The Jobcentre is not the most likely place to provide inspiration for a stand-up comic.But the gag, by Adam Rowe, won the annual award for funniest joke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The island is home to an abundance of wildlife and is located on Loch Craignish just off Argyll’s west coast. It has no planning permission but this is because no one has ever applied for it

Irish designer Paul Costelloe, 73, shared sketches of the stunning silk gown with a plunging neckline on Instagram and revealed that he and his team had just seven days to make the gown.

A depressing-looking wall in Glasgow has been transformed by the beanie-wearing artist, who spent a week painting the image of St Enoch holding her young son, St Mungo, Glasgow's patron saint.

Cheryl Halliburton, 27, from Elgin in Scotland suffered from extreme eczema after falling pregnant with her daughter four years ago, and turned to CBD oil after doctors could not help her.

Newly-wed Stacey and Brian Paterson, from Falkirk, Scotland only realised they had been upstaged by son Jay, 8, days later when watching the video back.

The Gart, in Perthshire, dates all the way back to 1835. An original, smaller house was designed on the site by William Burn, and was substantially rebuilt and enlarged after a fire in 1901.

Timothy Murray, 16, of West Yorkshire, was found dead after hiking Stac Pollaidh, north of Ullapool in Scotland on Sunday. He was found dead hours after another teen plunged to his death in Wales.

Argyll McCoist, 20, (pictured) was uninsured when he ran a red light and hit 21-year-old Stephen Murdoch in his £20,000 Audi in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, before driving off.

Stahly Quality Foods, based in Fife, has come under fire following the launch of the new product (pictured) with some describing it as a 'betrayal' and others labelling it 'wrong, very wrong'.

Gail Dickinson, (pictured) of Glenrothes, Fife, was allegedly seen by the victim's grandmother having sex on the balcony of an apartment in San Antonio, Ibiza in June last year.

The vast estate, which is perfect for those seeking solitude or just a break from the rat race, is on a picturesque peninsula in the Highlands often described as 'Britain's last wilderness'.

The property mogul has proposed a build of luxury housing, including 50 hotel cottages, a gym, an equestrian centre, shops and offices at the Menie estate near Balmedie.

Philip proved he's still king of the road at 97 after he took his Land Rover for a drive on the A93 near Balmoral. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are still enjoying their annual summer break.

Storm Ali crept underneath a grassy front garden and uprooted a huge tree in Scotland. Liz Reid filmed as her garden path and surrounding grass regularly lifted and fell from the wind.

The monarch, 92, arrived at the chapel on the Balmoral estate in Scotland this morning accompanied by her nephew David Armstrong-Jones in the rear of the car.

Bev Macleod spotted the microwave perched on two posts and strapped tightly in place with rope while completing a charity walk in Moray, Scotland.

Salvatore Mannino, 52, was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on September 20, after being taken ill in St Giles' Cathedral. The father-of-four disappeared from Pisa, Italy, the day before.

Gillian Bayford, who split a £148million win on the Euromillions with ex-husband Adrian in 2012 before they split up, has put a luxury waterfront home near Dundee up for sale.

These photographs show the exterior of Ballachar Estate in Inverness, Scotland, which comes with an additional two-bedroom cottage. It has around 287 acres and even its own fishing spot.

The two men were scaling Ben Hope in Sutherland and sent a distress call. A search and rescue effort was paused overnight but bodies were found at 2am.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The boy denies raping and murdering Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute, as well as child abduction and defeating the ends of justice.

Alesha MacPhail's body was found in woods on the Isle of Bute on July 2 last year, hours after she was reported missing from the house her father shared with his parents on the island.

Admiral Lord Alan West, former First Sea Lord, said the Scottish Maritime Museum's plans to introduce 'gender-neutral' terms for its vessels are 'stark staring bonkers'.

Despite his rapid road to stardom, the 23-year-old singer still lives at home with his parents in Bathgate, Scotland, with no future plans of parting with his childhood stomping ground.

Peston, the BBC's Economics Editor in 2014 when Scotland held its referendum, claimed his report on the vote's economic implications was ditched minutes before it was due to be broadcast.

The 65-year-old former first minister of Scotland is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh over accusations of sexual assault, including one of attempted rape.

Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern Ireland.

England recorded 866 new deaths, while the other 87 were confirmed in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

A number of offenders in Scotland charged with knife offences and violent assaults have been bailed to appear in court several months down the line - when they normally would be dealt with the next day.

The sharp fall adds to growing evidence that the peak of the UK's epidemic has blown over and that efforts now must be concentrated on stopping the spread of the virus surging to a second peak.

Data from the Office for National Statistics, which includes deaths which happen in care homes, shows 13,000 people had died by April 10 but the Government had only announced 9,000 by then.

Researchers from the University of Dundee will conduct trials of brensocatib - formerly known as INS1007 - to tackle lung inflammation caused by the virus.

Nicola Sturgeon today suggested people in Scotland could soon be allowed to meet a small 'bubble' of friends or family outside of their households under plans to ease the coronavirus lockdown.

There may not have been much to smile about in the last few years of her marriage, but it's true to say Bake Off star Paul Hollywood's long-suffering ex Alex most definitely has the last laugh now.

Kevin Lygo, ITV's director of television, has declared enough is enough: 'I'm tired of another show that has B-rate celebrities going to Mykonos to look at their feet.'

ALISON BOSHOFF: Pop star Ellie Goulding will be watched by royalty as she walks down the aisle of York Minister, a £150,000 ring on her finger, and into the arms of Old Etonian Caspar Jopling.

ALISON BOSHOFF: From the moment he sprung on to the Strictly dancefloor in September to perform a sizzling, hip-swinging samba, Kelvin Fletcher has been the dancer to watch on Saturday nights.

Robbie Williams left Take That in 1995 but jumped back into making music after a two-year hiatus. The album went platinum eight times in Britain and had more than two million sales.

Madonna needed two full trolleys as she and her brood headed to the Maldives - but she's not the only celebrity to spurn packing light, nor the only one whose luggage costs as much as a holiday.

ALISON BOSHOFF: Fern Britton, 62, remains greatly loved as a reassuringly 'safe', mumsy figure. At the centre of her life was her marriage to Phil Vickery. The couple married in High Wycombe in May 2000.

ALISON BOSHOFF: No one should doubt the sincerity of his heartfelt comments about how 'incredible', kind, wonderful and supportive Steph has been. He and Steph met when he was 25.

ALISON BOSHOFF: Ant McPartlin has opted to dissolve his company Teecourt. Ant, who lives in South West London applied to Companies House last month to have the company struck off.

ALISON BOSHOFF: With Prince Charles not asking for help from the Government's coronavirus furlough scheme - but Victoria Beckham among those taking it - it's sparking furious debate.

Friends say it's just that Simon 'can't bear' the idea of matrimony, monogamy or losing his freedom. This is no secret. But why is the X Factor judge so scared to become Lauren Silverman's husband?

The curly-haired 21-year-old accepted the honor in a yellow-trimmed kimono top and matching shorts which featured a b&w painting

The 28-year-old actress inevitably got slimed while presenting on stage alongside Pharrell Williams.

Eva Longoria was asking to get slimed at the Nickeloden Kids Choice Awards on Saturday.

It's a show notorious for covering its attendees in green slime, and the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards are taking place next month with a few Australians and New Zealanders up for awards.

They're two of our biggest musical exports and Iggy Azalea and 5 Seconds Of Summer are set to take to the stage and perform at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles later this month.