Project to create multi-level youth hub in revamped Perth church building given £250,000 funding boost

Humza Yousaf has set up a new ministerial group to reverse rising child poverty levels.

Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras’ tour caused activity similar to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake.The singer’s huge stadium tour hit the city’s Lumen Field venue for two nights last weekend (July 22-23), and seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach told CNN that data collected over the shows showed seismic activity of a huge scale.Caplan-Auerbach told the outlet that “the shaking was twice as strong” as an event known as ‘Beast Quake’, which occurred in 2011 when Seattle Seahawks fans celebrated a touchdown at an NFL game.“The primary difference is the duration of shaking,” she added. “Cheering after a touchdown lasts for a couple seconds, but eventually it dies down.

Margot Robbie perfectly embodies the beloved titular doll in Greta Gerwig's movie. But the actress and executive producer went one step further during the film's promotional tour this summer, dressing in a new, Barbie-inspired look for each red carpet event!Robbie and her stylist, Andrew Mukamal, collaborated on each iconic look, adding a thrilling new layer to the movie for lifelong fans of the legendary doll and her enviable fashions.There was this classic black custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture gown for 's Los Angeles premiere, which paid homage to «Solo in the Spotlight» Barbie from 1960 — even down to the red rose accent on the skirt, opera gloves and sheer handkerchief.For the European premiere in London, the pair paid tribute to iconic British designer Vivienne Westwood, with a couture gown modeled after 1990's «Enchanted Evening» Barbie.

The People’s Project in Dumfries is in the running for a prize in a competition it never entered.

A 94-year-old man is in a “serious but stable” condition after an incident in Perth city centre.

A community gardening project has become a splash hit with its volunteers after securing water for their premises.

Trainspotting producer Andrew Macdonald has been appointed as the new Chair of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). 

Developers turning Taymouth Castle and its extensive estate in Kenmore into a luxury resort have attempted to reassure locals they need not fear overdevelopment of Loch Tay.

After granting its first round of waivers for several films Tuesday, SAG-AFTRA has given another group of films permission to shoot during the strike including Ishana Night Shyamalan’s The Watchers, starring Dakota Fanning, and the Sam Raimi-produced Don’t Move. See the updated list below.

Britney Spears has been keeping busy since her 13-year conservatorship ended in November 2021.

Richard Ashcroft has recreated the music video for The Verve’s ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ for Sky Sports. Check out the clip below.The singer recreated the visual accompaniment to the 1997 hit for a Sky Sports promotion of Formula One, and filmed the clips a couple of days before last week’s British Grand Prix 2023 kicked off.Instead of walking the streets of London as in the original video, Ashcroft is seen performing the track around the UK’s Silverstone Circuit, which hosted the first British Grand Prix in 1948.

Sky News as the family toured the C-17 Globemaster III that flew Queen Elizabeth’s body back to London. Prince Louis heard a large plane overhead, causing him to cover his ears with both of his hands, mouth agape — quite a similar reaction to the flypast he heard while standing with the family on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.

A councillor has called on South Ayrshire Council to learn from its failed bids for levelling up cash to ensure success in the next round.

The mum of a teenager who stabbed a schoolboy to death has spoken of her horror at her son’s crime.

The Daily Record launched the Our Kids…Our Future campaign in February 2023 after a series of shocking attacks involving children across Scotland.

If there was a GIF for the moment, it may be Michael Scott running around like a headless chicken screaming for everyone to “stay calm.”

Permission has been granted for a new luxury dessert cafe in Perth city centre.

For writer-director Naqqash Khalid, questions are more important than answers and this premise is something the academic-turned-filmmaker explores heavily in his debut film In Camera, which recently premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The bold film, which opened to positive reviews after it screened in the fest’s Proxima section last week, is the first feature to come out of the 2019 iFeatures slate, the low-budget Creative UK scheme from the UK’s BFI Film Fund and BBC Film. 

A further public meeting has been planned to discuss proposed £310,000 measures to significantly reduce the impact of flooding in the Craigie area of Perth.

Perth and Kinross Council's leader will seek to meet with University of Highlands and Islands principal Vicki Nairn regarding the loss of up to 50 jobs at UHI Perth.