Welcome to this lunchtime's record rundown.
Today's top stories so far as a convicted murderer who stabbed his best man is revealed as an Alba Party campaigner.
Alba Party campaigner is murderer who killed best man with hammer
A murderer who stabbed his best man in the eye and battered him with a claw hammer has been unveiled as a campaigner for Alex Salmond’s Alba party.
SNP defector and Alba candidate Caroline McAllister proudly posted pictures of her campaign “team” last week – including John Tough, whose victim suffered more than 50 horrific injuries.
Scots perv caught with images of women having sex with dogs given court reprieve
A man who was caught with images of women having sex with dogs - and thousands of child abuse images - has been told he's made his final court appearance in connection with the case.
Brian McCallion was sentenced to a Community Payback Order (CPO) after being found to have over 5,000 illegal images stashed on his computer and mobile phone.
OAP hit with £22k Scottish Power bill 'back to square one' after thinking he won
A Dumfries pensioner who believed his five-year fight with electricity giant Scottish Power was over has said he’s “back to square one”.
Bill Glasson was delighted when the company scrapped the £22,000 bill they claimed he owed – and said he was actually due a refund of more than £2,600.
SNP to lose seats as Alex Salmond's Alba Party makes breakthrough, poll shows
Nicola Sturgeon's SNP is on course to lose seats and not achieve an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament, according to a new opinion poll.
The First Minister would win 60 seats at Holyrood, which is three down on what her party achieved at the last election in 2016.
Six rule changes when Scotland moves from level 3 to 2 in lockdown tier system
Scotland has moved down to lockdown Level 3 this week, allowing millions more freedom to everyday life.
Thousands of punters headed to beer gardens on Monday, while shoppers took to high streets to queue outside their favourite shops as businesses reopened.
Restaurants staying open later and households mixing indoors are just some of the restrictions that will change when Scotland moves to Level 2.
