Scottish farmer Robert Whittaker said he would like to see a change in the law to give police more powers to support farmers affected by dog attacks

The incident occurred in Brodick on the Isle of Arran prompting police to issues guidance to dog walkers.

There have been four arrests in relation to the Scottish grain merchant Alexander Inglis and Son (AIS) which went into administration in 2021.

Waste pumped into Kinglas Water in Argyll, which serves the iconic Loch Fyne, includes manky brown water and sludge from fish feed.

The Scottish Wild Bird Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Response Plan sets out the multi-agency approach to monitoring and mitigating the spread of the disease

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a north-east skipper who failed to appear at Wick Sheriff Court to answer a charge of poaching.

WHALES and dolphins have been "disturbed" by jet skis and a boat on the Clyde, police say.

Police Scotland and the Scottish SPCA have appealed for information in relation to the discovery of a critically-injured red kite in Dumfries & Galloway.

The shooting of a herring gull is being investigated by police in Buckie.

Barry Nicolle, 67, of near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, will have to complete 216 hours of unpaid work after he admitted lacing duck meat with banned pesticides and leaving it out on his land for scavengers in a bid to protect his own collection of prized waterfowl.

Police are appealing for information after a sheep had to be put down after a dog attack near Forfar.

The Welsh cross lamb at the centre of a bizarre drugs bust in Central Scotland, is now safely returned to its owner.

The call comes as Police Scotland announces a move to tackle crime in rural communities and enhance crime prevention in Angus.

A Holyrood bill to protect farm machinery would give north-east businesses certainty in the “worst” months of May and June, a local MSP has said.

WARNING GRAPHIC PICTURES. Morven Woodcroft said her five-year-old grandson was left extremely frightened by the find while they walked through a forest.