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Lucy Farrell

Wednesday headlines: Queen to appoint new Prime Minister in Scotland for first time in her reign

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.

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

The Queen to appoint new Prime Minister in Scotland for first time in her reign

The Queen will welcome the new Prime Minister at Balmoral instead of travelling down to London, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson has said.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet the monarch at her Aberdeenshire home on Tuesday, September 6, where he will officially tender his resignation. Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss will then travel to Scotland on the same day for an audience with the Queen.

It is understood the decision was taken at this stage in order to provide certainty for the Prime Minister 's diary. If the Queen had experienced an episodic mobility issue next week and the plan had been to travel to London or Windsor, it would have led to alternative arrangements at the last minute.

Throughout her 70 years on the throne the Queen has appointed every new Prime Minister at Buckingham Palace, as is tradition. The new PM and Conservative Party leader will be announced on Monday, September 5.

Buckingham Palace has previously announced Her Majesty would interrupt her summer holiday to Scotland to greet the new Prime Minister after they move into Downing Street.

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Scots mum diagnosed with incurable blood cancer after going to GP with 'swollen legs'

A Scots mum has told how she was first diagnosed with a form of incurable blood cancer after going to the doctor with a number of symptoms including swollen legs.

Jackie Macdonald paid her GP a visit to inquire about "really swollen legs" and a UTI however it wasn't after a number of trips that she was diagnosed with myeloma.

The 58-year-old was training for the Caledonian Challenge at the time and was going through a tough exercise routine in order for her to get ready for the event. It meant her symptoms were showing up “in a more dramatic way”, making it difficult to diagnose.

She told Edinburgh Live : "It started with me having really swollen legs but I was walking 80 miles a week so I thought it was the walking. I had also been to the doctor with what I thought was UTI – it just felt uncomfortable."

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Brewdog to close six bars due to soaring energy prices as CEO calls for government help

Six Brewdog bars have closed across the United Kingdom due to the fuel crisis (Reach PLC)

Scottish beer giant Brewdog has announced six bars across the country have closed due to the current rise in energy costs.

CEO James Watt took to social media to reveal the "heart-breaking" news that three pubs in Scotland are no longer in operation, while another three in London have put the shutters down for good.

It comes just weeks after Watt boasted about opening the "biggest bar in London" in Waterloo. In a post on Linkedin Watt said no Brewdog employees at the bars in Aberdeen, Peterhead and Motherwell would lose their jobs, instead they would be offered another role at a bar nearby.

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Woman who married into high-profile traveller family reveals she can't leave house without husband

Holly Joyce and her new husband, Dougie (Matthew Lofthouse SWNS)

A woman who married into one of the most high-profile traveller families in the UK has revealed she had to give up her old life and is no longer able to go out without her husband.

As the pair firmly believe in a more traditional, or historic, type of family, Holly Joyce abides by 'what he says goes' when it comes to traveller husband Dougie, 34.

The 27-year-old met Dougie on Instagram in September 2019 and what started out as a few likes soon turned into direct messages before they agreed to meet in March 2020 at San Carlo's restaurant in Manchester.

After just a few hours, Dougie said he knew he would "marry this woman", the Mirror reports.

While Dougie has had previous relationships with women outside the traveller community, Holly had never dated a traveller before him.

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Scottish schools and nurseries closing during three-day strike in September

The school and nursery strike in Scotland is set for September 6 to 8 (Getty Images/Cultura RF)

Some schools and nurseries in Scotland have confirmed closures from next month while staff in two unions take industrial action over a pay dispute.

From September 6 to 8, cleaners, janitors, catering staff, teaching assistants and early years practitioners are participating in the three-day strike as the pay dispute between unions Unison and GMB and Cosla, an organisation representing Scottish local councils, has yet to be resolved.

The action by school and early years staff will coincide with the second round of bin strikes starting September 6. Thousands of refuse workers across 25 councils are set to walk out over eight days.

Read More HERE.

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