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JUDY’S ONLINE CRACKDOWN
Judy Murray has hailed the daily Record’s Our Kids … Our Future campaign as a driving force against youth violence. The tennis coach and mum of sporting heroes Andy and Jamie backed us as she called for social media companies to get tough on harmful...
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I WILL FIX TRUMP’S MESS
SCOTTISH Labour has promised a £100million emergency fund to tackle the Donald trumpfuelled cost-of-living spike. Petrol prices have soared and inflation looms amid the Iran war. Labour leader Anas Sarwar said: “I’m standing by to fix the mess.”
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I SWEAR BBC CAN SHOVE THEIR APOLOGY
TOURETTE’S campaigner John Davidson last night slammed the BBC for bungling its apology to him. An internal probe criticised the Beeb after it broadcast a racial slur during Baftas coverage. But the corporation’s apology to John was sent through a...
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SCOTJAIL
A bent cop was hired as a ScotRail train driver while awaiting trial for framing innocent men – then given a month off to serve his jail sentence. Connor Beggs’ colleagues are raging that he got the job – which can pay over £50,000 – and special...
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COPS’£31M OVERTIME BILL FURY
POLICE chiefs were forced to shell out £31million in a year on overtime. The £600,000-a-week bill came as officer numbers sank to an all-time low. Bosses have been slammed for forcing cops to do extra work to plug gaps. The police federation’s David...
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UNHINGED
FIRED-UP Donald Trump threatened Iran in a rambling Easter message yesterday. The US President was accused of sounding like a crank by his critics as he launched his foul-mouthed rant on social media. He told Iran’s leaders if they didn’t open the...
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STEP UP & TAKE ACTION
Children in Scotland have waited more than 4.5million days for mental health help during a youth suicide crisis. Campaigners yesterday branded the delays a “disgrace” after the figures emerged amid our Save Young Lives campaign. Ruth Moss, whose...
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HOUNDED OUT BY TEEN DEATH THUGS
A DAD says his family were hounded from their home after his 12-year-old son saw a schoolmate stabbed to death. Crawford Carnwath claims pals of the teenage thug who killed Kory McCrimmon, 16, threatened witness Christopher with violence.
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24-HOUR PARTY PRISON
A GRIEVING mum has hit out after the thug who killed her son was seen partying in jail. Ben McCulloch, 31, appears in a TikTok video with other cons high on drugs and prison hooch. He is inside for the death of Katie Quigley’s son Stephen, 26. She...
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THE LYONS TAMERS
Crime clan boss Steven Lyons will be deported to face justice in europe today as his empire collapses. The humiliated Scots gangster was paraded, hands trussed with cable ties, in an orange prison jumpsuit by Bali police. They are now hunting two...
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AXED MILLS FACED TEEN BOY CLAIMS
FIRED BBC DJ Scott Mills was investigated by police in 2016 over “serious sexual offences” against a teenage boy. It’s understood the Radio 2 host’s sacking over a “historical allegation” relates to the individual. But no charges were made.
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NICKED
CRIME boss Steven Lyons looks a broken man as police finally catch up with him. Images show the kingpin being arrested as he arrived in Bali after being kicked out of Qatar. Lyons was led through duty free and labelled as a “suspected leader of a...
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SORRY’S NOT ENOUGH
A mum who nearly died after a C-section blunder has rejected health chiefs’ apology. Heather Boyd, 38, had her bowel perforated, went into septic shock and has been left with a stoma. She said: “This apology just isn’t enough for me.”
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WEIGHT-LOSS TABLETS LEFT ME PARALYSED & STARVED
A MUM claims she was left paralysed and starving after taking weight-loss tablets. Teacher Ali Martin, 45, was prescribed GLP-1 drugs to manage her type 2 diabetes. She said it was “not worth the risk”.
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POLICE NEED MORE COPS TO WIN GANG WAR
ORGANISED criminals are running amok because there are not enough police to stop them, claims an ex-cop. Ryan MacDonald was an inspector before he quit last year amid Scotland’s justice crisis. He claims cops can’t win the war on gangs like Tamo Junto...
