Lights, camera, Action! New £25million film studio gets go ahead for West Lothian

A damaging row has broken out between the Scottish and UK governments over soaring IT costs for a new benefits system.

Sam Heughan has posted an exciting update ahead of his first memoir, Waypoints, being released later this year. The Scottish actor snapped a photo of him signing bookplates for the lucky ducks who ordered a signed copy of his new book. Waypoints is Sam's first ever memoir, exploring his life and reflecting on the waypoints that define him.

Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos has shared details of a new six-part radio series.In August, Kapranos will join Absolute Radio to host a new series that will run every Sunday night at 10pm from August 7. The show will also see the singer being joined by special guests including Johnny Marr.A statement about the show said: “Alex will be bringing his encyclopedic knowledge of and eclectic taste in music to his own show, as well as anecdotes from over 20 years at the top of the UK indie music scene and insight from across the music world.“Alongside this you can expect the musician to be joined by a range of guests including Johnny Marr, The Cribs and Los Bitchos.”Speaking about the new show, Kapranos said: “I’m happy to say that Absolute Radio have invited me in to take over on Sunday nights, play songs I love, and have a bit of a chat with musicians I like.

The Queen was pictured leaving Windsor Castle as she headed to Balmoral in Scotland for her annual summer break on Thursday afternoon. Her Majesty, 96, was seen departing her Berkshire residence as biographer Tom Bower released his new book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors, which drops bombshell claims about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

New claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have now been replaced by the Adult Disability Payment in several areas across Scotland following a successful rollout in Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire on June 20. The devolved benefit initially opened in March for residents in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross or the Western Isles.

Almond Valley Heritage Centre has hatched four rare Shetland Geese in an attempt to help repopulate the native population.

Southern Fried returns to Perth at the end of July but organisers decided that for 2022, the American roots music celebration would be distilled into just one perfect night.

Adult Disability Payment is set to replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for new claimants in seven more council areas this month, following on from the recent launch in Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire at the end of June. Some 313,620 existing PIP claimants in Scotland will start to transfer from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) system to Social Security Scotland this summer, in a move predicted to be completed by the end of 2025.

Officers in West Lothian are appealing for information following a series of thefts.

A new thriller called The Control Room airs on BBC One tonight. The three-part series is written by Nick Leather, who also wrote Murdered for Being Different.

The parents of tragic Charlie Gard have moved a big step closer in their battle for a law change to prevent other families suffering their agony. Connie Yates and Chris Gard want a bill to give parents a bigger say in the treatment of their children.

Fresh from his second role in Outlander as William 'Buck' MacKenzie, fans are getting to enjoy Graham McTavish in a new role as he is pictured in action for a new Game of Thrones TV show.

Linlithgow museum has gone where no one has gone before in displaying a plaque to commemorate the 200th ‘future birthday’ of ‘Star Trek’ character Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott.

The two per cent pay offer made to council workers is ‘nothing short of an insult’ when councillors "gave themselves a 5.2 percent increase", say trade unions.

Disruptive action by Police Scotland officers is set to continue after pay negotiations ended without a deal.

Paolo Nutini is on course to claim his third UK Number 1 album, with Last Night in the Bittersweet currently outselling its closest competition 4:1. 

Spider-Man star Tom Holland got an unlikely marriage proposal after making little Faye Taylor’s dream come true. The Hollywood actor took a break from filming to give a message to the nine-year-old, who is battling cancer.