Planning permission granted for Kinvaid Farm development outside Perth

Nicholas Ralph, the star of the popular TV show All Creatures Great And Small, has shared his fears when filming a particularly challenging scene. The actor, who plays vet James Herriot, had to mimic a real life vet to the extreme scenario while filming a scene involving a nervous horse giving birth. Nicholas opened up about his scary experience, and said to The Mirror: "One of the scariest was I had to birth a foal in season three.

The BBC enjoyed fresh success with its second season of The Traitors, which drew its highest ever audience with its second season finale airing on Friday evening in the UK.

Scott McTominay has been suggested as a Celtic midfield option for years to come - but one pundit has stopped the debate at the financial hurdle.

A former Lockerbie publican is calling on the Scottish Government to do more to support the hospitality industry.

SNP Ministers have been accused of planning a “huge” cut to a scheme for helping fleeing Ukrainians set up home in Scotland.

A new online petition is calling for the concessionary bus pass for people of State Pension age to be extended to cover travel across all parts of the UK. Petition creator, Charles David Smith, argues that giving older people the option to travel for free across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland would “enhance their lives”.

A selfless West Lothian gran who is recovering from a double hip replacement braved freezing temperatures in just a sleeping bag to raise money for a lifeline mental health charity.

Perth and Kinross Council has amassed almost £600 million-worth of debt, according to new data.

Nicola Sturgeon has been challenged to reveal the full extent of her use of a private SNP email address when speaking with government advisers during the coronavirus pandemic.

A damaged elephant that was bought for £8 became one of the most memorable auction sales on Antiques Roadshow after bringing in a staggering profit. Back in 2012, BBC experts Charlie Ross and James Braxton broke records when they were given a budget of just £200 to buy a selection of second-hand collectables in the hopes of making money.

The shocking case of a Renton NHS worker who has waited more than three years for a knee replacement was raised at Holyrood last week.

A plea has been made for a mobile banking service to continue in the Stewartry.

Tributes have been paid to a doctor who looked after patients in Stockport for over four decades. Dr Sikander Malik worked at four GP practices and two hospitals during his 43 years spent working in the borough.

Greater Manchester is set to be battered over the next few days as a 'danger to life' warning has been issued for the region. A yellow weather warning will be in place from midday on Sunday, January 21 to midday on Monday, January 22 and covers the entire county.

A former Cabinet Secretary has said any decision to prosecute Nicola Sturgeon or her husband over SNP fraud claims should not be made by the Crown Office.

Many across Greater Manchester have woken up tho e blanket of snow outside as the white stuff fell overnight. As a result there is disruption on the roads with a number of schools also having to close their doors.

The Met Office has issued yet more yellow weather warnings for snow and ice, with up to 5cm of snow predicted to fall in north England this week. Drivers have been urged to take care and double check their route amid dangerous conditions and disruption on the roads.

Brazen dog dealers badly neglected a host of animals they were raising at their unlicensed Scottish puppy farm.

Plans to progress a new £24 million primary school for Craigshill in Livingston are expected to be approved next week. Education Executive are being asked to back plans that would begin the formal consultation process which is legally required to create a new primary school, at their meeting on Tuesday 16 January 2024. This process will also review the catchment area for the new school, and close both Riverside and Letham primaries once the new school is in place.

Warnings have been issued to the vulnerable as a plume of Arctic air looks set to bring snow and send temperatures plummeting in the coming days.