Death of Scots soldier shot in head during live-firing exercise ruled 'accidental'

A barber who called his salon Prov-City after the US city he grew up in has been subjected to an eight-month campaign of sectarian abuse. Graffiti has been daubed on the door of Stuart Pelletier’s salon and stones thrown at the ­window, and he has been subjected to abuse by strangers, who believe he is an IRA sympathiser, shouting: “C’mon the Provos.”

A scathing report warning Scotland is failing to hit its climate goals should serve as a “wake up call”, Green minister Lorna Slater has admitted.

Green minister Lorna Slater has hailed the reintroduction of beavers to Scotland as an example of the global change that’s needed in how we treat nature.

South Korea striker Cho Gue-sung has addressed speculation over a move to Celtic for the first time after returning from the World Cup.

Peacock has revealed the cast and premiere date for their new reality competition series The Traitors. The show hosted by Alan Cumming will drop all 10 episodes on January 12, 2023. Click on the photo gallery above to meet all of the contestants which include stars of The Real Housewives and Big Brother.

It feels like Love Island was only just on our TVs, but now the winter series will be on our screens in just a matter of weeks.

A mum has been left heartbroken after her dog died in her arms after being run over in Edinburgh. Laura Kilgallon, 40, had been out walking her beloved eight-year-old Shih Tzu, Woody, when a motor, believed to be a private hire taxi, struck the pooch.

EXCLUSIVE: The Deuce and Revenge actress Margarita Levieva has signed with Paradigm in all areas. In addition, we’ve learned she booked a guest star role on Disney+’s upcoming The Acolyte. She continues to be repped by Silver Lining Entertainment.

Staying smooth. Jenna Bush Hager recently revealed that she rarely wears underwear — and she didn’t even change her ways for a dinner with King Charles III.

Unionist parties should have the "courage of their convictions" and call an IndyRef2, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said. Lorna Slater claimed the Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems were scared of losing another referendum on independence.

The family of a teenager who is receiving palliative care for a rare life-limiting disease are desperate for him to visit his grandparents in Malaysia for the final time.

Darius Danesh Campbell had found love again in the months before his death, a close friend revealed. The Pop Idol star, who died in August aged 41, was in a relationship with US entrepreneur Lauren Cheek.

A Scots dad has died just seven days after being told he had terminal cancer when he was rushed into hospital with fluid in his lungs.

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival Unveils Jury

Martin Boyle has revealed his horror Hibs injury was only discovered when he went under the knife.

A Scots teacher has been left unable to read books after a crippling long covid battle. Melanie More, 28, struggles with a variety of cognitive and physical issues - leaving her 90 per cent housebound.

The areas of Scotland that are the most happy and unhappy have been revealed in new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Channel 4's Celebs Go Dating will return to our TV screens later this month.

A former soldier who was just days away from death after being diagnosed with leukaemia told how he was saved following a bone marrow transplant. Jamie Buchanan, 45, began having back pain and severe night sweats before being admitted to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee after having acute chest pain.

A young Scots soldier tragically died from a head injury after being shot through his helmet during a live-fire training exercise in Northumberland.