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: Nicholas Rossi to be interviewed in prison,Scots millionaire blasts right-hand man who had affair with his wife then took him to tribunal, and M8 motorway re-opens as cops respond to 'concern for person' near Bathgate.
Here is everything you need to know to keep up to date.
Fugitive sex offender Nicholas Rossi to be interviewed over historic rape allegation
Fugitive sex offender Nicholas Rossi is to be interviewed in prison by detectives over an allegation of rape in Essex.
English police are currently making arrangements to question Rossi at Saughton Prison in Edinburgh.
The American was remanded in custody last week over a high-profile extradition case in which he faces being sent back to the US over two allegations of rape in the state of Utah which date back to 2008.
Scots millionaire blasts right-hand man who had affair with his wife then took him to an employment tribunal
A millionaire construction tycoon has hit out after his right-hand man had an affair with his wife – then took him to an employment tribunal. Gary MacDonald and Colin Thomson were close friends and colleagues for over 20 years.
But Colin walked out on MacDonald Groundworks Limited (MGL), which is owned by Gary, where they were senior managers. Colin hauled the firm to an employment tribunal, claiming unfair dismissal after it emerged he was in a relationship with Gary's wife, Michelle.
Colin, 47, and Michelle, 50, began their fling while she was getting divorced from Gary, and they are now living together. But a tribunal judge cleared the firm of all wrongdoing over Colin's departure, and Gary last night hit out over the saga – which saw him lose his wife and his best pal.
M8 motorway re-opens as cops respond to 'concern for person' near Bathgate
Police closed a section of the M8 motorway for several hours as they responded to 'concern for a person' in the area.
A stretch of the motorway was closed in both directions between Junction 3a, beside the Lothian town of Bathgate, south of Edinburgh, and Junction 4a at Whitburn. Roads into Bathgate were also been closed off while officers attended the incident, which started at around 11.25am and was brought to an end 2.45pm.
The response was understood to relate to concern for a person on the carriageway. Traffic data on Google Maps suggested that tailbacks more than two miles long built on the westbound carriageway, which was the focus of police attention.
Man dead after early morning 'disturbance' in Scots town as cops arrest suspect
Police in Lanark have arrested a 22-year-old after a 25-year-old man was found dead in "suspicious" circumstances on Saturday morning.
Cops swooped on Mousebank Road in the Lanarkshire town shortly before 2am on July 16 following reports of a disturbance. There, officers found a 25-year-old who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Locals reported seeing scene of crime officers in white overalls laying out yellow evidence markers in the street at around 5.30am. Police Scotland has since confirmed that a 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and are continuing enquiries into the circumstances of the man's death.
DWP issues urgent warning to everyone due £326 cost of living payment before end of month
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an urgent warning to millions of people due to receive the first instalment of the £650 means-tested cost of living payment this month. Payments for £326 started landing in bank accounts on July 14 and will continue until the end of the month.
Some 8 millions people on qualifying benefits - Universal Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support, Pension Credit, Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit - will receive the cash boost. The qualifying period for these seven benefits was between April 26, 2022 and May 25, 2022.
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