Falkirk residents urged to take more lateral flow tests as Omicron runs rife

This is the dramatic moment a bolt of lightning strikes a lamppost in north east Scotland as locals have complained of power cuts.

A missing defibrillator has been replaced following a desperate appeal to the Falkirk community.

Scots are being urged to refresh their internet webpage if they are unable to order coronavirus lateral flow tests (LFTs) on the UK Government website.

A flood alert has been issued for Falkirk as heavy rain sweeps across the district.

To help stop the spread of coronavirus, Scots are urged to regularly test themselves using l ateral flows.

Remaining residents of a 'ghost town' Scots estate are preparing to leave - nearly 18 years after council bosses branded their homes unsafe.

NHS Forth Valley is encouraging the use of Naloxone in Falkirk to tackle drug overdoses.

A very faint positive line on a lateral flow test may be a sign of a wrong Covid result, a doctor has said.

Public sewers and drains in Kinloch Rannoch have been so badly chocked with an unsavoury mix of fat, oil, and grease that Scottish Water has made an example of the residents’ disposal misdemeanours.

The vile stalker who taunted Bethany Haines about her father's tragic ISIS death has admitted attacking, stalking and controlling four more women.

Anyone visiting Forth Valley Royal Hospital is being told they must take a lateral flow test before doing so.

The number of lateral flow tests carried out in Scotland increased by more than two-thirds last week, the latest data shows.

Jake Carroll reckons Motherwell are getting a gem in fellow Dubliner Ross Tierney - and insists more clubs should be plundering the Emerald Isle for talent.

Some Scots have expressed doubts over the accuracy of lateral flow testing kits following the emergence of the Omicron variant.

Scots actor David Tennant gave high praise to Andrew Marr during the final episode of his Sunday morning BBC show.

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”.

A campaign has been launched to make residents aware of the risk of accidental fires – with more than 30 recorded over the festive period last year.

Police are probing a series of high value thefts in the Tayside area in recent days.

Residents who live near George “Dode” Baigrie’s home have started an online petition begging the local council to evict him for anti-social behaviour.

Falkirk councillors have been failing to take tough decisions and using vital reserves rather than making changes, according to an independent report.