Dumfries and Galloway crimes involving weapons rise by 57 per cent

Fife sealed off the road this evening. Emergency services were called to the report of a two vehicle smash on the A985 between Kincardine and Dunfermline.

the First Minister due to her demands for a second independence referendum while at the same time calling on Labour to help the Conservatives protect the union. The leaders clashed during a lively BBC debate that was dominated by the constitution and how the country can recover from months of gruelling lockdown.On the issue of independence, Ross told Sarwar: "I wonder why Scottish Labour can't understand the threat we are facing.

Police Scotland van appears to have have been badly damaged following a collision with a car in Fife. A video has emerged from the scene on the A909 near Cowdenbeath which appears to show a silver motor 'pinning' the stricken vehicle against a crash barrier.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Dumfries and Galloway has seen no new coronavirus cases for the second day running.It means the total remains at 4,134, where it has stood since four cases were confirmed on Saturday.There are currently less than five people in hospital.The seven day positivity rate for the region is 21.5 per 100,000 people, with a test positivity rate of 1.1 per cent.

Douglas Ross saying he has "no ideas" how to unite Scotland. The Scottish Conservative leader wrote to Sarwar over the weekend urging them, along with the Lib Dems, to create a 'pro-Union' coalition.

horror crashes involving a massive 12 vehicles on either side of a major Scots road today. Emergency services raced to the A74(M) near junction 16 at Johnstonebridge following reports of a collision at around 2.10pm.

Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister as he kicked off the party’s six-week election campaign. The Moray MP revealed that he will forego his £64,470 salary as a list MSP at Holyrood while he maintains his dual mandate in both Westminster and the Scottish parliament.

Tory leader after mumbling through a Commons answer in defence of Douglas Ross. Responding to a barracking from SNP Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, calling for Ross to resign his Westminster seat before standing for Holyrood in May, Johnson appeared to mangle the MP’s name with his Moray constituency.

Douglas Ross was tricked into making an X-rated comment in a Facebook Live blunder. The Tory chief was humiliated during the live stream on his own Facebook page on Tuesday evening, after one social media user duped him into the gag.

appeal against his conviction for the murder. David Scott, 36, was jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 22 years before he can seek release on parole for assassinating Euan Johnston.

road traffic collision involving multiple vehicles this evening.The crash occurred on the northbound stretch of the motorway near Junction 2 at Rosyth.There are currently no reports of any injuries.At 5.59pm Traffic Scotland reported that two lanes were blocked due to the incident. The service said: "M90 road traffic collision northbound exit slip at J2 onto the A823M is partially blocked.

There were seven people in hospital with less than five in intensive care.There have been cases across the region in the past fortnight, with figures from Public Health Scotland showing more than half of new cases in the past seven days have been in the Sanquhar area.

The latest figures from Public Health Scotland show that there were 22 cases in the region in the seven days leading up to March 6. That gives a positivity rate of 0.8 per cent and 14.8 cases per 100,000 people.