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: Toddler walked out nursery almost hit by bus, Romeo pensioner cleared in court after giving sick girlfriend's life savings to wife-to-be and dad who misread lottery ticket realises he scooped £1 million
Here is everything you need to know to keep up to date.
Toddler walked out Scots nursery and almost hit by bus as parents slam 'negligent' facility
The parents of a toddler who walked out the front door of his nursery and was nearly hit by a bus have slammed the negligent council facility. Three-year-old River left Kingsford Nursery, in Aberdeen, by the front door on Wednesday morning. His disappearance went unnoticed by staff.
The toddler was found crying in the street by a stranger who contacted the police. River told horrified parents Kayleigh Kilpatrick, 30, and Peter Wood, 43 he was almost hit by a bus on the city's busy Lang Stracht road.
Scots Romeo pensioner who gave sick girlfriend's life savings to wife-to-be cleared in court
A Romeo pensioner at the centre of a 'love triangle' was yesterday cleared of all wrongdoing - after giving his seriously ill girlfriend's life savings to his wife-to-be. William Dunn admitted sending more than £110,000 of Beatson cancer nurse Lynda Grant's money to bus firm boss Karen Dolan, after meeting them both on dating website match.com.
But the jury in his trial found a charge of embezzlement not proven by majority, after he claimed it was an investment and that both of his former partners knew about it. He had access to frugal Lynda's bank accounts and NHS pension, as he was granted Power of Attorney over her, because she was taken into hospital and fell into a coma.
Scots dad misread lottery ticket before realising he'd scooped £1 million
A Scots dad thought he misread a lottery ticket due to being half asleep - as he found he'd won £1 million. Dad-of-five Robert Cameron, 53, matched five numbers and the Bonus Ball in the draw on Saturday, July 30.
He bought his ticket in Asda in Maryhill, Glasgow, the day before and said, "the stars aligned". The next day he went down to feed the fish and thought he misread the winnings as he was half asleep. He plans to buy a new house and a Range Rover, and take his family away on holiday.
Full State Pension during retirement means you need to work this number of years
People aged over-50 are facing a lifetime of financial insecurity as a report reveals which age group is being hit the hardest by the cost of living crisis. Research from Edinburgh University’s Smart Data Foundry found economic inactivity rates have risen by a third for the over-50s age group since 2019.
The research also suggests that people aged 50 to 54 could experience double the financial vulnerability risk than those aged 70 to 74. Record-breaking rises in inflation and soaring energy bills are leaving those in their 50s and 60s facing the “perfect storm” of redundancy and ill-health, combined with a lack of savings on pension provisions, according to the leading UK data scientists.
Scots TUI flight axe leaves dad without vital heart medication in Greece
A dad was left without vital heart medication after TUI axed a flight from Rhodes to Aberdeen as passengers queued to check in at the airport. We told yesterday how Scots families were left to sleep on the floor in Rhodes Airport for hours after their 10.20pm flight was scrapped without any notice on Wednesday night.
Colin Mitchell and wife Carole, both 57, were caught up in the chaos after enjoying a fortnight-long holiday in the sun. Colin, who takes medication for a heart condition, ran out of his prescription and was left scrambling to find a doctor in Rhodes.
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