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Dumfries and Galloway is set to be hit by bin collectors strikes after unions rejected a new pay offer.

Councillors fear a surge in fly-tipping reports following days of strikes which have stalled bin collections and shuttered recycling centres.

Edith Bowman has claimed she was 'edged out' of Radio 1 prior to her axing and felt 'incredibly let down' by station bosses.

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A cyclist has been taken to hospital after being struck by a car in a 'hit and run' crash in North Ayrshire.

Talks aimed at ending a council worker strike that has seen rubbish pile up in Scottish streets are continuing amid warnings over the impact on public health. Bosses at Public Health Scotland have told local authorities the “decontamination of public areas where bins have overflowed may be required”.

A trade union leader has savaged the Scottish Government over its role in the dispute over council workers' pay.

The BBC has commissioned a Catherine Tate comedy, Scottish drama Mayflies starring Line of Duty star Martin Compston, show from BAFTA winners Paul Coleman and Sian Gibson, and fourth season of Man like Mobeen.

John Swinney has said "intense dialogue" needs to take place between unions and Cosla to end the current bin strikes across Scotland.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney is to hold an urgent meeting today with council bosses in a bid to stop national bin strikes by helping reach a pay deal.

A union chief has hit out at the Scottish Government for slashing local authorities funding for 12 years as bin workers across the country hit the picket line to strike.

A driver was airlifted to hospital after a Porsche plunged off a road before a two-car smash on a diversion route in the highlands.

A wheelchair-bound Scots mum says she has been left suicidal after being forced to ‘bum shuffle’ around just two rooms in her home due to inadequate council housing. Danielle MacArthur woke up to discover both her legs were suddenly paralysed in October 2019 before later being diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder.

A woman who was the first person in Scotland to have a double hand transplant is preparing to travel along the North Coast 500 on a second-hand motorcycle in a fundraising challenge. Quadruple amputee Cor Hutton is embarking on the adventure to raise money for the amputees supported by the charity she founded, Finding Your Feet.

Two bikers and a driver allegedly involved in a "race" are to stand trial charged with killing another motorist. Ashley Sadler, 40, Ian McLaughlan, 41, and Daniel De Monerri, 37, are accused of being involved in a five-vehicle crash on the A7066 in Bathgate, West Lothian, on July 6, 2020.

Bins could go a week without being emptied after refuse workers across 15 council areas in Scotland voted for strike action later this month.

A police car smashed into a wall as it pursued a vehicle in Aberdeen on Saturday evening.