Culture Secretary Mairi McAllan made the comments shortly after BBC announced service cuts which will hit BBC Scotland.

The tragedy unfolded at around 3pm on Tuesday.

Lanarkshire-based firms Resideo and Honeywell both separately announced plans to close and move production to England and the EU.

BBC Scotland is among the services to be cut by the national broadcaster with jobs lost as the corporation faces pressure to make savings of £500m by 2028.

Shetland actress Eubha Akilade and her sister Eilidh were bombarded with hundreds of 'thoroughly disgusting and revolting' emails.

Shetland actress Eubha Akilade and her sister Eilidh were bombarded with hundreds of 'thoroughly disgusting and revolting' emails.

Shona Stevens died in November 1994 after an incident at Bourtreehill Park near her home in Irvine.

Ian Haggis, 80, and a 16-year-old boy died after the Piper Tomahawk they were travelling in crashed near Drymen on Friday.

Drone strikes by Ukraine have hit targets in Russia including oil infrastructure as the war between the two countries continues.

The FV Kilda was reported overdue on Tuesday, October 13 but efforts to trace the vessel and two missing fishermen have so far proved fruitless.

A 17-year-old girl was taken to hospital following the hit and run on Friday October 16.

Richie Roncero is hoping to raise £1 million to fund new bedrooms so more people can benefit from residential rehab.

Daniel Greer was stabbed nine times by Nicholas Henry shortly after he had been released on bail in October 2020.

Homes in South Queensferry and Dunfermline were reportedly targeted during a spate of vandalism attacks by pro-Palestine activists.

The flight declared the emergency squawk code 7700 around 25 minutes after departing Glasgow en route to Southampton.

Renatta Ginns was taunted by vile trolls after his son Jason Anderson, 33, was found dead in the River Ayr at Failford, Mauchline, in February.

Renatta Ginns rallied family and friends of her "murdered" son outside Kilmarnock Police Station on Saturday.

Kristijonas Demcenko, 17, was was last seen in Milngavie on Monday, October 12.

Five people were taken to hospital after a crash between a Seat Leon, an Audi Q5 and a Jaguar F Pace in the Scottish Borders on Friday afternoon.

Ann Marie Harper is Scotland's oldest ever Miss Great Britain contestant but just missed out on one of the top spots at the pageant.