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A holiday heart attack, 17 hours on a boat, one flight, two medical centres, a taxi ride.. AND THEN SHE DIED
A FAMILY have blasted travel insurers after a gran died in “absolute terror” following a heart attack on a luxury cruise. Daughter Ashley says Lorraine Russell, 62, was sent on a wild goose chase in search of care in Madagascar.
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SNP BURIED PITCH THUG REPORT
A CALL to crack down on pitch invasions was ignored by the Scottish Government, it was claimed yesterday. In 2016, retired sheriff Edward Bowen urged bans and heavy fines for thugs after trouble at the Hibs v Rangers Scottish Cup final. Now Lib Dem...
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LIFESAVING DRUG HELPED ME FIND TRUE LOVE
A young woman who was days from dying of cystic fibrosis is to get married after a wonder drug saved her life. The Daily Record successfully campaigned for Hailey Mann, now 30, to be given Kaftrio. She said: “I never saw myself getting married.”
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I SWEAR WE’RE PALS NOW
TOURETTE’S campaigner John Davidson has made peace with a man whose nose he broke 36 years ago – thanks to the movie about his life. Owen Jardine got in touch with the 55-year-old after watching Baftawinner I Swear. John ended up in court for...
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LAGS’ HOLIDAY
Inmates are showing off in videos of drug-fuelled parties behind bars and boasting life inside is “easy”. Clips on TikTok from HMP Addiewell show prisoners downing “jail hooch” and smoking the drug Spice. The scenes sparked calls for the private jail...
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£30 , 000 price on his headon
A TURNCOAT thug has a target on his back after switching sides in Scotland’s gangland turf war. Underworld sources told the Record ex-Lyons lieutenant Steven Gordon was secretly feeding information to high-ranking Daniel family members and a £30,000...
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Kids are facing a mentaland health crisis
A mum has told how her son took his own life after his football dreams were dashed. Sharon Johnstone’s lad Lewis, 21, couldn’t cope after failing to make it as a professional. She is now backing our Save Young Lives campaign calling for suicide...
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I WANT TO FACE MY GIRL’S KILLER
murdered teenager Paige doherty’s mum has challenged her killer to meet her face to face. Pamela lost the 15-year-old to John Leathem 10 years ago. She said: “I want him to tell me why he took my daughter’s life.”
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THERE’S NO SENTENCE LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU
A DOMESTIC abuse survivor has said her monster ex will always be a danger to women. Steven Manson was jailed last week for a campaign of violence again Kirsty Nealis – including an attack on her at 36 weeks pregnant. She said: “He is a danger to women...
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THE HERO OF UNION STREET
A BRAVE firefighter told yesterday of his battle to save Glasgow Central Station from a devastating inferno. John Banach, 53, was pictured tackling the Union Corner blaze from the top of a 115ft ladder. He was one of dozens of firefighters who saved...
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A wound that’s there forever
FAMILIES of children killed in the Dunblane massacre have urged the world never to stop learning from what happened 30 years ago. On March 13 in 1996, the quiet Perthshire town was changed forever by Britain’s worst mass shooting. Thomas Hamilton...
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SILENCE ON THE BAMS
SCOTLAND’S top police officer has slammed the Old Firm after both clubs failed to condemn Sunday’s mayhem. Fans clashed on the Ibrox pitch after Celtic won the Scottish Cup tie against Rangers. Chief Constable Jo Farrell told MSPs she was waiting for...
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MY MMA THUG HORROR
A MUM has told how she was knocked out by an MMA fighter after his failed bid to chat her up. Anne Marie Boyle, 38, was left with a broken eye socket, cheekbone and a brain injury following the attack near a pub by Sean McInnes, 35. She said: “I am...
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GETAGRIP ON VAPE SHOPS
A VAPE shop safety crackdown was demanded last night after a city centre inferno. The fire destroyed a landmark building in Glasgow. MSP Paul Sweeney said: “We need to wake up to the risks.”
