Ayrshire College staff to walk out next week in strike over pay

An Ayrshire town's biggest employer has launched a defibrillator to make their community safer.

Helen Flanagan has told her fans that she 'doesn't feel mum guilt' after sharing her latest decision for her children. The actress shares her kids Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and Charlie, two, with her ex-fiance Scott Sinclair, with whom she split up from last summer.

Aaron Ramsdale says Harry Maguire is one of England’s best defenders and his errors are being ‘overhyped’ due to the selection order he finds himself in at Manchester United.

England manager Gareth Southgate has admitted that Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho can still force his way back into the national team set-up.

Police have appealed for help in tracing a missing 14-year-old girl after she vanished from an Ayrshire village last night.

Lorraine Kelly has given fans a health update on her mum after she was rushed to hospital earlier this summer.

There's growing concerns for a man who is missing from Glasgow.

A variety of properties across Ayrshire are going under the hammer next week - all with a bargain guide price of under £60,000.

Cancer specialists at Crosshouse Hospital failed to spot an ‘abnormality’ in a woman’s breast scan that developed into stage three cancer two years later.

Connor Graham is reflecting on the “best golfing experience” of his life after competing in the Walker Cup.

A Labrador has been found safe after walking into a takeaway shop two weeks after she disappeared.

Almost a year has passed since the sad loss of our beloved late monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. But the memories of her dedication to duty, her unflappable nature and her wicked sense of humour live on. She had many incredible achievements to her name: she was the longest-serving monarch in British history – her reign was the third longest in world history – and the first to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.

Rail passengers in Scotland may face some disruption this weekend as a bout of industrial action is set to take place.

Better late than never eh? The kids might be going back to school next week, but it looks like we're finally about to get some sun.

There has been a rise in the number of reports from Perth and Kinross school staff who have managed challenging incidents with pupils.

There can be few better people to shed light on the magic of the Walker Cup than Gavin Dear.

Perth and Kinross schools could close in the autumn after support staff voted overwhelmingly to walk out over pay.

Essential school staff across Scotland have voted in favour of strike action which is expected to start in autumn if a pay deal is not struck.

A trio who carried out a life-threatening attack on a father have walked free from court after a sheriff was urged to follow sentencing guidelines for offenders under the age of 25. Victim Garry MacNair was left lifeless in the street after being dragged to the ground, stamped on and then booted in the head when he was already unconscious. Cortez Cuthbert, 22 , Jay Thomson, 22 , and Christopher Robertson, 24, admitted ganging up on Mr MacNair after an earlier run-in when his son was assaulted.

The last bank holiday of the summer falls on Monday for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, it will also affect people in Scotland expecting payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on that day.