Motorcyclist dies in Highland horror smash as cops lock down road for nine hours

crash between a motorbike and a car on a Scots road. The 62-year-old was rushed to Lorne and Islands District and General Hospital after the smash around 2.30pm yesterday on the A85 east of Connel.

Ruth Davidson’s mug appears on the front page of a Tory flyer while the part-time referee only appears inside.Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said: “Douglas Ross is used to spending time on the sidelines - but it’s now clear even his own party thinks he should be put on the subs bench.”It appears Ross is living in the shadow of high-profile Davidson, who also used to be leader but has quit the Scottish Parliament to take a seat in the House of Lords.A leaflet landing through

Outlander crew recently returned back to set in Scotland for season six and the network confirmed a season seven will go ahead.Stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish have also delighted fans with their travel show Men in Kilts, which is helping to make #Droughtlander seem a little less of a pain.It's been an exciting year for those who love the Outlander universe.And that's before you consider the fact that a spin-off is now looking increasingly likely.This latest installment will be the ninth in

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unelected chamber following the election on May 6. She will sit in the Lords after serving as constituency MSP for Edinburgh Central in the Scottish Parliament since 2016.

Janey Godley 's latest video had fans in stitches as she took a swipe at Scots Tory Ruth Davidson. Yesterday, the Tories at Holyrood lodged the motion on the First Minister over her government's botched handling of the complaints against Alex Salmond.

Leigh Griffiths at Celtic after his cameo role in the draw with Rangers on Sunday. The Scotland international came on for the final two minutes plus added time of the 1-1 draw and barely managed a touch.

Pitlochry over the weekend.

Fife and locked down the area following an early morning incident today. Firearms officers scrambled to Main Street in Cardenden after the report of a disturbance at a property at around 7.45am.

Ruth Davidson is urging Scots to vote Tory to deny SNP a majority for Indyref2.The Scottish Tories are planning to deny the SNP a majority at Holyrood to make sure Scotland doesn't leave the UK.Ms Davidson also hit out at the "increasing stench of sleaze and scandal" she claimed was coming from Nicola Sturgeon's party.She insisted that the SNP winning an overall majority's in May's Scottish Parliament election was no longer the "'nailed-on' near-certainty" that polls had once predicted.But to

conference is due to start on Saturday afternoon, running through to Monday. Davidson, who leads the party at Holyrood, is due to give a speech on Saturday afternoon.

Covid stole her future happiness.Now instead of longing for the end of lockdown Connie, 46, is dreading having to face up to the reality of her fiancé’s death.Her defence mechanism has allowed her brain to pretend lorry driver Jim Russell, 51, is just at work.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a

Traffic Scotland have released warnings and urged people to find alternative routes where possible.The nature of the crash is not yet clear and there is no detail of any injuries at this stage.The Record has contacted Police Scotland for comment.

teen who died after having heart surgery say the charity set up in his name helped them survive losing him.Zak Scott was born in April 1996 with a congenital heart defect called pulmonary atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect (VCD) - more commonly known as a hole in the heart.The Kilwinning youngster underwent surgery almost every year of his young life, culminating in an open heart operation on March 9, 2011, in what doctors at Glasgow's Yorkhill Hospital and his family thought would be the

border collie puppy Karma for £1000 from a female seller on Gumtree last week.The 38-year-old, from Kilwinning, had saved up money to purchase the dog for her two daughters aged 15 and nine. But the family were left heartbroken when Karma began to defecate blood and died just hours later.

cancer, is taking on an epic challenge to raise money for their loved ones' end of life care.Stephen Logan aims to run the West Highland Way in one 24 hour stint for Marie Curie Hospice in Glasgow.The 48-year-old will set off at midnight on June 20 with hopes to complete the gruelling 96-mile route by midnight on June 21.Stephen has often provided a listening ear to patients' relatives, as he's ferried them to and from the New Stobhill Hospital in his cab over the years.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Police in Paisley are making an urgent appeal to trace a man missing following a road smash last week.David Roach, 32, is believed to have been involved in a road crash on Stanley Road, in the town, at around 9.20am on Saturday, February 27.

Coatbridge road.Stephen Brown, from Viewpark, spent two days in hospital fighting for his life after being knocked down on Tuesday.Mercy crews rushed the 39-year-old to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he remained in critical condition before sadly dying yesterday.The horror incident happened at around 11.40am on Kirkshaws Road, at its junction with North Road.The 48-year-old driver of the lorry was uninjured.Now police are re-appealing for information and are urging anyone with dashcam footage to

Police have launched a frantic search for a missing Scots teenager after she vanished from home.Courtney Leigh Simpson, 14, was last seen in the Granby Avenue area of Livingston at around 10.45am yesterday morning.The youngster is described as being around 5ft 5in in height, of slim build with long brown hair.She was last seen wearing a long white puffer coat with a fur hood, black trousers and black ankle boots.Police in West Lothian are appealing for information to help trace the teenager and