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"broken hearted" former court administrator who threatened to expose evidence of her adulterous affair with her "cad" lover to his wife.Deidre Gardiner, 56, gave up her marriage for the man but then found out he was cheating on her with other women.Stirling Sheriff Court was told that Gardiner had been in a seven year relationship with her "handsome, charming" lover - while he was still married to his wife.At the start of February 2018, after learning she was not his only romantic interest, the couple met at Tesco's in Falkirk's Central Retail Park "and discussed their relationship".Prosecutor Kristina Kelly said: "She stated to him, 'I've left a gift for you'."He didn't know what she meant, but found a large, A3-size envelope on his

bus driver has been hailed a hero after running into a burning building mid shift.Pamela McCluskey, who is a bus driver based out of the Larbert Depot, suddenly halted her service after spotting flames coming from a flat.Acting on 'instinct' the quick thinking First Midland’s employee pulled her service over and called fire crews before approaching the property.Pamela headed to the rear of the flats to assess the extent of the blaze and could see it was spreading towards a property directly above.She entered the building and began banging on all the resident’s doors and windows to spread the word and ensure residents evacuated safely. The rescue took place Bonfire Night last year and Pamela feared residents may have attributed the smoke

Penicuik, Midlothian on Sunday morning. Emergency services raced to the scene when the alarm was raised just after 10am.

five-tier lockdown today. The First Minister will lay out how the five tiers will apply across the country's 32 local authorities.

coronavirus restrictions and extra strain on police are creating a "combustible" atmosphere in Scotland, a former deputy police chief has warned. Tom Wood said officers are coping "so far" but claimed more people are becoming resentful and "covidiots" are taking their toll.

Conde Nast's top 10 places to visit in the UK for 2021. The travel mag has revealed its ultimate list for staycations in the UK.

military war games mission off the Scots coast.The Sowerby beaked whales were stranded on the shoreline in Musselburgh and Gosford earlier this month.A team of experts from the Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme carried out necropsies on both the stricken animals to determine their cause of death.No signs of infection, disease, boat strike or entanglement were discovered prompting fears they may have died from decompression sickness caused by underwater noise.A massive international war games exercise - Groupex - took place off the east coast of Scotland between September 21 and October 15.It formed part of the Exercise Joint Warrior 2020 mission which saw more than 6000 military personnel and dozens of warships from 11 countries

racial abuse by a gang of youths. The 22-year-old was subjected to the horrendous comments in the Kirriemuir Circle area of Bishopton in Renfrewshire on Sunday October 25.

teachers for wearing make-up to school is set to open his own salon after the successful launch of his own cosmetics brand. Aidan Bowie, 18, was hauled into his high school principal's office and told to wipe off his 'distracting' make-up at the age of 15.Three years later the rising star runs his own beauty line and is due to open own stand alone salon next month.

Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson put on a united front for the first time in months - after a mum dressed up her two kids for Halloween as the political leaders.Little Quinn Brown, five, was dressed up as SNP chief Nicola, while older brother Lennon, nine, wore a bright blond wig as he posed as BoJo.Mum Hayley Anderson wasn't going to bother with Halloween celebrations curbed due to the coronavirus pandemic.But the 31-year-old’s friends encouraged her to, as she usually starts work on outfits around July.The siblings posed behind a podium with Quinn wearing a red dress with a matching scarlet jacket, high heels and a brown wig to impersonate the First Minister.Lennon wore a dark blue suit, brown leather brogues and a bright blonde wig as

mum Lucy Mecklenburgh has hit out at breastfeeding shamers telling them she refuses to cover up in public. The TV star and proud mum welcomed baby Roman with her Coronation Street fiancé Ryan Thomas earlier this year and has been sharing her experiences of being a new mum on her Instagram page.

Parents and children were left disappointed after the Scottish Government urged parents to give guising a miss this Halloween amid fears it will help spread coronavirus. Deputy First Minister  John Swinney  said the move was necessary to ensure people stay within the current restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings.

Covid to allow families to enjoy festive gatherings, a senior bishop has said. It comes just days after the Scottish Government's clinical director warned the public to prepare for a "digital Christmas" which could see large indoor gatherings banned in December.

scammers conned a pensioner out of her life savings by posing as a fake doctor living in Ireland.Marie, not her real name, lost thousands in the online scam which police call “romance fraud”, with the ordeal leaving her ashamed and distraught at having been duped.The 68-year-old was snared on Facebook by a man who pretended to be interested in old music videos on YouTube and struck up an online relationship with Marie.By the end of her four-month “romance”, she had lost £15,000 and was forced to admit the nightmare she was living through after the callous scammers threatened to kill her and her family.It all began when Marie and a man who called himself “Dr Tony Brooks” began chatting about music.He told her he was from America but was

schoolboy who transformed into Nicola Sturgeon for Halloween got the seal of approval from the First Minister herself.The seven-year-old from North Lanarkshire donned his finest wig, heels and purple dress, complete with poppy badge, to dress up as the Ms Sturgeon for Halloween.In a short clip, the funnyman has a go at Scots comedian, Janey Godley's side-splitting voice overs of the coronavirus daily briefings that have gone down a storm wordwide.The 'wee star' from Coatbridge had the FM and droves of online followers in stitches on Friday morning after his mum, Alyson Welsh shared the video on Twitter.Picking the best lines from Janey's videos, he says to the camera: "Ye were telt, stay in the hoose."Nae parties, save lives."Uch ma feet

‘dognapped’ by thieves. Rosie the Boston Terrier vanished from her home in Duddingston, near Edinburgh, on Sunday night after bolting out an insecure gate.

OAP is 'close to tears' as swarms of wasps crawl out of the fittings in her sheltered accommodation home. May Fyffe has been plagued by the dangerous bugs for three weeks.

Covid-19 by Christmas, according to the national clinical director of Scotland. Jason Leitch told the BBC's Drivetime With John Beattie that the Scottish Government expects to have some doses of a coronavirus vaccine before Christmas.

pranksters used to spark a police probe amid fears of a brutal murder. The hoax creation, fashioned from bin bags, gaffa tape and rubbish, was seen hanging from a bridge by rope in Kilmarnock at the weekend.

Edinburgh restaurant owner has shown how 'dead' his business has become in the current measures by filling tables with skeletons. Chris Doherty, owner of Hemingway's in Leith, responded to the latest lockdown restrictions in the tongue-in-cheek way after the First Minister extended the hospitality closures in the central belt.

farmer has vowed to dump a lorry load of buffalo dung into a shop that has been dumping piles of rubbish onto his land. Steve Mitchell discovered a fresh mountain of cardboard and plastic packaging had been tossed onto a track at the Buffalo Farm in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on Tuesday morning.