Good afternoon and welcome to the Daily Record's headline briefing.
The top stories today so far from Scotland and beyond include; a legal expert gives verdict on how many top flight titles Rangers have actually won, heartbroken dad hails heroes who tried to save young man who drowned in Loch Doon and all the latest from Ayr on Scottish Grand National Day.
Here is everything you need to know to keep up to date.
How many titles Rangers have won verdict given by Scots legal expert
A legal expert has given his verdict on how many top flight league titles have been won by Rangers.
The club, supporters and European football governing body UEFA state that the Ibrox side has won Scotland's top league 55 times.
But rival fans often claim last season's Scottish Premiership win is the club's only top flight title after the club's holding company was liquidated in 2012 and a new one took over.
Heartbroken dad hails heroes who risked their own lives to save his son in Loch Doon
The heartbroken dad of a young man who died in Loch Doon has hailed the heroes who risked their own lives to try and save his son.
Scott Ferries, 24, from Ayr suffered from cold water shock after his kayak ‘capsized’ in the East Ayrshire beauty spot last week.
Dad James Ferries, 51, has told how his nephew and Scott’s cousin Jordan Ferries raced with his pals to cries for help.
The group leaped onto their paddle boards and headed out to the spot where Scott was and hauled him out.
Jordan has since told how he did not realise the man he was saving was his cousin until noticing tattoos in the moment he was about to give CPR.
Pal of prime Madeleine McCann suspect convinced he snatched tot
Christian Post believes his former pal Christian Brueckner came across Madeleine McCann by chance as she slept in her apartment before snatching her.
The 54-year-old is now convinced the German paedophile took the three-year-old British girl in May 2007 at Praia da Luz on the Algarve.
And Post claimed Brueckner boasted of burgling holiday flats during chilling “night-crawls” around the Portuguese resort.
He told how the chief suspect in Madeleine’s disappearance had up to 100 passports from properties he raided. And he admitted he regrets not tipping off police about his crimes, but insisted he is willing to try to help bring him to justice over the missing toddler.
Scottish Grand National LIVE as Ayr racegoers await Do Your Job vs Minella Dreams in the 3.00
It's Scottish Grand National day and we’ve got 23 runners to look forward to in our feature race of the day.
Ahead of next week's Grand National, there's a keen entry as Ayr racecourse plays host to 15,000 racegoers.
We had a Scots winner last year and you wouldn’t rule one out this time around though the bookmakers suggest that there’s a strong likelihood of a Welsh protagonist as Christian Williams saddles Kittys Light and Eider Chase winner, Win My Wings.
Nigel Twiston-Davies has a tremendous record as a trainer in the contest and his son, Sam, has won twice as a rider – the pair team up for Fantastikas.
Dan Skelton was the man to follow on yesterday’s card as he scooped both big prizes so don’t be surprised to see money for Ashtown Lad.
They set off on their journey at 3:35.
Brooklyn Beckham's wedding - celeb guests, strict rules and untraditional roles
It's almost time for what's likely to be one of the biggest celebrity events of the year - Brooklyn Beckham's wedding.
Spice Girl Victoria Beckham 's eldest son prepares to tie the knot in a lavish wedding ceremony to American actress Nicola Peltz.
Brooklyn Beckham, 23, is set to wed Nicola Peltz, 27, latest this month after the aspiring chef popped the question to the billionaire heiress back in 2020.
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