Tartan Army will make Scotland proud in US despite security warnings

Security will be a lot more stricter than the Tartan Army is used to but it won’t stop the party, says Record View.

There’s a week to go until Scotland kick off a World Cup campaign for the first time in 28 years.

Older readers might remember a time when Scotland qualified for every World Cup as a matter of routine.

But for younger Record readers, they might have thought they would never see this day coming.

As kick-off approaches next weekend some are preparing to watch the opening Scotland match in the pub or at home with friends and family.

Thousands are also heading off on the long trip across the Atlantic Ocean to soak up the atmosphere in Boston and Miami.

As we report today, celebrities like Susan Boyle are set to join the Tartan Army to watch history unfold as we try to reach the knockout stages for the first time.

But amid all the glorious anticipation, we also report today how the Tartan Army will have to be on their usual best behaviour in the US.

Under Donald Trump’s leadership, the country takes a much stricter view on incomers – with ICE agents in operation around the country throwing out illegal immigrants.

We report today on a warning from top US immigration adviser Tiffany Derentz that the Scots will not get any ­preferential treatment. Any rowdy ­behaviour that results in arrest could see Scots deported straight home.

There are also warnings that security for our final match in Miami against Brazil will be a lot stricter than many fans are used to.

But that doesn’t mean that our Tartan Army footsoldiers have to turn down the volume or tone down the party.

All over the world our supporters have been taken into the hearts of locals – and we’re sure America will be no different.

Give us answers

The growing scandal at the Jura ward at Glasgow’s Stobhill Hospital is escalating fast.

Families at the unit claim that their elderly loved ones were left “like zombies” after being doped up with unprescribed drugs.

Now lawyers are preparing a legal case as families attempt to get to the truth of what happened.

It’s a horrible thought that our parents or grandparents would be treated ­inhumanely at a place where they are vulnerable and in need of care.

The families who have spoken to the Daily Record highlighting their concerns are distraught at what they have witnessed.

So we hope that hospital bosses will be honest and transparent about what happened at the Jura ward.

The families involved deserve nothing less.

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