Police issue warning to dog owners after puppy is shot dead by farmer A farmer shot and killed a family’s puppy after it entered a sheep field in Fife – and now police are urging dog owners to make sure their pets are on a lead when walking near livestock. The one-year-old Spaniel died after being shot twice during the incident on a farm in Ballingry, Fife. Here is what they police have said in full. Conservatives on course to crash into third place at Scottish elections The Scottish Conservatives could lose their position as the second largest party at Holyrood as the SNP secures an outright majority of seats, a bombshell new poll suggests. The Survation study of 2,000 adults, commissioned by The Courier, also found that a majority of Scots would only vote for independence if membership of the EU was guaranteed. Read the full story here. Thanks for reading, more headlines below. Graham Falk | 
