Falkirk councillors 'failing to take tough decisions and use vital reserves', report suggests

Boris Johnson is expected to make a final call on whether to introduce new coronavirus restrictions ahead of New Year's Eve.

A rising SNP politician accused of using hate speech is being chased for failing to pay her council tax bill.

Law chiefs have urged solicitors to stop addressing jurors as "ladies and gentlemen" during trials.

A woman who was sexually harassed by a police officer has urged other crime victims not to suffer in silence after her tormentor was jailed.

The National Trust for Scotland is set to host their Burns Big Night In, streaming live from the Bard’s cottage, and you’re all invited to join the party.

The Provost of Falkirk says he is “in despair” that repairing a gaping hole in a fence that separates a busy road from a canal “is not considered an urgent priority”.

What do you do when you release a Scotch whisky that's an instant sell-out success? Do you follow up with another whisky or try something different.

Cops have launched an urgent appeal to find a missing Glasgow man who failed to return home.

Health bosses are urging Falkirk area residents to take more lateral flow coronavirus test as Omicron continues to run riot across Scotland.

One of Scotland’s most wanted fugitives has failed in a bid to stop extradition proceedings to bring him back from Brazil.

Scots have been warned of a "very difficult" period ahead after cases of the new coronavirus Omicron variant increased ten fold in the last week.

A former Scottish Tory treasurer who was declared bankrupt over £41million of debts is making a comeback in the business world.

People are being warned not to pick up sick or dead birds after a second case of avian flu was confirmed in Dumfries and Galloway.

Stories with Santa and Mrs Claus are set to continue in Falkirk this week following the success of last week's event.

A hero police officer who was murdered by two escaped prisoners has been refused a posthumous bravery medal on the 45th anniversary of his death.

A warning has been issued over a ‘sophisticated’ telephone bank scam which saw an East Lothian man lose almost £58,000.

Hundreds of baby seal pups have been killed on a Scots nature reserve as the result of Storm Arwen.

Many Scots have been left without TV or the ability to stream today following a Virgin Media IT outage.

More than 3,500 kids across the Falkirk district will benefit from the doubling of the Scottish Child Payment from Spring next.