Scotland's eight most popular staycation hotspots amid 'huge' surge in summer bookings

Summer Harl has shared an adorable snap of her and her baby son Ace, as they soaked up the Scottish sunshine. Summer, who gave birth to her first child just four weeks ago, enjoyed a day out on the East Coast with her family and baby boy.

covid cases in the area on the outskirts of Glasgow have been "very swift" and that the situation was being monitored by the Scottish Government. The city of Glasgow currently sits at 94.5 cases which breaches the 50 cases per 100,000 benchmark for moving down to Level Two lockdown restrictions.

covid cases in the area on the outskirts of Glasgow have been "very swift". He added that the situation was being monitored by the Scottish Government.

Brit Awards have always been a night to look forward to since the first ceremony aired more than 40 years ago. It's the UK's highest-profile music awards and sees the huge stars enjoy some boozy fun and antics with fellow artists.

have been allowed this year.Scots will also be able to meet outdoors in groups of eight people from eight different households.It comes as the number of people testing positive for covid has plummeted in recent months, with hospitalisations caused by coronavirus also in steep decline.The country's vaccination roll-out also continues at speed, with more than half of the population having received at least one dose.Speaking at her first covid media briefing since winning reelection last week, the

Travellers from across the UK are turning to Scotland for a holiday this year as demand for staycations continues to soar. Since the beginning of April, holiday rentals search engine HomeToGo has seen a 255% increase in searches for holidays in Scotland compared to 2019.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.The SNP has won the East Lothian, the first constituency to change hands in the 2021 Holyrood election.Paul Stewart McLennan, the SNP candidate took 17,968 votes while Martin Whitfield, a former Labour MP scored 16,789.It is the first seat to change hands and if the party holds all its constituency seats the party is now just one short of an overall majority.A majority has always been "a long shot"

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Funding of more than £22million has been approved to remove almost 8km of overhead power lines from the National Park.SSEN Transmission welcomed Ofgem’s decision to approve funding to remove a total of 7.8 km of overhead line from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.The project which is part of SSEN Transmission’s VISTA (Visual Impact of Scottish Transmission Assets) scheme, will see the

Scottish Election. Described as being an 'historic election', millions have visited their local polling station to secure their vote and shape the Scottish Parliament for the next five years.

Lions attack in their three-match series against the Springboks. Gatland was speaking immediately after naming eight Scots in his 37-man tour squad.It is the country’s biggest representation on a Lions tour since Finlay Calder led a squad containing nine to Australia in 1989.Stuart Hogg, Duhan van der Merwe, Chris Harris, Ali Price, Rory Sutherland, Zander Fagerson and Hamish Watson are the other Scots selected.

Dumfries. Instead we've had candidates and leaders appearing on Zoom calls and doing more virtual campaigning than we've ever seen before.

East Kilbride.Police, paramedics and fire crews remain at the scene in Main Street after being called at around 11.25am on Monday.Police Scotland confirmed that a number of people have been evacuated from surrounding buildings as a precaution.The area remains closed after the man was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.It is not known how severe his injuries are.One witness said: "The blast must have had one hell of a force in the flat.

Apple - Android Surrounding buildings have also been evacuated.An eye witness told Lanarkshire Live: “There was a gas explosion about 11.25 this morning.“Roofs have been completely blown off the flats across from the Co-op.“It looks quite bad.

East Kilbride. Police, paramedics and fire crews remain at the scene in Main Street after being called at around 11.25am on Monday.

Alex Salmond has launched a new political party in the area.The Alba party will be hoping to secure at least one MSP from the area, however the Scottish Tories are expected to pick up the most seats.The larger geographical seats across Scotland have a range of issues so it is something the candidates will need to be clued up on throughout the campaign.Here's all you need to know about the North East Scotland regional list:At the 2016 election the Scottish Conservatives managed to secure four of

Scotland is known for its beauty and charm, with visitors flocking from all over the world to snap a photo of the scenery. Now, the country's most 'Instagrammable' spots have now been unveiled in a new study, with Edinburgh coming out in top place.