10+ hour, 16+ min ago  (588+ words) Each of the finalists’ stories will be broadcast on Radio Scotland throughout July and August The BBC Make a Difference Awards in Scotland recognise people who give their time voluntarily to help others and make a difference in their communities....

4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (162+ words) A man has been charged with handling stolen goods after hundreds of items were taken from a museum collection. Items including military badges and pins from the East India Company, and carved Buddha statues, were taken from Bristol Museum's British…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (168+ words) A group of men seen hurling traffic cones and flares at each other before the Steel City derby in Sheffield are being sought by police. Officers in South Yorkshire want to speak to the six men... CCTV released after Steel…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (657+ words) Disruption to public transport in Edinburgh city centre is expected to continue while a probe into a fire at a former department store is carried out. Bus services have been re-routed away from Princes Street to George Street while the…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago  (272+ words) Three summer music festivals on historical country estates have been cancelled at the eleventh hour, with the organiser blaming high costs and low ticket sales. The Heritage Live festivals promised stellar line-ups, including Christina Aguilera, Eric Clapton and Lionel Richie…...

1+ day, 25+ min ago  (1795+ words) Kate O'Connor, Michaela Walsh, Rhys McClenaghan and Daniel Wiffen all return to the Commonwealth Games Sixty-five athletes in total will represent Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July. There will be Northern Ireland athletes in eight of…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (126+ words) Team Wales' Aled Sion Davies admits his main focus will be the F63 Paralympic shot put in Los Angeles in 2028 but that he is determined to win discus gold at the Commonwealth Games, which run from 23 July to 2 August. With no…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (127+ words) BBC Caravan park evacuated as fire breaks out A large fire has broken out at a caravan park with a large plume of smoke visible from around surrounding countryside. Thames Valley Police said the blaze broke out at Oaks Caravan…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (511+ words) Reform UK's Scottish deputy leader has warned protesters to "be very careful" about online disinformation following a series of incidents in Glasgow. Glasgow MSP, Thomas Kerr, told the BBC it was wrong to target individual people and urged communities not…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (311+ words) A trial which involved moving cows to a park to help increase grassland biodiversity has been hailed an early success with plans afoot to repeat it next year. Three adult Hereford cows and one calf were placed in a fenced…...