Melness Crofting Estate on northern coast of Sutherland, in Scotland, was selected to be the country's first rocket launch site. But crofters worry for rare eagles and the peat ecosystem.

Lisa Williamson, 28, from Edinburgh, bought the red slinky 'one size fits all' playsuit for £6.98 - but when it arrived, the garment was so tight she was barely able to squeeze into it.

Mark McLean, 33, has spent more than £2,000 amassing food, a first aid kit, basic medications and camping gear. He currently lives in a Glasgow city centre flat but will live off the land when riots start.

Andrew Fairlie, one of Scotland’s most celebrated chefs has died after battling a brain tumour. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2005 and had received chemotherapy.

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, looked elegant in Princess Diana's diamond and sapphire clusters as she joined Prince William in Dundee on Tuesday.

The two men were scaling Ben Hope in Sutherland and sent a distress call. A search and rescue effort was paused overnight but bodies were found at 2am.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The boy denies raping and murdering Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute, as well as child abduction and defeating the ends of justice.

Admiral Lord Alan West, former First Sea Lord, said the Scottish Maritime Museum's plans to introduce 'gender-neutral' terms for its vessels are 'stark staring bonkers'.

Actor Bradley Welsh, 42, was shot and killed on his own doorstep in Edinburgh's affluent West End on Wednesday night in what a source has claimed was a drug-linked assassination.

Lonely Planet's latest book - Ultimate United Kingdom Travelist - ranks the top 500 unmissable experiences and hidden gems across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.

Prince William, Kate Middleton and their children took the 8.45am economy FlyBe flight from Norwich to Aberdeen this morning.

Prince William, Kate Middleton and their children flew back from Aberdeen to Norwich today, again choosing a budget airline.

Boris Johnson has reiterated his opposition to a second vote on Scottish independence during a call with Nicola Sturgeon, despite her saying it is now a 'democratic right'.

The Prime Minister contacted senior Tories to acknowledge the huge challenge to protect the union that they face. The SNP won 48 of the 59 Westminster seats in Scotland.

A total of 15,980 new diabetes patients were diagnosed in Scotland in 2018 - including 205 under the age of 30. Around 88 per cent of the nation's cases are type 2 (file photo)

In a letter to the SNP leader, Boris Johnson insisted he will not authorise another vote north of the border. He later told the Cabinet that he had an 'optimistic vision' for Scotland.

Downing Street today confirmed it is seriously considering plans to build a bridge between Northern Ireland and mainland Great Britain.

Cara, 43, from London, admits that working on a remote petting form in Scotland proved harder than she thought on tonight';s Ben Fogle: Make a New Life in the Country on Channel 5.

Professor June Andrews, a former Scottish government official, admitted the comments sounded 'horrific' but said they gave an honest assessment of the impacts of a Covid-19 pandemic.

Peston, the BBC's Economics Editor in 2014 when Scotland held its referendum, claimed his report on the vote's economic implications was ditched minutes before it was due to be broadcast.

Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern Ireland.

The UK Government's team of top scientists believe there is no way for stylists to cut people's hair without risking spreading the virus.

Barry Smith, 26, helped to stab Reamonn Gormley, 19, in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, in 2011. He said in his Plenty of Fish profile that an ideal first date would involve 'eating **** and kicking a**'.

There may not have been much to smile about in the last few years of her marriage, but it's true to say Bake Off star Paul Hollywood's long-suffering ex Alex most definitely has the last laugh now.

Kevin Lygo, ITV's director of television, has declared enough is enough: 'I'm tired of another show that has B-rate celebrities going to Mykonos to look at their feet.'

ALISON BOSHOFF: Pop star Ellie Goulding will be watched by royalty as she walks down the aisle of York Minister, a £150,000 ring on her finger, and into the arms of Old Etonian Caspar Jopling.

The show is a 'surveillance thriller' where everything - even CCTV footage - can apparently be faked, with the police and intelligence services having astonishing reach.

ALISON BOSHOFF: From the moment he sprung on to the Strictly dancefloor in September to perform a sizzling, hip-swinging samba, Kelvin Fletcher has been the dancer to watch on Saturday nights.

Single at 29, the Harry Potter star Emma Watson now says she's 'self-partnered'- despite a string of eligible boyfriends. So why can't she find the magic?

Robbie Williams left Take That in 1995 but jumped back into making music after a two-year hiatus. The album went platinum eight times in Britain and had more than two million sales.

Tonight Anton has perhaps his best shot at the Glitterball trophy for years, with Emma Barton as his partner. ALISON BOSHOFF trots through the history of Du Beke's Desperate Dance Divas ...

Madonna needed two full trolleys as she and her brood headed to the Maldives - but she's not the only celebrity to spurn packing light, nor the only one whose luggage costs as much as a holiday.

ALISON BOSHOFF: Fern Britton, 62, remains greatly loved as a reassuringly 'safe', mumsy figure. At the centre of her life was her marriage to Phil Vickery. The couple married in High Wycombe in May 2000.

ALISON BOSHOFF: No one should doubt the sincerity of his heartfelt comments about how 'incredible', kind, wonderful and supportive Steph has been. He and Steph met when he was 25.

The ugly story of Johnny Depp versus Amber Heard is far from over. Here, ALISON BOSHOFF examines what revelations are yet to come.

ALISON BOSHOFF: Friends say that Georgina Chapman, 43, 'does not want to be seen as a victim'. That right she reserves for others.

ALISON BOSHOFF: When they got engaged in September, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi released a sweet, starry-eyed statement: 'We can't wait to actually be married.'

ALISON BOSHOFF: Ant McPartlin has opted to dissolve his company Teecourt. Ant, who lives in South West London applied to Companies House last month to have the company struck off.

ALISON BOSHOFF: With Prince Charles not asking for help from the Government's coronavirus furlough scheme - but Victoria Beckham among those taking it - it's sparking furious debate.

Friends say it's just that Simon 'can't bear' the idea of matrimony, monogamy or losing his freedom. This is no secret. But why is the X Factor judge so scared to become Lauren Silverman's husband?

The 28-year-old actress inevitably got slimed while presenting on stage alongside Pharrell Williams.

She's famously known for her vintage-style fashion, her impressive vocal range, and her acting work.

She wore a uniform of unflattering cardigans and vests as a geeky personal assistant on Ugly Betty, but America Ferrera was anything but frumpy at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards on Saturday.

Goldenballs was dripping in golden goo after he was slimed at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday

The 26-year-old was presented with the blimp gong by none other than Disney star Zendaya and Hollywood heavyweight Jamie Foxx.

The 25-year-old's unfortunate, floppy hairstyle managed to make him appear gawky and far less attractive

Others who got the green slime treatment on Saturday included the cast of Modern Family, Emma Stone, Nick Jonas, and more.

The children's sports-star father and fashionista mother stayed at home as Brooklyn acted as babysitter, and they were content to let the boys take all the attention for one night.

Olivia arrived looking loved-up with her boyfriend, the show's host Nick Jonas - at the ceremony well known for covering attendees with green slime.

The staged pastry assault occurred backstage