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SHAMEFUL
SCENES of violence at yesterday’s Old Firm match have been condemned as “an embarrassment”. Fans invaded the pitch after the Scottish Cup quarter-final clash. Police and stadium staff came under attack, along with a member of Celtic’s coaching staff,...
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LIMBS IN THELOCH PAROLE PANIC
A VICTIM of William Beggs has hit out after learning he won’t be told if the “limbs in the loch” killer is freed. Beggs is due for parole from a life sentence for the 1999 murder of Barry Wallace, 18. Brian McQuillan was attacked by Beggs with a...
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SCREAMING SHOPLIFTER KILLED STORE GUARD
A SHOPLIFTER has been jailed for killing an Asda store guard as she tried to flee with stolen booze. Natasha Smith, 38, screamed in Alun Harris-Richards’ face as they wrestled over her bag – triggering a heart attack.
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CHINA ‘SPY’ PROBE: COPS HOLD MP JOANI’S HUSBAND
A SCOTS Labour MP’s husband has been arrested on suspicion of spying for china. Joani Reid insisted last night she was not involved with David Taylor’s lobbying firm. Ex-Labour adviser Taylor, 39, was one of three men arrested yesterday. The East...
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DOUBLE KILLER ISBACK ON THE STREETS
A DOUBLE killer has been released from prison just over halfway through his second life sentence. Andrew McVicar murdered a stranger as a schoolboy and then killed a grandad during a robbery nearly 20 years later. The decision to free the thug has...
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GANGLAND KINGPINS BUSTED INBAHRAIN
GANGLAND bosses Ross McGill and Steven Lyons have been arrested in the Middle East, according to underworld sources. The pair are set to be brought back to the UK to face justice once flights to Bahrain resume after being halted by the ongoing conflict.
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TRAPPED IN THE WAR ZONE
MORE than 20,000 Scots are stranded in the UAE as the Middle East is on a knife-edge. Rangers legend Graeme Souness told how he heard explosions as he was stuck in Abu Dhabi airport. The 72-year-old said: “I’m hearing some pretty loud bangs and...
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Hospital doped up my dad and left him like a.. ZOMBIE
ELDERLY hospital patients were left like “zombies” after being doped with potent unprescribed painkillers, relatives claim. Health chiefs launched a probe and apologised to families including those of George Maguire, 91. Daughter Maureen Cahill said:...
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A SERIOUS DANGER TOTHE PUBLIC
A WOMAN raped as a teen has warned of the danger as decadelong restrictions on her attacker are lifted. Vicky Maclean was 19 when she was attacked at knifepoint by John McDougall as she made her way home in Irvine in 2000. She has seen him repeatedly...
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CLUELESS
Cops apologise to family of murdered estate worker for failing to spot he had been shot FOR 5 DAYS POLICE have apologised to the family of a murdered estate worker after failing to realise he had been shot for five days. David Campbell, 77, was jailed...
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THE SALMOND FILES
Alex Salmond warned the “floodgates” could open if allegations of sexual harassment went public, Nicola Sturgeon told an inquiry. Sturgeon also claimed her fellow former SNP leader had been on a “revenge mission” after several women made accusations....
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COP GRASS BILL SOARSCLAIMS AS GANG WAR RAGES
Police Scotland spent a record-breaking £342,730 on informants last year. The figure shelled out on informants – dubbed “grasses” – rocketed as officers battled a gangland turf war. Operation Portaledge was launched in March amid violence linked to a...
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DYING TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT
ScaMMerS are selling deadly dodgy fat jabs on tiktok. A Record probe found the crooks clone sites of genuine pharmacies and sell fake versions of injections. One leading Scots pharmacist found her business was targeted. Sehar Shahid said: “They’re...
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END OF THE LINE
ANDREW Mountbatten-Windsor is to be booted from the line of succession after his dramatic arrest. As police searched the disgraced former prince’s previous home last night, the Government was planning to strip him of his position as eighth in line to...
