National care body hits out at North Ayrshire health chiefs over contract switch

Two men have been charged in connection with alleged £2m fraudulent banking schemes in Glasgow and Manchester. The pair, aged 36 and 45, were charged and will appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date.

Steve Clarke won’t throw the baby out with the bathwater after a Dutch drubbing as he looks to earn a first win in seven games when Northern Ireland visit Hampden for a friendly.

It’s Location, Location, Location meets Who Do You Think You Are? over on Channel 4 as its latest show – Key To A Fortune – tracks down the rightful inheritors of grand properties, left to them by distant relatives with no will. Hosted by A Place In The Sun star Jean Johansson, the new series surprises unsuspecting heirs with these ownerless homes, giving them the choice to develop the property themselves – or sell it for a cash windfall.

A company accused of falsifying performance figures looks set to be awarded Scotland’s largest ever public contract.

One of the UK’s largest care home firms has axed three specialist dementia units, leaving families unsure where their loved-ones will be looked after.

A Dumfries-based politician is calling for a cut on the 18 weeks waiting time for young people to receive specialist treatment for mental health services in the region.

It's the first international break of the year as Celtic's domestic season goes on ice until March 31.

A dad-of-three slowly suffocated in front of his wife as medical staff said they could do nothing to ease his suffering.

Young Carers Action Day is the perfect time for young people across Scotland to claim the financial support they are entitled to. Social Security Scotland is encouraging eligible teenagers to apply for the annual Young Carer Grant, which is currently worth £359.65, but is set to increase to £383.75 from April, as part of the annual benefits uprating.

The owners of a Border Collie that was mauled to death by two Staffordshire Bull Terriers have hit out at a ‘lack of action’ by authorities.

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Spring Budget today amid mounting speculation National Insurance will be cut in a boost for workers.

The Traitors star Jasmine Boatswain has said that the “hate” that she has received on social media has left her scared to leave her house.The 26-year-old Londoner made it to the semi-finals of the recent season of the show, but in a new interview with the BBC, she has disclosed that the impact of the negative feedback online left her “really, really low”.“I was exposed to a lot of hate on social media,” she said. “Seeing what people had to say about me definitely did affect how I felt about myself, which I felt was a bit of a shame really, because it was an exciting time.”She went on to explain that after reading comments on social media, she assumed that everyone on the streets who recognised her would “hate” her.“And I didn’t want to leave the house because of that.

An Ayrshire author is releasing her debut novel 'Silenda' - written after her brain tumour diagnosis at the age of 14 when she became aware of her own mortality for the first time.

Plans for a huge new gas plant in Peterhead are unnecessary, will damage climate efforts and lock Scots into higher bills, eco campaigners have warned.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Seriesmakers, a joint initiative of Series Mania, Europe’s biggest TV festival, and European film-TV powerhouse Beta Group, has revealed the 10 top-notch project lineup of the second edition of its novel and high-powered mentoring program for filmmakers making their TV creator debut. This year’s Seriesmakers features in development drama series from Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald (“George Blake”), behind “The Last King Of Scotland,” and from Finnish director Mikko Myllylahti, who burst onto the scene co-writing with Juho Kuosmanen the latter’s “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Makki,” a 2016 Cannes Un Certain Regard winner.

A pensioner has been charged with assault after a woman’s body was found at a house in Ayr.

A woman was found dead in a flat in Edinburgh this morning, leaving the local community shocked.

Rishi Sunak has hinted at further cuts to national insurance in next week's Spring Budget.

The Sands International Film Festival has set third edition lineup and will feature Joe Russo, Avengers composer Alan Silvestri and casting director Debra Zane.

The Body Shop is set to close another 75 stores, including seven in Scotland with the loss of 489 jobs.