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It comes as the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Wildlife Forum have issued a wildfire warning for central Highlands, southern and eastern Scotland from Wednesday, lasting until next Monday. Temperatures are expected to reach 28C on Wednesday around Fort William, with very dry weather forecast for the …

The briefing issued last week by Amnesty – entitled “A Growing Threat: The Anti-Rights Movement in the UK” – also listed the campaign group For Women Scotland, which brought the legal case that culminated in the UK Supreme Court ruling that “woman” refers to biological sex for the purposes of …

Samantha said she thought further research could be beneficial as long as the community were part of it. “Unfortunately Scottish travellers do have a shorter life expectancy compared to the settled population,” she said. “Prejudice and discrimination is one part of it but health disparities are another, so I’m hoping …

A former teacher accused of historical sex abuse charges in Scotland has had his sentencing for a sex attack in South Africa postponed for a third time. In March, a court found that Iain Wares, 86, indecently assaulted a former pupil at Rondebosch Boys’ Primary School in Cape Town in …

Two people have been arrested and charged after the attempted murder of a man in Paisley. Emergency services were called to the scene after a disturbance broke out on George Street at about 20:00 on Monday. A 53-year-old man was taken to hospital where his condition has been described as …

Kirkcudbright RNLI was also sent to the scene and was able to bring both kayaks to shore before returning to base. HM Coastguard said it had been a “great partnership working together”. They were called out for a second time on the same day at 16:25 to the nearby Mossyard …

A motorbike rider is in serious condition in hospital after being involved in a crash with a car on the A82 near the Falls of Falloch. Emergency services were called to the collision involving a green Mini Cooper and a black Yamaha Tracer near Crianlarich at about 13:25 on Tuesday. …

Rangers have held talks with Leicester City as the Ibrox club look to secure 28-year-old winger Stephy Mavididi. (Mark Hendry on Substack, external) Leicester City are considering a move for Rangers centre-half John Souttar but could face competition from some Championship clubs for the 29-year-old Scotland international. (Sky Sports, external) …

Major incidents were declared in Conwy, north Wales, and in Glossop, Derbyshire, on Sunday, with firefighters still tackling the flames on Tuesday. Wildfires over the weekend also affected Hampshire, Durham, West Sussex, East Sussex, Devon and Somerset. The Scottish fire service’s wildfire tactical adviser, Kevin Dingwall, said that many people …

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland. BBC News

The Bay City Rollers are a Scottish pop rock band known for their worldwide teen idol popularity in the 1970s. They were called the “tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh”, and sold an estimated 120–300 million records worldwide, making them one of the best selling musical acts of all time globally. …

Recently the SNP MSP Jack Middleton – who represents Aberdeen Central – called for both Rosebank and Jackdaw to go ahead, saying “we should be decreasing our reliance on countries in the middle east and from friends of Vladimir Putin”. He’s a former advisor to John Swinney, and though the …

Dundee United’s hopes of progressing from the Scottish League Cup group stage are in the balance after they were stunned by third-tier Montrose. Jim Goodwin’s top-flight side, who needed a stoppage-time penalty to beat Stirling Albion on Saturday, were undone by a first-half goal from Graham Webster at Links Park. …

Townsend will not have Rory Darge or Kyle Steyn for this one, both are injured and will now disappear for some well-earned rest at the end of what must have felt like two seasons rolled into one. The coach has promised changes but past experience will have taught him to …

Unrest between the Celtic support and the club’s hierarchy continues to bubble away, though, with forward Camilo Duran the only incoming signing of their transfer window so far. As well as McGregor, speculation also surrounds the futures of Daizen Maeda, Arne Engels and Reo Hatate. Manager O’Neill was reported, external …

Pollard added: “The threats facing the United Kingdom are real and they are growing. “This government is not waiting – we are acting now to ensure our Royal Navy has the bases and infrastructure it needs to be ready to fight. “This £26bn investment is the largest in our naval …

The university has also said the incident, which happened before the politician’s death was treated as an alleged murder, was under review. Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead at her home in Devon last Thursday, having sustained serious injuries. A white British man, 28, …

Princes Street will remain partially closed during the start of Edinburgh’s festival season following a fire at a former department store. City of Edinburgh Council said work to make the former Debenhams store safe and preserve historic architectural features is expected to take “several weeks”. It means the city’s main …

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