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CID and forensics officers have been spotted investigating following a serious sexual assault in a Scots park.

Police have charged a 23-year-old man with careless driving following a five-car pile-up that closed a motorway for six and a half hours - minutes after the road had re-opened following an earlier incident.

Tiger Woods got emotional on Friday after failing to advance to the next round of the British Open.

South Ayrshire Council has pulled a key part of its local development plan documents after it failed to consult on changes to draft guidance.

Stranger Things” star recently told GQ about his brief fling with method acting and how far he almost dived into it.“When I was younger — it’s so embarrassing — but I remember playing that famous Scottish king,” he told the magazine. “And being like, ‘I’m gonna kill a cat’ or something: ‘I’m gonna go murder something to know what it feels like to murder.’ I didn’t actually do it, obviously.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will start making the first payments of the £650 cost of living support from next week with a lump sum of £326 due to land in 8 million bank accounts from July 14. However, if you are not eligible for the means-tested payment, or any of the others due to be paid later this year, you may still be able to access financial support from your local council.

The two per cent pay offer made to council workers is ‘nothing short of an insult’ when councillors "gave themselves a 5.2 percent increase", say trade unions.

An Orange Walk planned in North Lanarkshire is expected to draw crowds of up to 8,000 people this weekend.

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A new investigation by the UK’s biggest consumer website, MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE), has discovered that some 862,027 households in Scotland, England and Wales could be due a refund for overpaid Council Tax. A whopping £150.2 million is lying unclaimed, worth an average of £174 per account.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have cancelled their gig in Glasgow tonight (July 1) due to illness.It’s not known what exactly the illness is nor who is affected in the band or crew, but the funk rockers have been forced to postpone the Bellahouston Park show at the last minute.They wrote on social media that they are now trying to reschedule the date as quickly as possible, and that fans should hold onto their tickets and await further details.“RHCP love Scotland & are deeply disappointed not to be able to perform the show. Thank you for your understanding,” the band wrote online.Due to illness RHCP will not be able to perform in Glasgow tonight July 1.

West Dunbartonshire Council’s leader has accused the Scottish Government of cuts to local authority budgets “that would make Margaret Thatcher blush.”

Strike action will see school closures and waste piling up on the streets, trade union leaders warned this week.

A cat dubbed ‘Maverick’ was a stowaway on a lorry that stopped in Perth on its route from South Yorkshire – and animal charity workers wonder if his owner is from the Fair City.

A pair of pioneering women in tourism have been recognised for their efforts in encouraging visitors to Ayrshire.

Council workers and health service staff are gearing up for a summer of strike action.

A newborn baby boy was discovered in a wheelie bin with his umbilical cord still attached to his tiny body.

A local union leader says he believes council workers in Falkirk are ready and willing to strike after being offered a two per cent pay rise despite the cost of living crisis.

The war in Ukraine is being said to have impacted progress with the construction of the new Perth High School.

Hibs star Ryan Porteous has been convicted of throwing a plastic tumbler in a pub which caused a cut to a woman’s head.