MV Hebridean Isles will join the busy service, but redeployments will have a knock-on effect on South Uist.

A 40-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death and the attempted murder of a woman.

The 40-year-old has been charged over the death of a 59-year-old man and attempted murder of a 24-year-old woman.

A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and inquiries are ongoing.

A 45-year-old woman has been charged over an attempted murder in Ardrossan.

A woman was rescued from the Firth of Clyde on Monday night after she fell from a CalMac ferry.

Two fire engines are at the scene of the blaze which took hold inside the terminal building.

The ferry operator warns that sailings from "substandard" Ardrossan may have to switch permanently to Troon.