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A Scots man at the centre of a missing person search answered his own police appeal on social media by asking 'can a guy not have time out?'

Tributes have been paid to a "lovely" young biker who was found dead nine hours after police were alerted to a crash via an automated text. Darrel Sturgeon, 21, was discovered by officers off the B741, near Straiton in Ayrshire, at around 7.35am on Thursday.

Franz Ferdinand‘s track ‘Jaqueline’ is running as MP to replace Mhairi Black.Jaqueline Cameron – who is currently the deputy leader of Renfrewshire Council – put her name forward to replace Black and is running to be the SNP candidate in Paisley and Renfrewshire South for the forthcoming General Election.“I was delighted to be approved as a potential candidate and am seeking the honour of representing the area in which I live,” she told The National.“I intend to fight for the needs of our communities, with great local knowledge, experience and a deep passion to address poverty and disadvantage wherever I find it. I respect the decision of Mhairi Black to stand down and share her disgust at how the Tories have ignored the needs of our communities.”No longer working on a desk, but working for her constituents instead.

The Lanarkshire drummer with Scottish indie greats Franz Ferdinand has spoken about her whirlwind year since joining the band.

Police have posted two new CCTV images of a woman who went missing from a Fife town on Friday as officers become increasingly concerned for her welfare. Kathleen Ritchie 35, was last seen around 8:05pm at a Tesco store at the Glenwood Centre in Glenrothes, She left the store then crossed the road at South Parks Road, she has not been seen or heard from since.Described as being around 5ft.

4-1 humbling in the last meeting at Fir Park in February.For the big game, we sought the thoughts of two diehard fans for an insight into how their clubs are shaping up for derby day.Motherwell vlogger Gordon 'Goggsy' Bonnes and co-host of the Only Accies fan podcast, Brandon Coghill, join editor Paul Thomson to discuss the big talking points ahead of the crucial clash.We look at Motherwell's hoodoo over their rivals and ask why they've yet to take a point off their rivals? Will it be fourth time lucky for the Steelmen? Will Accies do enough to stay up in the final few games?We also we discuss new contracts for Accies boss Brian Rice and his management team with the club's future uncertain and our panel give their big match predictions.Clic