Photo exhibition of Dumfries and Galloway's seafood industry to feature as part of Wigtown Book Festival

Craig Halkett as a potential solution to shot-shy Scotland's lack of goal threat. Much has been made of the lack of efforts on target from Steve Clarke ’s side in wins over Israel and Slovakia.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Airlines and holiday firms have demanded blanket Covid testing at airports in Scotland to save their industry.Plans to reduce the 14-day quarantine by testing incoming travellers have so far failed to deliver.Travel agents and ­aviation businesses say that unless people can confidently book holidays, more jobs will go.Jonathan Hinkles, boss of Glasgow-based ­Loganair, urged the UK Government to introduce

Gordon Ramsay has branded a fan a "doughnut" for making a wedding cake out of steak and mashed potato. The 53-year-old Scottish TV chef, known for his fiery attitude in the kitchen, has been savagely roasting amateur chefs on Tik Tok.

Kilmarnock.The 27-year-old, named locally as Robbie Roy, was found in the town on Wednesday evening around 4.50pm.Police confirmed the discovery and said there is not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.Our sister title The Kilmarnock Standard reported the body was found near near Kennedy Drive.Tributes have flooded in across social media in honour of the dad-of-two.His heartbroken partner Jodi Sloan wrote a public post saying she felt “lost” without him.Paying

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Soft play centres in Dumfries and Galloway are urging the Scottish Government to allow them to open the doors and return to business.Owners have expressed genuine fears for the future if they are still banned from opening the inside areas to the public and also pointed to the centres being allowed to reopen in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.Debbie Shuttleworth, manager of the Farmer’s Den, said: “It has

dogs went missing at the top of Ben Donich.Frankie, a collie, and Griffin, a bearded collie, were last seen at the Brack at the top of Ben Donich, near the Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll, on Friday.Worried owner Gael Fletcher issued an appeal on Facebook after her family searched the for five hours for the dogs.She said she and partner Gordon are becoming “frantic with worry” and their children are “devastated”.She had been missing since Friday, October 2 and “last seen heading for the river or

crash on the M8 yesterday. Hayden Miller was named locally by Camlachie Loyal Star Flute Band following the accident.We previously told how a lorry and a truck crashed at Junction 6A Chapelhall at around 7.45am sparking the traffic chaos.A crushed traffic management truck was pictured after smashing into the back of an HGV - with the front end and windscreen completely destroyed.A man was rushed to hospital following the crash.

dog walker has told how her beloved pet was left 'covered in blood' with part of his paw hanging off after standing on glass on a litter-strewn beach.Graphic pictures show the damage done to Springer Spaniel Ozzi's leg after taking a walk at Erskine beach in Renfrewshire last night.Owner Cara Binnie, from Bishopton, said it was only a king-hearted fellow dog walker that rushed to Ozzi's aid and provided bandages.She said: "We were just out for the daily walk and Ozzi went over to a grass bit

Thursday saw a further 668 cases in Scotland, taking the total to 29,912.There are currently 154 in hospital with 17 in intensive care.A further three people who tested positive in the past 24 hours have died, taking the Scottish total to 2,522.

jailed for two years yesterday.Car company boss Matthew Kelsey, 32, posed as a teenager to gain the trust of his vulnerable 14-year-old victim, plied her with presents, and called her his “Pumpkin” and “Princess”.Then he coaxed her into the back of a van, which he had fitted out with a rug and a bed, and had sex with her twice, Falkirk Sheriff Court was told.He even met her mother and told her he was 14.When her besotted daughter told her mum what she believed was the truth – that Kelsey was a

fisherman who tragically died after falling overboard into the North Sea.The 45-year-old, who has been named locally as John Mctaggart, fell into the water shortly before 2am on Tuesday around four miles off the Stonehaven coast.A massive search and rescue operation was launched to try and save the stricken sailor, who has been described as an ‘amazing man’.An HM Coastguard helicopter was joined by RNLI crews from Stonehaven and Aberdeen but John tragically died after being pulled from the

The Scottish total has risen by a further 806, which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said includes a number of results from Friday and Saturday.The national tally is now at 28,604. 123 people are in hospital with 14 in intensive care.

Taylor Swift‘s man Joe Alwyn debuted a handsome new look while hitting the San Sebastián Film Festival in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain that’s surely got the Lover songstress swooning. Joe, 29, is now rocking longer, floppy hair and it totally suits the Mary Queen of Scots star. It’s very Brad Pitt at the Fast Times at Ridgemont High table read.

human remains. Allan Bryant was last seen leaving the Styx nightclub in Glenrothes in November, 2013.

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Scots beauty spot have been blasted for delaying two ambulances after abandoning their cars on the narrow roadway. Rescue crews were scrambled into action after a walker began falling in and out of consciousness at Ben Lomond on Saturday morning.

tot was rushed to hospital at around 5.05pm yesterday, Saturday, September 26, after cops and paramedics arrived on the scene on Ravelston Street in the Carntyne area of the city. The child then sadly passed away at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Court in Edinburgh heard Singh, 54, was brought back to Scotland to face prosecution after being detained by authorities in Canada for an alleged shoplifting offence. A judge told Singh: “You have pled guilty to the rape of a 12-year-old child in 2016.

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"It’s a bit of a mess.”A Scottish Water spokesperson said: “The reinstatement is being inspected this afternoon (Monday). Once the tar has cooled then the temporary traffic management should be removed and road back to normal tonight.”