1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (311+ words) Walkerston House, a 102-year-old building on Irvine Road, was badly affected by a blaze on Tuesday evening, prompting emergency services to close part of the busy A78. North Ayrshire Council confirmed the structure has been left unsafe following the incident. A…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago  (212+ words) FIVE crew members were rescued after a yacht ran aground on a notorious blackspot on the Firth of Clyde. The lifeboat made its way to Brigurd Spit, a shallow area near Hunterston. The passage was challenging due to the weather…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (176+ words) Nine athletes were named in the Team Scotland weightlifting squad for the Commonwealth Games, which run from July 23 to August 2 in Glasgow. The squad gathered at one of Scotland's premier sporting venues before heading to the SEC Armadillo, where the…...

17+ hour, 58+ min ago  (191+ words) Vitor Pereira is set to leave his position as Nottingham Forest boss, the Press Association understands. Pereira signed an 18-month contract at the City Ground in February and guided Forest to Premier League survival and the Europa League semi-final. There…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago  (252+ words) Thomas Tuchel praised England's "shark" Harry Kane for smelling blood like fellow World Cup stars Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland. The game's best players have stepped up in eye-catching fashion during this summer's tournament. France forward Mbappe leads…...

21+ hour, 34+ min ago  (155+ words) Claire Mazzoni is leaving after more than 20 years of service to take up a new role as depute head teacher at St Matthew's High School. Former pupil Gareth Atkinson, who has taught geography at the school since 2006, is also moving…...

21+ hour, 34+ min ago  (477+ words) A PROPOSED hyperscale data centre at Hunterston has sparked fresh calls for a national pause on such developments, as concerns grow over their environmental and community impact. Scottish Greens MSP Cara Mc Kee has urged the Scottish Government to halt…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (338+ words) Emergency services were called to Walkerstone House, on the A78, after the fire broke out at the building at 120-122 Irvine Road. Police Scotland said officers assisted at the scene while Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crews worked to bring the incident…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (190+ words) The alarm was raised at 6. 30pm on Tuesday as heavy smoke was seen billowing from the property. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that there were no casualties, and a total of five fire engines are currently on site, including…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (275+ words) Nigel Farage has declared his largest single payment yet for work outside his role as an MP, after earning "270, 000 for promoting gold bullion. The Reform UK leader declared the payment from Direct Bullion in his latest register of financial interests....