Record Rundown: Five things you need to know this lunchtime from tragic binman's covid death to boasting killer

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.

Full story and LIVE updates. A mother and daughter have died after a double stabbing in Kilmarnock.

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 Grammy-nominated musician and avant-garde pop music producer Sophie has died. She was just 34 years old.

SOPHIE, a Scottish musician, DJ and record producer, has died at age 34.

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

Nathan Evans, the Scottish postman who became a sensation on TikTok with his sea shanty performances, has signed a record deal with Polydor.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran hospitals has fallen for the first time in five days.But the deadly disease has claimed the lives of a further 12 people from Ayrshire, according to new Scottish Government statistics.Latest figures show 225 people are currently battling the disease in hospitals within the health board region.That's down 12 on the previous days number of 237.

Ayrshire hospitals has hit a record high for the third day in succession.Latest figures show 232 people were in hospital with confirmed coronavirus at midnight – up 11 from yesterday.There are now 14 people with the disease in intensive care, which is a rise of three.A further 95 positive coronavirus cases have been recorded by NHS Ayrshire & Arran taking the pandemic total to 12,236.A further 10 deaths have been recorded in Ayrshire – among 71 nationwide.Scotland's death toll now stands at

Ayrshire hospitals with the coronavirus has hit a new record high today.A total of 221 people were in hospital with confirmed coronavirus at midnight – up four from yesterday which itself was a record high at the time.Figures have been produced by the Scottish Government this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.No new deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours which means Scotland's death toll remains at 5,305.However, data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS)

NHS Ayrshire & Arran patients have died after testing positive for coronavirus, it was revealed today.Public Health Scotland data shows that 31 people have now passed away from COVID-19 in the past seven days.A total of 483 people have died in the region since the pandemic began.The five Ayrshire patients were among 61 Scots to die in the past 24 hours after contracting Covid.The number of patients fighting Covid remains high with 208 in NHS Ayrshire & Arran facilities - down two from

must once again select another candidate to take charge, who must then attempt to win back some of the ground lost to a seemingly unstoppable SNP election-winning machine.