Welcome to this lunchtime's record rundown.
Today's top stories so far include updates on the Glasgow Covid outbreak as concerns grow.
Covid outbreak in Glasgow being monitored 'very closely' as Nicola Sturgeon admits concern
Coronavirus cases in Glasgow are being monitored "very closely" after a spike in the number of people testing positive over the last six days.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon admitted there was a level of concern about the number of new cases linked to the Indian variant which has spread across parts of Europe.
Scots couple die of coronavirus in separate hospitals just one hour apart
A couple in their 60s died of Covid-19 in separate hospitals within an hour of each other.
Graeme and Margaret Carling were both being treated for the virus in Dundee.
Their son Graeme Jr said he went “completely white” when he got a call telling him his father Graeme Sr had died at Ninewells Hospital.
Scots thug jailed after ripping open partner's C-section stitches in violent attack
A brute has been caged for a series of horror attacks on his partner - one of which burst her C-section stitches open.
Adam Gallagher, 35, pushed Charlene McGill onto a couch as she was tending to their newborn baby, causing her stitches to tear and bleed.
Scot caught with more than 200 cannabis 'gummy sweets' worth £4000
A personal trainer was caught with more than 200 packets of “gummy sweets” infused with cannabis which he bought online.
Jordie Riddell was caught with the “cannabis edibles” which prosecutors said could be worth up to £4000.
Scots could be turned away from Portugal after May 17 because of EU ban
Scots could be turned away from Portugal despite it being added to the UK’s green list for travel after May 17.
Portugal is one of 12 countries open to international travel from Scotland without the need to quarantine on return, following an announcement by the Government.
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