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the Reformer the visit was to help the Prime Minister be “accessible” during a national emergency, and during his stop he spoke to troops setting up the centre and volunteers there.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.It’s being described as having a whiff of Oliver Twist, a portion of Peaky Blinders and a bit of Bridgerton, the biggest ever hit on Netflix.And if ‘A True Mismatch’ gets anywhere near the success of any of them, then Paisley will be thrust onto the TV location map.A trailer is now in the can for what the writers and actors hope can become a major television drama series.Paisley is doubling for Victorian

coronavirus pandemic has forced thousands of Scots out of work leading to record redundancy figures and the prospect of more job losses to come when the furlough scheme ends in March. Retail shops, factories and hospitality businesses including bars and restaurants have been hardest hit by the economic downturn caused by the ongoing health crisis.

Perthshire is world famous for its whisky distilleries.

In the space of a few weeks, Nathan Evans has gone from unknown postman to major label-signed chart star. 

coronavirus. A total of 30 pensioners at West Park Care Home in Leslie, near Glenrothes, have tested positive for the virus after a major outbreak was identified.

link!She said: “I recently got a bit of a confidence boost when my modern studies teacher in St John Ogilvie High School found me on Twitter and said she was so proud of everything I’d achieved and said ‘you were a superstar in my class and you’re a superstar now’ and I think no matter how old you are, you still want to get that.“I left high school at 16 and was the first in my family to go to university and it was a young age to be there and that meant a lot to me.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer is back for 2021 – and this year’s edition sees an all-star line-up of celebrities. Among the 20 stars hoping to impress with their baking skills are Scottish actor James McAvoy, Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall and comedian John Bishop.

coronavirus outbreak has been declared at a Glasgow Costco. Bosses at the wholesalers are currently working with Public Health Scotland following confirmed cases at the busy warehouse in St Rollox Business Park in the Springburn area.It is unclear how many staff are affected at this time.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.GRAHAM Simpson is calling for police officers and teachers to receive Covid-19 vaccinations once current priority groups have been immunised.The Central Scotland MSP has highlighted how Scottish ministers adhere to priority groups based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).Frontline health and social care workers, elderly care homes resident and their carers, and people

coronavirus outbreak with at least six drivers testing positive. Around 24 people have been told to self-isolate after at least six contract delivery drivers tested positive at Bathgate’s Amazon warehouse in West Lothian.

Tom Arthur was branded a "Quisling", a "careerist" and an "arrogant trougher" after he objected to plans for a demonstration outside the UK Government's new office building in Edinburgh.But the MSP for Renfrewshire South told the Record he would not be stopped from speaking his mind.All Under One Banner - a non-party movement known for organising pro-independence marches - announced last week it would hold a protest outside the Scotland Office in the Capital, which it branded

racist who targeted Muslim MSP Humza Yousaf has announced a doomed attempt to stand in the Scottish elections.Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of the far-right British Freedom Party, said she will campaign to win Nicola Sturgeon’s Glasgow Govan seat.In a bizarre announcement, she said: “I am going to be standing in the Scottish elections in May against these SNP commie, Marxists, naughty people.”She will be hoping to attract more votes than the 56 she received in the 2014 Rotherham and Strood

link.The MSP added: “We need to look at what was happening in our country before the pandemic.“We know locally that in Larkhall and Blantyre the SNP council closed council-run care homes. We need more council-run care homes, not fewer of them, so I am committed to publicly-owned national care services to make sure that we put people before profit.“I care about our local area.

indyref2 ballot in a bid to make Scotland the best place in the world for workers.In an interview with the Record, she also blasted “hurtful” sexism inside her own party and blasted claims she lacks the experience for the top job.Lennon, Scottish Labour’s health spokeswoman, is going head-to-head with fellow MSP Anas Sarwar for the Scottish Labour leadership after Richard Leonard resigned.The 40-year-old, who is from Blantyre in Lanarkshire, is known for steering through a pioneering law through

Daily Record interview, Sarwar predicted he can become First Minister in five years. The Glasgow MSP believes securing second place at May’s Holyrood election would be a “staging post” to Labour entering Government in 2026.

coronavirus” by encouraging their staff to broadcast from office studios.Robin Galloway contacted the Record after penning an open letter to Scottish radio.The Pure Radio presenter said yesterday: “It pains me to be that person but I’m unable to keep counsel any longer.“Nearly every radio station in Scotland is promoting the spread of coronavirus by encouraging their staff to attend their studios.

Police Scotland building in Govan have tested positive for coronavirus. Contact tracing is currently being carried out by test and protect at the Helen Street branch in Glasgow, with close contacts already being asked to self-isolate.It is unclear how many members of staff have tested positive for the virus.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie has become the interim leader of Scottish Labour.Richard Leonard stepped down as leader this afternoon saying he felt it was the right decision for himself and the party.The Central Scotland MSP visited the Vale of Leven Hospital in March, just before lockdown where he threw his support behind the GP out-of-hours unit.The following month, Jackie was named new deputy leader of

Glasgow supermarket.Tesco have confirmed that 'a very small number' of workers at the Parkhead Forge Extra store are off work due to the killer bug.The supermarket chain said in a statement that they were following all Scottish Government guidance.It comes after two Tesco stores in Inverness also reported Covid-19 outbreaks among staff.One worker at each of the Extra shops at Inshes and Eastfield Way has tested positive leading to other staff isolating.And last week two workers died after