9 h. ago Dominatrix warns sex workers will lose 'basic survival techniques' if prostitution bill passes

Porcelain Victoria, 26, has penned an open letter to politicians opposing the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill.

Events

20 h. ago The truth about the explosion of children with additional support needs in Scotland's classrooms

According to recent figures, 43 per cent of school pupils have an additional support need

Events

8 d. ago Fresh evidence to support The Scotsman's call for Scotland to become a 'sporting nation'

Exercise’s effect on mental health underlines the need for everyone to be able to participate in sport

Politics

8 d. ago £7m upgrade in North Lanarkshire boosts Scotland’s rail freight network

It means "fewer emissions, less congestion on our roads, and support for Scotland’s economy".

Economics

8 d. ago US special forces use tiny Scottish airport to launch raid to seize Marinera oil tanker

US special forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela for sanctions violations, launching the operation from Wick John O'Groats airport in northern Scotland with RAF support

Events

8 d. ago Children First urges families worried about bills in North Lanarkshire to call support line during cold snap

Children First’s support line offers practical, emotional and financial help to families across Scotland 365 days a year.

Society

9 d. ago Former England star reveals addiction that 'destroyed' relationship with children

Jonjo Shelvey has lifted the lid on an addition that ruined his relationship with his three children, with the 33-year-old now plying his trade in the United Arab Emirates

Politics

9 d. ago Former Premier League star reveals addiction that 'destroyed' relationship with children

Jonjo Shelvey has lifted the lid on an addition that ruined his relationship with his three children, with the 33-year-old now plying his trade in the United Arab Emirates

Politics

1 week ago MP calls for army support in Scotland as communities left in 'critical' situation amid severe weather

Andrew Bowie warned the “critical” situation has left people across the north and north east without food and medical supplies.

Politics

2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should the Government scale down the rights of children with less severe special needs?

Currently families of children with any additional needs are able to obtain a legal document from councils guaranteeing them expensive extra support.

Politics

2 w. ago ASH Scotland encouraging Lanarkshire locals who smoke to aim for tobacco

The health charity’s call is part of its campaign encouraging people who smoke to give up using self-determination or access NHS Scotland’s free, expert stop-smoking support service Quit Your Way.

Events

2 w. ago Scotland's political parties promise to make youth suicide epidemic key priority after Record campaign

Scotland’s main political parties have thrown their support behind the Daily Record’s Save Young Lives campaign, promising to tackle youth suicide and reduce long waits for mental health services

Politics

3 w. ago 'Shut stores on Boxing Day and January 1 to give workers a break', union says

Trade union Usdaw made the call after a survey of its members in Scotland found 98 per cent support stores being shut on December 26 and January 1.

Politics

3 w. ago Billionaire Telegram founder with 100 children offers to pay IVF costs for any women under 38 who want to use his sperm

The Russian-born tech entrepreneur, 41, claims to have already fathered more than 100 children through sperm donation, in addition to six from three partners.

Economics

3 w. ago Countryfile's Adam Henson feared family addition would bring 'heartache'

Adam Henson feared he had made a mistake when he brought a new family addition home to meet wife Charlie and their two children one Christmas

Politics

3 w. ago Countryfile's Adam Henson feared new addition would bring 'heartache' in family insight

Countryfile star Adam Henson feared he had made a mistake when he brought a new family addition home to meet wife Charlie and their two children one Christmas

Politics

4 w. ago When panto goes horribly, painfully wrong: ‘it was the worst chafing of my life’

Panto season is upon us, and for the performers, anything could happen. Actors recall their most excruciating moments – from a panic attack while dressed as a cow, to dripping blood while in flight as Peter PanWhen panto goes wrong, the show must always go on. And there is a lot that could go wrong: malfunctioning pyrotechnics, panic attacks, chafing thighs, broken props, broken bones, bruised egos – and that’s before you get live animals involved. Missed cues and forgotten lines are small potatoes by comparison. So with panto season once again in full swing, we speak to seasoned professionals about the exhausting, error-laden, explosive truth behind the most “magical” season of the year.Adam Buksh played The Genie in Aladdin at Howden Park Centre, Livingston, West Lothian, in 2013 It was halfway through the show when Aladdin got trapped in the cave. Our version was based on the original story, One Thousand and One Nights (not Disney’s), in which Aladdin possesses two magical entiti...

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