Pregnant women are relying on sex work and eating from bins - the 'forgotten' asylum seekers only a few hours away

Businesses across Ayrshire are on the hunt for new staff to join their ranks over the coming months.

Superstar singer Ed Sheeran has been generously investing in the next generation of musicians, giving nearly £1million to his charity foundation.

With the end of the year quickly approaching, some Scots will already be looking at holiday dates for 2023.

Remembrance Sunday will be marked in North Lanarkshire with major events in Coatbridge and Motherwell plus further ceremonies in towns and villages across the area.

The world's tallest woman was given the opportunity to fly on an airplane for the first time in her life after Turkish Airlines staff moved six seats to make way for her. Rumeysa Gelgi, who has held the Guinness World Record since 2014 for her 7ft height, excitedly boarded the 13 hour flight on Turkey's flag carrier airline.

A car was engulfed in a fireball in an Edinburgh park during Bonfire Night chaos after parts of the vehicle were seen "exploding" next to a busy main road.

UK former premier Tony Blair has added his voice to those saying The Crown is using the fifth season to present events in the 1990s on screen as real, when in fact they have been invented. 

The Crown controversy has taken another turn ahead of the arrival of Season 5 this week on Netflix. 

“Sending love to your family at this time. Rest easy,” Hilary concluded.Hilary and Aaron started dating in 2001, a year during which Aaron appeared in an episode of Hilary's Disney Channel series, Lizzie McGuire.The pair finally parted ways in 2003 after a two-year on-again, off-again relationship.Since the news of Aaron’s death, plenty of fans have taken to social media to pay homage to the young star. Songwriter Diane Warren tweeted: “Fame at a young age is often more a curse than a blessing and Surviving it is not easy.

Pupils at a Wishaw primary school are celebrating after achieving a top award from worldwide children’s charity UNICEF.

Prince Andrew was "tearful" after being told by King Charles that he will never return to royal duties. The Duke of York stepped away from royal duties and public life earlier this year due to his sex case with Virginia Giuffre and association with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and new details have emerged about how his hopes of returning were ended in a meeting at Charles's Birkhall estate in Scotland just days before the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth. No other royals were present for the talks between the brothers, which have been described as "emotional and fraught".

Chris Pratt has paid tribute to the "beloved teamster" from his new movie who died in a car accident. The 43-year-old actor has been filming 'The Electric State' with Stanley Tucci, Millie Bobby Brown and directors Joe and Anthony Russo, but shooting has been paused on the Netflix production out of respect after an unnamed crew member passed away in an off-set crash in Georgia on Friday (04. 11.

Ed Sheeran is giving away nearly £1 million to help children learn music. The 31-year-old singer has donated almost £500,000 over the past five years via his Framlingham Foundation Trust, and the charitable initiative - which trades under the name Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation, or ESSMF - has a similar sum earmarked for youngsters looking for funding for instruments, concerts, and rehearsal spaces, accounts have shown. A source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: “Ed has never forgotten his struggle to reach the top and the impact music made on his life.

One of the best known characters in the Scottish agricultural show scene is stepping down as secretary of Perth Show after 18 years.

A second man has been charged in connection with the death of two people in a flat in Edinburgh.

Sir Keir Starmer has said immigration is not the solution to solving the challenges facing the NHS.

A Strathaven mum has conquered a fundraising challenge to walk 310,000 steps in October for the National Deaf Children's Society.

Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz has told Steven Gerrard he played it too safe before he was axed amid a wonky run of results.

He said: "I have Poland Syndrome, so I only have one pec that was brought to the attention of a lot of people so I'm glad that the Poland Syndrome [was brought to people's attention].”"I remember sitting down and tears falling out of my eyes watching the Olympics - it was given a name and it hadn't been given a name."A Poland Syndrome charity said they'd never had so much publicity and an 85-year-old man said he didn't know what it was called until he read the piece.“Because people look at you and it's like, 'what's going on', you feel like a weirdo and now I feel like I am who I am."According to the NHS, Poland Syndrome is a very rare condition that is characterised by webbing of the fingers and of underdevelopment of chest muscle.Following his stint on Strictly, Matt spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk about his time on the show as he promotes his upcoming Christmas single, The Beautiful Unknown.Matt explained that the criticism he received for not "smiling enough" was down to "stuff" going on in his life, hinting at personal woes he wanted to keep away from the dancefloor.Express.co.uk asked the Bros singer if he paid attention to any of the critiques on social media or from the judges.Matt said: "Apparently I wasn't smiling enough on Strictly and I'm sure you know there's stuff going on in my life that had to take precedence and I had to resolve that."I didn't want to reveal either because it was painful and I just, you know, had to hold on and I wanted to put my best foot forward, no pun intended.So I didn't feel the need to share that on social media."Matt recently moved back to the UK after living in the US for 25 years, as his return sadly took place without his mother and sister around to support him. In 2019,