Comedian Gary Faulds takes on Scottish Border control 'job' using strange techniques to 'weed out the chancers'

coronavirus  cases in Scotland. There were no new Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours - meaning the hospital death toll remains at 2,491.

coronavirus in Scotland registered in the last 24 hours. A total of 10 new cases have been recorded overnight taking the total number of positive tests from the virus to 18,484.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.An Erskine man behind one of Glasgow’s newest distilleries believes lockdown has helped sales of their Spirit of Rebellion rum soar.Jamie Smith helped found Jacobite Spirits late in 2019 with a group of friends from various professional backgrounds.And now the distillery’s 45 Scottish Spiced Rum has taken the country by storm, with lockdown providing them an unexpected boost as customers sought to buy local and bars

closures across Scotland will have to be reversed, a top civil servant has admitted. Some 13 Job Centres across Scotland, including six in Glasgow alone, were closed in 2018 as applications for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit moved online.

Aberdeen have accepted for top scorer Sam Cosgrove. The striker blasted 23 goals in 37 games for Derek McInnes ' men as he cemented his reputation as one of Scotland's deadliest strikers.

speeding against each other at up to 100mph. Cops have launched a probe after the 'erratic' driving was spotted with two high-powered motors racing on the M8 on Saturday.

Craig Ferguson has slashed the price of his Hollywood mansion for the fourth time in a bid to find a buyer. The ex-US chat show host has been trying to flog his sprawling estate in the hills above Los Angeles after moving back to Scotland.

Billy Connolly.The 57-year-old Brazilian says partying with the Big Yin wasn’t always “in the best possible taste”, to borrow the catchphrase used by an Everett character, but was always fun.The busty star, who appeared on DJ and presenter Everett’s prime-time TV show from 1981 to 1988 – usually wearing suspenders and stockings or dressed as a French maid – became close friends with Connolly during filming.Cleo said: “Billy is the loveliest man on the planet and he and Kenny had the jolliest

Johnny Beattie was an outstanding comic performer but more than that, he was a lovely, lovely man. I did several pantomimes with Johnny when he was a Dame and I was daft Wullie.

Veteran theatre star and River City actor Johnny Beattie has passed away at the age of 93.Johnny, who has played Shieldinch’s loveable pensioner Malcolm Henderson since the BBC soap was launched in 2002, left the programme in 2015 after a bout of ill health.The much-loved star is said to have passed away peacefully after a short spell at St Margaret’s Hospice.The former Govan shipyard worker first got into showbiz after joining an amateur dramatic show in 1951.He went on to become a stand-up

herePlanning consent and detailed architectural drawings have been obtained to replace the existing bungalow with a new four-bedroom lodge and one-bedroom warden’s house, along with a boat house and pier.The island is both an Area of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation as well as being part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, and is surrounded by enviable views of mountain ranges.Wildlife lovers could watch nesting ospreys, otters and deer on the

Lanarkshire, have been told the plant will be closing in January next year.Bosses blamed the recent acquisition of Argos by Sainsbury’s and the “challenging retail environment” caused by Covid-19 for the decision.One shellshocked worker said the news had come out of the blue. He told us: “This was the last thing anyone expected and has come as a total shock.“We were recently told we were one of the best performing depots in the UK so how they can make this decision is beyond me.

Loch Lomond has gone on sale – for the price of a one-bedroom flat in London. Uninhabited Inchconnachan is up for grabs for just £500,000.

The Scottish SPCA’s Ayrshire Animal Rescue Centre is back finding animals their forever home after lockdown saw rehoming completely suspended for almost two months.After trialling a limited rehoming service in May, the centre is now rehoming animals using a combination of an online-only application system, carefully controlled appointments and ‘virtual home checks’ where prospective owners and their homes are vetted via Zoom calls.Now the charity have this lovely girl (pictured above) in their