Border Scottish Borders Council

Shona Heslop wants the Borders to "do it's bit" to help people fleeing Afghanistan. She pointed to the rehoming of Syrian refugees in the area.

A range of south of Scotland organisations are working together on the proposal which would celebrate the area’s heritage, culture and creativity.

Linda McCall has been sentenced at the Sheriff's Court in Edinburgh after being convicted in May of assaulting five children over a 14 month period.