Welcome to the Daily Record’s Sunday briefing.

The top stories you need to know today include the Scots inmate who died alone in his cell from Covid, a fire on ‘Anthrax Island’, and initial findings in the investigation into the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Here are the latest headlines from Scotland and beyond.

Scots inmate died alone in cell from Covid after begging guards for medical help

An inmate who died alone in his cell from Covid begged prison officers for help for four days.

Calum Inglis, 34, was coughing up blood after becoming seriously ill with the virus but his family claim his repeated requests for medical assistance via a cell intercom system were ignored.

He died at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian just 12 days after testing positive for Covid.

His heartbroken family, who have text messages and evidence from another prisoner revealing how Calum’s pleas went unanswered, said they’ve been left traumatised by his death, which they believe could have been prevented had he been sent to hospital.

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Dramatic pictures show Scots ‘Anthrax Island’ go up in flames amid huge blaze

Dramatic pictures have shown a Scots island, known as ‘Anthrax Island’, after it went up in flames.

Gruinard Island, located off the north west coast of Scotland, was decimated by a huge blaze on Saturday night.

Locals were stunned to see flames and smoke pouring into the sky as the fire ripped through the island.

Taking to social media, one onlooker said: “Gruinard Island ablaze, reports of seeing fire from Lewis.”

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Taylor Hawkins’ death: Foo Fighters drummer’s heart was ‘double normal weight’

Taylor Hawkins’ heart was double the weight of most men his age when he tragically passed away, Columbian officials have said.

During an autopsy, forensic scientists discovered that the Foo Fighters drummer’s heart weighed “at least 600 grams” following his shock death on Friday.

The 50-year-old was found dead at a luxury hotel in the north of the Colombian capital Bogota, with investigators concluding that he had suffered cardiovascular collapse after taking a cocktail of drugs, Colombian news magazine Semana reported.

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Cleaning fan shares simple but genius hack for washing machine drawer

Cleaning hacks can be addictive and one woman has shared one that had gone unbeknownst even to some clean freaks.

It can be easy to forget to clean the equipment and appliances that keep your house in order.

A member of a cleaning Facebook group shared something she’d totally overlooked about her washing machine.

Her machine’s drawer was caked in grime and she hadn’t realised the item could be removed.

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Blind psychic Baba Vanga who foresaw 9/11 said Putin will be ‘Lord of the World’

A blind psychic who predicted the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine said President Vladimir Putin would become ‘Lord of the World’.

Baba Vanga warned of several global conflicts and natural disasters before they came to be, including the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami and Twin Tower attacks.

The Eastern European mystic, who became known as ‘Nostradamus of the Balkans’, died aged 85 in 1996 but made several predictions about the fate of the world before she passed.

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