Visit Scotland launches online tutorial series teaching budding artists how to draw Scotland's landmarks

missing Scots teenagers. There are 'increasing concerns' for 17-year-olds Cheryl Hutchison and Christina Lawson who have both been reported missing from Spittal Street, Stirling and are believed to be together.

A huge search and rescue mission is currently underway at Loch Ness after two men fell into the water. Emergency services were called to the scene near Dores Bay at around 6.50pm Thursday.One of the men has since been rescued after falling from a boat but a search is ongoing to trace the other.

jail today.Aleem Azam, 49,  thought he was in contact with a teenage girl, but in fact he was snared by a police decoy.Azam claimed he wanted to have sex with her and boasted that 'everything still worked' in his body.He was eventually snared with 18 indecent images of children.Azam pleaded guilty to sending sexual communications to the decoy as well as having the indecent images.Azam, of the city's Shawlands, was put on a community payback order with three years supervision by Sheriff Andrew

Get the latest politics news sent straight to your inbox every FridayNicola Sturgeon has confirmed a list of countries which will be exempt from Scottish quarantine restrictions.The First Minister revealed that 39 nations will form so-called air bridges with airports in Scotland - meaning Scots can travel there and not have to enter a 14-day period of quarantine on their return.Among the countries are France, Italy, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Poland.But quarantine

entering will be told to isolate for two weeks. It comes after it emerged no checks had taken place north of the border on travellers arriving in the country.

Motherwell has been accused of having the worst beer garden in the country after a makeshift outdoor area was trolled online. Punters took to Twitter to show tables and chairs flung together out the back of the Brass Button pub in the north of the town.

Ian Paterson was convicted in 2017 of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful wounding. Originally from Glasgow, he was jailed at Nottingham Crown Court for 15 years, before the Court of Appeal increased his sentence to a 20-year term.

spent £100,000 on the family of her toyboy Sri Lankan husband, who was later shot dead after a bigamous marriage to a local woman, wants her money back.Diane Peebles, 61, from Edinburgh, was lucky to escape Sri Lanka alive after armed men turned up looking for her at the hotel she was staying in just before flying back to Scotland.Now, having had time to weigh up being married, abandoned and exploited, she has decided to take legal action to try to get some of her assets back.Diane spent £60,000

Nicola Sturgeon has today said she won't rule out quarantining people entering Scotland from other parts of the UK as she warned that England 'does not appear to be trying to eradicate coronavirus.'Scotland’s First Minister said although she isn't currently planning on enforcing such a policy, she would consider doing so “if it is required from a public health perspective”.Ms Sturgeon told the Scottish Government’s daily coronavirus briefing: “We have to be on our guard against cases coming into

food firm is launching a new service that will excite foodies across Scotland - online pakora making classes.Sheetal Revis, who runs The Pakora Explorer and created Scotland's first pakora drive-through, was inspired to create the new series of online events after doing a FB Live cooking demo with her mum at the start of lockdown went down a storm with her fans, she said:  "The Pakora Explorer came onto the Scottish Street Food scene in 2019, to the best of our knowledge we are the only street

probe has been launched after a man was found dead in a flat in Lanarkshire.The 24-year-old’s body was discovered in a flat in Crindledyke Crescent, Newmains.The man was found dead around 3.55am on Saturday.

lockdown. Drew Hendry said he is itching to meet his new grandson who was born as a “surprise baby” last week.

missing Scots teenager. Shaun Paul Noon was last seen  around 2.40am on Saturday on Greenock Road in Paisley.

Cops have issued an urgent warning after a rise in illegal mass gatherings organised on social media. It comes after two youngsters were arrested at an East Renfrewshire park on Thursday night (June 18), one in connection with spitting at officers.

lockdown.Sordid adverts on Craigslist offer smutty souvenirs, photographs or video from women apparently new to web-based sex work.Concerned campaigners said women, including mums, are resorting to such extremes for much-needed cash.One 30-year-old, from Fife, posts: “Attractive slim female looking to make some money to survive in this pandemic.“I will sell worn panties, tights, trashed shoes etc.

Facebook page called Items For Sale in West Lothian and a group called 'Young Team' yesterday evening.Police forces are understood to have previously used the devices while on patrol.Police Scotland said: "Officers are aware of this and enquiries have been carried out."These are not police radios as advertised and have no access to police systems. "Should members of the public be in any way concerned regarding the purchase of one they should contact Police Scotland on 101."

Almost 14,000 jobs have been furloughed in East Ayrshire as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.Figures made available reveal the impact of COVID-19 on the back of the country being locked down on Monday, March 23 in a bid to combat the deadly disease – with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s programmes preventing jobs being axed.A total of 13,700 employments have been furloughed as part of the job retention scheme (JRS) in East Ayrshire.Meanwhile, 3500 claims have been made through the

airport. A former Flybe Q400 aircraft hit a parked Loganair jet as it prepared to depart in the dramatic incident in Aberdeen on Sunday evening.

Dumfries and Galloway residents have the chance to see the council in action tomorrow when a top level meeting will be screened online.