Scottish SPCA Centre in Milton appeals for food for dogs in care

West Lothian's two Scottish Cup first round representatives have discovered their opponents following this afternoon's draw.

A pub in Dunfermline that's "full of character" has just been named one of the best in the UK. The Commercial Inn took the top spot for Scotland and Northern Ireland and has been shortlisted as one of 16 finalists all in with a chance of winning the CAMRA’s Pub of the Year competition 2022.

A man has been charged with allegedly selling crack cocaine from behind a city centre hotel. Edward Afekafe, 40, of Warbeck Road, Manchester has been charged with possession with intent to supply.

Police have issued an urgent appeal to help find a man who went missing in the early hours of this morning (August 22). Daniel, from Salford, was last seen in Manchester city centre just after 1am.

A councillor has said he was threatened with violence after asking someone to move their car.

Scotland is more likely to become independent if Liz Truss becomes prime minister, according to a new opinion poll across the UK. The Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times shows that Truss is almost as unpopular in Scotland as Boris Johnson.

A ‘much needed’ new retirement village is to be built on the site of a former garden centre. Planners had previously raised concerns over disabled visitor access at the ‘independent living’ complex proposed for the old Ladybridge Garden Centre, in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.

Rishi Sunak is narrowly less unpopular than Liz Truss in Scotland, according to a new poll. Three in five Scots have an unfavourable opinion of each of the two candidates to be Prime Minister, with 60 per cent unfavourable towards Liz Truss and 59 per cent unfavourable towards Rishi Sunak.

A frantic search has been launched to trace a missing schoolboy who was last seen boarding a bus to Glasgow City Centre.

A Conservative councillor in Falkirk says he is now backing Liz Truss to become the next Prime Minister because of her determination to "hold the Scottish Government to account".

Homes in rural Scotland that rely on heating oil instead of on-grid gas or electricity would benefit from Labour’s plans to freeze the energy price cap, Rachel Reeves has said.

Anas Sarwar will today call for an emergency rent freeze to be implemented as soon as MSPs return from their summer break next month.

A man has pleaded guilty to exposing himself TWICE in Bolton town centre. Police detained Ion Tranca, 28, on Monday morning (August 15) following reports of two incidents of indecent exposure in the town.

A trio of care workers who took vulnerable residents to a male strip show to fill a bucket list request have been cleared of criminal charges.

These are five people that are currently banned from setting foot in Manchester City Centre. All have been convicted of criminal offences such as drug-dealing, violence or theft.

A serial criminal, who was jailed just last month for carrying an offensive weapon in public, has died behind bars at HMP Perth. Michael Burza, from Kennoway, in Fife, was serving an eight-month prison sentence when he passed away on Thursday, August 4.

The UK Government has submitted its full written statement to the Supreme Court arguing against the Scottish Parliament holding another independence referendum. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain was asked by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to refer the Bill to judges in London to decide if Holyrood has the power to hold a referendum without the consent of Westminster.

Activists have stormed the Scottish Power headquarters in Glasgow in protest against soaring energy prices. Tens of people marched from Gordon Street to the head office building on St Vincent Street in the city centre this afternoon, to condemn the hike which comes amid the cost of living crisis.

Many 75-year-olds would be forgiven for thinking the chance to jump from 10,000 feet in a tandem skydive for the very first time will have passed them by.

The Scottish Government will host a second summit on buffer zones around abortion clinics later this month. Nicola Sturgeon chaired the first event at the end of June, describing it as “constructive and helpful”.