Police Scotland fears as UK officers targeted in Australian force recruitment drive

Here’s our annual rundown of the 10 largest production awards given out by the British Film Institute’s Film Fund in 2022. Backed by National Lottery money, the grants are a key supporter of indie cinema in the UK.

Russell Kane, 47, has explained how he feels “insecurity” makes it impossible for men “to be chatted up” in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The Steph’s Packed Lunch star made the remarks in an interview about losing his virginity, a topic that he has been discussing as part of the Boots Taboo Talk podcast.  Appearing in an episode entitled ‘What I Wish I’d Known Before Losing My Virginity’, the comedian reflected on how his insecurities would make him “fall horrifically and quickly in love with the first girl who showed me any affection whatsoever”. He then went on to explain how it was only once he became famous and successful that he found new confidence in himself. “Having fame and having women come up to me took that insecurity away,” he admitted. “Before that I was always like, ‘Who’s going to want me?’ I know we all think that and all have periods where we think like that. “But when you’re a bloke and you think like that, you’re screwed.

Kevin van Veen suffered a sleepless night after Motherwell tossed away a two-goal lead against 10-man Kilmarnock but is wide awake to the challenge of trying to shock Rangers as he looks to end Michael Beale’s perfect start to life as Light Blues boss.

Luke McCowan put Ayr to the sword - then admitted all he wanted was one of Lynne Watson's lasagne baguettes.

An estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across the UK currently in receipt of State Pension or benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will see their payments go up by 10.1% next year.

David Marshall says Hibs will need to come out and have a go at Celtic on home soil - as that is what their fans demand.

While most shopping centres across Scotland today will be swarmed with Boxing Day shoppers looking to nab a bargain, one in West Lothian is completely deserted.

Heartbroken friends of a Lanarkshire woman found dead in Airdrie have paid tribute to the "lovely person" who had an "infectious smile".

BBC bosses are reported to be planning a celebrity version of The Traitors after its first season became the surprise smash hit success of the end of 2022.

The start of a new year is a good chance to review your finances and make some quick changes which could help improve your credit worthiness within just a few weeks. Having a strong credit rating can help bring you one step closer to securing finance as it is a way for lenders to check if you are financially reliable, whether you're trying to get a loan, credit card, mortgage or car finance.

Ange Postecoglou admitted he signed Tomoki Iwata because of his strength and aggression when he first landed the player last year.

, binge-watched countless , and picked out your . Now, all that’s left before the ball drops is hunting down deals and putting your to good use.You may think the sales dried up , but heavy hitters like Nordstrom, Amazon, and Net-a-Porter are coming through with a final round of markdowns—great news if you didn’t receive the one wish-list item you wanted most.

The Met Office have issued two new weather warnings as snow and ice spell travel disruption for much of the country.

Stacey Solomon, 33, is head over heels in love with her former EastEnders star husband Joe Swash - but she has confessed that, as the pair lead increasingly busy lifestyles separately, he doesn't always understand her "mentality".Speaking in a recent interview, the Loose Women panellist explained that the pair are very different people - and they sometimes struggle to spend enough time together as a family.Stacey, who tied the knot with her beau in a fairytale ceremony earlier in the year, admitted: "Joe and I can be like ships passing in the night."When I work he looks after the kids, and when he works I have the kids."We’re very different people but when we strip everything back, what it all comes down to is our family," she told Mail Online.She explained that the pair are also fortunate enough to share the same "core moral values".However, that's about as far as it goes for the couple, who are compatible despite their many differences.The Sort Your Life Out star is relentlessly tidy and very well organised, going as far as to fold her underwear into "tiny squares".She has built a brand out of her obsession with neatness, teaching others to be the same in her book Tap To Tidy: Organising, Crafting & Creating Happiness In A Messy World.Yet Joe feels more "comfortable" if he can shape areas of the house which are left "upside down".Stacey finds calmness in being tidy, even sometimes rising at 1am to clean the house if she gets struck down with insomnia.Her habit began as a young child, when she would even organise her food into separate sections on her plate.She also suffered panic attacks in her youth and found that focusing on a simple task such as tidying would "shut off" her mind when she needed to achieve

Drink and drug-driving incidents in Scotland have risen by almost 50 percent over the past seven years - but the number of convictions for the crime have fallen. Data from the Scottish Government shows that offences related to driving under the influence increased from 5,218 in 2014/15 to 7,773 in 2021/22.

Thousands of people in Shetland are facing a fourth day without power as engineers battle to restore supplies amid the threat of further snowfall and freezing temperatures. An extra 125 engineers were drafted in to help reconnect more than 2,800 homes which were left without power when heavy snow fell on cables earlier this week.

The Scottish Government has declared a major incident in Shetland as thousands of homes face days without power in freezing temperatures. Residents reported a blackout on Monday afternoon and despite efforts from SSEN engineers, power is expected to be off until Thursday.

The UK Government is "scared" of allowing a second Scottish independence referendum because it knows it will lose, the SNP's depute leader has claimed.

The SNP's depute leader has claimed the Supreme Court ruling on independence will see the Yes movement reach "new heights" - not shut down the debate.