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New plans have been submitted for a Forth Bridge viewing platform tourist attraction.

Love Island'sAnton Danyluk has showcased his new nightclub gym complete with state-of-the-art lighting and sound.

A new drop-in clinic is to open in Grangemouth to help people and families in the town struggling with addiction.

An industrial cleaner who battered a man who had thrown him out of his flat on a New Year's Day morning has dodged a jail sentence.

Bright Eyes have announced plans to reissue their entire back catalogue.The band – comprised of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcot – will reissue all nine of their studio albums along with a Companion EP for each LP featuring new recordings of songs from the original release plus a cover version from an artist they found particularly inspiring at the time.They will kick off the campaign on May 27, with their first three albums – ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, 1998’s ‘Letting Off The Happiness’ and 2000 LP ‘Fevers And Mirrors’. You can view a trailer for their reissues below.The band have also shared new recordings of ‘Falling Out Of Love At This Volume’, ‘Contrast And Compare’ featuring Waxahatchee and ‘Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh’ with Phoebe Bridgers, from the six track Companion EPS all of which you can listen to below.“It’s a meaningful way to connect with the past that doesn’t feel totally nostalgic and self-indulgent,” says Oberst of the series.

Don Broco are heading towards their first ever UK Number 1 album this Friday with Amazing Things.

Disabled people are now able to access a new advocacy service to get help applying for Scottish social security benefits.

Scotland has recorded 18 coronavirus -linked deaths and 6,679 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to recent figures.

Scotland is bracing for a second storm after being battered by Storm Malik.

A telecoms company has appealed to the Scottish Government to overturn a council decision to deny it consent to put up a 20 metre high 5G mast in Perth.

Fans have been completely blown away by James McAvoy's performance in his latest film, My Son, airing now on Amazon Prime.

The  Scottish Government  have confirmed 16 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

EasyJet has warned holidaymakers of new alcohol laws in place at some areas of the Balearic Islands.

Outlander actor Tim Downie has signed onto an exciting Amazon Prime series starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen.

Drivers of petrol and diesel cars face paying more on their vehicle as part of new tax rules coming into force later this year.

NHS Tayside bosses have unveiled a new weapon in their fight against cancer.

Scotland most improved primary schools have been revealed in a new league table published today.

New proposals are suggesting that someone behind the wheel of a self-driving car should not be legally responsible in the case of a collision.

A Scots mum has spoken of her heartbreak at losing her baby son after he was born with a rare birthmark on his liver.

Franz Ferdinand have shared a second brand new track, ‘Curious’, from their forthcoming greatest hits album, ‘Hits To The Head’.After teasing their return back in early November, the Scottish indie veterans released ‘Billy Goodbye’, their first new track in three years – a raucous glam stomper that the band worked on with Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys).The only other new track on ‘Hits To The Head’ is ‘Curious’, which frontman Alex Kapranos called “quite a different-sounding song” when speaking to NME in a recent interview.“Sonically, it’s more at the silky dance floor end of what the band is about,” he explained. “That one’s about imagining yourself in a situation at the beginning of a romantic relationship, being part of the magical moments and suddenly being overwhelmed by the sense of what’s to come and wondering how you will be when repetition, routine and the everyday is what your relationship becomes.“Are you still going to love me when the magic has faded?”The track comes alongside a video that sees the band put on their dancing shoes.