Stirling pipers play their part in WW2 battle tribute

Nicola Sturgeon has warned Scots not to drop their guard in the battle against Covid-19 as international examples show the virus has not gone away. Lockdown measures were reimposed in Australia's second biggest city on Tuesday, confining Melbourne residents to their homes unless undertaking essential business for six weeks, as officials scramble to contain a coronavirus outbreak.

“Outlander” star Sam Heughan will be trading in his kilt for a tuxedo if fans have their way.

James Bond, a new poll reveals.A poll conducted by the Radio Times shows the Outlander actor to be fans’ top choice, with a 30 per cent share of the vote.The Scottish actor has beaten Tom Hardy (second place – 14 per cent) and Henry Cavill (third place – 11 per cent) to prime position in a poll undertaken by almost 80,000 fans around the world.RadioTimes‘ Top 10 Choices to be the next James Bond:1. Sam Heughan (30 per cent)2. Tom Hardy (14 per cent)3. Henry Cavill (11 per cent)4. Idris Elba (10

Stirling. A 24-year-old and 23-year-old have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged assault which is said to have happened around 9.30pm on Sunday.

© Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP Actor Henry Cavill poses for photographers upon arrival at the world premiere of The Witcher, at a central London cinema, Monday, Dec 16, 2019.(Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP) "I think a lot of actors were seen in the UK," he told This Morning.

Scottish actor Sam Heughan has been named favourite to take over the role of James Bond.

flute band is preparing a 'closed door' event to celebrate the Battle of the Boyne - despite lockdown restrictions. Cambuslang Britannia Flute Band has issued a statement saying they will be 'travelling a short distance along the M74' to a mystery location in Motherwell for the July 12 event.

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

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Fire crews rescued two people from a top-floor flat blaze this morning.Flames ripped through a three-storey tenement block in Gertrude Place, Barrhead around 7.20am.Firefighters pulled two people from the burning building and passed them to waiting paramedics.

pets are being deliberately poisoned after five died and two went missing in a Scots town.One devastated owner told the Record she has lost three cats in suspicious circumstances within the last three months in Biggar, South Lanarkshire, as animal welfare chiefs confirmed they had launched a probe yesterday.The mum, who does not want to be named, found her pet Milo’s body had been laid on her driveway some time after he had died and no one has ever come forward to explain how the three-year-old

independence has increased to 54 per cent, according to a new poll suggesting a growing trend among Scots. The poll showed a 54-46 vote when people who haven’t made up their mind are removed from the findings.

dead in a Scots play park. 
Emergency services were called to the scene within Penilee Play Park on Barshaw Road, Glasgow, shortly before 10am on Saturday.

volunteers to help provide kids with a summer of fun.The Children and Young People Strategic Forum believes furloughed staff should be enlisted to help provide out of school activities.In an article, Forum Chair Jackie Brock wrote: “We have the people and places in Scotland to make blended learning a reality now – not a slogan for term-time only.”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local

Glasgow girl has finally burned her suicide notes vowing 'I won’t be going anywhere.'Caitlin McClean torched the notes she planned to use as tragic goodbyes after deciding she would never need them.The 21-year-old 'felt a weight off her shoulders' watching her 'negative' past crumble in front of her after struggling with mental health issues.Now she hopes her brave act will inspire others to do the same.Caitlin told the Daily Record: "After them sitting in my bedside drawer for ages, waiting for

Donald Findlay has revealed successfully defending Paul Ferris for murder was his top courtroom moment.The QC represented Ferris when he was accused of killing Arthur Thompson junior in 1992.He was sensationally acquitted of the death and, at the time, it was the longest and most expensive criminal trial in Scottish legal history, costing £4 million and lasting 54 days.Ferris was a teenager when he was recruited as an enforcer for Glasgow's biggest crime clan boss, Arthur Thompson.He had been

Normal People stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to appear at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

missing student who fell into a Scots river after a “tragic accident”. Emergency services were called to the scene amid reports that a 21-year-old man had fallen into the River Forth, near Bridgehaugh Road, Stirling, on June 6.