Dumfries and Galloway Council to use coronavirus response cash to east cost of living pressures

Posties begin their latest round of industrial action today.

The temperature in council buildings will be turned down as energy costs continue to heat up.

Rape cases have increased by more than a third in Dumfries and Galloway.

Efforts to improve bathing water quality at a Stewartry beach appear to be working.

Two primary schools have been recognised for their work promoting children’s rights.

Dumfries and Galloway Council is looking to tackle the “blight” of empty and abandoned buildings in the region.

. But who knew they could also be heart-meltingly sincere? To honor her husband, who was receiving the 36th American Cinematheque Award, Lively delivered just absolutely the sweetest speech ever—with a few jokes at the end to keep things lighthearted.Lively, who is , tapped into peak Serena van der Woodsen era in a Grecian Ralph Lauren maxi dress, heavy bangles, and beachy hair, which coordinated nicely with Reynold's chocolate brown velvet suit. Taking to the stage, Lively opened her remarks with glowing praise for her husband's “heart, his philanthropy, his humor, his integrity, his unmatched work ethic, his self-deprecating levity, his hard-earned depths, and his grace.” Lively attributed some of these qualities to Reynold's home country of Canada, and reflected that his connection to home is what has made him who he is.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Here's where the speech gets really tissue-worthy.

The New York City man who stabbed his estranged lover more than 50 times back in April has been sentenced in her death.

Divers for a History Channel documentary on World War II-era ocean wreckages have instead found a large, long-missing piece of the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded and fell into the Atlantic Ocean 73 seconds after liftoff at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986.

Councillors have unanimously backed Perth and Kinross Council's bid to pilot a Cash First Partnership in Perth and Kinross.

Hong Kong’s government is introducing two new funding schemes under the Hong Kong Film Development Council (HKFDC) aimed at boosting co-productions with other Asian countries and to support the production of streaming content in Hong Kong. The ‘Hong Kong-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme’ will hand out grants of up to HK$9M (US$1.15M) to a maximum of eight films that are co-produced by Hong Kong filmmakers and their counterparts in Asian countries. Applicants will be able to seek other investors in cases where the production budget exceeds the grant. The ‘Content Development Scheme for Streaming Platforms’ will be conducted through a competition to select eight production teams to develop series for streaming platforms.

The Queens handyman who fatally stabbed his estranged lover nearly 60 times and stuffed her body into a duffel bag has pled guilty.

A surveillance network has been set up to monitor migrating geese and wintering waterbirds.

The huge achievements of people from the region with additional support needs have been celebrated.

The ongoing lengthy waits in A&E departments have been described as a “humanitarian crisis”.

Posties have cancelled three days of strike action that were due to begin this week.