Dumfries and Galloway councillors to scrutinise Police Scotland's local policing plan

The landscape of Manchester United's first-team squad has officially changed following the conclusion of several players' contracts and loan deals.

Former Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers midfielder Aaron Mooy has announced his retirement from professional football aged just 32.

Emily Longeretta The Salinger siblings are coming back together. Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf are set to co-star has brother and sister once again in Hallmark Channel’s “A Merry Scottish Christmas.” The movie is set to air on the network’s Countdown to Christmas programming event. The film, written by NBC Correspondent Andrea Canning and author Audrey Schulman, follows estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad as they travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo (Fiona Bell) and “a big family secret is revealed.” Chabert and Wolf previously starred together as Claudia Salinger and Bailey Salinger, respectively, on Fox’s “Party of Five,” which aired from 1994 to 2000. Neve Campbell and Matthew Fox co-starred in the family drama.

Tennis champion Andy Murray has disclosed that he has a retirement plan in mind but wants to reassure fans that his departure from the sport is still a while away. Despite turning 36 in May, the two-time Wimbledon winner continues to play on with a metal hip.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has shared why she took some time away from the cobbles to challenge herself in a new show. The actress, who plays Maria Windass in the ITV soap, revealed back in April that she is one of the celebrities taking part in the next series of Cooking With The Stars.

Outlander has returned to our screens for the highly anticipated season seven, and best-selling author for first bringing the franchise to life, Diana Gabaldon, has opened up on her love for Scotland where the show is based in a new interview.

Love Island’s Laura Anderson has taken to Instagram to show off her incredible outfit for the Pride of Scotland Awards. The star, who is currently pregnant with her first child, shared a fun video showing her walking into the awards venue wearing a stunning white dress that showed off her growing baby bump. In the video, Laura can be seen beaming as she struts down the red carpet wearing a form fitting, one-shouldered dress with a feathery flared bottom from Hurr, teamed with Kurt Geiger heels and jewellery from Lara Heems.

Farmers, landowners and community groups could plant around 15,000 landscape trees across Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders with funding help.

Sir Iain Livingstone says admitting Police Scotland is institutionally racist and discriminatory was "absolutely the right thing to do". The chief constable, due to retire this summer, addressed the comments he made last month to the Scottish Police Authority.

Forty salmon have been tagged to monitor their progress down the River Dee.

A Kilwinning teenager will head across the world with the Police Scotland Youth Volunteer (PSYV) programme this summer.

Andrew Tate has been charged with human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group. Officials in Romania confirmed that the controversial influencer will face trial in an update earlier today.

A man is feared to have drowned after getting into difficulties in Loch Ken.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia admits he's "tired" after a long season - but he's determined to end three frustrating months by shooting down Scotland in the hunt to qualify for Euro 2024.

The Stewartry’s beaches are in good shape now that Scotland’s bathing water season is under way.

King Charles is celebrating Father’s Day 2023 with a sweet throwback photo featuring both of his sons.

The royal family is celebrating Father’s Day with some sweet family photos. The social media pages for the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a picture of Prince William with his three children, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.

Young Prince William and Prince Harry were seen with their father, King Charles, in a sweet throwback snap shared by the Royal Family to celebrate Father's Day on Sunday.The Princes are in their early teens in the photograph, which looks like it could have been taken at Balmoral, the Royals' Scottish estate, frequented yearly by them over the past century or more. King Charles – then Prince Charles – could be seen donning a kilt, which is traditional Scottish dress, with a green jumper, socks and a sporran.

A second union is balloting school staff in Dumfries and Galloway after they rejected a new pay deal.

Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of an investigation into the Scottish National Party's finances, according to Police Scotland.