The new Harry Potter coin collection being released by the Royal Mint will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.
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Today's top headlines include: Investigation launched at Glasgow hospital, Scotland's 'danger to life' weather warnings, and Nicola Sturgeon accuses Tories of 'utter ineptitude'.
Here's everything you need to know to keep up to date.
An investigation has been launched after two patients died from heart attacks while waiting to be seen in A&E. The patients were in a queue to be assessed at the Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) Accident & Emergency department.
The deaths occurred despite protocols in place for all arrivals to be triaged - a medical term for establishing the seriousness of a case – within 15 minutes. Health board officials are now looking into ‘pressures’ in patient care during the incidents at the QEUH, Scotland’s flagship £842million hospital which opened in 2015.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned that long waits for treatment have contributed to hundreds of avoidable deaths. Last week, Alex Cole-Hamilton, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, demanded an inquiry into the number of patients who have died due to the ongoing crisis.
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Scotland has been placed under two Met Office weather warnings with the country to be battered by heavy rain and strong winds over the coming days.
The first yellow weather warning concerns a downpour on Tuesday hitting much of the west coast and Highlands. Then on Wednesday, a wind warning covering the entirety of Scotland is in effect from midnight.
With 70 to 80 mph gusts predicted, the Met Office has warned of travel disruption and even a danger to life from flying debris.
The new Harry Potter coin collection being released by the Royal Mint will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.
Remembering a royal icon. Meghan Markle made her first public comments about Queen Elizabeth II‘s death more than one month after the monarch passed away.
Students at St Andrews braved the grey autumn skies of Scotland to celebrate 'Raisin Monday', a tradition in which first year students take part in a mass foam fight. The convention in different forms dates back to the early days of the university, which was founded in 1614. New arrivals would give senior students a pound of raisins to thank them for their help in adapting to university life, in exchange for a receipt written in Latin.
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This is the heart-stopping moment a motorcyclist is caught running a red light and pulling a wheelie on a street in Edinburgh.
Police have launched a manhunt after a prisoner escaped from a Scots hospital 'in handcuffs'.
Hello and welcome to the Daily Record's live blog as fire crews battle a blaze at a building in Glasgow city centre.
Good evening and welcome to Friday's Daily Record headline briefing. The rundown keeps you up to date with the latest news from Scotland and beyond.
Good evening and welcome to Monday's Daily Record headline briefing. The rundown keeps you up to date with the latest news from Scotland and beyond.
The Scottish Government recently announced that from November 14, all children currently in receipt of Scottish Child Payment will have it automatically increased from £20 to £25 per week. Applications for the devolved benefit will also be open to all eligible under-16s from that date - with payments backdated to the point of application.
A royal welcome. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla enjoyed their first joint engagement in Scotland since the official period of mourning Queen Elizabeth II ended.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind for parts of the UK on Wednesday (October 5). All of Scotland, Northern Ireland, most of Wales and northern England will be impacted.
Scotland has been placed under two Met Office weather warnings with the country to be battered by heavy rain and strong winds over the coming days.
A heart-stopping video has shown the moment a reckless driver overtook both a motorhome and a car while approaching a bend on the A82.
The Royal Mint have unveiled the first British coins featuring King Charles III following the Queen’s death.
Scotland's best chippies from across the country have been named at a top awards show. The Food Awards Scotland has picked out this year's winners from four regions around Scotland as well as crowning the overall winner.