Broadcaster Andrew Marr announces he is to leave the BBC

Scottish comedian Paul Black has just announced a new show to take place at Glasgow's SEC Armadillo in the new year.

SOPHIE‘s debut EP ‘Nothing More To Say’ is to receive a vinyl reissue, eight years after it was originally released.‘Nothing More To Say’ was first released by the Scottish indie label Huntleys + Palmers in 2013. Since the producer’s death earlier this year, prices for re-sold vinyl editions had skyrocketed.According to DJ Mag, label boss Andrew Thomson decided it was important to make more affordable copies available due to rising prices.

The Scottish Government has confirmed 12 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

The Snuts have announced their biggest UK shows to date – see all the details below.The Scottish band, who returned recently with the single ‘Burn The Empire’, will hit the road next spring for a trio of headline gigs.They’ll play at Manchester Academy (April 27), Northumbria’s Uni SU (28) and the O2 Academy Brixton in London (30).Tickets go on general sale here at 9am this Friday (December 10).

The Cure have announced a huge tour for next year, with support from Scottish band The Twilight Sad.

Duran Duran have announced more dates for their upcoming 40th anniversary celebration tour taking place in 2022.

Scots Love Island star Camilla Thurlow and her husband Jamie Jewitt have announced that they are expecting their second child together.

Mariah Carey has told Lorraine Kelly that she needed six men to carry her dress for her upcoming Christmas special - and joked that sometimes she only requires five helpers.

Jennifer Yuma editorApple Original Films and A24 announced a special free screening event of “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” followed by a live Q&A with Joel Coen and Frances McDormand on Dec. 5 in IMAX.Shot in black-and-white, Coen’s take on the Scottish Play stars Denzel Washington as Lord Macbeth and McDormand as Lady Macbeth.

Scottish rockers Del Amitri will be travelling to Orkney in January to play a special show in conjunction with the Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to update Scotland on the current coronavirus situation as concerns over the new Omicron variant continue to grow.

James Bay will be performing some intimate solo shows as part of Independent Venue Week in early 2022.The BRIT award-winning singer-songwriter will be touring grassroots music venues across the UK, with dates confirmed in England, Scotland and Wales. The ‘New Songs New Stories’ solo tour starts in Cardiff on January 24 and finishes up in Stockton on February 4.

The Scottish Government has confirmed there have been 2,287 new Covid-19 cases in the latest 24 hour period.

A ghost story set in a Scottish glen, a mysterious death involving an auctioneer and the famous murder of Mary Queen of Scots’ private secretary David Rizzio are all stories which will be told at next year’s Paisley Book Festival.

Kevin Bridges has announced he will be touring the UK and Ireland next year with his new show Kevin Bridges: The Overdue Catch-Up.

The UK Defence Secretary has been accused of attempting to “politicise” the deployment of the British Army in an attempt to save the Union.

Anas Sarwar has revealed bombshell claims about two more children dying at a scandal-hit hospital after contracting infections.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has demanded a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a dad of five at a Glasgow hospital.

The Proclaimers have announced that they will be touring the UK next year with 11 Scottish dates.