Drivers wearing smartwatches warned of law which could land £1,000 fine

Ania Trzebiatowska has compiled an eclectic selection of fiction and non-fiction titles for the third annual Sands International Film Festival, which kicked off Friday evening in St Andrews, Scotland. 

Tom Holland and his brother Harry Holland were pictured arriving at the opening night of the Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews. The Scottish film festival is set to take place over three days.

Tom Holland is keeping busy in St. Andrews, Scotland!

A man is in hospital with serious injuries following a crash involving two vans near Ayr Hospital this morning.

Driving is an important and crucial skill for many people, though it takes time to master. It is suggested learners go through around 40-50 lessons on average before being in a good position to pass their test.

The Northern Lights could be visible across parts of northern England tonight (April 17), according to forecasters.

A reckless road rage driver was seen shouting and pointing out of his car window on a busy motorway during rush hour.

Roughly one in every 25 people in the UK have a Blue Badge, meaning that more than two million with additional needs can access disabled parking spaces that are typically closer to their destination - but many are unaware that they could get a hefty £1000 fine if they do not renew their permit properly.

Social Security Scotland has confirmed thousands of people claiming Carer’s Allowance will receive two one-off payments for £288.60 - totalling £577.20 - before the end of this year. Carer’s Allowance Supplement is an automatic payment made in June and December by the Scottish Government to recognise the important contribution made by unpaid carers.

The Royal Family has a large portfolio of homes around the country, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle - as well as a number of smaller properties on these estates and in areas such as the Duchy of Cornwall. As well as the vast 50,000 acre Balmoral estate in the rolling hills of Aberdeenshire, there is another stunning Scottish home which was bought by King Charles' grandmother for a shockingly low price.The castle has never been lived in full-time and has frequently been used as a summer home for the King and Queen when they were still styled as the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

Every spring and summer, people from the UK flock to Spain in search of sunshine and a break from the typical miserable weather we often experience here.

The tragic death of a businesswoman who was set alight by her ex-partner could have been avoided if police had warned her of the danger he posed, a sheriff has ruled.

Heavy rain and snow have sparked travel chaos as Storm Kathleen batters large parts of Scotland.

A female HGV driver has been charged in connection with a fatal road crash in Glasgow nearly a year ago.

An SNP minister has warned of "hysteria" gripping Scots over new hate crime laws after it emerged police received 3,000 complaints in just two days.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling's posts about Scotland's new hate crime law are "not criminal", Police Scotland have said.

J.K. Rowling has dared police to arrest her as she expressed her opposition to new hate crime legislation that has just come into force in Scotland.The new laws came into force today (April 1), making it a crime to “stir up hatred” on the basis of age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling posted her idea of an April Fool’s Day gag today, describing various criminals, a model, a TV presenter and others – all of whom identify as trans women – as women before writing, “Only kidding. Obviously, the people mentioned in the above tweets aren’t women at all, but men, every last one of them.”

Water bills across the country will rise by around 6 per cent from today (April 1).

The latest figures from the Scottish Government indicate there are around 850,000 people living in Scotland with some form of hearing loss and of those, 70 per cent are over 70 - some 595,000. Across Great Britain, there are believed to be 12 million adults living with a hearing condition or deafness, however, just 35,633 of them are receiving extra financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment (ADP) or Attendance Allowance.