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Marie Dufty had been left distraught after claiming that her pride and joy back garden was trampled over by contractors for Midlothian Council during roofing work being carried out next door.

Loved ones have paid tribute to those who have passed away in recent weeks

The Wigtown Martyrs Monument in Stirling is one of the most unique and striking memorials in the country, dedicated to a young woman called Margaret Wilson who was sentenced to death.

While work schemes offer Pacific Islanders economic opportunities, critics say they exacerbate labour shortages at home.

Dublin matriarch Agnes Brown returned once again, played by Brendan O’Carroll, but some tuning in claimed the episode was ‘unwatchable’.

The hackneyed sitcom tropes and weak lines just don’t work, even with a strong dose of Christmas cheer taken

Fans favourites will be returning alongside O'Carroll, including Jennifer Gibney, Fiona Gibney, Danny O'Carroll and others.

Brendan O'Carroll admitted it was a 'buzz' to think the show has become a Christmas telly staple.

The Dublin star is also happy that the hit comedy show is returning with a full studio audience for the first time since before the Covid pandemic

Her story takes her from the home of culture to the trial of her life

Douglas Stuart is adapting his Booker Prize-winning novel, set in a Glasgow scarred by Thatcherism, for the BBC. Thank heavens for that – the diet of wealth-obssessed TV like ‘The White Lotus’ and ‘The Crown’ is out of step with life in our cash-squeezed age, writes Jessie Thompson