Every street name in Scotland linked to the slave trade

Glasgow stabbing. The call handler named Kat, from the Scottish Ambulance Service, posted a video on Twitter praising the efforts of her colleagues in dealing the incident.

food firm is launching a new service that will excite foodies across Scotland - online pakora making classes.Sheetal Revis, who runs The Pakora Explorer and created Scotland's first pakora drive-through, was inspired to create the new series of online events after doing a FB Live cooking demo with her mum at the start of lockdown went down a storm with her fans, she said:  "The Pakora Explorer came onto the Scottish Street Food scene in 2019, to the best of our knowledge we are the only street

The council’s Building Services team has provided an update for tenants and customers on how elements of the service will be reintroduced following updated guidance from the Scottish Government.During the lockdown, Building Services continued to deliver essential services to tenants, including emergency critical repairs including gas repairs, work in void properties, reduced enhanced estates management service to communal blocks and the completion of gas services.The service will now be able to

Schools in South Ayrshire will return with a “soft start” on August 12, council chiefs have confirmed.Education chief, Douglas Hutchison, said attempts to fully reopen that day may prove beyond reach.It follows a move to scrap the planned policy of blended learning, which came just days before the start of the school summer holidays.“Schools will now work to make a number of changes before pupils return,” said Mr Hutchison.But he added that the “late announcement from the Scottish Government”

takeaway in favour of early morning deliveries as grub habits have shifted during lockdown It's no surprise that food deliveries have soared during the crisis after restaurants, cafes and pubs were forced to close their shutters and turned to deliveries to feed hungry customers.But takeaway fans have been reaching for the breakfast menu with early morning meals and lunches being the more popular choice, according to new data by Just Eat.Scots veering away from evening meal deliveries are now

Police have swooped on a Glasgow street in an ongoing incident.

A Kilmarnock street has been sealed off as emergency services deal with an ongoing incident.Police, Scottish Fire and Rescue and the Scottish Ambulance Service are all currently at Culzean Crescent.An eye-witness says that the street has been closed in both directions to let the emergency services deal with the incident.A huge smoke plume could be seen pouring into the sky too.Scottish Fire and Rescue have been contacted for comment.More to follow.

Cops probing two separate suspected attacks in the same Scots street within minutes of each other are treating them as hate crimes. A 16-year-old boy and a 51-year-old were reportedly assaulted in Grahams Road, Falkirk, on Saturday evening.

charged in connection with an attempted murder after another boy was hospitalised following an alleged assault on a Scots street. A 16-year-old was allegedly set upon in an attack on Boydfield Gardens, Prestwick on Saturday at 8.35pm.

attacks in the same Scots street. A 16-year-old boy was allegedly set upon by four men in Grahams Road, Falkirk, at around 7.15pm on Saturday.

hospital in a serious condition after being assaulted and robbed in Ayrshire. The 16-year-old was assaulted by three young men in Boydfield Gardens, Prestwick, at around 8.35pm on Saturday.

Scotland Office minister refused to support calls to extend state-backed wage protection north of the border. Iain Stewart, MP for Milton Keynes, said the Scottish Government should instead be more "ambitious" despite concerns the furlough programme is ending too soon in October.

Police are hunting a violent thug who attacked a disabled wheelchair user by smacking him in the face. An investigation into the alleged incident has been launched after a man reported being verbally abused on Florence Place, Perth, on Wednesday June 17.

takeaway. The high-street chain last month delighted coffee fans last month by reopening 19 branches for drive-thru up and down the country.

Almost 14,000 jobs have been furloughed in East Ayrshire as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.Figures made available reveal the impact of COVID-19 on the back of the country being locked down on Monday, March 23 in a bid to combat the deadly disease – with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s programmes preventing jobs being axed.A total of 13,700 employments have been furloughed as part of the job retention scheme (JRS) in East Ayrshire.Meanwhile, 3500 claims have been made through the

Nicola Sturgeon has said she is "very hopeful" the next steps of easing lockdown in Scotland will be confirmed one week today. The First Minister said she wanted Scots to "see more of their families and friends" when phase two begins - but warned it may not be able to do everything set-out in the Scottish Government's routemap at once, with some measures being phased in gradually.

Ted Baker has just dropped a huge online sale with up to 50 per cent off its most popular ranges. And if that saving isn’t grabbing your attention, the fashion house is also offering free delivery - with no minimum spend.

Ayrshire is continuing to slow down, new figures show.