Storm damage closes Ayr’s Citadel Leisure Centre on October 27 as loose copper cladding requires scaffolding; classes and Learn 2 Swim lessons cancelled.

The IMF’s main report expects the US to grow by 2.3% in 2026, the fastest in the G7. This is followed by Germany and the UK both on 1.3%, then Canada on 1.1%, Italy on 0.8%, Japan on 0.7% and France ...

People living in coastal areas have been urged to remain vigilant to flooding as wind warnings for the rest of the country were lifted. Ministers held a meeting of the Scottish Government’s Resilience ...

Ayr Dynamic Maze Park plans approved despite 110 objections, with South Ayrshire Council seeking court permission for the ...

Russia and Ukraine have begun observing a localised ceasefire in a devastated southern Ukrainian city ahead of a planned humanitarian mission that the White House said was brokered by US first lady ...

Henry Nowak’s family “suffered the most unimaginable horror” which has been “exacerbated by their experience of the criminal justice system”, former lord chancellor Alex Chalk said as it was announced ...

Troon RNLI volunteers battled severe weather conditions to help transfer a patient from the Isle of Cumbrae to hospital.

The Foreign Secretary told the Commons that the Government has now raised the issue with the Israeli authorities.

Ayr Sheriff Court charges over alleged assaults and disorder at Troon’s Oxfam shop, a train to Prestwick Airport and the station on September 26.

The continued extreme weather could hamper recovery efforts in some places after Storm Boelo battered the north of the UK.

Russell Brand told police his “very promiscuous” celebrity lifestyle of kissing fans and sleeping with countless women has ...

A sheriff has made recommendations aimed at improving safety for water adventure activities following an inquiry into the ...