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Jacob Rawley

Sunday's headlines: Met Office extends amber warning across Scotland and Gerry Cinnamon fans' singalong

Good evening and welcome to today's Daily Record headline briefing. The rundown keeps you up to date with the latest news from Scotland and beyond.

Today's top headlines include: Met Office extends amber warning across Scotland, Gerry Cinnamon fans' engage in mass singalong and Ukrainian refugees in Nicola Sturgeon Scots sponsor scheme fear becoming homeless.

Here is everything you need to know to keep up to date.

Met Office extends amber heatwave warning across Scotland with 30C heat expected

A rare amber warning for 'extreme heat' has been issued in Scotland (PA)

The Met Office has extended its amber heatwave warning to more of Scotland for Monday and Tuesday with temperatures in the high 20s and low 30s expected across the eastern edge of the country.

Forecasters had anticipated extreme weather conditions in the Borders at the start of next week and had previously warned that the uncomfortable conditions may creep across the country. The Met Office has now upgraded the warning to cover huge swathes of the central belt and the east of Scotland including Lanarkshire, the Lothians, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Perth and Dundee.

Gerry Cinnamon fans engage in mass singalong as they leave Hampden Park gig

Swathes of fans belted out Gerry Cinnamon hit Canter (TikTok)

Gerry Cinnamon's sell-out Hampden Park show is being hailed by organisers as one of the biggest shows for a Scots artist in years - and they could be right, if the reaction of fans leaving the gig on Saturday night is anything to go by.

A clip uploaded to social network TikTok last night shows hundreds of fans of the Castlemilk-born star belting out hit song Canter as they leave the venue, holding their arms aloft as they sing together. Carol Rowan, the gig-goer who uploaded the video, commented: "When you capture a moment leav[ing] the Gerry Cinnamon gig!"

Ukrainian refugees in Nicola Sturgeon Scots sponsor scheme fear becoming homeless

Ukrainian refugees who were brought to Scotland as part of a scheme launched by Nicola Sturgeon are now fearing being left in the streets with nowhere to go. About 500 are yet to be placed in permanent accommodation and are waiting in hotels which are now asking them to leave.

The Sunday Mail spoke to a group of eight refugees who fled the Russian war on Ukraine to arrive in Glasgow under the Scottish Government’s so-called “ supersponsor” scheme. They’ve just been moved out of a temporary hotel in Glasgow and into another, where they’ve no idea how long they’ll be allowed to remain.

Young Scots man wants to end life at assisted dying clinic amid mental health struggle

Kevin Sutherland (Dave Johnston)

A young man wants to end his life at an assisted dying clinic because of a constant struggle with mental health issues.

Kevin Sutherland was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) nine years ago and said it has made life “unbearable”. The 31-year-old, from Edinburgh, who has given evidence at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, said his mental health battles are down to his childhood and the abuse he suffered while growing up in care.

Andy Goram told loved ones to wear Rangers ties rather than black to his funeral

Rangers and Scotland goalkeeper Andy Goram returned to Ibrox for a walkabout (Daily Record)

Rangers great Andy Goram told loved ones he didn’t want mourners to wear black ties to his funeral tomorrow.

One of The Goalie’s last wishes was for friends and fans to wear blue Rangers club ties instead. Publican Stan Gordon, who helped organise the funeral, said: “Andy wouldn’t have wanted ­everyone to wear black. At one point he was ­talking about a royal blue coffin.

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