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Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterOne of Scotland’s oldest women has shared the secret to a long and happy life as she turns 108 — hard work and a constant supply of Werther’s Original.Louisa Wilson, from Ayr, was born the year the Titanic sank and has lived through two World Wars, the Spanish Flu outbreak and now coronavirus.The great-grandmother — known as Louie ­ celebrated her birthday on Saturday and toasted the amazing

Ayr, was born the year the Titanic sank and has lived through two World Wars, the Spanish Flu outbreak and now coronavirus.The great-grandmother - known as Louie - celebrated her birthday on Saturday and toasted the amazing milestone at home yesterday with champagne, a card from the Queen and a slice of cake to satisfy her sweet tooth.Her proud family told the Record how she amazes them every day with her determination and independence as she continues to cook, help with chores and look after

racist abuse.Debora Kayembe, 45, has compared the racially motivated attacks she's suffered in the Midlothian town she lives in as 'like Alabama in 1964' - the epicentre of the US Civil Rights movement where black people were subjected to abhorrent racism.Single mum-of-two Debora, who lives in Bonnyrigg with her two teenage children, left her home in the Congo in 2005 after a backlash against her investigative work into a massacre of women and children put her life at risk.  She has forged a

new sighting emerged. Tom Graham, 32, was last seen by a family member in Elderpark Street in Govan, Glasgow, in mid-October 2018, before being reported missing to police on November 26.

a visit to Scotland tomorrow to talk up his dream of a bridge to Northern Ireland. He will also urge Cabinet colleagues to be more "vocal" in Scotland about the UK Government's role in the economic recovery from coronavirus.

raped and assaulted a 15-year-old girl has been detained for more than three years. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday having earlier admitted his brutal crimes.

blaze at an industrial estate in Cupar.Emergency services were called to the scene at the Cupar Trading Estate in Fife at around 10.23am on Tuesday.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they have one appliance already in attendance with a further five on the way.Pictures from the scene show a massive plume of black smoke billowing into the air, which is visible from neighbouring towns.Local residents have also reported hearing "an explosion" coming from the site shortly after the fire

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

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.North Lanarkshire Council insists its 10 year plan to transform town centres is on the right track despite the coronavirus pandemic.The council’s plan called ‘The Place, The Vision,’ aims to boost the local economy by £1 billion, transform towns and communities and help to create 12,000 jobs with private investment.Council leader Jim Logue said: “Before coronavirus, we had one of the fastest growing economies in Scotland

Sturgeon has blasted reported UK Government plans to hold on to a key economic lever after the Brexit transition period.It has been claimed Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not devolve control over ‘state aid’, which allows Governments to subsidise companies.The First Minister tweeted this morning: “This would be a full scale assault on devolution - a blatant move to erode the powers of the Scottish Parliament in key areas.

jail today.Aleem Azam, 49,  thought he was in contact with a teenage girl, but in fact he was snared by a police decoy.Azam claimed he wanted to have sex with her and boasted that 'everything still worked' in his body.He was eventually snared with 18 indecent images of children.Azam pleaded guilty to sending sexual communications to the decoy as well as having the indecent images.Azam, of the city's Shawlands, was put on a community payback order with three years supervision by Sheriff Andrew

school in August after lockdown.The Scottish Government is examining safety options which would keep classes or whole year groups apart.It follows similar proposals unveiled by the UK Government for schools south of the border.Education Secretary John Swinney originally suggested schooling would resume on a part-time basis on August 11th.However, the ‘blended learning’ model, under which kids would be educated at home and in the classroom, was ditched after a parental backlash.Get all the top

“A seven-year-old girl and a 26-year old woman were taken by the Scottish Ambulance Service to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. Sadly the child was pronounced dead a short time later.

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blogger hosted this year's popular BBC property show alongside interior designer Anna Campbell-Jones and architect Michael Angus as they searched the length of breadth of the country to crown the winner. While Kate visited a host of Scotland's most breathtaking properties, her own home is just as beautiful - and she often given fans a glimpse into how she styles it.

The new academic year at Scotland’s Rural College will begin on September 28 with a combination of face-to-face and online teaching.The announcement comes as Scotland enters the first phase of its easing of lockdown restrictions.Applications are open for courses at its six campuses across Scotland including Oatridge at Ecclesmachan, while current students have been given details of when they can expect to return to their studies.To allow high-quality, socially distanced, on-campus delivery of

cleared his name after being accused of battering the notorious playboy son of a government official while working abroad.James Casserly, from Shotts, Lanarkshire, has spent £20,000 on travel and legal costs since a rammy with Malaka Silva and his entourage at a nightclub in Sri Lanka in 2014.The former engineer, 48, was hailed a hero for standing up to Silva, who is famous for his partying and run-ins with the law on the south Asian island.But Silva lodged a counter claim of assault against

Police are investigating the death of a toddler in Falkirk.