Les McKeown (1955–2021), lead singer for the Bay City Rollers

River City’s most loved characters - Roisin McIntyre– will make a dramatic return to BBC Scotland’s popular weekly soap. Actress Joyce Falconer was last seen on screen as Roisin in 2008, and is still hugely missed by fans of the Shieldinch set drama.

Outlander actress Lauren Lyle will star as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama, based on author Val McDermid’s novel The Distant Echo. The new series will be adapted by Emer Kenny and will be produced by World Productions, the makers of Line of Duty and Bodyguard.True to Val McDermid’s iconic character, DS Karen Pirie is a young and fearless Scottish investigator with a quick mouth and tenacious desire for the truth.

Police taped off a section of Glasgow's Ingram Street after reports of an incident. Several officers and two police vans were in attendance at the scene.

Glasgow blaze left a building 'significantly damaged' sparking a police probe.

brain tumour. Michael Mackay was diagnosed with the grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma after his wife Trish went upstairs to record him sleeping noisily in August 2020.

Bay City Roller Les McKeown hit number one on the Amazon charts with his farewell song Goodbye - as his widow admitted he'd now be 'at peace'. The death of the Scots singer who passed away suddenly on April 20 from a suspected heart attack caused fans around the world to mourn his death.

Martin Compston for one of his iconic waistcoats to be kept under lock and key.The National Museum of Scotland tweeted saying they would ask the Inverclyde-born actor if they could put one of the garments in the national collection if they gained more than 1,000 retweets.They warned however they couldn't guarantee success and it would be up to Compston, who has been hailed for his portrayal of Steve Arnott in the show.Millions of fans of the long-running hit BBC hit were left gripped at the

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Perthshire landscapes have featured strongly among the winning entries to an annual photography competition. Kinclaven woods near Murthly, the Birnam Oak and Kenmore are just some of the picturesque places seen at their very best in the 2021 Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition.

Loch Tay will look. A public consultation by the Scottish Crannog Centre in Kenmore has begun during which in the coming weeks the opinions of Highland Perthshire residents will be canvassed to ensure the exciting project is of benefit to all.

Glasgow city centre as non-essential shops opened up for the first time since December. The woman jived along to a talented guitar-playing busker as he performed the iconic T.

Labour leapt on the controversy which was given oxygen when an SNP candidate last week claimed a hard border with England would create jobs. Sturgeon faced tough questions on potential border arrangements in a fractious Sunday morning interview with Andrew Marr in which she also admitted that the SNP had done no modelling on the economic effects of independence.

Hollywood star Meghan Fox became a Scottish Lord and Lady after being gifted a title as a present. Machine Gun Kelly, whose real name is Richard Colson Baker, was celebrating his 31st birthday with Hollywood star girlfriend Megan when he told fans about his special present.

Bay City Roller legend Les McKeown at a party for charity.The incredible moment the two legendary Scots stepped on stage took place at a special event for the Sunday Mail Great Scot awards in October 2015.And the Bay City Rollers, who had just reformed took to the stage in October for the first time in nearly 40 years to help hail the country's unsung heroes at the 25th anniversary awards bash.A longer haired Paolo Nutini, who was also playing a special set on the night, couldn't resist jumping

Bay City Rollers fan says she was devastated by Les McKeown's death but hopes their music will 'Shang-a-lang' on.Great-granny Phyllis Hutton, 95, has been a fan of the band for more than 40 years and was known to many as Gran-a-Lang after running a fan club and following the singing sensations all over the country.During their golden years the Rollers played to a sea of tartan scarves - and Phyllis and her two sons were amongst them.The pensioner, from Dundee, was left devastated to hear her

The Edinburgh based band achieved massive success and were described as ‘the biggest band since The Beatles’Les McKeown, the frontman and singer for the The Bay City Rollers, has passed away at age 65, a statement from his family has confirmed. The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish band that became musical sensations across the UK and the US, selling more than 120 million records.

Les McKeown, former lead vocalist for the iconic Scottish pop group Bay City Rollers, has died. He was 65.

Les McKeown, who sang lead for Scottish ’70s hitmakers Bay City Rollers during its heyday, died Tuesday at home, his family announced. He was 65. No cause of death was revealed.