Scotland becomes first UK nation to enforce single-use plastics ban

In 1911, two huge personalities and historic ships raced to be the first to lead an expedition to the South Pole.

Sisters Lauren and Stephanie are reaching for the stars – and hoping to be the first twins in orbit.

Kate Bush is on track to claim this week’s Number 1 single with Running Up That Hill, possibly ending Harry Styles’ ten-week reign atop the Official Singles Chart with As It Was.

Following its unprecedented viral success after featuring heavily in the latest series of Netflix show Stranger Things, Kate Bush’s 1985 track Running Up That Hill jumps six places to Number 2 this week. 

Lidl GB has become the first major supermarket to introduce a new label in stores that will help those who are struggling to pay for their food.

Paolo Nutini’s new album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet‘.The legendary filmmaker is reportedly credited on the album’s opening track ‘Aftermath’, which features a sample of a passage from his 1993 film True Romance.A source told The Sun: “Paolo likes to make all of his music himself, but to have Tarantino’s name credited on your track is pretty cool.”Nutini previously sampled Charlie Chaplin’s speech from 1940’s The Great Dictator, which he used on 2014 song ‘Iron Sky’.Last month, the Scottish singer-songwriter announced his first album in eight years for a July 1 release. With it he shared two new songs ‘Lose It’ and ‘Through The Echoes’ and also unveiled another single ‘Shine A Light’ last week.Nutini was one of the support acts for Liam Gallagher’s Knebworth weekender last week alongside Kasabian, Fat White Family and others.

Scotland was treated to glorious weather over the bank holiday weekend - and the sunshine is set to continue this week.

Come for the whisky, stay for the roaring fires and pub grub says Rosalind Erskine. A sleepy Highland village is not the first place you’d expect to see the famous faces of Naomi Campbell, Sadie Frost and Kate Moss, but guests at the re-opening of the 19th-century Craigellachie Hotel did just that. The models and celebrities may have left, but the style and charm have remained.

Harry Styles waltzes into a ninth week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart with As It Was.

A fake Rolex salesman is facing jail.

A milestone has been reached for the economic and community development agency working with residents and businesses to grow Dumfries and Galloway’s economy by providing investment, expertise and mentoring.

A cult band chose Scotland for it's first live show in over 10 years - saying Glasgow is home to the best venue in the world.

Scotland now has four confirmed cases of Monkeypox, authorities have confirmed.

A dad-of-three from Oldham is thought to be the first British Muslim to scale Mount Everest - and completed part of the momentous challenge whilst fasting for Ramadan.

Mel Gibson has been videoed speaking about Scotland in his first return to the country in almost 30 years.

K.J. Yossman “The Repair Shop’s” Jay Blades has struck a first look deal with BBC Studios via his production company Hungry Jay Media.Hungry Jay is a joint venture between Blades and production company Hunrgy Bear (“Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel”), which was founded in November 2020 by Dan Baldwin and Juliet Denison Gay.The 1-year deal will mean BBC Studios has first dibs on Hungry Jay’s factual entertainment slate.

Fans were left gutted today as tickets for the Paolo Nutini UK tour sold out in minutes and were being sold on re-sale sites for hundreds of pounds.