Wanlockhead's Museum of Lead Mining uses Scottish universities to boost visitor numbers

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Veterans charity Erskine is set to welcome National Clinical Director Jason Leitch to its airwaves tomorrow.Erskine Veterans Radio, a 24-hour online radio station, was launched in April this year and is a new way for residents at the Renfrewshire-based charity’s network of care homes to stay connected to the outside world.The first of its kind for Veterans in Scotland, it allows Erskine supporters

Burnham came top with 18 per cent of the vote. Keir Starmer was second at seven per cent and London mayor Sadiq Khan was next with just three per cent.

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Amazon Prime Day, one of the biggest days in the online shopping calendar, is upon us and there are plenty of incredible deals to enjoy. Running for just 48 hours, this year's is set to be the biggest yet, with reportedly over two million deals up for grabs.Bargain hunters will need to have signed up to Prime to access the incredible deals but with savings galore it could well be worth the effort.

iOS - Android Ms Qaisar-Javed became the only sitting MP of colour, representing a Scottish constituency, when she won the Airdrie & Shotts by-election last month. She told Lanarkshire Live : "When Bashir Ahmad was elected to the Scottish Parliament, it sent out a powerful and important message that regardless of your background you can make a genuine difference in society.

schoolgirl died after falling from a roof above a supermarket in Largs. The 13-year-old, named locally as Sarah from Fairlie, is thought to have fallen from a height just before midnight on Saturday.

Coastguard teams sprang into action after it was thought two people had gone overboard.

covid antibody tests with nearly 100% accuracy and which can detect variants are being cited as a "game changer" for the global response to the pandemic. The new tests can detect antibody responses to infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus with more than 98% accuracy, compared to the current rate of 60-93% and hoped to be rolled out on the NHS.

gangland thug has been 'slashed and battered with a pool cue' in a violent jail attack at HMP Shotts. James 'Jasper' McCann was battered at the maximum security facility on Tuesday, prison sources claim.

World Gin Day on June 12 which means it is the perfect excuse to have a wee Gin and Tonic (or two). This global celebration of gin is held on the second Saturday of June annually, created by top spirits blogger Emma Stokes, AKA Gin Monkey, it's been running since 2009.

SSPCA rescue mission. The animal had got himself been 'spooked' by residents and snuck inside the car to hide.