New addition to Amazonia family at Strathclyde Park is named after Queen singer Freddie

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish Government will introduce a new five-tier coronavirus alert system from next month as a further 1,401 people were diagnosed with the disease.Regions will be designated Tier 0 (the least restrictive), Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 or Tier 4 (close to a full lockdown) from Monday, November 2.MSPs at Holyrood will vote on the plans with talks to take place

Star Wars movie is to take place in the Highlands.A crew will be flying in to Scotland to capture shots of the snow-capped mountains and scenic views.Work will begin in December and is expected to last three days.Plot details of the upcoming movie are being kept under wraps, but New Zealander Taika Waititi will direct the film.He will also co-write with Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who helped script the Oscar-nominated 1917 and Edgar Wright’s upcoming movie Last Night In Soho.A source said: “It’s great

New Zealand general election. Ms Arden won a second term in office as the country's Prime Minister.

Quality Street fans have been left disappointed after discovering that a popular chocolate was missing from tubs. Scots will know that Christmas is fast-approaching when tins and plastic tubs of the chocolate start appearing on the supermarket shelves.

hospital. Maureen Nicholson was just 64 when she passed away after fighting a chest infection at Glasgow Royal Infirmary last month.

Jane Park has shared a sweet throwback snap from her younger years. She won the jackpot on her first ever lottery ticket which made her Britain's youngest EuroMillions winner at the tender age of just 17.

Livingston, gave an update via social media on the pair, who take the number of kittens born this year to three, and revealed their names.The zoo team stated that they have both been health checked and microchipped and revealed their names - Arran and Jura.Speaking for the zoo, supervisor Adele Copland said: "We are delighted with the birth of another two male Scottish wild cat kittens here at FSZ.

Lewis Capaldi has been named the music artist most loved by dogs, according to new heart rate research. The Scottish crooner's songs were found most likely to relax pooches and send them to sleep.

family their son had died in a horrific crash. The (unnamed) 18-year-old was badly hurt when a red Ford Fiesta veered off the road into a field in Aberdeenshire.

coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The latest figures show there were 758 new coronavirus cases recorded overnight, bringing the total number of positive cases to 32,209 since the pandemic began.

Matt Ratana has told how a planned holiday to reunite with him will now be a visit to his grave. Matthew Ratana, from New Zealand, had been hoping to meet up with the Kiwi police officer, whose late mother Mary was Scottish, during a planned trip to the UK earlier this year.

the government’s £1.57 billion Cultural Recovery Fund were due to be announced on October 5, with final decisions on funding for grassroots music venues in England, Scotland and Wales to be confirmed by October 16.Now, it’s been revealed that the fund has been delayed by a week.

RAF hero, who they believe was murdered on his base, have spoken of their upset about being snubbed for months by the UK Veterans Minister.Robert Fleeting, 24, from East Kilbride, died at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, in 2011 in what has been ruled as a suicide.Mum and dad Susan and Charles believe that injuries he sustained point to foul play and suspect his death came about during an initiation ceremony.The pair say they had been given assurance of a meeting with veterans minister Johnny Mercer

Gerry Cinnamon looked unrecognisable as he showcased a new 'peroxide' hair do.The 'Belter' singer posted a picture on Instagram last night where he posed with a Llama and showed off his new bleach blonde locks.But many fans couldn't believe it was him and even said he looked like American rapper EminemOne said: "Can the real slim shady please stand up."While another added: "Hair looks boss!!"Another fan wrote: "Yesss Gerry ya little blondie."One penned: "Will the real Gerry Cinnamon please stand

search for a missing Scots mum. Police made the grim discovery of a 48-year-old woman in Broomhoouse Road, Bonnybridge, around 11.10am on September 29.