Good afternoon and welcome to Saturday’s news briefing.
Top stories on the Daily Record website include: Queen to spend more time at Scots cottage, P&O Ferries chefs distraught after getting the boot and mum left fuming after McDonald’s refuse to give her a bag.
Here are the main headlines this Saturday.
The Queen 'to spend more time at Scots cottage as she quits Buckingham Palace for good’
The Queen will reportedly spend more time in Scotland as she plans to ‘quit Buckingham Palace for good’.
Plans are said to be underway in kitting out Craigowan Lodge on the Balmoral Estate, Aberdeenshire , with a string of security measures to prevent vehicles and intruders getting near to the property.
It has been reported that a new security gate, state of the art intercom system and a series of CCTV camera are set to be installed.
READ MORE: The Queen 'to spend more time at Scots cottage as she quits Buckingham Palace for good’
P&O Ferries chefs distraught at getting the boot with zero notice after 30 years' service
Two long-serving P&O Ferries workers yesterday told how they’ve dedicated half their lives to the firm – only to be cruelly sunk without trace by the heartless bosses.
Chefs Mark Patterson and Alan McCulloch, of Stranraer , never missed a shift during lockdown or took a penny of furlough, as they kept their ship sailing between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The men, both 59, are among 800 to be given the boot – to be replaced by what union bosses are calling “an army of scab labour”, on lower wages.
READ MORE: P&O Ferries chefs distraught at getting the boot with zero notice after 30 years' service
Scots mum fuming after 'heartless' McDonald's staff refuse to give her bag
A Scots mum was left fuming after being forced to carry her order in her hands when "heartless" McDonald's staff refused to give her a bag.
The woman, from Edinburgh , claimed she had to ask a local pub for help as she had no other option but to enter the establishment to ask for a bag.
The incident is said to have taken place at the Telford Road branch on February 21 when the mum accidentally clicked the no bad option on the self-service machine.
READ MORE: Scots mum fuming after 'heartless' McDonald's staff refuse to give her bag
Russia fires 'invisible' hypersonic missile in combat for the first time ever
Russia's defence ministry claims that it has used hypersonic missiles for the first time ever during combat.
The ministry said that Russian forces had struck an underground missile depot in the Ivano-Frankovsk region of Ukraine yesterday.
It is believed to have been carried out using Kinzhal - or 'Dagger' - missiles, which are thought to have a range of around 2,000km.
READ MORE: Russia fires 'invisible' hypersonic missile in combat for the first time ever
Jet2 passengers given 'first class' treatment as they are only people onboard flight
A lucky couple have shared their joyful surprise after they were the only two passengers onboard a Jet2 flight home.
Kevin and Samantha McCuillon found themselves aboard a plane just for them after being the only two people flying to Manchester from a holiday in Corfu.
The couple in their 50's said they felt treated like VIPs and even joked with cabin crew that they 'needed more leg room' on the three and a half hour flight in July 2021.
READ MORE: Jet2 passengers given 'first class' treatment as they are only people onboard flight
