Major alcohol rule change in Scotland set to come into force in 2024

A city council spent nearly £30,000 on a scheme where people can talk to lamp posts about climate change.

This year many UK mobile providers will up customers' monthly bills to cover rising inflation costs including Sky, who has confirmed all out of contract customers will pay an extra £36 a year. That's £3 on top of what customers already pay per month for their phone or SIM deal.

Pop star Dua Lipa has ruled herself out of the TV adaptation of Shuggie Bain – despite being a massive fan of the book.

Outlander star Graham McTavish has paid a sweet tribute to wife Garance Doréfo as the couple celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary.

Locals are being asked to nominate "soul-destroying" towns in Scotland and the UK in the hunt for the most "depressing" place to live.

A new list of the "best places to go in the UK and Ireland in 2024" has been published by a luxury travel magazine, including two Scottish destinations.

Police have closed a road this afternoon after a person was hit by a car.

Excited Arsene Wenger believes Scotland's ability to cope with Germany will set the tone for Euro 2024 as he insists the hosts will not have it all their own way.

Thousands of parents face putting their children in care because of a poverty epidemic sweeping Scotland, Gordon Brown has warned.

A 36-year-old paedophile who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old child has been jailed. Christopher Rodgers took advantage of the schoolgirl “to satisfy his own sexual deviancy” following a depraved alcohol and cocaine binge lasting several days, a court heard.

Claudia Winkleman was back at the helm for the second series of The Traitors and as the first episode opened, she was seen sitting at a writing desk penning a letter to contestants. As she read out the contents of the invitation to an owl, viewers were quick to pick up on her new sidekick. But it wasn't just viewers who noticed the owl as one contestant even referenced "Claudia's friend" as they headed into the Scottish Castle where the series is filmed.

Coronation Street star Sally Carman-Duttine has been flooded with compliments and well-wishes by her co-stars after undergoing a noticeable change. The actress is best known for playing Abi Webster in the ITV soap and has experienced some changes in her appearance over the years.

Energy prices have now increased across the UK.

Bury continues to move forward with various town centre projects, with several other major developments in Radcliffe and Prestwich. Developers also continue to table plans for schemes that catch the eye and promise to bring new homes, leisure and medical facilities to the borough.

The body of a woman has been recovered at a Scots beauty spot following a major search operation.

Scots have turned a page to 2024 and all of it new beginnings - including all the bank holidays we'll enjoy through the year.

Emergency services have locked down two roads in Edinburgh following an 'incident' on Hogmanay.

Manchester's development boom, which has seen the city's skyline transformed in under 20 years, showed no signs of slowing down in 2023. It's the same story for 2024.

Happy New Year from everyone at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail. We hope 2024 brings you all lots of treasured moments and lasting memories.

XL bully dogs must be kept on a lead and muzzled in public under strict new rules that have come into force today (December 31).