Five of the best Scottish lochside restaurants and bars with spectacular views

Best Start Foods payments this month. The payment supports low-income families to help them buy healthy food for children under the age of three, and forms part of the Scottish Government’s national mission of eradicating child poverty.

SNP supporter who sent sick Twitter messages to Joanna Cherry MP, which she feared were threats of sexual violence, has been banned from contacting her for five years. Grant Karte was sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday after admitting sending the messages to the Scottish National Party politician.

Perth and Kinross more than halved last week, according to data from Public Health Scotland.

lockdowns across Scotland and the rest of the UK forced thousands of households to dip into savings and rainy day funds to help them stay afloat during uncertain financial times brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. It's easy to get swept away on the sea of relaxed restrictions and the Covid confidence that a double vaccination brings.

The experienced distillery team will be on hand to help but the final recipe is down to you, and as one of Scotland's top absinthe makers, the option is there to create your own if you'd prefer.

Fife has been caged for five years. Daniel Ross has been jailed for five years following a trial at Edinburgh High Court on Thursday, July 22.

Scots village are being poisoned after five pets died from ingesting anti-freeze in the last six months. Andy Irvine, 28, only recently moved to Drumlithie in Aberdeenshire with his partner and two kids.

Cupar. Scots have taken to social media with concerns for the animals.

Covid-19 in Ibiza. Kimberly McIlwham, 28, is stuck in a quarantine hotel on the Balearic island for ten days and faces another ten days in isolation when she gets back to Scotland because of the rule changes.

was narrowly passed last night - was "morally indefensible". Boris Johnson saw off a rebellion of 24 Tories – including his predecessor Theresa May – in a vote on reducing spending on foreign aid from 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) to 0.5%.

coronavirus pandemic regret how much they paid, according to a survey.

to drop the £20 uplift to Universal Credit (UC) will leave vulnerable families struggling. UC payments were increased in the wake of the covid pandemic but Tory ministers now plan to remove this at the end of September – a move already branded “indefensible” by the Scottish Government.

Scottish stars inside out - including where they were born? This ultimate celebrity geography quiz will test you on where some of Scotland's most famous faces grew up. It's not as easy as it looks so get ready for some tricky questions - and only a true Scot will get top marks.So, what are you waiting for? Test yourself with our ultimate fan quiz to find out.

SaveOnEnergy.com/uk wanted to discover the most ‘secret’ destinations around the UK that feel like they are abroad.

pubs and restaurants will be in place from next Monday after Nicola Sturgeon confirmed a move to level zero Covid restrictions. All of Scotland will move down to the lowest level of coronavirus rules from Monday, July 19.The First Minister said that case numbers are 'levelling off' compared to recent weeks.Health officials confirmed that there were 2,529 new positive cases of coronavirus recorded in the past 24 hours, with four deaths recorded in that time.

Fire crews have raced to the scene of a blaze at a Scots industrial estate. Emergency crews are currently on the scene of the fire, after being called to Eastfield Industrial Estate in Glenrothes on Friday evening.