Dumbarton Castle to open this month for the first time since March

lockdown rules. The Scottish Government has ordered pubs, restaurants and bars to close their doors early every night under the latest restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Outlaw King, as well as hit TV shows such as Game of Thrones. However, it's the starring role in Outlander that has really seen the popularity of Doune Castle in Stirling rocket.

announced tighter restrictions were "almost certainly" going to be re-introduced across Scotland in a bid to slow the spread of the virus.

Police are hunting a sick flasher who indecently exposed himself near a Scots school. An investigation has been launched after the man was seen near Tayport Primary School in Fife at around 11am on Wednesday.

drivers  will sit a new UK driving theory test.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers to donate supplies to its Milton rescue and rehoming centre.With all nine of the charity’s rehoming centres remaining closed to the public they are running low on much needed essential items for the animals in their care, with a higher than usual number of animals living at SSPCA centres.Last week it was revealed that the Scottish SPCA had attended 699 animal

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.BBC Scotland’s decision to axe the televising of daily Covid-19 briefings has been welcomed by a local politician.Labour MSP Jackie Baillie previously met with BBC chiefs to express her concerns that the briefings were becoming too focused on politics rather than the pandemic, with the broadcaster announcing last Thursday that it would decide whether or not to broadcast the updates based on “editorial

castle in Aberdeenshire.Police raced to Gight Castle, near Methlick, Aberdeenshire at 2.40pm on Friday. It came after reports of concern for a person by a member of the public.

Brooke Shields andCary Elwes are spending the holidays with Netflix. The duo will star in A Castle for Christmas, a new romantic comedy from the streamer.

Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. The hit ITV show will return for its 17th series on television next year - and bosses are on the hunt for people to participate in some of the show’s wacky games.

coronavirus this week – the highest weekly increase in cases since May. 994 people tested have now tested positive for the disease in the last seven days - almost double the 507 new cases in the week before.By comparison, the number of new cases in a weekly period fell to just 50 in the first seven days of July, but have increased nearly every week.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A butterfly, which depends on oak trees for its survival, has been recorded in South Lanarkshire for the first time since 1845.The purple Hairstreak, a small butterfly with tell-tale purple colouring on their black upper wings, seems to be increasing in distribution.Mostly found in England and Wales, there has been a recent increase in sightings across parts of Scotland and the first recording to be made in

children's hospital in Edinburgh will not be finished until the end of January next year.Scottish Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said there was now a "confirmed timeline" for the facility which was supposed to open in July 2019.The January 25 deadline was announced at Holyrood today after a report last month revealed a mistake in a spreadsheet several years ago contributed to the long wait.But the saga was branded shameful in parliament in a sign of frustration and anger at rising costs and the

Covid-19 since Scotland's schools re-opened earlier this month. Education Secretary John Swinney announced the latest figures on September 1.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPolice say a fire within an Ayr multi storey car park last night was started deliberately.Thick black smoke was seen billowing across the the town at around 7.40pm as the blaze tore through the facility owned by TK Maxx.Now cops have confirmed they are investigating.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 7.40pm on Monday, 31 August, police were called to the River Street area of Ayr following

Ayrshire and Arran has today recorded its biggest increase in coronavirus cases since May. In the past 24 hours, 10 cases across the region have been reported by the Scottish Government.Across June and July, single-figure cases were being declared on a daily basis.It comes as 88 positive tests were recorded across Scotland, it can be revealed.