Park yourself right here - bedraggled green oasis set for new children's playground in Paisley

NME on the red carpet of the Mercury Prize last night (Thursday September 9), Mogwai told us about the secret to their song titles and advice to new and emerging artists.

book lovers by revealing it's actually from New Zealand. For decades we have assumed the book was Scottish - a belief so widely held that it has been taught in schools and is even found in the Scottish section in bookstores and online.The book, which was published in 1983, tells the story of dog Hairy and his adventures with his animal pals.

rollercoaster after it had apparently broken down high above the ground. Pictures show a crowd of onlookers watching the dramatic moment at M&D's theme park near Motherwell yesterday as workers scaled the large Mad Mouse ride as a car lies motionless on the track.

dog with potential fight wounds and head trauma has been found in a Scots country park. The lurcher was discovered by a member of the public in Dalkeith Country Park on Saturday, August 28.

River City actor David Paisley has revealed he is leaving Scotland because he no longer feels safe in his home. The 42-year-old has spoken exclusively to the Daily Record after making the shock announcement this week on social media.

repeatedly flashed trains passing a busy park popular with young families. Kurt Wright pulled his pants down and waved at trains as they passed by Rouken Glen Park, in the Glasgow suburb of Giffnock.

Scotland have been put on alert as huge petrol changes are rolled-out tomorrow. The more efficient E10 petrol is replacing the standard, cheaper E5 petrol usually seen at the pumps.

wine merchant is on the hunt for Scots drinkers to take on its first ever prosecco tasting role. In a world first, one lucky successful application will be tasked with sampling, rating and suggesting improvements to a range of prosecco and sparkling wines for House of Townend.

Get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterSharon Graham has been elected the first woman leader of the trade union Unite, ballot results have confirmed.Left winger Graham secured 46,696 votes in the race for general secretary, ahead of favourite Steve Turner on 41,833 votes.Centrist candidate Gerard Coyne, who stood before against retiring leader Len McCluskey, came third with 35,334 votes.Graham, a left winger who backs self-determination for

Maybole. It is understood the man, who had a golden retriever type dog with him, asked the girl to go to his van with him but she managed to run away.

to police. Cops were made aware a large group of around 40 youths had swarmed Rouken Glen Park in East Renfrewshire.

family have suffered racist abuse on a Paisley bus after being targeted by a drunk thug.The incident happened on Thursday at around 6.45pm and lasted around ten minutes.Police are now hunting a white male in his 20s who is described as skinny, tanned, 5’9”, and has short light brown hair.A member of the public reported the vile abuse to police who are now looking to find the family.Officers are also looking for any other witnesses who were on the number 38 bus which left Paisley Town Centre

Billy Connolly will be the recipient of the Edinburgh Television Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award this year.

python after 35 years at M&D's Scotland's Theme Park. Les Bishop, originally from East Kilbride, was visiting the attraction with his family while on holiday when he came face-to-face with the snake he last seen while in the RAF.The former RAF policeman instantly recognised the reptile, named Eric, who was the 14th Squadron's mascot at RAF Bruggen, Germany, where he served back in 1986.

Sam Heughan has unveiled the brand new cover for his second book Clanlands Almanac. Back in June, the Outlander actor and his co-star Graham McTavish announced a follow-up to their incredibly popular Clandlands book and now he has revealed the front cover for the very first time.

William Leiper's murder probe in a Glasgow park.The 31-year-old's burned remains were discovered in Pollok’s Househill Park at around 7.35am on Wednesday, August 4, by a member of the public.A 40-year-old man has now been arrested and charged in connection with the death as investigations continue.

kittens were found in a zipped-up Aldi cool bag and left to die in a vet car park. The trio of nine-week-old cats were discovered abandoned outside St Clair Veterinary Group in Kirkcaldy at 3am on Friday, August 13.