Scotland's top whiskies, gins and distilleries named ahead of St Andrew's Day

East Kilbride have officially launched Scottish Water’s latest Top up Tap at the Country Park.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.This is the moment a gang made off with eight hot tubs worth £40,000 in a brazen raid captured on CCTV.Three men spent 90 minutes loading two flatbed trucks with the haul from the Advanced Hot Tubs and Swim Spas yard in Macmerry, East Lothian.A forklift truck taken from a building firm next door was used to pack aboard the hot tubs, which weigh 450kg each.The crooks - described as “very professional” - even

Derek McInnes has confirmed Andrew Considine’s contract extension is close to being fast-tracked.

'creepy' during a wrong number blunder. Mum-of-one Tracey Binnie, from Tranent, East Lothian, received the text 'out of the blue' from a stranger asking where he could drop off the hot tub.

The Macao International Film Festival (IFFAM) awarded its best film honor Tuesday to rising Scottish director Ben Sharrock's indie breakthrough Limbo. The film had been considered one of the hidden gems of this year’s coronavirus-hit Cannes Film Festival selection.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been another 897 cases of the coronavirus diagnosed in Scotland as 16 councils prepare to have restrictions eased later this week.Figures have been published by the Scottish Government this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.The data has been presented a day after local authorities found out their new coronavirus restrictions levels with North, East and South

post-lockdown Scotland needs to provide proper funding to battle a potential new rise in drug deaths.Epidemiologist Dr Andrew McAuley says it is inevitable that annual drug death statistics to be published next week will show a further rise in Scotland’s death rate – which is the worst in the world and soared by 27 per cent last year.He warned that post-Covid austerity, coupled with massive unemployment, will spark a wave of social problems that will drive many people to drug use.McAuley, of

Christmas are all part of the reason why us Scots love it so dearly.

Scotland has started stockpiling essential medicines ahead of Brexit, it was revealed today. Constitution Secretary Mike Russell unveiled plans to deal with the fallout at the end of the transition period.

will be given jabs at 23 sites across Scotland under the initial phase of a national programme which will eventually see millions of people protected against coronavirus. Among those who will be first in line for the vaccine is Andrew Mencnarowski, a senior staff nurse at the Western General in Edinburgh.

Prince William and Kate Middleton's Royal tour which today kicked off in Scotland during lockdown. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Edinburgh Waverley station on Monday morning as they began their whistle-stop tour of the UK, aimed to thank frontline workers of the pandemic.

As Scots have been faced with almost a year at home, they have been spending online more than ever. The Mumsnet shopping habits range from TV streaming services to home learning and cult beauty buys.

Andrea McLean has thanked fans for their support after the Loose Women star announced her exit from the show. The 51-year-old journalist struggled to fight back the tears when she made the bombshell announcement to her fellow panel members of yesterday’s show.

Andrea McLean has announced her departure from Loose Women after 13 years of hosting the daytime ITV show. The 51-year-old Scots host got emotional as she set out her intentions to the leave the show during the festive period.

Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to perform an “act of kindness” to mark today’s St Andrew’s Day celebrations. The First Minister paid tribute to those making “enormous personal sacrifices” amid the coronavirus pandemic in an address to the nation earlier today.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.At the end of November every year Scots come together to celebrate the feast day of our patron saint.Saint Andrew is a much loved figure not only here, but also in countries as far reaching as Barbados, Greece, Russia, Colombia, Romania and Cyprus where he is also the patron saint.But how much do we know about the saint and why we celebrate his life?Andrew began his

top politicians are really thinking. And thanks to Scots comic Janey Godley, we got a bit of an inkling into the inner workings of Nicola Sturgeon this morning - and they're a bit raunchier than you might imagine.

tax cheats.Robert Lowe has been ordered to pay HMRC almost £1million in unpaid tax and fines.The 57-year-old former steel firm boss has been named and shamed on a list of deliberate tax defaulters over an eight-year “undeclared income” bill totalling £586,279.He was previously cleared of attempting to kill a cousin and his son after they were knifed and run over in the car park of a Lanarkshire crematorium four years ago.HMRC chiefs hit the businessman, who was pictured on a luxury holiday about

bagpiper said he is often groped and 'upskirted' with women taking pictures up his kilt. Red Hot Chilli Pipers musician Willie Armstrong, 55, said the groping and pictures are a weekly occurrence when the band performs.