Talks to take place to form enterprise area at Dumfries and Galloway port

A Perth couple have been presented with a prestigious culinary award.

When we chat with Lorraine Kelly it’s bright and early in the morning, but she laughs that 8am is a “lie in” for her after a career on breakfast television.The 62-year-old, who joined GMTV when it launched in 1993 and has presented her eponymous show on ITV since 2010, is certainly bright. She is visibly glowing thanks to her summer holiday and, combined with a recent health kick, she looks at least 10 years younger. She tells us she has found her confidence again and is thrilled to be helping other women look and feel good with her stylish yet affordable Bonmarché edit, as more of us feel the pinch.

Prince Harry is finally speaking out on the loss of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.

Missing his grandmother. Prince Harry broke his silence on Queen Elizabeth II‘s death while speaking to mourners outside Windsor Castle on Saturday, September 10.

Queen Elizabeth is starting the journey to her final resting spot.

The Queen’s coffin has begun its journey to its final resting place as it travels from Balmoral to Edinburgh. Draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland and with a wreath of flowers on top, it has remained at rest in the Balmoral ballroom so that the late monarch’s loyal Balmoral estate workers can say their last goodbyes. The oak coffin was lifted into a hearse by six of the estate’s gamekeepers, who have been tasked with the symbolic gesture, ready for a six-hour journey to Edinburgh.The Queen was played out of Balmoral by her piper.

Following the death of the Queen on September 8, her heir Prince Charles took over and is now King Charles III. The appointment marks a new era for the Royal Family as the sun sets on the second Elizabethan age and rises with a king. On Saturday, he will be formally proclaimed monarch at an Accession Council, which takes place within 24 hours of the death of a sovereign.

Dumfries and Galloway is facing a “full-on care crisis” as instances of bed blocking increase.

Concerns have been raised over the pollution of a watercourse on the outskirts of Dumfries.

Queen Elizabeth's place of death has a storied history. The monarch died on Thursdayat Balmoral Castle, the British royal family's estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Kirkgunzeon Gala raised the woof on Saturday with a dog show and an impressive array of vintage machinery among the attractions.

Scarlette Douglas - who presents A Place in the Sun - was left totally speechless after two buyers stormed off on Monday's programme.

Josh Doig has marked his first Serie A start for Hellas Verona with a goal, becoming the second youngest player in the club's history to score on his full debut.

Dumfries and Galloway is set to be hit by bin collectors strikes after unions rejected a new pay offer.

Police have taped off a road in Kilmarnock this evening.

K.J. Yossman Paramount+’s chief content officer and Paramount TV boss for scripted originals has revealed the streamer is working on a documentary about Louis C.K., the disgraced comedian who stepped back from public life after he was caught up in the #MeToo movement. According to Nevins it will involve the New York Times reporters who broke the story that Louis C.K. had been accused of sexual misconduct by five women. “Louis CK is a slightly different situation [to Harvey Weinstein] and a great, great comedian who has come back in his own way,” said Nevins during a talk at the Edinburgh TV Festival in Scotland on Thursday morning. “I don’t think the social change that #MetToo has brought about is resolved at all,” Nevins said. “There’s a bit of backlash against #MeToo, who has to go away and who’s allowed to come back.”

John Swinney has said "intense dialogue" needs to take place between unions and Cosla to end the current bin strikes across Scotland.