Welcome to this lunchtime's top stories.
From a fatal house fire to a serious car crash and Covid figures- here are the five biggest stories so far today.
Bosses of fatal-fire Cameron House hotel run firm from tax haven in Caribbean
Shamed directors of the Loch Lomond resort are running the company via a Caribbean tax haven, the Record can reveal.
This is the offshore tax haven home of Cameron House – the shameful luxury hotel which caused the deaths of a young couple.
Full story here.
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell is 'perjurt' probe row over Salmond Inquiry evidence
A senior Labour MSP has called on the Crown Office to launch an i nvestigation into the evidence Nicola Sturgeon’s husband provided to the Alex Salmond Inquiry.
In a letter, Jackie Baillie called for an urgent probe into Peter Murrell' s answers in front of MSPs.
Man fighting for life and two teens in hospital after car crashes into tree on Scots road
A man is fighting for his life and and two teenagers are in hospital after a car left the road and crashed into a tree.
An investigation in underway to establish the circumstances of the crash.
Full article here.
Pensioner dies in horror house fire near Castle Douglas as police launch probe
A pensioner has died in a horror house fire near Castle Douglas this morning.
The 91-year-old was declared dead at the scene of the tragedy on Main Street, Crossmichael, which took place just before 4am on Monday January 25.
More details here.
Nicola Sturgeon announces four new coronavirus deaths and 752 cases in Scotland
A further four coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours.
The First Minister also announced that 752 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 172,953.
