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Crisis-hit Dumbarton have turned to an online fundraiser in a bid to ensure players and staff get paid this month.

Residents in Rutherglen and Cambuslang who can afford to are being asked to share the real joy of Christmas to those in their communities who may be struggling.

The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce has said it is crucial that Salford Lads Club is saved from closing.

Final preparations are being made for Dalbeattie and District Rotary Club’s Santa’s Grotto experience.

Liam Payne spent his final days making heartwarming contributions to GoFundMe campaigns for ill children on Snapchat.

Ayr taxi drivers are banding together to organise a day out at Blair Drummond Safari Park for children and young carers at Whiteleys Retreat.

Rebecca Hall is taking back her past comments about working with Woody Allen.

Volunteers are hoping to still distribute free food on Christmas Eve, despite news last week that a local hub is to close.

A Wishaw church and community group have launched a toy appeal to help families struggling this Christmas.

Nearly 17 years later, Rebecca Hall has more complex feelings about her professional association with Woody Allen than she previously stated.

A Lanarkshire woman celebrating being cancer-free for 10 years has shared her inspirational story as part of a charity's festive programme.

One of the best-selling music artists of all time, Katy Perry, has announced that her The Lifetimes Tour will come to the UK in October 2025. The tour will feature a spectacular series of live shows, showcasing hits from her multi-million-selling albums.

A woman whose former colleague put out a desperate plea on Facebook for an organ donor has saved his life after offering him one of her kidneys.

A rich donor who bankrolled Russell Findlay’s successful Scottish Tory leadership bid was appointed party chairman weeks later. Tycoon Alasdair Locke gave Findlay’s campaign £25,000 before landing the prized role in the party’s top team.

Woody Allen.The actor appeared in Allen’s 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Vicky, one of two American women to ignite a romance with an artist while staying for a summer in the Catalan city.She then reunited with the director for 2019’s A Rainy Day In New York, which was filmed during a period in which there was pressure on many of his collaborators to speak out against Allen, in light of allegations against him in the age of the #MeToo movement.At the time, Hall said that she was “profoundly sorry” for her decision to accept a role in the latter film, after reading a statement from Allen’s adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow, and donated her fee for the film to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund.Dylan Farrow has accused Allen of sexual assault when she was 7 years old in 1993. He has vehemently denied the allegations and has never been charged with a crime in the case.Now, however, Hall has said she wishes she had not made the apology and stated that she does not believe actors should be pressured into taking a stance on such matters.In an interview with The Observer, she has explained that at the time she issued that statement, she was pregnant and in an emotional “tangle”, and in an effort to meet the moment and believe women, “I felt like I wanted to do something definitive”.“It is very unlike me to make a public statement about anything,” she added.

Helen Addis, 46, works in TV and lives in Surrey with her husband Mark and children Archie, 15, April, 13, and Belle, 11. Here she shares her own story... "I was exactly the same age as Sarah Harding when I got my breast cancer diagnosis, which has given me the chills.

Paddy McGuinness has been left utterly astonished by the staggering sum he's managed to raise for BBC Children in Need, thanks to a sponsored bike ride.The Radio 2 host, 51, embarked on an epic cycling challenge to gather donations for the charity, which dedicates its efforts to bettering the lives of disadvantaged children across the UK. Paddy cycled through three countries and eight counties in just one week, clocking up over 300 miles. His intense effort paid off massively, as he's raked in millions for the cause, reports the Mirror.

Olivia Attwood quit I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! back in 2022, less than 24 hours after the first episode of the show aired. A spokesperson for the show confirmed: "As a precautionary measure Olivia needed to leave the jungle to undergo some medical checks. Unfortunately, the medical team has advised it is not safe for Olivia to return to camp as there needs to be further investigation.

Paddy McGuinness has raised a staggering £8 MILLION pounds for Children in Need following a mammoth cycle challenge.

Jenny Slate have teamed up on four new styles. While their debut collection was inspired by motherhood and childhood memories, the newest capsule, which launched Friday morning, is a “tender ode to childhood baubles, the passage of time, heartbreaks, and enduring love,” a press release states.

Paddy McGuiness has received a staggeringly generous pledge from Scotland’s first self-made billionaire after completing his Children in Need bike ride.The comedian cycled 300 miles from Wrexham AFC in Wales to Glasgow in Scotland over five days on a Raleigh Chopper, and described himself as "in bits, physically and emotionally” as he neared the end today.The Hunter Foundation, set up by entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter, surprised Paddy this morning and pledged to match the funds raised by the Bolton-born presenter, up to £3million. With the Phoenix Nights star having raised around £7m already, the BBC's Children in Need is likely to receive a hefty cheque for the full £3m.