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WE CAN SEE YOU SNEAKING OUT
Andrew Mountbattenwindsor slumps in his car seat as he is driven from a police station last night. The King’s brother had been arrested and quizzed on suspicion of misconduct in public office. It follows an investigation into his friendship with...
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VALIUM QUEEN CAGED
A drug dealer known as the Queen of Street Valium has been jailed. Brazen Jodie Gilmour, 32, drove an Audi while flaunting designer clothes and £10,000 “Turkey teeth” on social media. But she was rumbled after customs intercepted a package of drugs...
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MONSTER
THE sister of a young mum who vanished 50 years ago believes their “monster” stepdad burned her body after causing her death. Mandy Duncan was 11 when Mary went missing aged 17. She said “Beast of Bonhill” Norman Duncan fathered Mary’s baby at 15 –...
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PREDATOR ATTACKED TEEN AT WIFE’S PARTY
A TWISTED predator has been jailed for sexually assaulting a sleeping teenage girl after a 40th party for his wife. Steven Richardson, 43, sneaked into the room where the 18-year-old was in bed. His victim told the Record: “I can finally move on with...
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ANT & DEC’S £1M RUINED MY LIFE
A seriAl criminal who won a million on an Ant & Dec show has blamed it for all his misfortune. Nathan Hageman, 46, says after scooping the prize money he became the target of blackmailers. The convicted thief and abuser claimed friends and family...
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HEIR RAGE
Prince William wanted his uncle banished over revelations about Andrew and Jeffrey epstein six years before he was finally exiled. The Prince of Wales, 43, clashed with dad Charles and the late Queen after the ex-duke’s 2019 car-crash BBC Newsnight...
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1000S 1000S OF CRIMINALS ON THEKILLERS RUN FROM POLICE
KILLERS and rapists are among thousands of fugitives on cops’ wanted list. A single day snapshot revealed to the Record showed more than 7000 active manhunts. Safety campaigners called for court action to keep sex attack suspects behind bars. And...
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AI CAMERAS TO SPY ON DRIVERS
AI spy cameras that zoom in on drivers at the wheel are to be launched in Scotland. The technology is designed to catch motorists typing phone messages and other offences. But Jake Hurfurt, of privacy group Big Brother Watch, said: “This kind of...
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TOPLESS MURDER AMBUSH
A MAN was knifed to death in the street by two shirtless thugs in a daylight ambush. Doorbell footage captured the men chasing James Greenhorn, 61, before he was stabbed in Tollcross, Glasgow.
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YOUR TIME IS UP, KEIR
ANAS Sarwar yesterday urged the Prime Minister to quit, sparking a civil war in the Labour Party. The party’s Scottish leader said Keir Starmer’s “failures” risked handing the SNP a fifth term at Holyrood. But Cabinet ministers rallied round the PM,...
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MORGAN HAS BROKEN
KEIR Starmer’s top aide quit last night throwing No10 into turmoil. Chief of staff Morgan McSweeney said it was the only honourable thing to do in the wake of the Peter Mandelson scandal. Pressure is growing on Starmer to quit too and last night...
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Killer back behind bars
The family of a murdered teenager have told of their relief after her freed killer was put back behind bars. John Wilson, 37, had got out 17 years after killing Michelle Stewart, 17. Her sister Lisa said the family was “right all along”.
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END OF THE WORLD
Hundreds of Scotland fans’ World Cup dreams have been dashed after a tickets mix-up. Tartan Army members ticked the “easy access” box for disabled supporters by mistake while booking match briefs. They’ve been told they won’t get tickets. Fan Willie...
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TELL US TRUTH ABOUT QEUH
THE dad of tragic Molly Cuddihy says he’d back reopening Scotland’s hospital inquiry to look at claims of “political pressure” to open the scandal-hit QEUH. Prosecutors are probing cancer patient Molly’s death at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University...
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NATIONAL DISGRACE
THE number of homeless kids in Scotland has hit an all-time high. SNP ministers were slammed over the 10,480 children in temporary digs. Campaigner Sean Clerkin said: “These statistics are a national disgrace.”
