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The Balloch Castle ash - suvivor of 1996 Oasis concert, disease and multiple storms - is in the running for Tree of the Year. PIC: Woodland Trust

Tree which survived Loch Lomond Oasis concert among 'toughest' in UK

Fin Hay and Jamie Morrison of Lost Orchards Cider at the orchard at Hay Farms in Perthshire.jpg

Scotland could 'rival Somerset for best cider in the world'

I had a sneak preview of 'Scotland's best cheese'

The scene of the crash in Sourton Down, near Okehampton

Three Royal Navy members killed after helicopter crash

Fyne Ales brewery on the banks of Loch Fyne during the annual Fynefest festival of beer and music

‘Best yet’ line-up for Scots festival that's beer lovers' Glastonbury

The UK Government wants a small modular reactor on the Torness site. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Exclusive Scotland 'missing out on 5,000 jobs' due to SNP ban on new nuclear

Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury

Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury: 16 pictures from 2019, 2023 and 2025

Some of the standout performances of Glastonbury 2025.

Glastonbury 2025: 23 amazing pictures of the most talked about acts

'With power comes responsibility': Why BBC must make amends over Glastonbury Scotsman leader comment

It's the final day of Glastonbury.

Who's playing Glastonbury today? Sunday listings and BBC TV schedule

It's day two at Glastonbury.

Who's playing Glastonbury today? Saturday times and BBC TV schedule

The stage is set for Glastonbury.

Glastonbury 2025 Set Times: Confirmed stage times for the main stages

I was dreading replacing my old back boiler but BOXT made it quick and easy

I had my old back boiler replaced by BOXT - here's how it went

Unity Beach in Somerset: Family holiday park shows £15m investment

Watch the first look trailer for new documentary Meet the Rees-Moggs

Wingsuit jumper Tim Howell leaps off Mount Kilimanjaro at 5,450m.

Watch: Wingsuit jumper’s 5,450m leap off Mount Kilimanjaro

Tracey Milton, who owns a rural smallholding near Selkirk, has been ordered to leave by council enforcement officers. Picture: Katielee Arrowsmith/SWNS

'This is my home': Woman with 100 rescue animals ordered off her land

Glenfiddich and the Somerset Cider Brandy company are working together

The surprising Scotch whisky link to Glastonbury

Tom McMeakin and his view from a paraglider of the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival site.

Watch: Aerial footage shows Glastonbury Festival site

The best towns and cities for a Staycation including Liverpool

Cows controlled with GPS tracker which plays music.

Watch: Cows controlled with GPS tracker which plays music

Dua Lipa, Sza and Coldplay will headline Glastonbury 2024. Images: Getty

Glastonbury 2024: Dua Lipa, Sza, and Coldplay set to headline festival

Doug Watson has been appointed Scotland's new head coach after an interim spell in charge. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

Cricket Scotland appoint new head coach ahead of T20 World Cup

A scooter rider was caught over the drink-drive limit on a motorway hard shoulder Picture: Avon and Somerset police

Breaking Watch e-scooter rider being caught over the limit - on motorway

Two young men were surrounded by armed police at a McDonald's drive-through and ordered out of their car at gunpoint. Driver Joel Thorogood, 21, said he was "shocked and scared" as guns were pointed directly at him and his passenger during the incident in Taunton, Somerset, on Monday evening (4 Dec).
Picture: SWNS

Men terrified as armed police surround them at McDonald's over 'gun'

Craig Gillett, 61, as Santa, runs Santa's Grotto Frome alongside his sister Clare Perry, 59, Mrs Claus but is facing eviction over planning permission Picture: Santa's Grotto Frome / SWNS

Santa faces eviction from grotto over planning permission row

Tim Howell, 34, during practice jumps for his wingsuit jump off Everest Picture: Tim Howell / SWNS

Watch wingsuit flyer Tim Howell jump off a mountain

Festivalgoers watch US legend Diana Ross perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury festival near the village of Pilton in Somerset, south-west England, on June 26, 2022.

Glastonbury 2024: Ticket sale date, prices, and how to buy

Stay in quirky BnB made out of a wombat’s burrow for free - how to enter competition

Fancy a night in a wombat’s burrow?

UK town council declares ‘housing crisis’ as average rental rates soar to £1,500 a month

Town council’s ‘housing crisis’ as average rent hits £1,500 a month

By-elections showed the Tories are toast and the SNP will be next Jackie Baillie

Newly elected Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Dyke with party leader Sir Ed Davey in Frome, Somerset, after winning the Somerton and Frome by-election (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA)

Lib Dems' massive by-election win over Tories cannot be dismissed as a 'one-off'

By-elections produce warnings for both Tories and Labour Brian Wilson

Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata have announced their investment in a new UK gigafactory. Image: Getty

Who owns Jaguar Land Rover and what is a gigafactory?

Neil and Lisa Fletcher at home in Watchet, Somerset.

Couple who ‘live in 1930s’ bemoan increase in cost of vintage clothes

A Glastonbury crew member in his 40s was found dead in his tent on Tuesday.

Glastonbury: Second death at festival after crew member found dead

Glastonbury’s iconic Pyramid Stage

Breaking Glastonbury 2023: Man dies at music festival

Glastonbury’s iconic Pyramid Stage

Here’s how to watch Glastonbury Festival on TV this year

The moment a driver put their Need for Speed to the test as they drift around a busy roundabout.

Shocking video show moment BMW ‘drifts’ around busy roundabout

Editorial image.

‘Gimp man’ arrested after ‘crawling’ on ground in quiet village

Rachel Scott Couture window

Fashion designer Alice Temperley on her first proper visit to Scotland

Author JK Rowling with pupils from Millfield Preparatory School in 1999

Librarian discovers forgotten Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling

A general view of the waterfront in Kirkwall on September 6, 2021

UK’s Top 10 most welcoming places - does your town make the list?

“Reckless” motorist clocked doing 128mph on an icy duel carriageway

Double decker bus overturns and leads to ‘high number’ of injuries

The scene on the A39 Quantock Road in Bridgwater after a double-decker bus overturned in a crash involving a motorcycle. Picture date: Tuesday January 17, 2023.

Double-decker bus carrying 70 people overturns on A39

Shane Burger will leave his position as Scotland head coach and head to Somerset.

Scotland search for new cricket head coach as Burger departs for Somerset

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries