Scottish Government urged to announce casinos reopening date to 'end uncertainty'

A cyclist has been rushed to hospital this morning after being hit by a car on busy Edinburgh road.

Two members of staff at Kirkcudbright Training Centre have scaled new heights for charity.

A billionaire Tory donor has declared Boris Johnson has “passed the point of no return” and suspend his support of the party.

Rangers will be without Ryan Jack when they face Hibs on Wednesday after the midfielder was dealt yet another injury setback.

Jim Goodwin has demanded more respect for St Mirren as he hit out at Shaun Maloney and BBC Sportscene.

Paul Pogba when he was asked what the Frenchman’s three-finger goal celebration against Burnley may have been alluding to. Pogba was making his first Premier League appearance under interim Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick after more than two months of injury.

Caitlyn Jenner has dropped another baby bombshell just days after daughter Kylie Jenner welcomed her second child.Reality star Caitlyn, 72, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday to share the news that she's launched her own racing team to compete in the third series of the W Series.The all-female competition, won last year by Britain's Jamie Chadwick, is set to support eight Formula 1 races in 2022, and former sportscar driver Jenner will run one of the teams.However, quickly turned to the conversation to the news that Kylie, 24, welcomed her 19th grandchild earlier this month.When asked by Susanna Reid if she had met the latest addition to the family, Caitlyn shared: "Yes I have. The family is growing.

Hollyoaks' Cleo McQueen. The actress, 28, joined the Channel 4 soap in 2015 as the younger sister of Porsche and Celine.And since then the character has been involved in some seriously big storylines, tackling major issues like sexual abuse, drug use and an eating disorder.Fans know all the ins and outs of Cleo's life but a lot less is known about actress Nadine's life when she is not on set at the soap.So we have a look at her life off-screen.Nadine knew she wanted to be an actress from early in life and started pursuing it when she was still young.She made her small screen debut in The Royal before racking up more TV credits with parts in shows including Starlings, Doctors, Waterloo Road and Still Open All Hours, which she starred in for two years.But her big break really came when she was cast as Cleo seven years ago.

Olympic Games.Mae was seen as one of Britain’s most impressive musical stars, and her talent now doubt reaped reward, with the Sunday Times rich list estimating her fortune to be around £32 million in 2006.Remarkably though, the violinist put her musical attributes on hold as she looked to take on a career in skiing with aims of competing at the Winter Olympics.Despite holding British citizenship after being born and raised in London, Mae was born to a Singaporean mother and a Thai father, and her father’s nationality would prove to be her route to becoming an Olympian.After outlining her plans to compete at the Games, the musician opted to represent Thailand as an alpine skier, rather than Team GB as she felt this gave her the best chance possible to qualify for the Sochi event in 2014.In 2010 she told The Telegraph: “I am British, but realistically there is no way I could represent my own country, but because my natural father is Thai, they have accepted me.”Is Mae's story one of the great Olympic stories? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.Four years later she found herself on a plane to Russia in order to compete at the Sochi 2014 Games, as one of two Thai skiers competing in the giant slalom event.Despite achieving her dream though, it is more than fair to say that things didn’t go to plan for Mae.The skier ended up finishing 67th out of 67 finishers on the Sochi slopes, but still kept her head held high following her last place performance.Following the race Mae positively said: “It’s so cool. You’ve got the elite skiers of the world and then you’ve got some mad old woman like me trying to make it down.

Strictly Come Dancing's Ashley Roberts left her fans captivated after she arrived at the BRIT Awards wearing an extreme cut-out black gown.

Holly Willoughby has admitted that she is "guilty" of watching TV series in bed instead of chatting to her husband. The presenter, 40, made the confession about her viewing habits during a relationship discussion on This Morning.And it seems to suggest that Holly has a television in her bedroom - something many people think is a big no-no.The star - who has three children with her hubby Dan Baldwin - shared: "Sometimes we're guilty of getting into bed and putting the telly on and watching a series."The kids are in bed and we're here watching telly, so we maybe we should switch the TV off and talk a bit more."It isn't the first time that Holly has given fans an insight into her evening routine.She sparked a debate last year when she revealed that she ditches her underwear before going to bed.Holly spilled the beans as she and her co-host Phillip Schofield discussed different people's preferences for night wear.The presenter was trying to keep quiet about her own sleepwear routine, but Phil pressed her for an answer."I didn't start this!" she insisted.But Schofe was having none of it."You did!" he insisted.

