fun adventures in Teletubby land. Children everywhere tuned in to see Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po's antics, as they bounded around Teletubby land in their search for tubby toast.The characters each had their own personality, and props that they became known for, as well as their TV tummies.

Kate Forbes was thrust into the political spotlight in one of the most dramatic weeks in the history of the Scottish Parliament.

Anyone who causes trouble on a night out in Stirling over the festive season could find themselves banned from pubs in the city for a year.

A teenager told his friends 'thank you for being the top lads you are' in his final voice message moments before he took his own life, an inquest heard.

Richard Madeley was left up in arms as he fumed at police live on Good Morning Britain when he opened up about his daughter’s stolen car.During Tuesday’s (May 24) instalment of the popular ITV morning news programme, the 66-year-old presenter and his co-host Susanna Reid welcomed Chief Constable for West Midlands Police, Sir Dave Thompson onto the show.The duo discussed the police’s new pledge for zero tolerance to racism in the force, but it didn’t take long before the broadcaster discussed the wider state of policing across the country.Throughout the tense discussion, the former I’m A Celebrity star revealed his daughter Chloe Madeley had her vehicle stolen off their drive – and claimed the police did little to investigate the crime.As he opened up about the incident itself, he complained that officers are yet to charge anyone with the theft of her stolen car to date.He said: “There is widespread dissatisfaction with the way the police respond to complaints of burglaries and car thefts. They're barely investigated, let alone leading to any charges.“Burglary used to be seen as a very serious crime by the police force and those who suffer it say it’s one of the worst things that’s ever happened in terms of an encounter with criminality.”It was at this point that he asked the Chief Constable if he had been burgled himself, to which he explained he had many years ago.

The original BBC Teletubbies series was one of the most iconic TV shows of the nineties and has now been around for over 20 years! Children everywhere tuned in to see Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po's antics, as they bounded around Teletubby land in their search for tubby toast.The characters each had their own personality, and prop that they became known for, as well as their TV tummies. Purple Tinky Winky was known for his triangular antenna, and always carried a handbag, Dipsy was green, and had a 'dipstick' antenna. Laa-Laa was yellow with a curly antenna and loved to sing and dance, and then Po was the littlest teletubby, and was known for her soft voice.

Holyrood election.The disgraced former MSP will stand on the Glasgow List for Action for Independence (AfI).Blogger Craig Murray, who was this week found to be in contempt of court over Alex Salmond’s criminal trial, is the top candidate in Lothian.AfI used to be called Action for Independence, but the outfit changed its name after discussions with the Electoral Commission.Founded by former SNP MSP Dave Thompson, AfI aims to “max the Yes” vote in the Parliament.They plan to back the SNP in constituencies, where Nicola Sturgeon’s party is predicted to be strong, but field candidates in the eight regions.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster

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Bob Gruen, 75, who releases his memoir “Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock & Roll Photographer,” Tuesday. “When you hang out with John Lennon or [the Clash’s] Joe Strummer or [the New York Dolls’] David Johansen or Debbie Harry or Tina Turner, who’s the No.

Sturgeon made a plea for unity in the SNP as veteran nationalists battle over plans to secure a thumping pro-indy majority next year.It comes after the Record revealed how Dave Thompson said he’s quitting the party to form an Alliance for Independence which he hopes will mop up nationalist support on Holyrood’s regional vote.The SNP are expected to dominate the first-past-the-post count next May, which could leave the party with only a handful of proportionally elected regional seats.Thompson, an MSP between 2007 and 2016, believes SNP voters could add as many as 24 pro-indy MSPs by lending their vote to his single-issue outfit.Sturgeon, in an interview with the Scotland on Sunday newspaper today, warned against the gamble.“History is

Jim Sillars, a former SNP depute leader, claimed it would be a "tragedy" if Yes voters split just as support for independence began to rise in the polls. Sillars spoke out after the Record revealed a former SNP MSP has opened up a major rift in the nationalist movement by saying he will help launch a new independence party.

SNP MSP has opened up a major rift in the nationalist movement by saying he will help launch a new independence party.Dave Thompson will quit the party after 55 years to help launch a new pro-independence outfit for the Holyrood election in 2021.The SNP veteran predicted the “Alliance for Independence” (AFI) could win up to 24 seats next year.He revealed the slogan would be “max the Yes” and added: “Just imagine 20 Margo MacDonalds in the parliament?”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the

Hundreds of youths who descended on an illegal rave piled misery on neighbours by blasting loud music until the early hours, urinating in gardens and leaving "mountains" of rubbish.