'Huge' fire rips through Edinburgh flat as emergency crews rush to tackle blaze

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has claimed the “optics” of the chaos surrounding Liz Truss’ Government are “awful”. Ross said the Tory Government would “deal” with bread and butter issues like mortgages, weeks after Truss and her colleagues tanked the UK economy.

Harry Potter stalwart Robbie Coltrane had died. The Scottish star played Hagrid the Half-Giant in the enchanting Wizarding World series. But long before he was working alongside the likes of Alan Rickman and Daniel Radcliffe in the magical series, he was a familiar face in the James Bond franchise.

A Paisley nightclub has raised vital funds for a suicide prevention charity as it remembers a close friend.

Harry Potter stalwart Robbie Coltrane had died. The Scottish star had enchanted childhoods around the world as Hagrid, the half-giant, in the Wizarding World franchise. But long before he was working alongside the likes of Alan Rickman and Daniel Radcliffe, he had been involved in the James Bond franchise.

Hello and welcome to the Daily Record's live blog as fire crews battle a blaze at a building in Glasgow city centre.

A huge fire has broken out at a building in Glasgow as emergency crews battle to control the flames.

Emergency services are tackling a huge fire in Leeds, with bars forced to close as the area is evacuated.

Douglas Ross has been mocked for saying he thinks Liz Truss can win the next General Election despite her disastrous start to her premiership.

Frightening footage has shown both a police vehicle and a car completely smashed up following a chase in Edinburgh city centre this morning.

The 16th Film London Production Finance Market opened Tuesday morning with a keynote talk featuring BFI CEO Ben Roberts who spoke at length about his 10-year funding plan for British cinema and the financial issues hitting the industry, including the recent shuttering of the Edinburgh Film Festival.

Cops have issued an appeal for information about a pensioner who vanished four days ago.

A drunken farmer destroyed 80 metres of hedgerow before smashing into a tree and writing off his £30,000 car on the way home from the pub. Hugh Stewart was found lying unconscious across the passenger seat and failed a roadside breath test after being rescued from the vehicle by firefighters.

Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross has only been in the party's top job for two years but already senior colleagues are plotting to dump him.

Embattled Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross has insisted Holyrood should not be handed any new powers.

A car has erupted in flames on a busy road in Ayrshire. The alarm was raised shortly after 5.30pm on Thursday, September 29 when emergency services were alerted to a blaze having taken hold on the A78 near Troon.

A vehicle has burst into flames on a busy road in Glasgow, sparking an emergency response. The blaze took hold at the junction of London Road and Carmyle Avenue in the east end of the city shortly after 4pm yesterday.

A bus crashed into a car on a busy road in Edinburgh today, sparking an emergency response.

Two planes have collided with one another on a runway at Heathrow Airport.

The Scottish Conservatives have been accused of "hypocrisy" for supporting Liz Truss's tax cuts for the wealthy, despite several MSPs refusing to vote for her as leader. A group of prominent Tories endorsed Rishi Sunak's leadership campaign - which promised a focus on tackling inflation - before quickly embracing the new Prime Minister after the former Chancellor lost earlier this month.

Passengers have been evacuated from Edinburgh Airport after a fire broke out at Hudson Bar and Grill.