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The industry faces a challenge increasing the sales mix of battery electric vehicles amid muted consumer take-up.

Charged up: What needs to be done to get more Scots driving electric cars

Family play on snow covered hill.

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Plans submitted for a McDonald’s on site of former Scottish hotel

Driving in the snow.

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Car drives along snowy road.

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Snow falls in Scotland as Met Office issues further warning.

Watch: Snow falls in Scotland as Met Office issues further warning

Ambulance response times in the Falkirk area have improved from 2022 to 2023 (Picture: John Devlin, National World)

Woman taken to hospital after being hit by van on Boxing Day

Lewis Chapman, 22, who died following a crash, which involved a grey Range Rover. Picture: Police Scotland/PA Wire

'Perfect son': Family pay tribute to 21-year-old killed in crash

A section of the A75, which is undergoing upgrade works

Major road shut after two-vehicle crash

Plans to create a national park in Galloway have proved controversial

New National Park plan poised for referendum amid council concerns

A body has been discovered in Dumfries and Galloway in the search for missing woman Shona Campbell

Body found in search for woman missing after getting stuck in mud

The largest independent Scottish renewables developer has said progress in the sector is being blocked by “years of intergovernmental discord”, with major investment being put at severe risk.

Exclusive Developers accuse MoD 'stalemate' of blocking £9bn wind farm projects

Galloway becoming Scotland's next national park is currently under consultation

Referendum over national park binned as independent review demanded

A golden eagle has been killed by a wind turbine in the south of Scotland

Golden eagle killed by wind turbine strike

Woman dies after crash involving a lorry and car on a Scottish road

Woman dies after crash involving a lorry and car on a Scottish road

The assembled winners from Scotland's Health Awards 2024. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Scotland's Health Awards 2024: The winners in full

Some of the hill range in the Galloway Forest Park

'There's a third option': Alternative boundary drawn for national park

A view of Warblaw Hill from the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve in Dumfries and Galloway

Anger at new forest plan as town 'disappears under carpet of Sitka'

The plans to save historic cottage where Robert Burns wrote Scots song

Denise Brownlee and Liz Hitschmann have been prominent in the campaign against plans for a Galloway National Park

Why the SNP's Green hangover is more than just a headache in Galloway John McLellan

The diversion route in place on the A75

The 'dangerous' 96-mile diversion route for drivers

No Galloway National Park campaign co-founders Denise Brownlee and Liz Hitschmann

Pro new Galloway national park association accused of 'dirty tricks'

One of the cabins being built on the family’s seven acres of land, next to Galloway Forest Park.

From Africa to Scotland's dark skies - meet the family behind new glamping site

The summit of Corn An Tuirc in Glenshee in the Cairngorm National Park.

How much are Scotland's national parks really worth?

A scenic view in Galloway, where the national park would be created. Picture: Getty Images

Poll with stark 73% verdict fuels row over Scotland national park

David Alexander is Chief Executive of DJ Alexander Scotland

Why is the Scottish housing market doing so well?

Guest chefs Tony Singh, left, and Michael Caines, right, with Romano Petrucci from Stranraer Development Trust at last year's festival. PIC: Peter Robinson

How oysters saved Stranraer after the ferries left

A Met Office map of the rainfall pattern as at 6.30pm on Monday

Flood alerts issued as up to 75mm of heavy rain falls in Scotland

Members of the Capella team - (L-R) Ava Bowie, Nicky Mcaleese, Sarah Gemmel, Kirstine Burns, Dr Andrew Eccleston. The team also consists of Claire Henderson, Jill Lindsay, Sarah Murphy and Liz Campbell.

End-of-life support team for children and families nominated for award

A view of a forest in Galloway

Site for Scotland's next national park 'extremely tough' choice

Scottish hospitality businesses adapting so they can rise to market challenges, ...

Analysis 12 seats to watch, from knife-edge battles to potential upsets

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A derelict property in the middle of windfarm alley which appeared to have work being done on it

I walked through a 'wind farm alley' and this is what I found

The village of Garlieston was used for Mulberry Harbour trials ahead of D-Day landings. Photo: Lucinda Cameron/PA Wire

Scottish village's ‘pivotal’ role in secret preparations for D-Day landings

The constituency of Dumfries and Galloway is the target seat for John Cooper, the former special adviser aiming to succeed Scottish secretary Alister Jack (pictured). Picture: Getty Images

John Cooper - the Tory spad and former journalist aiming to succeed Alister Jack

Dairying to be different, they did it their whey

David Muir and Julie Flint-Muir, from Hull, who tied the knot in Gretna Green after being together for 30 years. Picture: Katharine Hay

Enduring allure of marriage at the Scotland-England border

Ad Feature Michelin listed food comes to Robert Burns’ backyard

The man was airlifted to hospital where he later died. PA file

Man dies after crash between two jet-skis off coast of Dumfries and Galloway

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has been subject to a cyber attack. Picture: PA

Large volume of data stolen in cyber attack on NHS health board

In the first ten months of last year the number of cash buyers in the Scottish market rose by 34.8 per cent (Picture: John Devlin)

Cash buyers fuel the housing market paradox - David Alexander

Serial entrepreneur David Prior during a visit to Bladnoch Distillery near Wigtown. Picture: contributed.

Interview: David Prior, owner of historic Scotch whisky distillery Bladnoch

Views of snow capped mountains from Conic Hill in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Parks, one of Scotland's national parks (pic: John Devlin)

Five nominations for Scotland's next national park revealed

The overwhelming policy picture is positive for onshore wind development in Scotland (Picture: John Devlin)

New rules strenghten the case for onshore wind power - Gary McGovern

A view of the Old Lifeboat Station and its outlook

The Solway Firth lifeboat station transformed into a stunning home

There is concern Dumfries and Galloway is often ignored in the land use conversation and therefore large scale restructuring has been easily overlooked (pic: supplied)

Dumfries and Galloway countryside facing 'irreversible damage'

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries