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ENERGY BOSS ..BAD PRICE HIKES COMING
HOUSEHOLDS need to brace for a huge rise in energy bills this winter, the boss of one of Britain’s biggest power firms warned. Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power, said the forecast 16 per cent hike in January – taking average bills to...
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BUDGET BUSTER
CHANCELLOR John Healey will have warnings from the International Monetary Fund ringing in his ears as he puts the finishing touches to the Budget. The influential organisation yesterday said governments should not dish out unfunded giveaways to tackle...
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NHS AXE BID IS BAD FOR OUR HEALTH
RURAL Scots fear being forced to travel to the Central Belt for treatment amid growing uncertainty about what John Swinney’s plans to axe health boards will mean for patients. The First Minister used his Programme for Government speech on September 1...
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SCOTS KIDS ‘GROWING UP HOMELESS’
HUNDREDS of children are “growing up homeless” after spending years living in accommodation that is supposed to be temporary. Official figures analysed by Scottish Labour show 1350 Scots families stuck living in often unsuitable properties for more...
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TORTURE VICTIM’S 999 NIGHTMARE
TORTURE victim Jamie Forbes’s death could have been prevented, a sheriff said yesterday. The 37-year-old jumped from a 12th-floor flat to escape his tormentor Lee Smith, also 37, after a two-day ordeal. Sheriff Principal Andrew Miller flagged up a...
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Godfather's REVENGE
GLASGOW godfather Arthur Thompson’s family are celebrating the death of his nemesis Paul Ferris. Thompson’s only surviving child, Tracey, posted a photo of a bottle of champagne on social media after hearing the news. A relative responded: “I think...
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HUNTED TO HIS GRAVE
NOTORIOUS gangland figure Paul Ferris has died at the age of 62. He’d suffered a short illness and been admitted to hospital two days before his death. Ferris was a feared enforcer for Glasgow godfather Arthur Thompson before turning against his...
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4-HR A&E WAITS AT RECORD HIGH
THE SNP government has been accused of “extraordinary failure” as the number of patients waiting more than four hours in A&E hit a new record in August. New figures from Public Health Scotland showed that two-thirds (66.7 per cent) of A&E patients...
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Keep Bond’s British spirit
AS psychologist Madeleine Swann, she learned what makes 007 tick. And Lea Seydoux insists whatever the future of the franchise holds, it is crucial that Bond stays British at heart after the takeover by streaming giant Amazon. Paris-born Lea, 41,...
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PRISON COMPO PAYOUTS SOAR
A RECORD number of compensation payments were made to prisoners last year for hardships suffered during their time behind bars, the Record can reveal. The damages are believed to include actions for breaches of human rights, as well as claims over...
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TRUMP ADDS FUEL TO FIRE
THE UK had crisis talks with allies over diesel supplies after President Trump threatened to ban fuel exports. After Trump floated his export ban idea, widely seen as an attempt to lower pump prices in the US ahead of next month’s crunch midterm...
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400 JOBS GO AT GRANGEMOUTH
GRANGEMOUTH was dealt another jobs blow yesterday as a chemicals giant announced plans to close with the loss of 377 jobs. Swiss-owned Syngenta, an agricultural technology firm, plans to quit the site – 16 months after being given a £2million Scottish...
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OASIS £2M CELTIC PARK TOUT FURY
THOUSANDS of Oasis fans have been denied tickets for their gigs at Celtic Park after greedy touts hoovered them up. We can reveal more than £2million worth of briefs for the five Glasgow shows have ended up on “secondary ticketing” websites. It means...
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GREET BRITAIN
TEARFUL Andy Burnham spoke yesterday of his determination to rebuild Britain in tribute to his late dad Roy. In an emotional speech at the Labour Party conference – in which he also set out plans to reform the state pension triple lock – the PM said...
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IBad for kids
MORE screen time appears to stunt children’s language skills, according to a major new scientific review. The study of 2.8million children in 64 countries – the biggest of its kind – examined links between gaming, social media use, streaming and key...
