THE SNP has been slammed over its new “nanny state” plans that will ban birthday cakes from nurseries across the country. The new food guidelines come amid the party’s plans to improve children’s diets and make youngsters healthier. 2 The new rules could be implemented as early as this summerCredit: Alamy And it states that … Read more
THE operating theatre is already tense and the surgery is at a crucial point when the unthinkable happens — the power cuts out. The stress is ratcheted up to the max as the under-pressure medical team are plunged into total darkness. 10 Dr Kinyua Ndegwa watches the new solar powered equipment being installedCredit: Andrew Barr 10 The team hard at work installing the solar equipment in Meru, Kenya.Credit: Andrew Barr 10 KidsOR’s … Read more
TAKING a deep breath through the snorkel, I began kicking my way between a narrow gap in the huge rocks wedged onto the seabed. Faking confidence for my daughters’ sake, I tried to block out the thought of bumping into any Moray eels – the sinister fish that our skipper had mentioned lived here mere … Read more
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has penned a surprise letter to shareholders ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, with the 94-year-old sharing a number of personal reflections on his children and his legacy. With a net worth of $US150.5 billion according to Forbes, the Berkshire Hathaway chief executive is considered one of the most successful investors of … Read more
TELLY wrestlers Grado and Jack Jester believe grappling with the great outdoors as kids helped to give them their fighting spirit in the ring. The pair have teamed-up with panto pal Stephen Purdon for our SUNTA CAUSE campaign with 800 tickets for Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre’s Beauty and the Beastie production being sold for charity. 6 … Read more
A DECORATED officer proudly says Remembrance Day proves that the military is the world’s biggest support network. Lieutenant Colonel Lee Curson joined the army 20 years ago and quickly learned why comrades consider themselves one big family. 3 LT Colonal Lee Curson is honoured to be a part of the Glasgow parade.Credit: Supplied 3 He … Read more
SCOTLAND’S Children’s Commissioner yesterday slammed Nats for ditching a free school meals vow. Nicola Killean criticised John Swinney for his “broken promise” after his 2020 pledge to roll out lunches for all primary pupils by 2022 failed to materialise, then was axed last week. 2 John Swinney has ditched his plans for free school meals … Read more
STUNNING beach walks in the morning, thrilling polar bear encounters in the afternoon. It might sound like the plot from the successful, and bizarre, American TV series ‘Lost’. 9 The stunning Macdonald’s Aviemore resort remains as popular as ever. 9 Bonnie and Jessie loved feeding Arktos the polar bear at the Highland Wildlife park.Credit: David … Read more
A BRAVE baby is celebrating his first birthday at home today after spending a mammoth 320 days fighting for life in hospital. River Stephen Camile Mbunzama was born with two holes in his heart and rare condition Tracheobronchomalacia – where the windpipe tissue is unusually soft and weak. 3 Baby River is all smiles as … Read more
IT didn’t take long for the Nickelodeon effect to work on my daughter – about two seconds flat! As we walked across the threshold of the stunning Punta Cana resort, she started singing the theme to Paw Patrol, one of the franchise’s biggest hits. 9 Nickelodeon Punta Cana is situated on the stunning Dominican Republic … Read more
