Thomas Taylor was convicted of assaulting a pupil and stamping on another boy's head six months later in South Ayrshire.

Health and Safety Executive publish report into accident during training exercise at Catterick Garrison.

Martin Jackson, 33, was reported to have absconded from HMP Castle Huntly on Wednesday evening.

Almost three years ago, an explosion ripped through Gorse Park in Kincaidston, near Ayr.

Marie McDowall has been displaced from her home for nearly three years following a devastating gas blast.

The programme will tackle prevention and treatment of conditions such as dementia, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash with a silver Skoda Octavia on Saturday afternoon.

Rail services from Ayr will return next week after safety work on a fire-damaged station hotel.