The number of hours of spills into rivers, the sea and lakes around rose by more than two thirds.
The ancient symbol of Scotland's monarchy is one of the star attractions at the Perth Museum.
Donegal's Richard Kerr will compete on an AMD Motorsport Honda Fireblade in the MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Championship this year.
King Charles sends an audio message about caring for others to this year's Maundy Thursday service.
Úna Bowden and daughters Saoirse and Ciara died when their car and a lorry collided in County Mayo.
Aberdeen are close to finding a new manager but an announcement before Saturday is "unlikely", admits chief executive Alan Burrows.
A centralised system burns wood chippings to supply heat and hot water for the housing estate.
Four people are killed when a coach veers to the right on the busy A9 autobahn before falling over.
London Fire Brigade rescuers checked over the swan, which they named Steve, and said it was unhurt.