Welcome to the Daily Record's Monday midday briefing.
The top stories you need to know today include the second day of COP26 as all eyes are on Glasgow and a behind the scenes look at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's early romance.
Here are the latest headlines from Scotland and beyond on Monday, November 1.
Nicola Sturgeon meets Greta Thunberg at COP26 in Glasgow as she bumps elbows with activist
The First Minister met activists Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate at the SEC this morning.
The FM and Thunberg bumped elbows following Thunberg's rockstar arrival in Glasgow on Saturday.
Read more and follow live updates on COP26 day two today here.
Six inmates overdose on drugs in two days as max security Scots jail plunged into ‘rogue batch’ chaos
Scotland’s maximum security jail is in crisis mode after six inmates were rushed to hospital following drug overdoses over the weekend.
Ambulance crews were called to HMP Shotts, in Lanarkshire, on separate occasions after prisoners were found unresponsive.
Self-isolating Scots headteacher 'caught on Snapchat at airport before Turkey holiday'
A headteacher who was meant to be in self-isolation was claimed to be caught by one of her pupils at Glasgow Airport.
Alicia Reid, 52, was allegedly photographed at the airport before the October half-term holiday after having been 'pinged' as a close contact with someone infected with Covid.
Officers make shocking discovery after woman contacts police while on internet date
Officers made a gruesome discovery at the home of a woman who contacted the police when a man she met on an online dating app refused to leave.
A homeless man posed as a sex worker when in fact he had "made the conscious decision" to kill them and steal their money.
State Pension payments will change for some people at the start of next year
State Pension provides essential financial support every month for over 12.4 million people across the UK.
This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is now 66 for both men and women.
The retirement payment is not made automatically, it has to be claimed by those of eligible age, because some people choose to defer making a claim in order to keep working and contribute more towards their pension pot.
