Record Rundown: Everything you need to know this lunchtime including Kilmarnock stabbing updates

tried to sell a baby for £1million. Evil Claire Boyle, 34, was convicted of child neglect after the horrific incident at her Ayrshire home where a little boy was trapped in the modified cot.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Ideally, what would be on your Scottish breakfast menu?Square sausage, tattie scones, eggs, black pudding? We asked you what your essentials were when it comes to the ultimate Scottish fry-up.Unsurprisingly, there was a varied selection with some people even including imports like beans and mushrooms.Here are the main items, that most of you agree on when it comes

Get the Ayrshire stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe upcoming Scottish Parliament election is a health and safety risk for East Ayrshire voters and council staff.That is the opinion of Kilmarnock councillor Tom Cook who has raised safety concerns about polls opening in the middle of a pandemic.Plans are underway for the Holyrood election to happen on Thursday, May 6.Conservative councillor Cook along with party colleagues believes the

Scotland you should be aware of, including the upcoming restrictions review and the return of schools.The country's mainland has been in a full lockdown for more than a month now, with non-essential shops and all bars, pubs and cafes shut in a bid to curb soaring cases.However, Nicola Sturgeon is set provide greater clarity on when restrictions might ease this week as the vaccination programme gains pace.Here is everything we know so far about the six important lockdown dates to be aware of:All

face-to-face disability benefit assessments under the new Scottish social security system.The Scottish Government said that decisions on applications for the new Adult Disability Payment, which will replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in 2022, will be made using information from healthcare providers during the application process.And claimants will no longer be asked to carry out tasks to demonstrate how their disability, long-term illness or mental health condition affects them as part

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.As part of the search to find some of Scotland's best songs, we asked you on social media to tell us your favourites.

February is set to be the coldest month on record in Scotland after bookies slashed odds as an amber weather warning for snow is issued.Temperatures could drop to -10C on Monday night in parts of the country as Storm Darcy brings freezing easterly winds which lead to blizzards, snow drifts and treacherous ice.Leading bookmaker Ladbrokes cut the odds on this winter ending as the coldest since records began in the UK to 1/3 as temperatures continue to drop.It comes as an amber weather warning for

Peter Murrell, who is also SNP chief executive, will be quizzed by MSPs who were unhappy about his first evidence session in December.A special Holyrood committee is investigating the Scottish Government’s unlawful probe into sexual misconduct complaints against the former First Minister.Salmond successfully pursued a judicial review over the Government probe and the taxpayer was saddled with a bill of over £500,000.The fiasco also ended the long-standing friendship between Sturgeon and Salmond,

London -- The long forgotten sea shanty has been enjoying a renaissance on social media and is now moving into popular music with two U.K. artists landing record deals, following their online performances.Scottish postman Nathan Evans and Bristol folk band The Longest Johns signed record deals last week, with Evans even securing a No.1 record in the U.K.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Following an article published 8 March 2020 headlined “Anger over Scots bookshops’ link to Nazi hate paper”, Shaun Blythell complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that the newspaper had breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Kilmarnock just minutes after a mum and her daughter were knifed to death in a double slaying has been named locally as Steven Robertson.The 40-year-old passed away after a car crash on the C50, a road between the B7036 and the A76, at around 8.30pm on Thursday.Mercy crews raced to the scene but he was declared a short time later as officers locked down the scene.Specialist forensic teams were today seen scouring the wreckage of the vehicle, which collided with a tree.

horror double stabbing of a mother and daughter in Kilmarnock has paid tribute to her 'angel'.Nicole Anderson, 24, died after she was stabbed on Portland Street just outside her work.The takeaway worker was rushed to Crosshouse Hospital but passed away shortly after.Her mum, Emma Robertson Coupland, an NHS worker, had been attacked in the car park of Crosshouse Hospital minutes before.The 39-year-old died at the scene.Dozens of emergency services had raced to the town centre and Crosshouse

Crosshouse Hospital locked down for over three hours last night. Dozens of emergency services raced to the area which was temporarily locked down by armed officers at around 7.45pm.Emma was attacked in the car park of her work outside Crosshouse Hospital.Mercy crews battled to save her but she was pronounced dead at the scene.Takeaway worker Nicole was stabbed shortly after on Portland Street, around two miles away from the hospital.She was rushed to Crosshouse hospital where she later died.A

Crosshouse Hospital following reports of multiple fatalities. NHS worker Emma Robertson Coupland, 39, and her daughter, Nicole Anderson, 24, died following the incident which saw Crosshouse Hospital locked down for over three hours last night.

@AyrshirePolice do their job by following the advice to stay away from the areas affected."Police are dealing with major incidents at two seprate locations in Kilmarnock this evening.One at Crosshouse and one in the town centre.Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers in Kilmarnock are currently dealing with two serious incidents in the town at this time - one at Crosshouse Hospital and a second in Portland Street.

coronavirus deaths recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon announced there were 978 new cases of Covid-19 reported overnight, taking the total figure to 182,269 since the start of the pandemic.

failed to hit the promised million jags – by more than 400,000.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said in November that one million Scots would be vaccinated by the end of January, but the latest figures show just 575,897 have had their jag – despite almost one million doses being available.Read more.An evil hit and run killer who left Scots schoolgirl Robyn Fryar dying in the road after a late night crash has had his sentence upheld by a panel of judges.Shaun Gatti was driving at speed and on the

the budget for 2021 in the Scottish Parliament, Kate Forbes said the pandemic had “shaken our society and economy to their core”.Here's five things from the SNP minister's speech you need to know.Scotland's tax bands stay the same, though will increase with inflation.The majority of taxpayers in Scotland will pay slightly less income tax than the rest of the UK - although this figure only amounted to around £20 last year.Forbes will freeze the top tax rate at £150,000 and claimed taxes will go