11 key points from East Ayrshire's budget as half-price school meals agreed

The Resolution Foundation has warned that more than half a million people on benefits are likely to see their support cut back as a result of the UK Government’s welfare reforms. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced what he described as the “biggest change to our welfare system in a decade” during Wednesday’s Spring Budget, with the scrapping of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) to assess eligibility for sickness benefits.

Jeremy Hunt has been accused of “shafting Scotland” after failing to announce any funds in his Budget for a major carbon capture scheme in the north east.

The firm behind a number of iconic whisky brands has launched a bid to build a giant £150m facility in East Ayrshire.

Making a movie with your own child is perilous enough at a time when the media, which is stuffed with them, has decided that “nepo babies” are the latest blight on the eco-system of filmmaking. It’s even more of a risk when your private life has been splashed all over the tabloids, and the facts of that controversy — man leaves wife and kids to start a new family with a younger woman — are a key part of that movie. But whether or not Ewan McGregor and his daughter Clara saw the film as a chance for family therapy, or whether they even thought about these things at all, Emma Westenberg’s affecting, slow-burn debut leaves all that kind of real-world baggage firmly at the door.

Making a movie with your own child is perilous enough at a time when the media, which is stuffed with them, has decided that “nepo babies” are the latest blight on the eco-system of filmmaking. It’s even more of a risk when your private life has been splashed all over the tabloids, and the facts of that controversy — man leaves wife and kids to start a new family with a younger woman — are a key part of that movie. But whether or not Ewan McGregor and his daughter Clara saw the film as a chance for family therapy, or whether they even thought about these things at all, Emma Westenberg’s affecting, slow-burn debut leaves all that kind of real-world baggage firmly at the door.

Child victims and witnesses of crime in East Ayrshire can now access a new support service.

Hattersley-born chef Iain Thomas is a pretty big deal. You might well have tried his food - either at Ancoats’ gastro-pub, Edinburgh Castle, or back in the day at Establishment on King Street - the building that is now home to Italian restaurant Rosso.

Scots are bracing for blizzard conditions as some spots could face up to eight inches of snow across Thursday and Friday amid two warnings -place.

It's the time of year that flights shoot up in price ahead of the summer holidays, but financial experts have shared a way to get your hands on cheap tickets later this year.

Scots in north and eastern parts of the country should brace themselves as snowfall is expected from today and could lead to widespread disruptions.

Scots Euromillions winner Jane Park has undergone a breast reduction and uplift and has given her fans an insight of the procedure on social media. The influencer has posted a series of eye-opening pictures and video clips of before, during and after surgery to give an insight into what takes place.

Ken Bruce aired his final show for BBC Radio 2 on Friday after 31 years with the broadcaster.

A minibus hit debris on a major Ayrshire Road after a lorry flipped yesterday afternoon.

Passionate Derek Ferguson has warned the Rangers board a mammoth rebuild is needed to reignite a "stale" squad and compete with Celtic.

Mary's Meals has been forced to shut down all its charity shops and warehouse after deeming the operation as 'no longer viable'.

A man has been arrested in connection with an Ayrshire shop robbery.

Vernon Kay will replace Ken Bruce on his BBC Radio 2 mid-morning weekday show, the BBC has confirmed.The TV presenter, 48, will take over in May following the announcement last month that Scottish broadcasting veteran Ken, 72, would be stepping down from presenting his mid-morning show on the station after 31 years. Ken will present his final show on 3 March, the BBC confirmed on Friday.

A Scots mum who saved a child from drowning in a Glasgow park has been nominated for a prestigious award. The Record reported last year how Victoria Crane, 27, sprung into action after seeing the two-year-old girl face down in the pond in Victoria Park.

Schools across Ayrshire are set to close for a further two days next week as the latest round of national strikes gets underway.

A Scots woman has launched a fundraiser after her eight-week-old baby tragically passed away suddenly from cot death. Laura MacGregor, from Livingston in West Lothian, lost her baby girl Charlotte Joyce on February 8.