64 m. ago MSP makes park visit to help highlight Scottish Tourism Month

MSP Evelyn Tweed marked Scottish Tourism Month in March with a visit to a long-established family-run holiday park in her Stirling constituency.

Politics

82 m. ago Big stars and chicken in a basket: 1970s Bo'ness nightclub remembered

Bon'ess Library hosted the event that sparked memories of stars including Tommy Cooper and Shirley Bassey

Politics

93 m. ago Adolescence star Owen Cooper reveals he faced 'bother' upon returning to school

The teenage actor is the face of Netflix's biggest show of the year

Culture

2 h. ago Starmer to hold talks with other global leaders to discuss response to Trump tariffs, says No 10 – UK politics live

UK prime minister to speak to international leaders this weekend to ‘maintain stability and strengthen our partnerships abroad’Trump claims Starmer ‘very happy’ about tariffsDowning Street has refused to confirm President Trump’s claim that Keir Starmer was “very happy” about the treatment the UK is getting under the new US global tariff regime. (See 9.32am.) Asked about the president’s words at the morning lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson said that the government had already set out its position yesterday and that it was “disappointed” by the US tariff policy.Livia Tossici-Bolt has been sentenced at Poole magistrates’ court to a conditional discharge for two years for two charges of breaching a “buffer zone” outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth, PA Media reports. See 11.22am. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Joanne Sharkey: Suspended sentence for mother who killed baby after judge says 'case calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey was only arrested 25 years after the killing and admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility

Events

3 h. ago Belize's Great Blue Hole hides a 'concerning secret', scientists say after drilling to the bottom of the mysterious 410ft cave

Belize's Great Blue Hole is one of Earth's most mysterious features. Now, scientists have discovered the natural oddity provides evidence of a concerning trend.

Science

3 h. ago Tommy Robinson to appeal against sentence for contempt of court

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 18 months last October after admitting 10 breaches of a High Court order.

Events

3 h. ago We live in England's saddest town: Government injection of £200million is TOO LATE and we are destined to be forgotten folk living in a hell hole

Once Barrow-in-Furness was a booming centre for shipbuilding and steelmaking, launching vessels that were the pride of the Royal Navy. Now it has a deserted high street full of boarded up shops.

Economics

3 h. ago ‘This case calls for compassion’ – Suspended sentence for mother who killed baby

Joanne Sharkey was only arrested 25 years after the killing and admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.

Events

3 h. ago Joanne Sharkey who suffocated newborn baby Callum to death in 1998 before dumping his body in woodland avoids prison after judge says her case 'calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey, 55, had pleaded guilty in March at Liverpool Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.

Events

3 h. ago Firefighters bring Stirling wildfire that burned for more than 24 hours under control

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service extinguished a wildfire on land near Port of Menteith, Stirling.

Events

4 h. ago Bombshell proved Joanne Sharkey killed her baby after being 'haunted' for 25 years

Joanne Sharkey, who was today handed a two-and-a-half-year suspended prison sentence, was found by police a quarter of a century after killing her newborn baby, thanks to breakthrough evidence

Events

4 h. ago Mum breaks down in tears as she is spared jail for killing her newborn baby

Joanne Sharkey has been handed a suspended prison sentence

Events

4 h. ago Mother who suffocated her baby and left his body in woodland in secret kept for 25 years avoids jail

Joanne Sharkey pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility over death of newborn Callum in 1998

Events

4 h. ago Mother of baby Callum who killed newborn in 1998 before dumping his body in woodland avoids prison after judge says her case 'calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey, 55, had pleaded guilty in March at Liverpool Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.

Events

5 h. ago Road safety concerns over Teith Bridge prompt Stirling MP's call for action

The busy bridge connecting Deanston and Doune is the only route for pedestrians and cyclists to make their way between the villages - often into the face of busy traffic.

Politics

6 h. ago Joanne Sharkey sentencing LIVE as mum who killed newborn baby learns fate

Joanne Sharkey buried the infant near Gulliver's World in Warrington

Events

6 h. ago WATCH Joanne Sharkey sentencing LIVE as mum who killed newborn baby spared jail

Joanne Sharkey buried the infant near Gulliver's World in Warrington

Events

6 h. ago Teenagers jailed for brutal daylight shotgun and machete attack in Dagenham

All three had their sentences reduced by between a third and half because they were under 18 when they committed the offences

Events

8 h. ago Builder charged woman £17,000 then left massive hole in her house and walked away

Gary Roberts, 60, has been handed a suspended sentence

Economics