ScotRail confirms trains to reach Ayr for first time in two months after Station Hotel fire

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison confirmed any further legal challenge to recent rulings on the controversial gender recognition reform will be scrapped, but pledged to “robustly defend” the Scottish Parliament.

Fair City curler Robin Brydone will enter an upcoming home event close to his heart in fine form after achieving a milestone moment in Canada.

121 Care@Home is an independent care company covering most of south Lanarkshire. We are promoting independence, and work solely with self direct payments, to ensure care staff are well paid and service users are given the highest care with passion and dignity.

Police say a teenager who vanished near a hotel in the Scottish Borders may have travelled to Fife.

State Pension provides essential financial support every four weeks for 12.6 million people across Great Britain, including around one million living in Scotland. This regular payment of up to £203.85 per week for the full, New State Pension or £156.20 per week for the Basic State Pension (Category A or B) is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

Two children and a woman have been taken to hospital after being hit by a car. Emergency services were called to the scene on Stanley Road, Kirkdale, after reports of a white Suzuki Vitara crashing into three pedestrians.

Married at First Sight UK star Luke Worley claims he suffered a horrendous attack when a man tried to bite his finger off and he was left needing a tetanus jab following the ordeal.

Two people have been rushed to hospital following a three-vehicle crash on the M8 between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The Scottish Government must not prolong the legal battle following a defeat over Holyrood’s gender reform laws, former SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has warned.

It was the show that got everyone talking when it first launched last year and now the BBC have given the first look at series two of The Traitors.

The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) and the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Scotland have urged the UK Government to restrict the sale of fireworks after chaos on Bonfire Night.

Police have issued a warning after 'heartless' fraudsters conned two elderly Scottish women out of thousands of pounds.

Emergency services raced to a Glasgow road this afternoon after a two-vehicle smash caused traffic chaos.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that new claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are now being processed - from point of application to award decision letter being sent out - within 15 weeks. Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Tom Pursglove MP also said that “reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority”.

The much-anticipated second series of The Traitors is set to return to BBC - and fans don't have too long to wait. The nail-biting reality game show, presented by Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman, made its debut on BBC One in November 2022 and was an instant hit with viewers.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now 12.6 million people across Great Britain receiving State Pension payments, including 1.1 million living abroad and 992,052 in Scotland. Of that overall total, some 9.7 million people are receiving Basic State Pension payments of up to £156.20 each week, while 2.9 million are on - or due to claim - the New State Pension, which is worth up to £203.85 each week.

Millions of people on disability benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance will see their payments rise by 6.7 per cent next April after the uprating was confirmed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during the recent Autumn Statement.

A live event hosted by Fortnite has added two more shows due to long queue times. The Big Bang event was scheduled on Saturday night but players were met with long queue times that saw them missing out.

The veteran British actress Brigit Forsyth has died aged 83, her agent has shared.

Coronation Street’s resident DJ Ryan Connor could be set to leave the cobbles behind in the coming weeks as he makes a life-changing decision. In recent weeks, Ryan Connor and Daisy Midgeley’s affair has started to be exposed, and next week Daisy’s fiancee, Daniel Osbourne, finds out what went on. However, Daniel decides to keep it to himself, saying that Daisy has chosen him and that he wants to forget about what happened.That mentality comes because Ryan had the chance to move to Scotland with his partner Crystal.