2 h. ago The Spin review – laughter and vinyl in wacky Irish road movie as pals try to save their record store

Bizarre dialogue riffs add flavour to this likable film about two friends on a road trip to track down some super rare recordsHere is a goofy road movie comedy with some cheeky borrowings from Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity; it’s a bit broad, and the ending doesn’t exactly gel, but it’s likable all the same. Dermot (Brenock O’Connor) and Elvis (Owen Colgan) are a couple of guys from Northern Ireland who run a record shop in Omagh, County Tyrone, dealing in old-school vinyl, but they are terrorised by their mean landlord, Sadie (Tara Lynne O’Neill), who owns the lease. They desperately need cash for rent arrears when Dermot discovers online that a farmer in Cork is offering what appear to be hugely valuable records by the blues legend Robert Johnson for just £30 – not realising their real value.Our two amigos go on a desperate southward journey to trick the poor guy with a paltry 30 quid – or the equivalent in euros – and then sell the precious discs on for what they figure will be a mo...

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2 h. ago North Lanarkshire incident: Woman ‘attacked’ by dog on Airdrie street as man arrested

Officers seized the dog, and it was then euthanised.

Events

2 h. ago Actress Jennifer from Motherwell shines at Miss Great Britain final in Leicester

The actress impressed judges and stood out from hundreds of contestants

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3 h. ago MSPs join members of the Larkhall & District Volunteer Group lunch club to mark the start of Community Transport Week

The visit coincided with this year’s theme, “More Than a Minibus”, which highlights how community transport goes beyond simply moving people, it connects communities, supports independence, and promotes social inclusion.

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4 h. ago Racist yob hurled abuse and threats as he walked past Turkish barber shop

Scott Buchanan, who was carrying a knife when he was arrested, told police officers: "They started all this, the Muslims. The thing is I just don't like the Muslims."

Events

7 h. ago Scots workers to 'demand better for our society' as thousands prepare to march in Edinburgh

EXCLUSIVE: Four workers from different industries have told the Record why they will be taking part in the Scotland Demands Better rally in the Capital this weekend.

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11 h. ago ‘I’m 43, blind and stuck living in a lockdown with my parents’

David Brookmyre, who is blind, has waited 18 months for rehabilitation to give him the confidence to go out and about in society

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12 h. ago Walking just 4,000 daily steps once a week cuts risk of early death in older people, study suggests

Researchers say the target significantly reduces risk of dying and lowers likelihood of cardiovascular diseaseOlder people who only walk 4,000 daily steps once a week still reduce their risk of dying early by a quarter, a study suggests.Staying active is known to bring a wide range of health benefits. But many people in their 60s, 70s and beyond may struggle for a variety of reasons to maintain the step count they used to reach. Until now it has been unclear how much people need to do as they age to reap the rewards. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Brother Jenrick whacked Prince Andrew then proposed a burka ban. Polite society will be appalled

To complete his day, he attended a Commons debate on the Sentencing Bill in which his sidekick Kieran Mullan complained about Labour ditching plans to castrate pederasts.

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14 h. ago Lanarkshire Philatelic Society members taken on visual Paddle Steamer journey to Inverness

Member Alan Rushworth put the spotlight on many wonderful historic postcards.

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15 h. ago South Lanarkshire to feature in major drive to inspire autumn and winter travel

Crossbasket Castle Hotel & Restaurant in Blantyre is one of the locations being featured in the activity.

Transport

15 h. ago Patients face two year waits in NHS Lanarkshire than all of England combined

Labour's Joe Fagan said this week NHS England is "effectively eradicating" two year waits following targeted new investment by the Labour Government.

Science

16 h. ago NHS Lanarkshire opens hospital garden to support children and young people’s mental health

The health board’s Green Health Partnership (GHP) has teamed up with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) to create the relaxing garden.

Society

17 h. ago Larkhall community survey results to be shared at local conference

Residents and local organisations are being invited to attend the event at Larkhall Academy on November 22

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18 h. ago Chinook crash relatives hand letter to No 10 warning of ‘institutional silence’

Twenty-five intelligence experts and four special forces crew were killed when the helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994.

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19 h. ago Police who spotted white powder on motorist's face found him to be 16 times over cocaine limit for driving

Colin Edgar, 44, of Coatbridge, was banned from the road when he appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.

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20 h. ago World's fanciest train announces new overnight route to Italy's Amalfi Coast

The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is set to journey all the way from Paris to the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Its inauguration will be on May 4, 2026. The train trundles out of the French capital for an overnight journey to Pompeii

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20 h. ago Boris Johnson says DfE failed to plan for school closures during Covid crisis

Former PM tells inquiry that children ‘were paying a huge, huge price to protect the rest of society’Boris Johnson laid blame on the Department for Education (DfE) over its lack of preparation for school closures at the outbreak of the pandemic, telling the Covid-19 inquiry that he assumed detailed planning was going on behind the scenes.“We were focused on trying to delay the peak of the pandemic and we thought that the closure of schools, if it had to be used at all, would be a measure of last resort,” the former prime minister said. He added: “It was my impression that the work was being done. I certainly, let me put it this way, I certainly assumed that the work was being done.” Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Budding Airdrie stage performer urges fellow young talent to pursue opportunity to star in huge theatre productions

Kirsty Montgomery, 19, plans to return to the Beyond Broadway Experience [BBEXP] for the fifth successive year to continue gaining valuable stage experience

Society

22 h. ago The US refugee program changed my life. Trump’s possible overhaul would be disastrous | Bahati Kanyamanza

I fled war at 14 and decades later became a US citizen. Now I fear racism and exclusion could become official policyLast week, leaked documents from the Trump administration reportedly revealed plans to gut the US refugee program, not only capping refugee resettlement at a record low of 7,500, but also transforming it from a life-saving humanitarian system into one that favors white South Africans and Europeans over the world’s most vulnerable people. As a refugee who found safety and belonging in this country, I broke into a sweat reading the news. Memories of my own journey rushed back, now mixed with a deeper fear that racism and exclusion are not just social undercurrents, but official policy.I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and fled war at 14, spending nearly two decades in a refugee camp in Uganda before finally being resettled in the United States. Here, I reunited with my family, built a new life, and became a citizen. My story is one of patience, resilience an...

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