Huge tailbacks on M8 near Glasgow Airport after overhead bridge damaged

local schools. Despite best intentions, a situation was created where an unacceptable number of our young people felt trapped and that education was not a route out of poverty.The Scottish Government listened to the exemplary campaigning of pupils, their parents and teachers, and are now putting it right.

Kirkcaldy after it was engulfed in flames. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 7.28pm on Saturday following reports that the Old Viewforth High School building was alight.

dogs during lockdown.The cost of popular breeds such as French bulldogs soared from £1600 to £2500.Now animal welfare workers are bracing themselves for a high number of unwanted pets as the nation’s workforce comes off furlough.Classified website Gumtree had listings for 79 puppies for sale across Scotland last week alone.Labradors, cocker spaniels and Jack Russells routinely sell for £2000 on the ad site.An undercover investigator with the Scottish SPCA Special Investigation Unit said: “In my

fire engines are on the scene battling the blaze which broke out on Loughborough Road in Kirkcaldy. The alarm was raised at around 7.28pm tonight, August 15, after a fire broke out inside the building.

airfield. Police in the Highlands say the 'suspected ordinance' will be destroyed after being found near Scatsta Airfield in Shetland.

SNP is on course for a crushing victory at the next Holyrood election, according to a new poll.  The snapshot found the Nationalists on 57% in first-past-the-post constituencies, which would help the SNP secure a sizeable majority.  In another boost for Nicola Sturgeon, support for independence stands at 53%, which is in line with recent polls.

Scottish Government’s dramatic exam results U-turn.Erin Bleakley tearfully told of her joy after Education Secretary John Swinney announced all downgraded results would be reverted back to those predicted by teachers.The 17-year-old organised a rally in George Square last week after the SQA exam board used a system to 'normalise' the results which left thousands of young people with grades lower than those predicted by their teachers.Erin, from Shettleston in Glasgow, had held a banner in George

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWhat surely would have made a good reality-TV series — three juvenile delinquents from the big city, plus an awkward kid with no friends, are dropped in the Scottish Highlands and left to find their way back to civilization — works even better as a dark comedy goof when a couple of lunatics start shooting at them from afar.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/no-plans-impose-lanarkshire-lockdown-22398658Aberdeen residents woke up this morning to being back in lockdown as the first local crackdown is implemented in Scotland.Bars, cafes and restaurants in the city have shut for at least seven days and more than 228,000 residents were told they can't enter each other's homes or travel further than five miles.Following the outbreak at the Sitel call centre last month, where staff members were advised to

Aberdeen have been ordered to close following a large spike in coronavirus cases.

Scotland tonight in a spectacular sight for skygazers. August's ' sturgeon moon' will shine its brightest on Monday night when it reaches its peak - and it's not an event to be missed.

school yesterday after two teens got trapped on the roof. Scottish Fire and Rescue sent two fire engines to the scene of Northfield Academy in Aberdeen after the pair were left stranded on the top of the building.

Borders. Emergency services were called to the scene at Scarlaw Hill near Watch Water Reservoir at around 3.30pm on Saturday, August 1.

Aberdeen at lunchtime on Saturday. The Ibrox side will wear the new white and navy strip when they visit Pittodrie to kick-off the new Scottish Premiership campaign.

BBC Scotland before now being promoted to Director.Miriam said of the new job change: ‘Very proud of my talented, creative and super kind husband – his Mum and Dad would be so proud too.

Police Scotland closed the major road in both directions near Glasgow Airport at around 5pm on July 30. The road was shut after cops believe a lorry may have careered into the underside of a bridge at Junction 29a near Bishopton, Renfrewshire.

Nando’s fans will be able to sit in and enjoy their favourite dishes at huge discounts starting from next week. Scots can get their hands on half a chicken and two sides for less than a fiver as part of the incredible 66% reduction on the full menu at Nando's, reports the Mirror.

A short film set in a Glasgow supermarket has been selected for this year’s Venice Film Festival.