Scotland's 'most dangerous road' where drivers can be charged just for being on it

Searches for German Shepherds have risen by a staggering 235% in Scotland as wannabe dog owners hunt for an alternative to XL Bullies.

It's the event that literally got the whole world talking - and now even A-lister celebrities are getting involved. The Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience is still big news across the globe, one week on.

Two Scottish walks have been named as among the "most stunning" in the UK for a spring day out.

Families in Scotland could be due more than £209 each month for every child under the age of 16 from next month due to the annual uprating of benefits. Scottish Child Payment is a devolved benefit, not available south of the border, and is currently worth £25 each week, but will rise to £26.70 in April.

Thirty people have been injured and one has died in crashes on Scotland’s crumbling roads in the last year.

A 65-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car in Stirling on Sunday evening. The incident happened around 7.45pm on Sunday, March 3, at Alloa Road near to Blackgrange Roundabout on the A907.

People making a new claim for devolved benefits, or those transferring from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) IT system to the Social Security Scotland platform, are being warned not to be caught out by cold-callers, pretending to be official local client support advisers.

Scotland’s First Minister and the Justice Secretary will meet the mother of murder victim Emma Caldwell next week, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

The mother of Emma Caldwell has asked Humza Yousaf "what are you waiting for?" as she called for a public inquiry over the investigation into her daughter's murder.

The best fish and chips takeaways and restaurants in the UK have been crowned at a prestigious award ceremony, and a number of Scottish chippies were recognised.

Scottish rock star Justin Currie has told how he is battling Parkinson’s disease - and he has nicknamed the illness Gavin.

The former editor of our sister title the Sunday Mail - which investigated Iain Packer on the 10th anniversary of Emma Caldwell’s murder, after which the police inquiry was reopened - has said she was “failed” by the justice system.

A wrongly-convicted postmaster has turned down £600,000 compensation and vowed to fight for millions for victims.

Del Amitri's leading man Justin Currie has revealed he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Wonka-themed chocolate “experience” in Glasgow has been branded as “awful” by furious parents and forced to shut just hours after opening.Dubbed as ‘Willy’s Chocolate Experience’, the event advertised “a celebration of sweetness and imagination”, inspired by the hit movie Wonka and the Roald Dahl book that inspired it.Tickets cost £35 and promised audio and visual effects, dancing Oompa-Loompas and chocolate fountains, but delivered little more than a barely-decorated warehouse with a smattering of plastic candy canes and a small bouncy castle.Outraged parents began demanding a refund shortly after it opened, describing it as a “farce” run by “cowboys”. The event’s organisers, House of Illuminati, decided to pull the plug just hours into its opening day.apparently this was sold as a live Willy Wonka Experience but they used all AI images on the website to sell tickets and then people showed up and saw this and it got so bad people called the cops lmao pic.twitter.com/tfkyg0G0WG— Chris Alsikkan (@AlsikkanTV) February 26, 2024they charged $45 for this pic.twitter.com/0Nlk0IMJkj— Chris Alsikkan (@AlsikkanTV) February 26, 2024Police Scotland also sent officers to the scene after receiving a number of official complaints.House of Illuminati issued an apology and guaranteed to refund all customers within 10 days.

Murder Trial will return to BBC Scotland this year and it’s set to focus on two new cases - the deaths of Caroline Glachan and Ean Coutts.

Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand, boygenius and Raye all performed at last year’s event. A statement on social media from organisers read: “We’ve decided to take a break with Connect Music Festival in 2024 to take the time to build the next edition of the festival; to make sure it flourishes, evolves, and continues to offer wonderful experiences for fans.”The announcement comes in a year where many other grassroots festival events have also been cancelled by organisers. December saw Herefordshire’s Nozstock Hidden Valley announce that 2024 would be their final incarnation after 26 years due to “soaring costs” and financial risk”, while the fan favourite Shepton Mallet skating and music festival NASS announced that they wouldn’t be putting on an event this summer either as it was “just not economically feasible to continue”.Elsewhere, rising costs also cancelled Dumfries’ Doonhame Festival for 2024, Bluedot announced a year off for the land to “desperately” recover after being struck by heavy rain and cancellations last summer, Nottingham’s Splendour has been canned for this year due to planning delays from a financially-struggling city council, and Barn On The Farm shared that it would be taking a fallow year due to financial constraints.Standon Calling also recently announced its postponement due to a “very challenging climate”.

Three men were rushed to hospital following a serious crash on an Inverness road on Wednesday.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Alan Lawson.

More than 150,000 naloxone kits have been given out in Scotland to help prevent fatal overdoses from drugs like heroin since 2011. The latest report shows 28,689 kits were handed out in 2022-23.