Bus passengers could be banned from playing loud music under proposals to change the law set out by the Tories. Commuters on train journeys could also benefit from tougher enforcement of existing ...

NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2026 Robert Burns Humanitarian Award (RBHA). The award recognises those who dedicate themselves to helping others, particularly in times of crisis. The award is ...

A corgi named Amigo, sporting a factory-themed costume complete with two tiny chimneys and “Fur Factory” lettering, was named ...

Sightings of great white sharks are on the rise in the waters off the north-east coast of the United States – an area where ...

South Ayrshire Council beat its target for participatory budgeting by more than £12 million, according to a new report.

A man who died after suffering serious head injuries in a “workplace accident” at a funfair has been named by police. Emergency services rushed to the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay in ...

This week, we take a look at the seven ghosts haunting Culzean Castle, a spectre-ridden former mental hospital and some spooky events in a famous pub ...

The sisters from war-torn Sudan are the latest known victims of a Mediterranean migration route that has claimed more than 30,000 lives since 2014.

Some of the biggest names in the music world have played in Ayrshire over the years - but has anyone ever topped the legendary Frank Sinatra?

The Home Secretary wants to give a new adjudication panel the power to decide asylum appeals to speed up the process.

The festival began early on Sunday with the J’ouvert celebration where people covered each other in paint, coloured powder and chocolate.

At least one person was killed on Sunday in an explosion at a prominent retail building in central Moscow, emergency services said. The blast happened on the third floor of the Central Children’s ...