Thornhill-based HALO Trust destroys more than 1,000 landmines in Iraq since 2018

Perthshire -based TV actor Andy Gray, star of River City, has died at the age of 61. Andy, who was born in Perth, was best known for his role as Pete Galloway on the BBC Scotland soap.

direct to your inboxAnother 704 people died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the highest Sunday rise since April.There were 631 fatalities in England, 48 in Wales, and 25 in Northern Ireland.No new deaths were reported in Scotland on Sunday.A further 38,598 people have also tested positive for the disease.Fatalities continue to trend upwards, but the number of new cases is down 30 per cent on last Sunday.The Government's official toll is 89,261 deaths within 28 days of a

Scots cops are hunting a teenage gang over a blaze at a community centre which destroyed clothes, food and playground equipment worth nearly £10,000. Officers believe two white girls and a white boy, all aged either 15 or 16, are responsible for the deliberate fire, which was started at Venchie Children and Young People's Project, in Edinburgh, last night.

Hubba-hubba-ding-ding, Queen Elizabeth’s grandnephew is being crowned the hottest new workout king. Although he’s 26th in line to the British throne, Arthur Chatto, 21, has been getting the royal treatment online after sharing workout videos to gym BoundFitness’ Instagram page. Chatto, grandson to Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth’s younger sister, works as a personal trainer at BoundFitness in Scotland.

Scrap Car Comparison boss Dan Gick said: “Breaking down is the worst thing about owning a car, but we all know certain roads are more favourable than others.

Perthshire town when a car was allegedly set alight on purpose.

Edinburgh last summer including his home, a social work centre and a hospital in circumstances giving rise to the reasonable suspicion that possessing them was for a purpose connected with terrorism. The 22-year-old appeared via video link at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday where Judge Lord Beckett imposed the sentence with a five years extension subject to licence.

straight to your inbox every day for free Scott McTominay says he will try and score more headed goals following his winner for Manchester United at the weekend. The Scotland international netted the only goal of the game as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side defeated Watford 1-0 in the third round of the FA Cup.

mansion in Spain.They want to sell off the luxury Marbella property owned by the dad of controversial businessman Gregory King, whose hedge fund collapsed with alleged debts totalling £120million.Ex-bookmaker Hugh, 79, admitted the hilltop villa in the La Zabaleta area was purchased with cash he’d been given by his son.But solicitors acting for Gregory King’s trustees have argued that the funds used to buy the house were “part of an unlawful diversion of funds” from businesses linked to his firm

Juan Alegria is on the move ahead of his proposed transfer to the Premiership leaders. Steven Gerrard confirmed his interest in the FC Honka frontman last month but there has been little movement on that front since the winter window opened.

coronavirus vaccine scam described by police as 'very believable'. South Lanarkshire Council alerted residents to the con as Scots desperately try to secure their jab to protect themselves against the virus.

rescuers who saved her from a freezing Scots peak after she fell and broke her leg. More than 35 mountain rescue and firefighters were scrambled to the Pentlands, near Edinburgh, at 2pm Tuesday to help Bronwen Morrison.

Mental Health Services appointment. In total, the “scandal” amounts to 2,486,265 days beyond the 18-week Scottish Government target since April 2017.