How RBS name change to NatWest next week will affect customers and branches

Scottish Gas workers have balloted for industrial action in a row that could lead to hundreds of staff going out on strike in a dispute over conditions.Centrica, which owns the utilities giant, last month said it could fire and rehire its entire UK-wide workforce of 20,000 if they didn’t agree to changes to their contracts.The firm - which has more than 1,000 workers based north of the Border - claimed such a bold move was only an "insurance policy" but issued statutory HR1 and s188 notices

Nicola Sturgeon has warned pubs and restaurants face tougher laws to ensure they collect contact details from all customers in case of a virus outbreak. The First Minister did not rule out bringing in new legislation to beef-up existing rules on how licensed premises in Scotland can operate safely during lockdown.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire expects a number of changes in its winter flu programme due to the coronavirus pandemic.The health board has red flagged its vaccination programme as “very high risk”.The Scottish Government is finalising plans to make the flu jab available to more people this winter, potentially anyone over 50, in preparation for a possible second wave of Covid-19.In official documents, NHS Lanarkshire warns that

pub too often after alarm at a rise in coronavirus cases.                         Around half of the latest positive cases of Covid-19 were among people in their 20s and 30s.                         Today launched the Eat Out to Help Out scheme as thousands of restaurants in Scotland have signed up to provide a 50% discount on food and non-alcoholic drinks.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe public’s help is being sought to help choose the name of the new national facility for young people being built at Ayrshire Central Hospital in Irvine.It is hoped that work will start on the 12-bedded unit for children aged 12 to 17 years with complex difficulties later this year.It will be the first secure adolescent inpatient service for young people in Scotland, and means that children will

Universal Credit is a payment intended to help people out of work or on a low income with living costs. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been unprecedented levels of claims for benefits.

Aberdeen at lunchtime on Saturday. The Ibrox side will wear the new white and navy strip when they visit Pittodrie to kick-off the new Scottish Premiership campaign.

– When will holidaymakers have to self-isolate?The measures will come into effect from midnight tonight, meaning that from Sunday all returning travellers will be have to isolate for 14 days.The quarantine applies to people returning to any of the four nations of the UK – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.– Why is it being brought in now?The Government said the move follows a “significant change” over the last week in both the level and pace of change in confirmed cases of Covid-19

Daily Record crossword. Mum Jennifer Cairns was left “stunned” when she found out the names she gave to the tot had been featured in our Wee Thinker puzzle.

Earlier on in the coronavirus pandemic, motorists were given a little bit of slack when it came to their cars.A six-month exemption on MOTs was granted in March as the UK went into lockdown.But with measures now easing across the UK, the annual motor check for cars, motorcycles and vans will once again be made mandatory in England, Scotland and Wales.Initially, cars with an MOT ending after March 30, 2020 would get an automatic six-month extension.But new changes next week mean this will no

McDonald's has unveiled the full list of restaurant reopening for dine-in in Scotland. The fast food chain will allow customers to sit in and eat their meals for the first time during lockdown following a successful trial.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.MONKLANDS drive-thru customers are being urged to take their rubbish home to prevent lockdown litter.Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has joined forces with fast-food chain McDonald’s and Costa Coffee to encourage customers to put their takeaway litter in the bin, or take it home with them.In a bid to tackle litter waste, more than 100 McDonald’s and Costa drive-thru restaurants in Scotland will display

Glenrothes, on Friday June 5 after concerns were raised for the youngster.The tot - who was just 11-weeks-old at the time - was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children where they were found to be in a ‘critical’ condition.It is understood that the youngster will suffer long-term effects from the injuries sustained as they continue to be treated in hospital.Specialist forensic officers remained at the address in Macedonia for around seven days while a police guard was also put in

Scottish government announced that it was increasing the number of people allowed to gather in groups in its next stage of easing the lockdown.

Scots fast food workers have shared the grim things they've experienced while dealing with rude customers.Hospitality staff were asked to share the most bizarre and frustrating situations they have been in at work in a Twitter thread.From strange requests to horrible punters, some of these confessions will leave you speechless.A social media user, named Kirsten, kicked off the discussion which has since racked up 15,000 comments.She wrote: "If you’re in customer service/ food industry etc.