Johnny Beattie was one of the pillars of Scottish entertainment. He, along with fellow Glaswegians Rikki Fulton, Jack Milroy, Jimmy Logan and Stanley Baxter, were the blueprint of post war Scottish comedy.
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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.
A 21-year-old woman’s body was discovered by police and an investigation has been launched. Police have confirmed they do not believe the death is suspicious and that a post-mortem will take place to determine how she died.
Johnny Beattie was one of the pillars of Scottish entertainment. He, along with fellow Glaswegians Rikki Fulton, Jack Milroy, Jimmy Logan and Stanley Baxter, were the blueprint of post war Scottish comedy.
restaurant and pub bills slashed in half when eating out. In a bid to kickstart the struggling hospitality industry, the government announced the new discount scheme to coax families out of lockdown.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak made the announcement during his summer statement on Wednesday and said the "Eat Out to Help Out" scheme would provide 50 per cent off - up to a maximum of £10 per head - meals at participating businesses across the UK. Restaurants, cafes and pubs have been severely affected by the coronavirus lockdown, with many staff placed on the UK Government's Job Retention Scheme.
Scottish independence and its aftermath, an explosive new book has claimed. It has long been suspected that operatives working on behalf of Vladimir Putin 's government helped spread false information across social media around the time of the landmark vote - claims strongly denied by Russia.
tot was left 'traumatised' after his beloved dog almost died in front of him at Loch Doon.Lauchlin Owens, 2, was enjoying a day out at the Ayrshire beauty spot with his parents and the family's Springer Spaniel Clyde.The three year old pooch started to violently jerk and had a seizure after suffering water Intoxication.Mum Joanne Owens, 31, and dad Lewis Owens, 28, from Kilmarnock sprang into action desperately trying to save the pet as Lauchlin watched in horror.Joanne said: “It was very
Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A retail park in Hamilton was closed off by police last night after a large gathering took place.It is understood that car enthusiasts had met within Hamilton Palace Retail Park at around 8.25pm.A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “We were called at around 8.25pm on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, following the report of a large gathering at Hamilton Palace Retail Park.“Officers attended, advice was given and the retail
Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Emergency services have rushed to an ongoing incident in Glasgow.Cops have shutdown Duke Street in the east end of the city.The incident is understood to have taken place outside the Tennent's Wellpark Brewery.It is believed a man has been injured.The road is inaccessible to the public between John Knox Street and Bellgrove Street.Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.More to follow.
Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo have said that reopening cinemas at the moment is a “high-risk situation”.Cinemas around the world have recently begun to reopen a few months after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.Those in England will be allowed to reopen from July 4 provided they are “COVID secure”, while cinemas in Scotland will be allowed to open from July 15.
probe has been launched after a man was found dead in a flat in Lanarkshire.The 24-year-old’s body was discovered in a flat in Crindledyke Crescent, Newmains.The man was found dead around 3.55am on Saturday.
Glasgow. It has been reported that a man was seen lying on the ground on the city's Argyle Street covered in blood.One eyewitness described "lots of screaming" and a man lying on the ground with "blood all over him".Images have also emerged online of police and paramedics tending to the man close to the Premier Inn hotel.Officers have cordoned off James Watt Street at its junction with Argyle Street.The Record has contacted Police Scotland for comment.Five police cars were seen responding to the
student after a body was discovered in the search for him. The family of David Macleod, 18, who was last seen in Aberdeen on Friday, have been told of the find.
frontline workers, who died from coronavirus, by using their loved one's uniforms to create teddy bears.Mary MacInnes from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders makes bespoke bears from scratch.The 22-year-old uses the uniforms of those front line workers whose lives were lost after contracting deadly coronavirus.Normally Mary charges a fee for the bears but has been fashioning the touching toys free of charge for the grieving families of frontline staff.Mary, who hails from Kilmarnock, East
Scottish Lib Dems took money from the UK firm of a lawyer based in a tax haven who was found guilty of professional misconduct, the Record can reveal.Party chiefs were given £16,000 by Inshmore Properties in Glasgow – just two weeks before the company began winding up proceedings.The boss of Inshmore is Isle of Man-based lawyer Paul Gallagher, whose actions were found to have brought his profession into “disrepute” by a Scots tribunal.Nothing suggests the donation breaches Electoral Commission
Police have issued an urgent appeal for help from the public to find a missing Scots teenager. Ross Gourley disappeared on Wednesday (June 17).
Cops investigating the death of an unnamed woman found in a Scots river have identified her family following a six day appeal. Veronica Frincu was tragically pulled from the River Forth near Society Road in South Queensferry on June 13.
car window and stole her nurse - containing the only picture she has of her dead dad.Kayleigh Sim felt sick when she discovered her car had been broken into while she was on a walk at Shewalton nature trail with her one-year-old baby.But the 22-year-old, from Irvine, was devastated to discover 'low life scumbags' had swiped her purse with the only picture she has of her dad who passed away four years ago.The mum is now begging for the thieves to return the picture insisting she would 'do