Everything you need to know as beer gardens reopen in Scotland

die hard.It's also the name of one of the world's favourite Christmas movies, but where did it come from?Interestingly, Edinburgh-born William Inglis is credited as the first person to use it. A Lieutenant-Colonel in the British 57th Regiment of Foot, Inglis shouted to his men "Die hard the 57th, die hard!" at the the Battle of Albuera against Napoleon's French in 1811.

behaviour that you might not have heard of.While our railways may be less busy during the pandemic, they can be chaotic and crowded at peak times.That means there are bylaws in place in a bid to keep things under control and passengers safe.While some rules are just basic common sense, others could have you thrown off a train or even arrested.Here are some of the odd rules in place you must not disobey while travelling on trains in Scotland: It may seem obvious but Scots are not allowed to queue

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.EK, East Kilbride will fully reopen to the public on Monday and we’ve got everything you need to know about the first day back trading.Opening from 8am, Primark will be the first store to welcome customers back into Scotland’s largest indoor shopping centre.That will be followed by Debenhams at 10am, other store reopening available on their websites.

jail today.Aleem Azam, 49,  thought he was in contact with a teenage girl, but in fact he was snared by a police decoy.Azam claimed he wanted to have sex with her and boasted that 'everything still worked' in his body.He was eventually snared with 18 indecent images of children.Azam pleaded guilty to sending sexual communications to the decoy as well as having the indecent images.Azam, of the city's Shawlands, was put on a community payback order with three years supervision by Sheriff Andrew

The Castle Douglas branch of Legion Scotland is working towards re-opening its bar on August 6.And nearby Market Inn is “leaning towards” waiting a bit longer than July 15 to reopen.

East Kilbride's most brutal attacks.

Motherwell has been accused of having the worst beer garden in the country after a makeshift outdoor area was trolled online. Punters took to Twitter to show tables and chairs flung together out the back of the Brass Button pub in the north of the town.

flocked to get in pints for the first time since lockdown.Many had to book tables in advance before heading for a socially distanced ‘swally’ outside.Those who got a pub pew celebrated their new-found freedom by tasting their first draught beers and pub cocktails for the first time in almost four months.At Glasgow’s Brel bar in the city’s West End, owner Oli Norman told The Record: “It’s quite an emotional day.“It’s been a tortuous few months, but to get to this point and for it to be a

pub for the first time as restrictions on beer gardens were eased today. The Scottish Government has given pubs, restaurants and cafes the green light to open their outdoor facilities for service as part of its route map out of lockdown.

Scotland today. Jason Leitch, the national clinical director for the Scottish government, admitted he was worried about the relaxation of rules for drinking and outdoor hospitality from this morning.

pub today as beer gardens open for the first time since lockdown – and punters are praying it doesn’t rain. Drinking in licensed outdoor premises is now permitted in Scotland, provided staff and customers adhere to social distancing and other Covid-19 guidelines.

pub since lockdown began more than three months ago.England is set for a Super Saturday on the US’s Independence Day as pubs open their doors again.And publicans on the English side of the border have revealed up to a third of their bookings are from Scots.Drinkers in Scotland will have to wait until Monday for beer gardens to reopen, or July 15 for pubs to get fully started again.But there are no rules against Scots heading to England for a drink other than the normal zero-tolerance crackdown

The progress made so far allows the planning for a return to school full-time in August.Ms Sturgeon added: “Our success in suppressing virus makes it possible now to plan for full time return.”

lockdown that has left the industry hanging by a thread. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on Wednesday that bars with beer gardens and outdoor restaurants can get back to business from Monday, July 6.The plan is part of the next phase of the route out of lockdown.

Livingston boss Gary Holt says he will have to ease the players back into training when they return on Monday - and likened the lay-off to an entire squad recovering from a long-term injury.The former Scotland international midfielder said: "These are unprecedented times and although all the lads have been on fitness programmes, which is great, it’s not the same as training.“When someone comes back from a long-term injury, you have to take things slowly.

Culzean Country Park in Ayrshire,  Threave Garden in Dumfries & Galloway, and Crathes Castle’s garden and estate in Aberdeenshire will once again be available to the public.Countryside places such as St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve  and  Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve have already been open for local access, in line with Scottish Government guidelines, for a few weeks.Chairman of the NTS Sir Mark Jones said that they've been hard at work preparing the properties, which closed in March