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SNPCALL COPS ON MANDY
Peter Mandelson has been reported to police after claims he leaked sensitive government emails to Jeffrey Epstein. SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn filed a complaint yesterday with the
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WOMEN ONLY
TRANS prisoners will be banned from women’s jails if Anas Sarwar becomes first minister. The Scottish Labour leader has vowed to remove biologically male cons – such as Isla Bryson was – within days. Sarwar said: “We would ensure prisons are...
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TOMMY’S SHOCK PARLY COMEBACK
TOMMY Sheridan is bidding to become an Alba MSP in May’s Holyrood elections. The 61-year-old – once jailed for perjury – was first elected in 1999. An Alba insider said: “It will certainly shake things up.”
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airgun killer should never be set free
The parents of a murdered tot have told of their relief after his airgun killer was ordered to remain behind bars. Two-year-old Andrew Morton’s family had pled for Mark Bonini never to be freed. Mum Sharon, 55, said: “Thank the Lord.”
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RETURN SURGE IN CAMPUS SEX ATTACKS
SEX attack and harassment cases have soared at Scots universities with more than 600 reports in five years. Survivors yesterday accused education chiefs of failing to tackle the torrent of alleged offences by students and staff. Kate Wilson, 23,...
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Sickened
The family of a student who took his life after being wrongly told he could not graduate are “sickened” after a report exposed his university’s systemic failings. Ethan Brown’s mum found the 23-year-old dead on what should have been his graduation day...
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BARKING MAD
A victim of a cruel puppy farming racket has told of her fury after the millionaire couple behind it dodged jail. Stephen and Hazel Hamilton kept dogs in squalor at the base where they made a fortune selling sick pets to unsuspecting animal lovers. A...
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NATHAN: WECAN SAVE LIVES
SEA Shanty star Nathan Evans has told of his struggles with anxiety to help others. He backed our campaign, adding: “The truth is everyone has their own struggles.”
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AN INSULT TO OUR WAR HEROES
A soldier who saw Scots comrade Mark Wright killed in action has slammed Donald Trump’s “insult” to our heroes. The US President claimed Brits stayed off Afghanistan front lines. Gary Scorgie-Hart said: “Trump needs to get his facts right.”
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DRINKS SPIKING SHAME
COPs are catching just one in 10 drink-spiking creeps as cases soar. Only 85 cases out of 800 in five years – including use of date rape drugs – led cops to a suspect. MSP Pauline McNeill said: “Spiking is disgusting and dangerous.”
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TRUMP HAS FLIPPED
Donald Trump last night suddenly dropped his threat to impose tariffs over Greenland – hours after a bizarre tirade against allies. In his about-turn, the US President failed even to mention his menacing demand for the Arctic island to be handed...
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JAIL THE PUPPY BANDITS
CASES of organised crime gangs selling sick and dying pups are rising because of lenient sentences. The Scottish SPCA say puppy farm crooks are cashing in as courts rarely send them to jail.
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SHOW OF FARCE
BRITAIN and its allies were last night scrambling to persuade Donald Trump to step back from the brink as he refused to rule out seizing Greenland by force. And Keir Starmer faces a race against time to protect Britain from US tariffs. Trump told...
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FARAGE WANTS TO AXE HOLYROOD
HOLYROOD could be scrapped if Nigel Farage is PM, John Swinney has warned. The First Minister said if Reform does well in May’s Scottish Parliament elections and takes power at Westminster, the party will try to centralise power in London. Swinney...
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SCOTLAND KILT KO IS TARTAN BARMY
Scotland’s World Cup stars won’t wear kilts as their pre-match gear this summer – after the SFA opted for suits. Our boys grabbed global attention in 1998 with their national dress. Fan Stuart Murphy said: “What can be more Scottish than kilts?”
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GANG WARS REVENGE ATTACKS PLOT
Gang bosses Ross McGill and Steven Lyons are plotting revenge against their enemies in Scotland’s drugs turf war. The hoods held talks this month to plan attacks on Mark Richardson’s Edinburgh crew and his Daniel clan allies in Glasgow. The Lyons...
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