Gary Holt says Livingston are going into new Scottish Premiership season blind and explains Marvin Bartley goal challenge

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Scotland’s walking charity Paths for All is sharing inspirational stories that encapsulate the physical and mental benefits walking has had on those coping with a variety of challenges during lockdown.The charity hopes the ten moving tales will encourage people to keep walking and convince others to take up walking every day.Inspired by the famous digital photography project, Humans of New York, the campaign brings to life stories of love,

coronavirus in Scotland, such as the recent outbreak of the virus in Aberdeen.The proposed ban on music in hospitality venues has received criticism over the weekend, with Sneaky Pete’s owner Nick Stewart calling the ruling “misguided” and arguing that a total ban on music will “only drive people to seek music in uncontrolled environments instead, such as house parties”.“A music ban is not safer than having properly controlled background music,” Stewart, who also works for the Music Venue Trust

12 years of a life sentence.Jahche Broughton is making a bid for freedom after being locked up for battering Karen Aim to death with a baseball bat in January 2008 as she visited Taupo on a trip around New Zealand.After he was sentenced, Karen’s family vowed to fight to keep Broughton behind bars for his whole life.Two years ago, her dad Brian said he would campaign against any bid for freedom “for the safety of the public in New Zealand”.He added: “If he’s released, he’ll be 26 and that is just

holiday plans could face further disruption over fears Turkey may soon be added to the Covid-19 quarantine list. The holiday hotspot has recorded its highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases since June, with 1256 positive tests declared on Saturday.

Gordon Brown, warned the party is in “peril” and claimed the “scarring could be permanent”.It added that Labour’s federalism policy has “limited cut-through” with the population.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the pink box near the top of

Whisky, which launched earlier this year after making its debut on the  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, sold out quickly in the US.

Russell Crowe and an Edinburgh-born musical theatre star have gone viral with their lockdown recording of The Confrontation from hit West End musical Les Miserables. The video racked up over a million hits in just 48-hours with fans clamouring for more from Pilton-born Jeff Leyton and the Hollywood A-lister.

President Trump still earns substantial income from his three decades of work in film and TV productions, according to his 2019 financial disclosure forms. The forms, which were released late Friday, detail all of his financial holdings and income.

Church of Scientology, which counts Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its celebrity followers, is offering free “personality tests” on flyers pushed through Edinburgh doors.

shield from coronavirus have died, according to the Scottish Government. However, ministers have been criticised after saying they do not hold information on the causes of death.

Gary Holt insists he wants his players to aim for “longevity” and to become a mainstay club in the Scottish Premiership.Speaking ahead of the season opener in Paisley against St Mirren at the weekend, the Livi manager said that his target is to avoid relegation and continue the club’s evolution.He scoffed at the suggestion that his club would be aiming for fifth place again.Holt said: “No, we wouldn’t even ask for that.

Brexit trade disputes over returning  EU powers will have to be fought out in the courts. Johnson’s government ramped up tensions with the SNP administration in Edinburgh by confirming there will be no arbitration body to resolve disputes in the UK internal market which is due to replace EU Single Market rules in December.

Scottish benefits. The Scottish Government is writing to an estimated 22,000 households informing them that they may be eligible for Best Start Foods and the Best Start Grant.

Scottish gin for under £20.The discount supermarket chain announced the launch of the small batch Eidyn Gin across all of its 92 stores around the country.Priced at just £19.99 for a 70cl bottle, Eidyn (pronounced ee-din), has been produced by the Old Curiosity Distillery and is named after the Scottish Gaelic for Edinburgh.Nestled in the lowlands below the Pentland Hills, just south of Edinburgh, the distillery is known for its captivating ‘Secret Garden’, home to over a thousand juniper bushes

Covid-19 in schools might not be ready for the full-time return to class on August 11, John Swinney admitted. The Education Secretary said public health officials are working to that timetable "at speed" but he could not give a guarantee to MSPs probing progress today.