Key dates to take down Christmas decorations revealed & why you shouldn’t leave your tree up too long

Key dates to take down Christmas decorations revealed & why you shouldn't leave your tree up too long

CHRISTMAS is over for another year, leaving many to wonder when is the best time to take festive decorations down. The decision is down to you when it comes to packing up the tinsel and the tree. 1 According to tradition you should take down your decorations on the Twelfth nightCredit: Getty But,… Key dates … Read more

Barlinnie prison boss probed over claims he broke colleague’s nose at Christmas party

Barlinnie prison boss probed over claims he broke colleague’s nose at Christmas party

A BOSS at Scotland’s biggest jail is being probed over claims he broke a colleague’s nose at a Christmas party. Christopher Lawrie, a hall manager at HMP Barlinnie, is said to have injured a worker during an angry bust up. 3 Barlinnie hall manager Christopher Lawrie is being investigatedCredit:… Barlinnie prison boss probed over claims … Read more

Schoolkids as young as five are telling teachers they have gender dysphoria across Scotland

Schoolkids as young as five are telling teachers they have gender dysphoria across Scotland

SCHOOLKIDS as young as five are telling teachers they have gender dysphoria. Almost all areas of Scotland also have secondary pupils who are trans, freedom of information requests reveal. 2 Christopher McGovern of the Campaign for Real Education hit out at the figuresCredit: Campaign for Real… Schoolkids as young as five are telling teachers they … Read more

Prisoners are ‘being fed better than patients at some Scots hospitals’ as Tory deputy leader blasts costings

Prisoners are 'being fed better than patients at some Scots hospitals' as Tory deputy leader blasts costings

PRISONERS are being fed better than patients at some Scottish hospitals, a Tory politician has claimed. Costings released to the Scottish Conservatives show a disparity in the price of food served up to inmates and those being treated in infirmaries. 2 Prisoners in Scotland are being dished up… Prisoners are ‘being fed better than patients … Read more

Hundreds of hardy Scots brave the icy water throughout the country during annual New Year’s Day Loony Dook

Hundreds of hardy Scots brave the icy water throughout the country during annual New Year’s Day Loony Dook

CHILL-seekers grin and brrrr it as they plunge into icy waters for a New Year’s Day dip. Across the country, punters are celebrating the big day with a splash by braving the icy depths. 5 Revellers welcome in 2025 in South Queensferry. Credit: Tom Farmer.Credit: Tom Farmer 5 A man in his tartan kilt… Hundreds … Read more