Disruptive action by Scots cops continues as pay dispute negotiations end

A man has been charged after armed police and specialist negotiators were called to a property in Angus following an alleged disturbance. Emergency services were scrambled to an address on Little Nursery in Montrose shortly before 9pm on Sunday after receiving a 'concern for a person' call.

Police swooped on a cannabis farm... after smelling the fumes from their police station next door.

Police in Lanark have arrested a 22-year-old after a 25-year-old man was found dead in "suspicious" circumstances on Saturday morning.

Fresh from his second role in Outlander as William 'Buck' MacKenzie, fans are getting to enjoy Graham McTavish in a new role as he is pictured in action for a new Game of Thrones TV show.

Scotland is in for a stunning week next week, with temperatures nearing the 30s in some areas. Met Office forecasts say that Glasgow could reach 29C next Tuesday which would surpass the hottest day of the year so far, when temperatures hit 27.3 degrees in Aboyne, Deeside just four days ago.

The green light has been given for a new £25 million film studio in Bathgate.

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.

Scots cops were left shocked when they stopped an alleged drunk driver and discovered he had false registration plates while towing a stolen vehicle.

Sharna Burgess is opening up about life as a first-time mom. The “Dancing With the Stars” pro took to her Instagram Story Sunday to share an update on postpartum life as well as some new photos of her son, Zane, who she welcomed with boyfriend, Brian Austin Green last week.

Scots tourists who wish to sunbathe on some popular European beaches will be charged to do so, in a move to limit visitors. Sardinia in Italy has launched the scheme, which will see UK travellers pay €3 per person for one day's worth of tanning.

Kate Bush and Running Up That Hill have secured a third consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.  

Holidaymakers are expected to be hit by more disruption this weekend as airline staff take part in more strike action.

At the request of company members of Broadway’s The Minutes, producers announced today that audiences will be required to continue masking through the play’s final performance on Sunday, July 24, nearly a month after Broadway at large will shift to a mask optional policy.

Scots residents are warned that over 3000 people are expected to hit the streets in Ayrshire this weekend for an Orange Walk.

Police Scotland officers are set to take industrial action for the first time in a row over pay. Union chiefs have said frontline officers have been treated with "utter contempt" as they embarked on the most disruptive action ever taken.

Post Office workers are set to go on strike next month for one day over a dispute on pay.

Police are hunting a gang of reckless yobs who left a woman hurt after throwing a metal trolley from a shopping centre car park in Edinburgh.

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

A man has been rushed to hospital following an early morning 'disturbance' in North Lanarkshire.