Good afternoon 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: Man says 9-hour Megabus to Scotland was ‘even worse than I expected’, Scots OAP could claim world record for every Munro and Plush Scots hotel evacuated after smoke pours out from basement.
Here is everything you need to know to keep up to date.
Man on 9-hour Megabus to Scotland says journey was ‘even worse than I expected’
A man has revealed how a nine-hour Megabus journey from London to Edinburgh turned out to be worse than he expected, but still hasn’t put him off using the service again.
Senior Reporter Sam Ormiston shared his experience for MyLondon, explaining that he bought the £15 overnight coach journey because it was much more affordable than train tickets which started at around £120 for a return journey, four days before his trip.
With everyone looking for a cheaper alternative these days, Sam decided that the 418-mile journey from London Victoria Coach Station to Edinburgh was the better option for him.
Scots OAP could claim world record as he closes in on completing every Munro
An 82-year-old man who decided to climb Scotland’s 282 Munros could claim a world record as the oldest person to complete the daunting challenge.
Nick Gardener decided to try and scale each of the peaks - which are all over 3,000ft - after his wife went into full-time care, and is now just days from reaching the final summit.
Nick, from Gairloch in the Highlands, said he was “knocked for six” when his wife of 50 years, Janet, had to be moved into a care home after developing Alzheimer’s disease and osteoporosis, becoming particularly upset when she stopped recognising him.
Plush Scots hotel evacuated after smoke pours out from basement as fire crews race to scene
A plush Scots hotel had to be evacuated after smoke was seen "pouring out" from the basement.
Emergency services raced to Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel in Edinburgh city centre after the alarm was raised at around 9.20pm on Friday July 29. Fire crews used a thermal imaging camera to identify the cause of the fire, which was coming from beneath ground level.
Locals and guests watched on as firefighters broke through a basement window from the pavement, with two fire engines deployed to the square. Crews remained at the scene for some time, with the cause of the blaze later being identified as a "small quantity of rubbish on top of a footlight and floorboards."
Scots fraudster hid BMW in dead sister-in-law's garage after claiming it was stolen in bid to scam insurer
A driver reported his car stolen and hid it in his dead sister-in-law’s garage in a bid to scam his insurer. Graham Harris pocketed more than £5,000 from the firm, AA insurance, but was caught after police spotted the BMW being taken away for repairs.
Delivery driver Harris, 49, could now be jailed after admitting charges of fraud and wasting police time. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard he’d been having trouble with the car’s engine and, after getting the insurance payout, planned to have it repaired.
Four police officers rushed to hospital after crash on Scots road
Four police officers have been rushed to hospital following a crash on a Scots road.
Emergency services raced to the B940 near Cupar in Fife after the accident happened at around 12.20pm on Thursday, July 28.
Ambulance crews attended at four male cops, two aged 26 and two aged 36, were taken to Royal Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy and Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
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