BREAKING: Busy Wishaw road closed following serious road accident

reopening their doors and welcoming back customers again, several felt the First Minister is moving too slowly when it comes to easing restrictions across the country.Many pubs have been shut since October while non-essential shops were forced to close at Christmas.The Record spoke to several businesses to hear what they had to say about the latest lockdown statement from the SNP leader.Maxine Barrie manages the popular Banana Moon bar on Glasgow's Great Western Road.

Picture Scotland winner this week.Using a long exposure, Lauren Foster snapped a stunning shot taken at Glasgow’s busy Charing Cross junction and taking home this week’s top prize.It captured the bustling throughway perfectly with the trails of vehicle lights buzzing around the iconic streets in the west end of Glasgow.Meanwhile, the beautiful sunsets continued to provide the background for some incredible entries.Ian Barnes used the golden hour to its full effect to capture Cambus, on the River

have been shut since October while many stores were forced to pull down their shutters on Christmas Eve as the country entered another tough period of normal life being suspended.Since then the average number of covid cases being reported each day has plummeted while hospitalisations related to the virus have also been drastically reduced.

Ruth Davidson is urging Scots to vote Tory to deny SNP a majority for Indyref2.The Scottish Tories are planning to deny the SNP a majority at Holyrood to make sure Scotland doesn't leave the UK.Ms Davidson also hit out at the "increasing stench of sleaze and scandal" she claimed was coming from Nicola Sturgeon's party.She insisted that the SNP winning an overall majority's in May's Scottish Parliament election was no longer the "'nailed-on' near-certainty" that polls had once predicted.But to

conference is due to start on Saturday afternoon, running through to Monday. Davidson, who leads the party at Holyrood, is due to give a speech on Saturday afternoon.

car crash on a Scots road.The two car smash took place on the A941 just south of Rothes this afternoon.Emergency services raced to the scene after a Blue Peugeot 208 and a Black Peugeot 2008 collided.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday

hospital treatment.The 35-year-old victim was discovered injured on Thorny Crook Gardens in Dalkeith yesterday.Cops were called to the scene at 2:05pm and arrived forty minutes later.The man was then rushed to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.Police are now trying to piece together the events which led to the attack, which they do not believe occurred at the location he was found in.A Police Scotland statement reads: "Detectives are continuing enquiries after a man was seriously

Starmer described Sarwar as Scottish Labour’s “brilliant new leader” for the May 6 poll.Starmer said: “After everything we’ve been through in the last year, the last thing we need now is more division.“Yet, in Scotland, the SNP have shown they’re too busy fighting among themselves to fight for the Scottish people.

Troon is currently closed off to vehicles due to an ongoing incident.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Police in Paisley are making an urgent appeal to trace a man missing following a road smash last week.David Roach, 32, is believed to have been involved in a road crash on Stanley Road, in the town, at around 9.20am on Saturday, February 27.

crash forced police to shut down a busy Scots road.Emergency crews raced to the smash on the A91 at Stratheden in Fife after the alarm was raised at 5.40pm on Friday.Cops shut off the busy road in both directions for around an hour, with the incident occurring on a fast straight, close to the Quaker Oats factory.The road was eventually cleared by 7.05pm.Images of the crash emerged online with a photo on the Fife Jammers' Facebook page showing officers on the scene.One person was taken to

crash has forced police to shut down a busy Scots road.Mercy crews raced to the smash on the A91 at Stratheden in Fife after the alarm was raised at 5.40pm.Cops remain on the scene of the incident that happened on a fast straight, close to the Quaker Oats factory.The road is currently closed in both directions.Images of the crash emerged online with a photo on the Fife Jammers' Facebook page showing officers on the scene.It is unclear if there are any injuries as a result of the crash.Police

Ayrshire tonight. Pictures of the vehicle ablaze have emerged online, with the car on fire on the A70 between Coalhall and Cumnock.Police are currently on scene stopping traffic from leaving the nearby village of Coylton.Traffic is also being prevented from travelling in the opposite direction.Fire crews are currently en route to the scene.Police Scotland have been contacted for comment.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Police have closed a stretch of busy road after a car ploughed into a fence this morning.Stanely Road at Coresbar Drive in Paisley is shut to motorists as traffic cops collect evidence from the scene of the smash.A dark coloured VW Golf estate appears to have struck a wooden post leaving the front of the car badly damaged.Officers taped off the area and one was spotted placing a dashcam

Perth and Dundee.

Perth.Police were called to the northbound carriageway near Kinfauns at around 3.50pm on Friday after the alarm was raised.It is not currently known whether the person has been injured or taken to hospital.One lane of the busy road remains blocked with heavy queuing traffic reported in the area.Motorists are being urged to expect delays by Traffic Scotland.They tweeted: “A90 RTC. Lane 1 (of 2) remains closed on the A90 N/B at Kinfauns due to an RTC.

Glasgow.The 61-year-old was badly hurt after his white Honda CB650 collided with a grey Ford Kuga on Monday, February 22.Emergency services were called to the scene on Royston Road, near the entrance of the British Car Auctions site, at around 4.15pm.The biker was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but tragically lost his fight for life two days later.The driver of the car was uninjured.Police Scotland confirmed the bike rider’s tragic death and are asking for any witnesses who