An ex-serviceman has raised more than £2,500 for charity after sleeping rough in Newton Stewart ... He was grateful to Craig from the Belted Galloway cafe bringing him a cuppa every morning.

The fire has been burning on Craiglee hill north of Newton Stewart since Thursday afternoon. NatureScot wants extra time to deliver its findings on consultation to give the status to Galloway.

Firefighters were still tackling the blaze in the Galloway Forest Park near Newton Stewart early on Friday evening. One local man told BBC Scotland News that he saw a helicopter dropping water on ...