Perth and Kinross councillors question Scottish Government survey which suggests people should drink less water

We may have only just entered March, but Spring appears to have sprung for Laura Anderson, as her baby daughter Bonnie looked adorable in an Easter-themed outfit this week. Taking to Instagram, where she boasts 1.5M followers, former Love Island star Laura, 34, shared a video before she and Bonnie headed out for the day, with the latter dressed in an adorable bunny hat with flopped ears, and socks to match.

Jordan Moreau Peter Weber, known as Pilot Pete to Bachelor Nation, became the second person to trade in the “Bachelor” mansion for the Scottish castle of “The Traitors.” Weber joined Season 2 of Peacock’s competition series as a Faithful, someone who is covertly working to sniff out the three Traitors within the cast and banish them out to take home the cash prize. The “Bachelor” leading man follows in the footsteps of Arie Luyendyk Jr., who was a Faithful in Season 1 and nearly made it to the end of the game. Halfway through this season, Weber put a major target on his back by going after the Traitors (“Big Brother” star Dan Gheesling, “Survivor” queen Parvati Shallow and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” icon Phaedra Parks).

People making a new claim for devolved benefits, or those transferring from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) IT system to the Social Security Scotland platform, are being warned not to be caught out by cold-callers, pretending to be official local client support advisers.

A beach on a stunning Scottish island has been named the third best in the world by top travel experts.

Outlander is one of the biggest fan faves on TV right now, and we’re bringing you the official ranking of seasons!

Perth and Kinross Council has voted to freeze council tax in 2024/25.

Ellise Shafer Catherine McCormack has joined Colin Firth in Sky and Peacock’s upcoming limited series “Lockerbie,” about the 1988 flight disaster in which 259 passengers and crew members were killed. The “Slow Horses” actor will play Jane Swire, the wife of Dr. Jim Swire (Firth).

EXCLUSIVE: UK production and distribution outfit Swipe Films has recently completed post-production on under-the-radar feature documentary Quintessentially Irish, which it has sold globally to Vision Films (ex UK & Ire).

Murder Trial will return to BBC Scotland this year and it’s set to focus on two new cases - the deaths of Caroline Glachan and Ean Coutts.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “Outlander” prequel series at Starz has cast four actors as younger versions of key characters from the original show. “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” has added Rory Alexander (“Inland,” “Pistol”), Sam Retford (“Hoard,” “Ackley Bridge”), Séamus McLean Ross (“Rebus,” “Payback”), and Conor MacNeill (“The Tourist,” “Industry”) to its cast. Alexander will play a young Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, originally played by Duncan LaCroix.

Humza Yousaf has defended his Government's record on housing as it prepares to slash spending on building affordable homes.

Scotland’s economy secretary Mairi McAllan is expecting her first baby and has vowed to balance being a mum with her top government job.

Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand, boygenius and Raye all performed at last year’s event. A statement on social media from organisers read: “We’ve decided to take a break with Connect Music Festival in 2024 to take the time to build the next edition of the festival; to make sure it flourishes, evolves, and continues to offer wonderful experiences for fans.”The announcement comes in a year where many other grassroots festival events have also been cancelled by organisers. December saw Herefordshire’s Nozstock Hidden Valley announce that 2024 would be their final incarnation after 26 years due to “soaring costs” and financial risk”, while the fan favourite Shepton Mallet skating and music festival NASS announced that they wouldn’t be putting on an event this summer either as it was “just not economically feasible to continue”.Elsewhere, rising costs also cancelled Dumfries’ Doonhame Festival for 2024, Bluedot announced a year off for the land to “desperately” recover after being struck by heavy rain and cancellations last summer, Nottingham’s Splendour has been canned for this year due to planning delays from a financially-struggling city council, and Barn On The Farm shared that it would be taking a fallow year due to financial constraints.Standon Calling also recently announced its postponement due to a “very challenging climate”.

Stacey Solomon and husband Joe Swash are currently touring around Scotland with their brood in a £60,000 campervan and sharing updates along the way.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston's life might be a million miles away from when he lived in Scotland now that he reside in Las Vegas with wife Tianna Chanel Flynn - but he'll always have a special place in his heart for his hometown of Greenock. "I'm very lucky to have a home in Vegas where my wife is from - but I've still got my place in Greenock," the 39 year old explained to OK! when we caught up with him and best pal Phil MacHugh ahead of their new TV show on BBC, Norwegian Fling. "I actually spend most of my time here.

A damning report has ­highlighted the “catastrophic failure” of the Scottish ­Government to remobilise the NHS after the pandemic.

More than 150,000 naloxone kits have been given out in Scotland to help prevent fatal overdoses from drugs like heroin since 2011. The latest report shows 28,689 kits were handed out in 2022-23.

A local government body has called for councillors to receive a 22 per cent pay rise in a bid to make the job more attractive.

A proposed £50 charge for West Lothian residents to have garden waste collected may not last for long, it has been suggested, amid reports the Scottish Government would force councils to pick up the cost.

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Alan Lawson whose alleged 'kidnap and torture' was shared on social media.