Scotland have made five personnel changes and one positional switch for Friday's final tour match against Samoa (09:05 BST).

Scotland will field the two forwards who are to join the British & Irish Lions in Friday’s test against Samoa at Eden Park in Auckland, coach Gregor Townsend said on Wednesday.

Other local restaurants to be named as the best in Scotland include The Dory Bistro in Pittenweem and The Gordon Arms in Selkirk. Rounding out the The Good Food Guide's list are The Whitehouse in Lochaline and Tide and Thyme in Tighnabruaich.

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A man from Australia has been charged with “malicious mischief” for allegedly smashing a glass case holding the Stone of Destiny, an ancient symbol of Scottish nationhood.

The contemporary Celtic music trio Skyrie is starting its U.S. tour along the West Coast with a concert in Poway on July 25.

In the year to May, house prices went up by 3.9 per cent according to the figures. This was up from 3.5 per cent in April. However, some regions continued to outperform, with Scotland and the North East both seeing price rises of 6 per cent-plus. The average UK house price was £269,000 in May, which is £10,000 higher than 12 months ago.

FOR free agent footballers, the summer isn’t so much about taking time to rest and recuperate off the pitch as it is about staying on top of their fitness and desperately trying to find a

New Zealand-born Fergus Burke feels like "it was meant to be" after making his Scotland debut in the southern hemisphere.