North Uist pair unveil plans to produce whisky with creation of most westerly Scottish distillery at Bonnie Prince Charlie building

school grades system.The Education Secretary argued that the controversial system, which saw the results of pupils downgraded, had seen the attainment gap close.However, his comments were derided by critics on social media.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email

father of a tragic Scots student who died in a car crash has had it returned to him through the power of social media.Twitter user @MarkIs888 found the two-sided piece honouring Ross Sloan outside Screwfix in Pollokshaws and appealed online for anyone to come forward.Stirling University student Ross died in a horror crash on the M80 in August 2017 aged just 21.The death of the popular Newton Mearns man led to an outpouring of tributes.The pendant features a picture of Ross on one side with

Port Glasgow, and an Amazon warehouse in Gourock, Inverclyde.Some of the cases visited the following locations when they may have been infectious to others:- The Botany on Maryhill Road in Glasgow- The Queen of the Loch by Marston's Inn, Balloch- Lomond Woods Holiday Park, Alexandria- Sweeney’s Cruises, BallochHealth and local environmental health staff are working closely with the all the businesses to trace any close contacts of the cases.Appropriate advice is being given to the individuals

coronavirus cases.The warning against non-essential travel also applies to anyone in affected areas, including Manchester, who had plans to visit Scotland.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the restrictions in the most significant step back to lockdown since the height of the pandemic in the UK.Sturgeon said: "I'm grateful to the Prime Minister for the update on the recent developments in the north west of England and all four nations agreed on the importance of sharing localised

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.THE leader of North Lanarkshire Council’s Conservative group has criticised payments of more than £12.2 million made by the authority to departing staff in recent years.Councillor Meghan Gallacher says these figures highlight how council resources have been “stretched to the bone” by Scottish Government cuts to local authorities.The council has made 475 agreements in just the last three years, with the bill totalling

dramatic scenery, Scotland is as famous for its deep and imposing glens as it is for its soaring hills and mountains.Dramatic sweeps of land formed by glaciers during the last ice-age, these valleys offer some of the most incredible places to reconnect with the wild and rugged landscape we call home.Defined as a "steep-walled valley" that is narrower "than a strath" (typically a river valley that is wide and shallow), the glens lend their names to some of Scotland's most recognisable places.Here

Alfredo Morelos on the eve of the new season - because he's still not convinced his former club can trust their striker's discipline.The Ibrox legend believes Steven Gerrard will face a massive quandary if French outfit Lille meet the Rangers board's asking price for the Colombian.McCoist reckons Morelos will score between 25 and 30 goals this term if he stays - but only if he avoids the red cards that have plagued his career in Scotland.And he's not convinced the striker has proved that he has

Covid-19 in schools might not be ready for the full-time return to class on August 11, John Swinney admitted. The Education Secretary said public health officials are working to that timetable "at speed" but he could not give a guarantee to MSPs probing progress today.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire is investigating an outbreak of Covid-19 amongst staff at a virus contact tracing centre in North Lanarkshire.Scotland’s deputy First Minister John Swinney confirmed on Monday morning that six members of staff at the centre operated by Sitel at Maxim Park, Eurocentral near Motherwell have tested positive for the coronavirus with eight now being confirmed by NHS Lanarkshire.Staff working at the centre were

coronavirus are to be manufactured in Scotland. The UK government has struck a partnership with the Valneva company to provide up to 100 million doses of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, to be manufactured at its facilities in Livingston.

Scottish gin distillery is proving a big hit with fans after releasing their own branded face masks - emblazoned with the phrase: "Only removing for gin and sarcasm".

Nicola Sturgeon'sadministration in Scotland after it was revealed that Whitehall will assume control of the state aid regime.

Johnny Beattie was an outstanding comic performer but more than that, he was a lovely, lovely man. I did several pantomimes with Johnny when he was a Dame and I was daft Wullie.

Veteran theatre star and River City actor Johnny Beattie has passed away at the age of 93.Johnny, who has played Shieldinch’s loveable pensioner Malcolm Henderson since the BBC soap was launched in 2002, left the programme in 2015 after a bout of ill health.The much-loved star is said to have passed away peacefully after a short spell at St Margaret’s Hospice.The former Govan shipyard worker first got into showbiz after joining an amateur dramatic show in 1951.He went on to become a stand-up