Dumfries and Galloway Councillors vote against plans to increase council tax for higher bands

The Metropolitan Police has said it has received “a number of allegations of sexual assault in London” following news reports about comedian Russell Brand.

The Traitors star Maddy Smedley has given birth to a baby girl. The reality TV star announced her little one's arrival with some gorgeous pictures, as she also revealed her sweet name.

Current Football Focus host Alex Scott and the show's former presenter, Dan Walker, have been involved in a public dispute regarding the future of the programme. It comes after recent figures revealed that Football Focus' ratings have significantly dropped as of late, which propelled Dan to speak out in support of the BBC show. Expressing his worry via social media, the 46 year old penned a heartfelt message to his grid with the caption: "Focus on football." "It's hard to see Football Focus struggling.

A Scottish Labour councillor accused of child sex offences in Fife has appeared in court for the first time.

Laura Anderson has admitted "postpartum is without a doubt the hardest part of pregnancy" and called for more support for partners.

Emily Longeretta Mark your calendars! Hallmark announced their 40-movie holiday slate on Tuesday — 31 to air on Hallmark Channel‘s Countdown to Christmas and nine to air on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas. The annual TV movie event will begin on Oct. 20.

A grieving couple whose 11-day-old daughter died after picking up an infection in the Royal Hospital for Children six years ago have “waited too long for answers”.

Russell Brand rose to fame back in the naughties and was known for living a rock 'n' roll lifestyle.

Moving cities can be difficult. It takes a leap of faith, a lot of expense, and you might not be any happier after moving.

Laura Anderson has taken to social media to share another update with her fans on how the first few weeks are going as a first-time mum. She pleaded for advice from her followers on how to get her dog to accept her newborn daughter.

Two Scottish firefighters and a search and rescue dog have joined international rescue efforts to help those affected by the Morocco earthquake.

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Love Island star Laura Anderson has welcomed her first child with Gary Lucy.

The number of people in Dumfries and Galloway losing their life to alcohol has reached record levels.

Prince Andrew will have to live to be 105 before Government files on his activities can be released, it has emerged.

Kourtney Kardashian and husband Travis Barker's "urgent family matter" has apparently been resolved. Last Friday (September 1), Blink-182 drummer Travis, 47, was forced to return home to America so that he could be there for his pregnant wife Kourtney, 44, who was hospitalised under mystery circumstances.

Stephen Flynn has announced a reshuffle of his frontbench team at Westminster as the SNP gears up for the general election campaign.

Popular Channel 4 series, The Traitors, will soon be returning as filming gets underway at Scotland's Ardross Castle.The show proved a hit over the Christmas period last year when 22 strangers competed for a £100,000 prize in a game of subterfuge and drama in the Gothic castle. Aerial photos of the castle show black cars arriving as this year's contestants make their way to the place they'll be staying for the next few weeks as the murder mystery game gets underway.

An emotional Luc Besson and his actors Caleb Landry Jones and Jonica T. Gibbs got a rapturous reception at the press conference for their Venice Film Festival movie DogMan.

welcome Andrew, 63, with open arms.The Duke of York was recently profiled in a scathing A&E doc called the “Secrets of Prince Andrew” about his escapades with convicted now-dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.A source recently dished to the Mirror how the monarch, 74, has “overruled” William by forcing the family to not shut out Andrew any longer while vacationing at Balmoral Castle.The Duke of Cambridge was spotted driving his uncle to church in Scotland last weekend, an act that Charles requested, according to the insider.A separate eyewitness alleged that Andrew’s appearance alongside William and his wife Kate Middleton, “while knowing they would all be photographed, has been seen as a major boost in the York camp towards the Duke’s rehabilitation.”This “public declaration of support from William and Kate” is “more than [Andrew] could have wished for.”However, despite the Prince of Wales being seen out and about with Andrew at events such as Charles’ coronation this past May, he has “absolutely no desire to be seen with the Duke in public.” There is also one former member of the Windsor clan who has been brought as a “broker” to help escort Andrew back into the royal fold: his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.Ferguson, who is also affectionately known as Fergie, has been staying at Balmoral Castle in Scotland alongside the family to help ease her ex back into the family’s good graces.An insider divulged to the Mirror that the Duchess of York, 63, “has been the life and soul of family gatherings” at the summer residence.She has even “been seen talking to the King and Prince William on several separate occasions.”This summer marks the British royals’ first return to Balmoral since the death of the Queen last September.