Crisis talks between Orange Order and Scottish Justice Secretary after volatile mass gatherings

NHS workers are set to be rewarded with free holidays to Ibiza for their tireless work on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. The Together for Healthcare Heroes initiative is hoping to provide 5,000 European healthcare staff  and their families with holidays across the continent - most of which will be on the Balearic party island.

Scottish independence and its aftermath, an explosive new book has claimed. It has long been suspected that operatives working on behalf of Vladimir Putin 's government helped spread false information across social media around the time of the landmark vote - claims strongly denied by Russia.

Twitter account claiming to be the Scottish Border has Scots in stitches after tweeting about having an existential crisis and asking "am I real or naw?".The account was set up because Boris Johnson and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon clashed after the PM claimed there is no such thing as a border between England and Scotland.

Nicola Sturgeon wants to "build a wall" between Scotland and England, Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed. It follows a comment made by Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday that "there is no border between Scotland and England" - which was mocked by the SNP - after Sturgeon failed to rule out "border checks" on English visitors in order to help save lives during the pandemic.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A retail park in Hamilton was closed off by police last night after a large gathering took place.It is understood that car enthusiasts had met within Hamilton Palace Retail Park at around 8.25pm.A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “We were called at around 8.25pm on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, following the report of a large gathering at Hamilton Palace Retail Park.“Officers attended, advice was given and the retail

covidiots ’ have again flocked to Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park on Thursday -  breaking strict social distancing rules. Dozens of boozy punters took advantage of one of the hottest days of the year to meet up in the city centre greenspace.Photos and videos showed huge groups mixing and drinking together without a care in the world.

Before lockdown business was booming for Livingston-based Mattuga Rum, with an exciting year ahead planned.

social media. James McCaig popped the question to his now fiance, Lisa Muirhead, at Seamill Beach, North Ayrshire on Saturday.

unemployment, Nicola Sturgeon’s chief economic adviser warned today.Benny Higgins set out the scale of the challenge in a report calling for an overhaul of the economy and government powers to get the country back on track.His advisory group told the First Minister lockdown has spawned more inequality by allowing higher earners to work from home while low earning, essential workers “have put their health and that of their families at risk”.Young people have suffered “learning loss”, with the

Ryanair staff sent a grieving widow a holiday voucher for her dead husband - after months of her trying to get a refund.Janis Mckay, from Moodiesburn, North Lanarkshire, was left heartbroken when her husband Marcus, 63, died suddenly from an aneurysm in February - just weeks before they were due to jet off to Malta.Relatives sent a copy of the dad’s death certificate to Ryanair to request a refund for the £355 Edinburgh flights and the family received a response saying they would be

blended learning ” plans. An education policy expert has warned that lockdown combined with part-time schooling will increase inequality between youngsters.

Cops have issued an urgent warning after a rise in illegal mass gatherings organised on social media. It comes after two youngsters were arrested at an East Renfrewshire park on Thursday night (June 18), one in connection with spitting at officers.

pregnant Scots mum who had been craving a Mcdonald's for 10 weeks was left in hysterics after staff got her order ‘hilariously wrong’. Nicola Braynion begged her partner Jamie Logan to take her to the fast food chain for a McChicken sandwich after drive-thrus opened last week.

Health Secretary is to appear before MPs in a session on the Covid-19 outbreak. Jeane Freeman and national clinical director Jason Leitch are expected to face questions on the impact of the virus in care homes from the Scottish Affairs Committee.

coronavirus crisis is a fall in rough sleepers. Edinburgh-based Very Rev Dr Russell Barr said that getting so many people into hotels and hostels showed that homelessness wasn't 'inevitable'.