Scots urged to 'Clap for Carers' to mark 72nd anniversary of NHS

casinos by announcing a date for their reopening after lockdown. The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) made the plea, saying businesses need clarity.

Edinburgh have pleaded for NHS workers to stop asking for discounts as they say they cannot afford it. Shop owners claim have been asked hundreds of times for discounts on food bills and purchases by staff from NHS Scotland throughout the coronavirus lockdown.

stargazers took to the skies as word spread of the International Space Station passing over the country last night. Legendary British astronaut Tim Peake urged people in Scotland to keep an eye out on the high-flying laboratory at around 11.16pm on Tuesday evening.

He slipped while trying to hold onto the bike he was pushing along the narrow coastal path near Buchan Ness Lighthouse, Boddam, Aberdeenshire, last Wednesday on 15 July. Grateful parents Ashleigh and Steven have thanked the coastguard team and helicopter crew who rescued him.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.MONKLANDS drive-thru customers are being urged to take their rubbish home to prevent lockdown litter.Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has joined forces with fast-food chain McDonald’s and Costa Coffee to encourage customers to put their takeaway litter in the bin, or take it home with them.In a bid to tackle litter waste, more than 100 McDonald’s and Costa drive-thru restaurants in Scotland will display

quarantining visitors.Beth MacLeod, who runs the Knockderry Country House Hotel in Argyll, said she has received three calls a day from people worried about whether they can come to Scotland.In a message to Nicola Sturgeon, who has not closed the door on a cross-border quarantine, Beth said: “I would like her to make it clear that English visitors are welcome in Scotland.”It comes after Marc Crothall, chief executive of the Scottish Tourism Alliance, said that some customers from south of the

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded no new deaths from coronavirus for the seventh day in a row, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.The latest figures were revealed as the country took a key step out of lockdown today, with pubs and restaurants opening indoors for the first time.Attractions such as cinemas and museums have also been reopening, while long queues have been waiting at the country's barber

Nicola Sturgeon said the opening of pubs indoors was the “highest risk” since exiting lockdown began and encouraged those going to the pub to “do so carefully”.Speaking as Scotland celebrated a sixth day with no deaths from the virus, she said: “I think we all know where alcohol is being taken, sometimes our inhibitions are lower ... we behave in a way we wouldn’t normally do, getting closer to people.

council car park. Mark Ross passed away after being found near Motherwell Civic Centre at around 9.30am on Sunday.

missing Scots mum who vanished in Clackmannanshire. Joanne Walker was last seen leaving her home in Stalker Avenue, Tillicoultry, at around 10pm on Friday.

Sam Cosgrove and is hoping Aberdeen can keep all their top stars this summer.The Dons top scorer Cosgrove knocked back a £2 million move to French side Guingamp last week, even though he was given permission to open talks.Cosgrove has netted an impressive 44 goals in two seasons and McInnes is well aware of the size of the void that would be left if his team had lost that impressive firepower.He is also hopeful his team can keep Scotland star Scott McKenna and young player of the year Lewis

police officer fought for his life as a teen mixed martial artist pinned him down with a potentially lethal chokehold in Dundee.Mirko Novansky pinned the 16 stone officer to the ground by wrapping his legs around his neck and forcing him to gasp for air.Dundee Sheriff Court was told that PC Graeme Hunter - who is several inches taller and five stone heavier than his assailant - had been left traumatised by the near death experience.Fiscal depute Vicki Bell told the court that Novansky ran off

Nicola Sturgeon ' event to mark the First Minister's 50th birthday. Organisers are asking people across the country to join the celebration from their doorsteps at 8pm next Sunday, July 19.

NHS workers are set to be rewarded with free holidays to Ibiza for their tireless work on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. The Together for Healthcare Heroes initiative is hoping to provide 5,000 European healthcare staff  and their families with holidays across the continent - most of which will be on the Balearic party island.

Calvin Harris has been praised for donating £20,000 to Glasgow's Sub Club after they launched a campaign to stop permanent closure. The fund was just £5,000 away from reaching £150,000 when the DJ, who now stays in LA, made the generous donation, taking the fund to £165,000.

golf club. Cops made the grim early morning discovery after being called to a club by Perth's Tay Road, understood to be King James VI golf club, at around 3.40am.

Perth and Kinross Council “a fair deal” to help with a potential £50 million void as a result of the coronavirus.

protestors who urged holidaymakers not to cross the border between Scotland and England. The First Minister said the demonstrators did not speak for her and added that she “emphatically” rejected their message.

theatre industry by the UK government. The promised £1.57 billion of help in a long-awaited rescue package from Boris Johnson has been described as the biggest ever one-off investment in UK culture.