Channing Tatum said that he signed up to do Magic Mike 3 only if they agreed to make it the 'Super Bowl of stripper movies' on Tuesday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live.'I wasn't sure if I wanted to make a third movie,' said the 41-year-old actor. 'We kind of did a lot in the first two movies, but I said I will make the third movie if we could do one of two things - one I wanted to make like the Super Bowl of stripper movies.''The first movies we had to kind of stay honest to what that world is and the dancing's not all that cool in the world.

TikTok creator Addison Rae passionately kissed her music producer beau Omer Fedi before having breakfast at Joan's on Third in Studio City on Tuesday morning.The 21-year-old Louisiana-born influencer called the Israeli 21-year-old 'irresistible' in a PDA-filled post she shared last Saturday.Omer - rocking overgrown red locks - looked cozy in a $150 white Sinclair fleece jacket with blue baggy pants as well as socks and sandals. Appetizer: TikTok creator Addison Rae passionately kissed her music producer beau Omer Fedi before having breakfast at Joan's on Third in Studio City on Tuesday morningAddison - indulging in a creamy beverage - bared her belly in a white Henley crop-top, matching jeans, and sneakers.Rae (last name Easterling) first met Fedi in Venice Beach on June 19 where he was performing a pop-up concert with pop-punk rocker Machine Gun Kelly and Grammy-nominated drummer Travis Barker.

coronavirus for a sixteenth day, as 18 new positive cases are announced today. The total number of positive cases is now 18,645, according to the latest Scottish Government released figures.

coronavirus cases.The warning against non-essential travel also applies to anyone in affected areas, including Manchester, who had plans to visit Scotland.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the restrictions in the most significant step back to lockdown since the height of the pandemic in the UK.Sturgeon said: "I'm grateful to the Prime Minister for the update on the recent developments in the north west of England and all four nations agreed on the importance of sharing localised information as we work together to continue to supress the virus."Sturgeon added: "We have always been clear that localised flare ups are likely as we continue to suppress the virus but by responding quickly and appropriately we can limit the effect these

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNicola Sturgeon has confirmed Scottish schools will reopen from August 11.The First Minister said she expected all pupils to be back in full time education from August 18 at the latest.In a statement to Holyrood this lunchtime, Ms Sturgeon confirmed classrooms would re-open in full rather than adopting a "blended" learning approach, which had once been proposed.Every school will have to carry out a risk assessment and put in place enhanced hygiene and cleaning arrangements.But primary school pupils will not have to stay physically distanced from each other.However, as a precaution, secondary schools will be advised to encourage such measures

Chris Packham has written to Nicola Sturgeon asking her to urgently take action over a poisoned White-tailed eagle.

Renfrewshire for three consecutive weeks. New figures, released today, show there have been no further deaths linked to the virus since the week of July 6.

Do you have a coronavirus related story? Email reporters@dailyrecord.co.ukAn enhanced testing regime for Covid-19 in schools might not be ready for the full-time return to class on August 11, John Swinney admitted.The Education Secretary said public health officials are working to that timetable “at speed” but he could not give a guarantee to MSPs probing progress today.Swinney was providing with just three weeks until schools can resume in Scotland.Swinney said there will be sample testing to cover a “very wide cross-section of schools”.Read the full story here:First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will give a media briefing today at 12.15pm from St Andrew’s House.

Scottish Government released the latest figures revealing the number of cases has increased by three in the last 24 hours. The number of those testing positive for the virus is now 18,554 with the hospital death toll remaining at 2,491.

Scottish Government last night reintroduced a 14-day quarantine for those arriving in the country from Spain.