Security guard at notorious Glasgow hotel speaks out after two guests die on same day

Outlander star Caitriona Balfe has launched her own Scottish gin - and it's for a great cause.The Irish actress, who plays lead Claire Randall/Fraser in the show, has created Forget Me Not Gin to support the arts and "acknowledge the positive contribution creative industries make to society".Posting on her official Twitter account, Caitriona wrote: "This is a very special product that has combined my love of collaborating with friends, drinking and finding ways to support our beleaguered

police warning has been issued after a man was attacked by an intruder in the bedroom of his Tillicoultry home. The victim had been asleep at his property in the High Street when he was woken up by a stranger at around 2.20am on Saturday.After being disturbed, the bungling housebreaker assaulted the 44-year-old man before fleeing from the scene on foot.He was wearing dark coloured clothing and was seen carrying a white carrier bag.

Emergency services were called to a canal this morning after a body was found in the water. A member of the public reported a body in the water near Applecross Street in the north area of Glasgow.Police say they are not treating the death as suspicious.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called around 9am on Wednesday, 12 August, to a report of a body in the canal near Applecross Street in Glasgow, which was subsequently recovered.“The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Scottish Government’s dramatic exam results U-turn.Erin Bleakley tearfully told of her joy after Education Secretary John Swinney announced all downgraded results would be reverted back to those predicted by teachers.The 17-year-old organised a rally in George Square last week after the SQA exam board used a system to 'normalise' the results which left thousands of young people with grades lower than those predicted by their teachers.Erin, from Shettleston in Glasgow, had held a banner in George

Police and paramedics raced to the scene in Carntyne after being alerted at 3.40am and the victim was taken to the city’s Royal Infirmary for treatment. Part of Edinburgh Road was cordoned off on Sunday afternoon as forensic officers pored over the area.Pictures from the scene show a forensic officer picking up a piece of bloodstained clothing from the pavement which was covered in patches of blood.Police Scotland are urging anyone with information to come forward.

Steven Gerrard has opened up on the Alfredo Morelos pep talk that led to a rejuvenated display in the 3-0 win over St Mirren this afternoon.The striker opened his league account for the season with two well-taken second half goals against at Ibrox.While much has been made about the Colombian's apparent desire to leave for Ligue 1 side Lille in a multi-million pound move, he showed plenty of application and desire in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon.It was a performance that justified

police has been taunting them on social media – claiming he’s “gone fishing”.Fife Police put out a missing persons alert for Brandon Robb on Thursday and warned the public not to approach him.But the 23-year-old told people sharing the alert on Facebook he wasn’t missing and was in England.He told one poster: “No need to share am fine in Bishop Auckland fishing.”Robb, who comes from Leslie, gained notoriety when he posted pics of himself and his dog hunting deer in the Scottish countryside.He

Glasgow 's west end. The cops had been driving an unmarked police car on Great Western Road at 5:25pm on Wednesday night.

Police Scotland closed the major road in both directions near Glasgow Airport at around 5pm on July 30. The road was shut after cops believe a lorry may have careered into the underside of a bridge at Junction 29a near Bishopton, Renfrewshire.

Covid-19 in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. The cases are linked to the M&D Green pharmacy in John Wood Street, Port Glasgow and an Amazon warehouse in Gourock, Inverclyde.

M8 in both directions. Huge tailbacks formed at rush hour after the incident at Junction 29a near Bishopton, Renfrewshire.Police attended the scene with some drivers taking to Twitter to say they were stuck on the Erskine Bridge.

15-year-old has been charged after a crash between an off-road motorbike and a car in Glasgow. The teenager was riding the bike when it was involved in a collision with a car in the Possilpark area of the city on Tuesday, July 28, evening.The incident happened at the junction of Saracen Street and Keppochhill Road in the north of the city.

prison officer who brutally slashed a man he believed had raped a woman was today jailed for three years and nine months. Gary Grimes, 39, attacked his victim with a Stanley knife-type weapon in a pub in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire in December 2018.

A short film set in a Glasgow supermarket has been selected for this year’s Venice Film Festival.

mental wellbeing.The Big Litter survey asked 731 Daily Record readers to share their thoughts on littering and flytipping in their local area in recent months.It comes after a string of shocking reports of litter louts using the lockdown to turn Scotland's beauty spots in makeshift dumps.A road on the way to Loch Lomond was among those beyond recognition earlier this month after a range large discarded items were left strewn across the tarmac.The survey, which was conducted as part of our Don't

Read More About: A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “A 30-year-old man was subjected to racist abuse from a group of youths and we would ask anyone who was near to the building site or surrounding area at the time to please get in touch with us as we are keen to trace the group.”Express readers with information can contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.