Falkirk Council has to force entry to 1300 homes to fit interlinked smoke alarms

Local authority chiefs have been planning council tax rises of 10 per cent - piling pressure on Humza Yousaf to say how his government will pay for a freeze.

A Scots couple have won the support of their local council after a neighbour allegedly complained about the Crazy Frog mural on their wall.

Families fleeing from war-torn Ukraine are continuing to find a welcome in Falkirk.

Kinship and foster carers in Falkirk will get more money to help meet the cost of looking after children, as a new national agreement is implemented.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said he will support a freeze on council tax if it is properly funded by the SNP-led Government.

Millions of households across Great Britain are set to receive the next instalment of the £900 cost of living payment support before November 19, which is worth £300, with a further £299 is due next Spring. Payments for people on means-tested benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will receive the money between today (October 31) and November 19, while those on Tax Credits will be paid between November 10-19, 2023.

A historic building in Manchester city centre has reopened after being restored to its former glory.

A popular Fife aquarium has been forced to close its doors after it was ripped apart by Storm Babet.

Auditors have scrutinised the running of Dumfries and Galloway Council and flagged up six areas for improvement.

Celtic hero Scott Brown admits he has 'itchy feet' to get back in to the dugout.

The First Minister for Scotland has said he has not heard from his in-laws who are currently trapped in Gaza.

A quarter of councils don't have enough food safety officers as Scotland faces a massive nationwide shortage, worrying stats reveal. Data seen by the Record from 27 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities shows there is a 20 per cent shortfall overall in the number of food safety officers (FSOs).

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has submitted plans to build a fence around his country home following a protest by Greenpeace activists earlier this year.

A horrified family have been left covered in bites after moving into a cockroach-infested council flat. The family moved into a Glasgow City Council property in Springburn on Friday, October 13, but began to notice cockroach type bugs just one day later.

Storm Babet has cut power from more than 33,000 customers in Scotland but the vast majority are now reconnected, energy firm Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s Documentary Film Council (DFC) is seeking funds to support the independent documentary sector, which is under “existential threat.” The DFC was formed in response to a three-year study on the U.K. feature-length documentary film industry and co-designed by several organizations in the field, including Doc Society, Sheffield DocFest, the Grierson Trust, The Whickers, Scottish Documentary Institute, Docs Ireland and BBC Storyville.

A former car wash and valet site in Falkirk can continue to be used to sell cars despite neighbours' concerns about privacy and noise.

The home of Falkirk's iconic Kelpies is looking at ways to generate more income as it emerged it is making a loss of £600,000 a year despite being one of Scotland's most popular tourist attractions.

Update, 11:47 AM: The lawsuit has fallen. 

Families around the country are beginning to put up their Halloween decorations. But one family doesn't need to bother - as they have a horror-themed house all year round.