'Explosion' at Braemar Lodge Hotel as huge flames engulf building

Fire crews are currently battling a blaze at a Port Glasgow flat as flames rip through the roof of the residential block.

Brits are facing higher bills this month as the cost of living crisis rumbles on. A number of changes that will affect your wallet come into force this month - and several with impact your finances from today.

The chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, Dame Henny Harries, has warned Covid-19 infections are at "a very high level" but are not translation into hospital admission and deaths. She appeared on BBC Radio 4' Today program to warn of the increasing levels of infections of the virus all across the UK.

Energy providers are struggling to keep up with the demand from Scots eager to log meter readings ahead of a 54% rise in the energy price cap.

Energy websites appeared to falter today as customers rushed to submit meter readings before Friday’s price jump. The issues – which appeared to be an industry-wide problem – came as experts urged householders to submit meter readings for gas and electricity to their supplier on Thursday to show exactly how much energy they have used ahead of Ofgem’s price cap increasing from April 1.

A woman has died following an incident at a Paisley high-rise flat.

Fire crews were battling a huge blaze on a hillside in Clackmannanshire last night.

A little-known new Highway Code rule is coming into place which could catch some passengers out. A recently introduced regulation means that if a driver even touches a phone, they could face a £200 fine, reports the Mirror.

A drunken brute launched a vile racial attack at a taxi driver and left him with slashes on his face after smashing his car window.

An air ambulance has been scrambled after a raging fire broke out at a tower block flat.

Dramatic images have shown a Scots barn engulfed ablaze in a quiet village in Fife.

A man struck terror into fellow residents of a three-storey block of flats by calling 999 and falsely claiming there was a fire there in the middle of the night.

Once-perfect jeans that shrink in the wash or become too tight for comfort are a lost cause - or so you think.

A Dumbarton rum distillery received a very special visit from the High Commissioner of St Lucia over the weekend.

Large queues have been pictured at a Scots beach as revellers basked in the rare early spring heatwave this afternoon.

Fire crews have been rushed to tackle a blaze on Ben Lomond Scots .

This is the dramatic moment two cars burst into flames on a quiet street in Glasgow.

Scotland's drug deaths crisis shows signs it might be improving as new figures show an eight per cent reduction last year.

A squadron of iconic British fighter jets is heading to Scotland this week on a farewell tour.

Urgent calls have been made to increase support for older people on low incomes after a survey by Age Scotland found almost all its respondents were worried about paying bills next month.