A71 in Ayrshire closed in both directions as police and ambulances race to scene

Boris Johnson will personally attend the Scottish Tory conference next week to burnish his “war leader” image in an attempt to bury the sleaze of partygate allegations against him.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) says Russia has confirmed the use of thermobaric rockets - often called vacuum bombs - in Ukraine and is also "likely" deploying private mercenaries.

Subscription streaming service Netflix has joined the Russia boycott.

A lane in Glasgow has been taped off by police amid reports of officers guarding the scene.

!Before the show kicks off its seventh season next week, ET is exclusively debuting an ornate new costume that will be competing in the hotly anticipated celebrity singing competition: The Armadillo!This season is changing things up yet again when it comes to it's competition format. The show is dropping the Wild Card contestants and instead will feature all 15 singing stars divided up into three groups, known as The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly.Here's your first look at The Good's Armadillo below.The new character might have fans recalling when Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) dressed up as an armadillo to teach his son, Ben (Cole Sprouse), about Hanukkah. According to the character images and video packages released thus far in the weeks leading up the the launch of season 7, Armadillo will be joining the Scottish Terrier — known as McTerrier — as well as The Frog Prince and The Firefly.Meanwhile, rival The Bad will include Queen Cobra, They Cyclops and Ram — as well as two other costumed characters not yet revealed.

Police say they're becoming increasingly concerned for an Ayrshire mum who vanished on Friday afternoon.

Sam Heughan is back playing Jamie Fraser in the highly-anticipated Outlander Season 6. The Scottish actor will soon return to our screens in the hugely popular Outlander series. Outlander Season 6 will be available from March 6 – and Heughan himself was on the red carpet for the world premiere on February 24.

Franz Ferdinand have cancelled their upcoming shows in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine last week.The Scottish band have become the latest act to axe their planned Russian gigs in the wake of the widely condemned Vladimir Putin-ordered military assault, with Yungblud, Green Day and the Russian rapper Oxxxymiron also scrapping shows in recent days.After speaking out in support of the “open and welcoming” people of Kyiv last week, Franz Ferdinand have confirmed this morning (March 1) that their scheduled gigs in St Petersburg and Moscow on June 29 and July 1 will no longer take place.The band said in a statement that “the only reason for this is the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian state”.“We love Russia. This great country has inspired our band through its art and literature and since we first played there 17 years ago, we have built a rich and deep relationship with our Russian fans,” the band said.“Since Thursday morning [February 24], we have spoken to many of our friends in Russia via social media and have encountered unanimous opposition to this violence and solidarity with our Ukrainian friends.

The Citizens Advice Bureau is making a comeback in North Ayrshire — four years on from the closure of the region's last remaining branch.

Susanna Reid has mocked her changing co-host on Good Morning Britain by comparing it to 'TV Tinder'.

A serious crash has taken place on one of Scotland's busiest roads this morning.

The first ever Sands: International Film Festival, set to be held in Scotland’s St Andrews, has revealed its line-up.

A Scots dog owner fears her beloved pooches have been snatched from her 'fenced in' back garden as she makes a desperate plea in a bid to bring them home.

A man has been charged following the death of James 'Chucky' Ross in Cumbernauld after a murder investigation was launched.

Households in one corner of North Ayrshire experienced power outages as Storm Dudley made landfall today.