Frightened Rabbit drummer Grant Hutchison opens Scotland's first cider shop

Glasgow looks like it could be an image from 1896, not 2021. The ethereal shot, which wins this week's £100 Picture Scotland prize, sees the Glenlee ship sitting on a calm River Clyde in a Turneresque scene of sun-dappled tranquillity.

notorious Scots paedophile was accused of trying to abduct in 2018 have spoken of their relief after he was convicted of preying on underage victims on Wednesday. John Bermingham, 54, had denied a string of charges at Edinburgh High court including repeatedly subjecting two underage girls to sexual abuse and exposing himself to a boy.

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Toy Story is set to be performed in Scotland for the first time next year with a live orchestra. Showing in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Disney and Pixar classic will be screened with the famous soundtrack played live along to the movie.

as more results are declared. Siobhan Brown (Ayr) In what could rank as the SNP's biggest win of the entire election, Siobhan Brown gained Ayr for Nicola Sturgeon's party from the Tories in one of the closest run races of the campaign.

Students and staff at Scots higher education facilities are now able to access rapid coronavirus testing through their local college.More than 100,000 lateral flow testing kits have been distributed to colleges across Scotland to help detect cases in people with no symptoms.Authorities are urging people to take part in voluntary testing twice a week using the at-home kits.A limited number of students are currently allowed on to college campuses at any one time in line with current public health

elderly woman was left 'very shaken' after being pushed to the ground by a thug in a terrifying attempted robbery. The criminal had watched the 78-year-old withdraw money from a cash machine in the Kincorth area of Aberdeen before she was set upon.

Scotland as more rain, snow and even thunder is forecast this week. Parts of the country saw several inches of snow on Tuesday, with temperatures to remain in single figures for the rest of this week as a blast of Arctic air moves moves across the UK.

Grand Designs has featured some major success stories with dreams homes, but sometimes owners face a living nightmare instead.Yesterday, the unlucky star of the 'saddest episode ever' revealed he is still building his luxury lighthouse-inspired home 10 years later despite never getting to live in it.Edward Short, 52, says he will have to immediately sell the Chesil Cliff House in Devon as it has plunged him into millions of pounds of debt, with the disastrous project's cost spiralling to

shop.Grant McIntosh had to undergo emergency surgery to repair his jaw after violent Craig Swankie rained blows down on his head until he was unconscious.He was left with serious facial trauma, bruising, swelling and a “significant eye injury” following the brutal attack by in the Day-to-Day Express store in Renfrew High Street.The pair had got into a spat on June 16 last year after McIntosh punched Swankie when he stopped to ask him where the nearest off-licence was.Following their bust-up,

first ‘unlocked’ weekend in months. Crowds of Scots are predicted to be out and about enjoying the good weather that is forecast across most of the country.

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Scotland will be able to order a free rapid coronavirus test from today, even if you are showing no coronavirus symptoms. Lockdown restrictions are easing for the first time in almost five months this week, with beer gardens, shops and gyms welcoming back customers as the country moves to Level Three.

Nicola ­Sturgeon has told Scots to “take it easy” as the country takes its first real steps out of lockdown since Boxing Day.Today, pub beer gardens will re-open for the first time allowing up to six people from six different homes to meet up outdoors and consume alcohol.Restaurants, bars and cafes will also be able to open indoors until 8pm but will not be permitted to sell alcohol.Shops, gyms, beauty parlours, swimming pools, libraries, galleries and museums will also be back in business as

pubs, restaurants and cafes. The move means that Scots will be able to meet their pals for a drink at a beer garden since the stay at home lockdown rules were imposed on Boxing Day last year.

Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to download a new NHS Scotland ‘check in’ app ahead of pubs reopening on Monday. The Check In Scotland app allows staff and customers to check in and out of a range of venues across Scotland - including bars, restaurants, hairdressers, places of worship and cinemas.

Parkinson's disease has written book of poetry about the crippling condition during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mark Coxe from Buckhaven, Fife has lived with the condition that kills off brain cells for almost a decade.

bank holiday is just around the corner. Scots will be eagerly awaiting the opportunity for a much-deserved break, with restrictions set to ease on everyday life.

seller. Gordon McCulloch went viral after having his book ‘101 poems’ finally published at 92-years-old, after being knocked back for years.