77 m. ago Man charged after 'pool cue attack' inside pub in Livingston

The incident happened at the town's Tower Bar earlier this month.

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95 m. ago Gangster Ross McGill shares cryptic social media post on mystery location

The kingpin was jailed in the United Arab Emirates and questioned over his links to organised crime.

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2 h. ago Wolf Alice spellbinding as they deliver intoxicating Manchester performance at AO Arena

Seminal British band Wolf Alice kick off their headline tour in celebration of their fourth studio album

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3 h. ago Murderer beat Scot to death and then walked off with his estranged wife

Leon Headey pleaded guilty to the murder at the High Court in Glasgow last month.

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4 h. ago ‘If I was American, I’d be worried about my country’: Margaret Atwood answers questions from Ai Weiwei, Rebecca Solnit and more

Democracy, birds and hangover cures – famous fans put their questions to the visionary authorAfter the ­phenomenal global success, not to mention timeliness, of the TV adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale in 2017, Margaret Atwood has been regarded as “a combination of figurehead, prophet and saint”, the author writes in her new memoir Book of Lives. Over 600 pages this “memoir of sorts” ranges from her childhood growing up in the Canadian backwoods to her grief at the death of her partner of 48 years, the writer Graeme Gibson, in 2019, with many friendships, the occasional spat and more than 50 books (including Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace and the Booker prizewinning The Blind Assassin and The Testaments) in between.The author, who turned 86 last week, always likes to take the long view, often from a couple of centuries’ distance. As Rebecca Solnit notes below, she now has a long view of our times. Age and the freedom of being a writer (as she says, she can’t get sacked) make her fearless in...

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5 h. ago Mumford and Sons fans are only now realising how Marcus Mumford met famous wife

Mumford and Sons are set to kick off the UK leg of their tour in November, but fans of the band are only now realising how Marcus Mumford met his famous wife

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6 h. ago Why look under bonnet in Scottish golf is worrying for aspiring tour pros

Golf correspondent Martin Dempster’s long read on why giddy times for Scottish golf is masking a lack of proper investment in the stars of the future

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7 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon cannot see a female political leader at Holyrood 'anytime soon'

Nicola Sturgeon says she looks around the Scottish Parliament and cannot see another female party leader appointed ‘any time soon’

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7 h. ago Smoke rising from Scottish Police College is just the latest sign of SNP mismanagement

The SNP’s cries of ‘blame Westminster’ ring hollow when Labour is providing record sums of money to the Scottish Government

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7 h. ago Pressure mounts for Government inquiry into 'internal civil war' at crisis

Tory MSP Stephen Kerr is calling for Holyrood culture committee to push the Scottish Government for an inquiry into Historic Environment Scotland

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7 h. ago Rookie Rohl sees Rangers comment dissected by Jury as verdict delivered on Wilfried Nancy introduction

The Record Sport team debate all the big issues ahead of another big week in Scottish football

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7 h. ago The Scottish 'walkers paradise' that was named best winter hike for mind and body

The perfect place to clear your head this festive season.

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8 h. ago John Swinney promises SNP will do "everything in our power" to protect kids from epidemic of youth suicide

The First Minister has made the pledge as he backs the Record's Save Young Lives campaign, which was set up in response to a mental health crisis among kids.

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8 h. ago Bizarre footage catches greedy thug swiping £300 in meat from Glasgow bar

The meat thief crept into the empty bar and grabbed boxes of freshly delivered stock before heading swiftly for the door.

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8 h. ago Dog left fighting for life after being bitten by snake on West Highland Way

Three-year-old Nala's owner was on holiday in Mallorca when she learned her dog had been bitten.

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8 h. ago One of Scotland’s fastest girls says closure of sports school will crush dreams of future stars

Fourteen-year-old Olivia Fisher - the fastest Scots girl in her age group - is facing uncertainty over plans to shut prestigious Glasgow School of Sport.

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8 h. ago John Swinney’s backing for Daily Record’s Save Young Lives campaign is a game changer

The First Minister has promised to do "all in his power" to help the Save Young Lives campaign, which we launched earlier this month.

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9 h. ago The origins of St Andrews Day and why it is Scotland's national holiday

People across the world will be celebrating their Scottish heritage this weekend.

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11 h. ago Monty Don makes career announcement in move away from Gardeners' World

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don reveals he's publishing a book celebrating British gardens and embarking on a UK tour next spring

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13 h. ago Flynn warns foundations of UK ‘can’t and won’t be fixed’ as SNP eyes indyref2

The SNP Westminster leader has urged Scots to back his party at next year’s election.

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