Lanarkshire charity has survived some tough times and is ready to celebrate its achievements

Social Security Scotland has announced that thousands of unpaid carers across the country are set to receive an extra payment of £245.70 at the end of this week. The latest figures from the devolved welfare system show that some 81,680 Carer’s Allowance Supplement payments were made in June to carers living in Scotland who were in receipt of the benefit on the qualifying date in April.

A friendship for the ages. Kirstie Alley and John Travolta may have met on the set of their romantic comedy Look Who’s Talking — but the pair were so much more than costars. 

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it is not too late for older people to make a new claim for Pension Credit and be eligible for the second means-tested cost of living payment, worth £324. For someone over 66 to qualify, they must have been entitled to a payment of Pension Credit on or before the qualifying date of September 25, 2022.

Stephen Flynn and Alison Thewliss are set to battle it out to become the next leader of the SNP at Westminster replacing Ian Blackford.

A Border Collie was allegedly accidentally poisoned after anaesthetic was injected into her bloodstream at a vets in Airdrie after a syringe mix-up.

A footballer’s wife saved his life when he had a stroke giving him the chance to build a new life as a Paralympic sports coach.

A Dumbarton woman whose violent ex-husband was sentenced following a 17-year campaign of domestic abuse has bravely spoken out as she urged other victims to speak up.

Anya Taylor-Joy is lending her voice to give life to Princess Peach in the upcoming The Super Mario Bros. Movie. To prepare for the role, the Queen’s Gambit star turned into a gamer.

Los Angeles-based criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and civil rights lawyer Ben Meiselas have acquired Los Angeles Magazine from Detroit-based Hour Media, the publication confirmed on Monday. The duo formed a new company called Engine Vision Media which will be the parent company under which the flagship publication will run, along with the Pasadena and Orange Coast glossies.

Kirstie Alley was a proud mother of two prior to her December 2022 death, after adopting her two children with ex-husband Parker Stevenson.

Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Rhea Perlman are remembering their Cheers co-star Kirstie Alley following her death on Monday from cancer.

Tributes have already begun to be posted on social media for Kirstie Alley, who died at the age of 71. The actress best known for her work in Cheers and Veronica’s Closet was remembered for her personality, her parties and her politics.

George & Tammy, starring Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon, premiered Sunday with 3.3 million Live+Same Day linear viewers across Showtime, Paramount Network and CMT. Originally produced for Spectrum Originals with a second window on Paramount Network and Paramount+, the music drama was recently picked up by Showtime after Spectrum pulled away from original series.

The entertainment world is in shock on Monday night after the death of Cheers and Drop Dead Gorgeous star Kirstie Alley. She was 71 years old.

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A loss felt by many. Kirstie Alley’s former costars, including Tim Allen, Kristin Chenoweth and John Travolta are morning her death after news broke on Monday, December 5, that she’d died at age 71.

A lifelong bond. John Travolta gave a touching tribute to his Look Who’s Talking costar Kirstie Alley following her death on Monday, December 5.

Kirstie Alley made a name for herself with a successful career in the TV industry — but she also made headlines for her personal life.

Speaking his peace. Dean McDermott’s oldest son, Jack McDermott, broke his silence over his mom Mary Jo Eustace’s recent negative comments about his father and stepmother Tori Spelling.

All about the silver lining. Alicia Witt is celebrating her hair growth after finishing up treatment amid her battle with breast cancer. 

US actress Kirstie Alley has died from cancer at the age of 71, according to her family. A statement posted on social media through her official accounts described her as a “incredible, fierce and loving mother”.

Monday, December 5. "We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered," they wrote."She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her never-ending joy of living and whatever adventures lie ahead," they continued. “As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother.”They also thanked the "incredible team of doctors and nurses" at Florida's Moffitt Cancer Center.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Alley's longtime friend and fellow actor, , with whom she starred in 1989 comedy Look Who's Talking,  Alley became a household name in 1987 for her role as Boston bar manager Rebecca Howe in NBC's long-running sitcom Cheers and has starred in dozens of movies and television shows since, including Veronica's Closet, It Takes Two, and Drop Dead Gorgeous. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.She earned a Golden Globe for best actress and an Emmy for outstanding lead actress for her role as Veronica “Ronnie” Chase, a lingerie company owner, in NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet in 1991, and received a second Emmy for her role of Sally Goodson, a mother raising an autistic son, in David's Mother in 1994.Kirstie Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1951, and moved to Los Angeles in 1980, and worked as an interior designer and appeared on a number of American game shows before landing her first role in 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

EMMY Award winning actress Kirstie Alley has died at age 71. Alley, who rose to stardom on the '80s and '90s sitcom Cheers, died of "recently discovered" cancer, her family announced on Monday. Alley's children, True and Lillie Parker, announced her death in a social media post.

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A gut-wrenching accident occurred over the weekend when a cop in Florida accidentally shot and killed his best friend in a joke that turned into a horror story…

Standing up for his beliefs. Neal Bledsoe made waves with his public statement that he would no longer work with Great American Media due to his support for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Kirstie Alley is dead after battling cancer. She was 71.

CHRIS Moyles has slammed one of his I'm A Celebrity campmates as "fake" a week after leaving the jungle. The DJ, 48, has been opening up on what really went on - saying he stormed off the show's set at one point.

PIERS Morgan’s son Spencer has been targeted by I’m A Celeb bosses for the next series. The 29-year-old has even been given the seal of approval by his TV presenter dad.

FERNE McCann is being backed by ITV in the wake of shock leaked voice notes which saw her branding an acid attack victim “ugly”. Insiders revealed Ferne, 32, was flying out to India to film a new series of her show First Time Mum this week. ITV faced calls for Ferne to be dropped from her series after the audio notes were made public.

HIT Christmas rom-com The Holiday is to get a sequel with its original lead quartet of stars — 17 years on. The new movie is expected to revisit the relationships that spring up between Cameron Diaz, 50, and Jude Law, 49 and, Kate Winslet, 47, Jack Black, 53.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans all said the same thing when Helen Skelton and Gorka were being interviewed ahead of the semi-finals. The TV presenter and the pro dancer were grilled by Rylan Clark on It Takes Two when fans flocked to Twitter to complain.

An upcoming episode of NCIS: Hawai’i will pay tribute to Yakira Chambers, story editor for the CBS drama who died suddenly last week at the age of 42.

The producers of reality series FBoy Island are hoping to line up a new batch of bad boys and nice guys after its cancelation at HBO Max.

TOWIE star Pete Wicks Towie’s has sparked new feud rumours after he claimed that his fellow cast don’t want to film with him anymore. It comes hot on the heels of The Sun revealing how a fall out with former fling Chloe Sims has threatened the new series of the ITVBe reality show. Now Pete, 33, has himself admitted that on set feuding is causing problems for Towie producers.

THE Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has been rushed to hospital, his wife revealed today. Victoria May Clarke shared a picture of the 64-year-old Fairytale of New York singer in a heartbreaking update.