Huge fire rips through flats in Falkirk as emergency services race to scene

Two men have been charged in connection with alleged £2m fraudulent banking schemes in Glasgow and Manchester. The pair, aged 36 and 45, were charged and will appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date.

A councillor is asking Falkirk Council 's external auditors to look into "unacceptable behaviour" by the local authority in the way it has handled the decision to close Bo'ness Recreation Centre.

Officers are appealing for information after a fire at a second disused leisure centre in Livingston just days after Broxburn swimming pool was gutted by a blaze.

Several Scots residents fearfor their pets' lives, after a devastating blaze tore through a residential building in the early hours of Sunday.

A motorist was rushed to hospital after his car burst into flames during a smash in Glasgow.

Police are hunting 'reckless' firebugs who torched a derelict swimming pool building in West Lothian.

A company accused of falsifying performance figures looks set to be awarded Scotland’s largest ever public contract.

A Dumfries-based politician is calling for a cut on the 18 weeks waiting time for young people to receive specialist treatment for mental health services in the region.

Gorka Marquez shares some huge family news with Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice in the second series of their travel show, Adventures in Spain.

intimacy coordinators are a necessity on set — especially when he’s acting alongside his wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead.The Scottish actor, 52, and the “Birds of Prey” actress, 39, star in the upcoming miniseries “A Gentleman in Moscow” together. McGregor recently got candid with the Radio Times about working with his spouse, whom he married in 2022, and why it felt slightly uncomfortable to shoot sex scenes with her in front of the film crew.“We did have an intimacy coordinator,” the “Star Wars” alum said.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent In the early 1970s, Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan wrote and recorded songs for the English version of Italian director Franco Zeffirelli’s film “Brother Sun, Sister Moon,” about the early years of St. Francis of Assisi, that evoked the “flower power” hippie movement and developed a cult following. Half a century later, Donovan traveled to Italy last week to watch a freshly restored version of the film in two celebratory events.

Ten sailors were injured after a fire broke out on board the UK’s largest naval warship HMS Queen Elizabeth.

A Scots family fled their home in terror after a devastating fire broke out.

Prince William and Prince Harry, once inseparable brothers, are now barely in touch, with no signs of making up anytime soon. However, there was a moment when they put their differences aside for a deeply touching reason.

The crisis in NHS dentistry could be repeated in GP surgeries across Scotland – with families facing a future without a doctor, patients have been warned.

Love Island's Molly Smith and Tom Clare left fellow islander Anton Danyluk lost for words during a livestream.

A van has burst into flames during rush hour this morning.

A Scots family were forced to watch in horror from their garden after house fire left them with nothing but the clothes on their back.

Scots families were forced to flee in terror as 19 properties were evacuated after a massive blaze ripped through a premises nearby last night.

Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie was left fuming by John Beaton after being shown a yellow card that will rule him out of the Scottish Cup Final.