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kids’ hearts”.Nursery staff, parents, and councillors in Renfrew have hit out at yobs who are understood to have deliberately set a bin on fire right next to the wooden castle in Robertson Park play area, which has been open throughout lockdown.The blaze has badly damaged the unique structure - part of a £1million upgrade to the park in 2017 - which has now been fenced off to youngsters.Police have said they will be carrying out extra patrols in the park in the coming days.Gemma Williams,

teenagers have appeared in court charged with trying to kill another youth in a Scots city. The 15 and 16-year-old are alleged to have repeatedly stabbed their alleged victim, 15, in Glasgow on Friday, February 26.

exclusive poll published by the Record predicts the SNP will win 67 seats at May's election - just two more than is needed for an overall majority.But the rise in support for the Greens - who also back calls for an IndyRef2 - mean Unionist parties could be heavily outnumbered in the Scottish Parliament at a time when the constitutional question is dominating politics. According to the Survation poll of 1000 Scots, the SNP would have 67 MSPs, a gain of four on the 2016 election.

link!After learning that S Collins & Son had followed up its previous Scottish Butcher’s shop of the year coups in 2012 and 2017, senior partner of the Lindsaybeg Road shop, and third generation butcher, Stewart Collins said: “For an independent family-run butcher to win the high profile honour not once but three times is absolutely amazing, and a true testament to our craft skills, quality products and service.“I dedicate it to the entire 45-strong team, experienced and dedicated butchers and

“We’re delighted now to be launching Scotland’s first Eagle Festival so we can keep building on this support and ensure that we can see even more of this magnificent species across the south of Scotland’s skies for many generations to come.”Caroline Clark, Scottish director for The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said: “The Golden Eagle Festival is going to be an exciting new addition to Scotland’s wildlife calendar.

court in Scotland for representing ­clients without a practising certificate has been struck off.Paul Garrett, 47, is at the centre of an £80,000 fraud probe revealed by the ­Sunday Mail.A client told police the solicitor had tricked him into handing over payments for a non-existent court case.In 2018, Garrett, of ­Finnieston, Glasgow, was fined £1000 at the city’s ­sheriff court for ­representing clients in ­criminal cases after his ­practising ­certificate had expired.He was struck off by the

Scotland's Home of the Year judge and lifestyle blogger has unveiled an incredible before-and-after transformation of her kitchen while renovating her new pad.Kate Spiers, who stars on the BBC property show, posted how she turned the dull laminate cupboards into a sparkling new room with that looks unrecognisable.

coronavirus case number in all local authority areas in Scotland has been published by health officials.Public Health Scotland said that in the week between February 15 and 21, Scotland recorded a total of 5,736 positive cases of Covid-19 - which represents 5.0% of people tested for the virus.Scotland’s seven-day positivity rate per 100,000 population in those seven days stood at 105.0, according to the latest data.Falkirk recorded the highest number of cases per 100,000 population during this

Sir Billy Connolly is set to release a new autobiography this year called 'Windswept and Interesting'.'Windswept and Interesting' will be the comedian's first full-length autobiography, with Scottish national treasure revealing the truth behind his life.While there are already a few books about the star published already, this will be the first written in his own words and is sure to provide many laughs.Billy Connolly said: "It’s the first time I’ve done this.

Scots play park that was targeted by ruthless vandals twice in just 24 hours has told how the culprits' own parents made them apologise.Conifox Adventure Park released CCTV footage of the 13 youths believed to be responsible for causing thousands of pounds worth of damage at the Kirkliston site earlier this week.Within hours of posting the appeal for information, the centre owner said several parents had brought their sons to the park to offer their apologies and to examine the damage.Centre

Lewis Capaldi has been crowned the king of heartbreak after his ballads were found to be the best music to get over a break-up, according to a new study.The Scottish crooner's song, which includes number one hit Someone You Loved, came top place as listening material for new singletons mending broken hearts. The bizarre survey by GoodLuckMate studied thousands of tracks in global Spotify playlists featuring the words “break up” and “heartbreak”.

CCTV footage of youths responsible for causing thousands of pounds worth of damage in just 24 hours.Conifox Adventure Park in Kirkliston was wrecked after twice being invaded by two gangs of young men on February 16 and 17.The culprits were caught on camera during their vandalism spree which saw them spray a marquee with tomato sauce and mayonnaise.A sound system, chandeliers, a toilet block, a bubble machine and fire extinguishers were also destroyed while the gang helped themselves to cans of

Home Bargains store opened its doors this week - complete with a garden centre and a giant alcohol section. The new store opened its doors in Irvine's Riverway Retail Park - just four doors down from its previous home, but three times the size.

schools and early years centres will open to some children will have have been welcomed by millions of parents across Scotland.But while nursery children, those in Primaries 1 to 3 and those at the upper age, S4-6 can return to school, those children in the middle will remain at home, learning remotely.During yesterday's announcement Nicola Sturgeon added that a further return of school pupils would not happen before March 15, 'at the earliest'.She said: "I announced two weeks ago our

Lorraine Kelly has joined the campaign to get Ru Paul's Drag Race UK song with fellow Scot Lawrence Chaney as this year's Eurovision entry.

Paisley spat at an officer after being arrested in Middlesbrough and then went on to head-butt another officer at the police station.The 23-year-old also swore at officers when he asked where he was during the early hours of the morning on September 13, last year.He appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to four offences, including two counts of assaulting an emergency worker by beating, possession of class A drug cocaine and being drunk and disorderly in a

Lawrence Chaney to star in a new advert for Irn Bru after she wowed in an orange outfit resembling our other National Drink on Ru Paul's Drag Race.And even Irn Bru bosses are watching Lawrence's progress with interest after they joked with the Scots talent that she forgot to give them name check in her new number one song.Lawrence looked the business as she paraded around in a magnificent orange lifesaver outfit for Drag Race theme 'Day at the Seaside'She told fans on Twitter: "Safety first

Ayrshire man have appealed for information on his whereabouts as it nears eight weeks since his disappearance. Jackson Mason was last seen between 4pm and 4.30pm on Saturday, December 19 near the Fenwick Hotel in East Ayrshire – close to the M77.

Scotland has the worst broadband speed in the whole of the UK - with 42 places out of the top 50 getting the slowest internet.Official figures show hundreds of thousands of people do not have access to decent connection speeds, with huge differences between regions.Stirling has the slowest internet in the country, with people living in Carron Bridge, Muirmill and Easter Buckieburn seeing average download speeds of just 0.1 Mbit/s.That’s much slower than 3G (around 3 Mbit/s) - and only slightly