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A lifelong Bankfoot resident has reflected on the long history of a local church now demolished over two centuries after it was built - including his father’s role in bringing holy water over from Palestine.

A Bankfoot-born poet with a lifetime’s worth of knowledge of his village is hoping to find a publisher for his new book which reflects on the area back to the Middle Ages.

Threave Rovers Under-15s rounded off their season in style.

A Scots family rocked by a double tragedy say the strain of paying for two funerals so close together is making their grief even harder to deal with.

James Brown‘s family have finally settled a 15 year legal wrangle over the late singer’s estate.It comes after Brown specified in his will in 2000 that he would leave very little to his heirs, other than a $2million (£1.46million) scholarship fund for his grandchildren.But his daughters Deanna Brown-Thomas and Yamma Brown, among others, found a way to inherit potentially millions of dollars, following his death.While the settlement terms have not been made public, several of Brown’s children and grandchildren are likely to split up termination rights on the copyright to Brown’s 900 compositions, reports Billboard.Many of Brown’s songs are due to revert back to the late singer’s control in the coming years under US copyright law which will

A shocking picture shows a toddler forced to live in a cage alongside a 10ft boa constrictor - in a trailer where an arsenal of weapons and drugs were found.