Hamilton's biggest town centre beer garden gears up for re-opening

Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.Renfrewshire’s best-performing school is second top in Scotland for exam success.A stunning set of results from Gryffe High has propelled it from the eighth best in the country.It pipped St Ninian’s, in Giffnock, by a mere 0.14 per cent to secure the second position.That comes after an astonishing 11 per cent increase in the number of pupils leaving with five highers.The Houston school was one of

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.

Scotland's best performing state schools have been announced in this year's 2021 league table. The Times has ranked all Scots high schools on the percentage of pupils attaining the 'gold standard' of five Highers.

Brit Awards have always been a night to look forward to since the first ceremony aired more than 40 years ago. It's the UK's highest-profile music awards and sees the huge stars enjoy some boozy fun and antics with fellow artists.

boozy all-night party. Shan Marshall, 27, left Chantelle Mitchell permanently disfigured following the attack which happened in Cardenden in Fife.

Gordon Ramsay after he tried to play a prank on them before he says he is 'off to Falkirk '.

former Labour prime minister was speaking from his home in Fife today as he launched a fresh campaign to keep Scotland in the UK in the wake of a the SNP’s latest election victory.

Starmer tried to regroup with a reshuffle that saw Scot Annelise Dodds replaced by Rachel Reeves as shadow chancellor. Dodds will now become the Labour Party’s chair, replacing deputy leader Angela Rayner, who fought back against a move to make her carry the can for the loss of Hartlepool.Rayner fought off attempts to scapegoat her for the poor election performance and won a promotion to shadow Michael Gove at the Cabinet Office and be shadow secretary of state for the future of work.

confronted Nicola Sturgeon while out campaigning. The Record first revealed in January her bizarre plan to stand for election, when she said in a statement: “I am going to be standing in the Scottish elections in May against these SNP commie, Marxists, naughty people.” Fransen had approached the First Minister as she left a polling station on Thursday.

sex beast who targeted women and children over a 35-year reign of terror can be unmasked today. David Paterson, 53, abused three women, two girls and a boy between 1983 and 2018.

Apple - Android A judging panel, featuring The Scots Magazine Photographer of the Year 2020, and hospice supporter, Frank Urban, Lewis Napier and Fiona Thomson from New College Lanarkshire’s photography department and the hospice’s director of mission, Sister Catherine Egan, will pick a shortlist from all of the entries.It will then be down to the public to vote for their favourite pictures from the shortlist.Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with

Gordon Ramsay’s daughter has denied that she is set to appear on this year’s version of Love Island. Holly Ramsay was rumoured to have been snapped by the hit ITV reality show in the media this morning.

Love Island contestant. Show bosses are thought to have being trying to land Holly Ramsay, the 21-year-old fashion student daughter of the famous Scots chef.Now the Scottish Sun has reported rumours from a source on the show and insiders saying she has cancelled modelling work for the summer.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross hit the campaign trail in Renfrewshire North and West in a bid to boost candidate Julie Pirone's election chances.As polling day draws ever closer, the pair were out and about in Renfrew over the weekend as Mrs Pirone continued her fight to become the constituency's first Tory MSP.Since the seat was first created in 2011, it has belonged to former SNP MSP Derek

Gordon Ramsay has baffled fans over a 'tiny' portion of lamb in an expensive menu at one of the chef's swanky restaurants. The foul-mouthed Scots chef has often angered customers with his pricey food, including a £19 fry up breakfast.

fiancee of a young Scots dad has hailed him as her 'best friend and love of her life' after his tragic sudden death. Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Glasgow man Michael McManus has been called a 'beloved son, father, fiance, uncle, cousin, brother and friend' by devastated pals and family.

Premiership great escape. Brian Rice’s men produced their first win in 10 when they needed it most, thanks to goals from Ross Callachan and David Moyo that were enough to withstand St Mirren ’s fightback from Jamie McGrath’s 16th goal of the season.

raped a woman in Perth and carried out an indecent act in front of another has been jailed for more than four years.Craig Smart, 36, targeted the women between January 2017 and September 2017 at a property in the city centre.The High Court in Edinburgh heard how Smart attacked his first victim - who cannot be named for legal reasons - on January 17 that year.A jury was told he pinned his victim, who is now aged 31, on a bed before raping her.

Edinburgh has been closed after an ‘unidentified object’ was discovered. The alarm was raised by staff at the Seafield Household Waste Recycling Centre in the capital on Thursday morning.