Scottish TV star and DJ Ewan MacLeod has died aged 48

breakdown cover specialists MotorEasy revealed Glasgow was the worst city in the UK for winter driving smashes. With 2012 incidents occurring in flooded, snowy or icy conditions between December and March from 2015 to 2019, that accounted for 38 per cent of all road accidents city-wide in the winter months.And Edinburgh was joint third in terms of the proportion of winter incidents, with a figure of 27.6 per cent, or 1285 crashes.

Veganuary event, it seems more and more people are embracing plant-based food.

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boycotted by Tories and lack legitimacy. It follows a petition by a fringe movement called the Independence for Scotland Party.

drinkers planning to take part this year, according to Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind the initiative.

McDonald's has announced that restaurants in Scotland, and across the UK and Ireland, will shut from 11pm tonight for takeaway as well as dine-in. The fast-food giant took to its social media accounts to make the announcement saying restaurants will stay closed "while we review and verify any additional enhanced safety measures for these services".

schools will be closed for the entire of January as part of the new lockdown imposed across the country. Most pupils were scheduled to return to schools on the already-delayed date of January 18 after the winter break.

lockdown travel restrictions apply to Trump as much as anyone else, adding a golf trip is not an "essential purpose".The outgoing US president is refusing to accept defeat to Joe Biden, fuelling global speculation about what he will do on inauguration day on January 20.Sturgeon, at her first coronavirus briefing of the year, was asked if she knew whether Trump was planning to visit one of his golf resorts."I hope and expect the travel plan he immediately has is it exit the White house - beyond

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Scotland has been entered back into tough new lockdown restrictions with orders for people to stay at home and only leave for essential purposes.As usual, many Scots faced the grim news with their trademark humour, and thankfully Scottish Twitter has been on hand to offer a bit of light relief.Telling us what the First Minister was really thinking. How you really

Scottish Borders. Emergency services raced to the scene after the blue Volskwagen Polo was involved in the incident around 7.40pm last night on the A7 north of the Synton junction, near Ashkirk.

lockdown measures.

Labour revival was needed to hold the SNP to account as a government which “pretend they’re in opposition”. Speaking on Sky News Blair said: “We had a referendum that rejected Scottish independence, but Brexit put it back on the agenda again.”“And it’s going to require very careful management.

First Minister said the rapid increase in Covid cases driven by the new variant is of "very serious concern". She stated: “The steep increases and severe NHS pressure being experienced in other parts of the UK is a sign of what may lie ahead.

referendums should only be held “once in a generation”. The Tory leader told the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme: “Referendums in my experience, direct experience, in this country are not particularly jolly events.

Lockerbie bombing in 1988 – Scottish communities minister Malcolm Chisholm held a number of meetings with the Muslim community to discuss their concerns.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPlans to build a new £14.5 million school in Irvine moved a stage further this week.North Ayrshire Council want to build a primary school and early years centre which will serve the Montgomerie Park and Knadgerhill areas of the town.And on Friday the council found out it had been successful in a funding bid that will help develop their plans.Plans for a new non-denominational school – to satisfy an

Christmas just around the corner, Scottish celebrities have treated fans to a glimpse of dazzling Christmas decorations inside their homes. Lorraine Kelly, Kirsty Gallacher, Iain Stirling and Laura Anderson are among stars to pull out all the stops with their stunning festive displays.Celebrities have been busy decking out their homes with extravagant tinsel, wreaths, baubles and bows - and some even have three Christmas trees.

another major vote on the constitution as soon as next year "would be the wrong thing to do". With the SNP widely tipped to win a majority of MSPs at May's Holyrood elections, speculation is growing over when the Nationalists will launch a fresh bid to secure an IndyRef2.