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181yr Highland mystery solved
A DELIGHTED New Yorker has told how a Scot has solved the mystery of his 181-year-old family heirloom. Bruce Cameron Williams, 77, was given the brooch – dated 1845 and awarded to “Jas. McPherson” – by a distant relative on a visit to Inverness in...
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We’ll work with SNP to improve lives of Scots
MICHAEL Marra has pledged to work with John Swinney to help improve the lives of Scots over the next five years but warned the First Minister won’t get a “blank cheque”. The new Scottish Labour leader marked his first week in the job by promising to...
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Cath dressed to kill for premiere
CATHERINE Zeta-Jones knows how to knock ’em dead as she attends the premiere of her new TV drama Kill Jackie. The Oscar-winning actress, 56, swept into the screening last night in a sparkly silver and sheer gown with matching heels. In the Prime...
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WES: WE’RE PUTIN OUR FOOT DOWN
THE Defence Secretary has rubbished claims a new unit to curb Russian information warfare would be used to crack down on free spech. Wes Streeting said security chiefs had been ordered to intervene to grapple with threats from hostile states “of a...
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TRASH & BURN
ANDY Burnham has hit back at billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe for talking Britain down with doom-laden warnings about the rich quitting the UK. The Prime Minister rubbished Man United owner Ratcliffe’s claim that “Britain is on the slide” and said people...
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Air we go again!
A BRIDE to be was among those hit yesterday by the second UK air traffic control meltdown in just two weeks. Barbara Ann Stoddart was due to fly to Las Vegas with groom Andrew Lithgow, their three children, best man and a friend. The group, from the...
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Exams study is gut punch for education
THE new leader of Scottish Labour has proposed an education plan to stop the SNP “marking their own homework”. Michael Marra said greater transparency around data on school performance was an “essential first step” in making Scotland’s education...
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Indian jail hell Scot is bailed
A SCOTS Sikh activist detained in India for almost nine years without conviction has been granted bail. Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was arrested by Indian authorities over alleged terrorism in 2017 while visiting the country for his wedding...
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Austen maestros
OLIVIA Colman and Rufus Sewell are ready to transport us back to the 19th century in the new Pride and Prejudice. And going by these pictures, viewers can expect ruffled dresses and sideburns to die for. The Crown star Olivia, 52, and The Diplomat’s...
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FRANCE FERRY LINK BID AXED
PLANS to restart a Scotland to France ferry link have been scrapped after Forth Ports pulled out of discussions to resurrect the route. The port operator and shipping infrastructure company confirmed yesterday that the link from Rosyth to Dunkirk...
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Tax alert as pension set to rise by £500
THE state pension is expected to top £13,000 a year, pushing retirees over the tax-free threshold – but 1.1million of them with no other income will be protected. The state pension goes up every year under the triple lock promise, which guarantees it...
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If we took our gloves off, we’d defeat them..
TENSIONS between Nato and Russia have exploded after a drone strike on a train near the Polish border. European officials including former prime minister Boris Johnson were caught up in the terror as a Kyiv to Warsaw train was hit over a mile from...
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INDYREF GANG TO SIGN FOR CHANGE
THE First Ministers of the UK’s devolved nations are set to sign a landmark agreement to put pressure on Downing Street to hold independence referendums. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin vice president...
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ON YER E-BIKE
BRAVE gran Peggy Maxwell is calling for a crackdown on illegal use of electric motorbikes after being mown down and badly hurt. The 94-year-old said: “We need to get these things off the streets.”
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TATE AND THE PINK LADIES
LEADERS of an anti-immigrant group which claims to defend women have been blasted for backing Andrew Tate. The Pink Ladies are staging a rally in Glasgow tomorrow amid fears of trouble after violence at a right-wing protest in July. And anti-racism...
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TORMENTED
THE parents of a severely disabled teenager have told of their torment over “sanction” threats by benefits bosses. The Department for Work and Pensions previously told the Record Connor Donnelly, 18, was not expected to work and Government minister...
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NAZI FIGHT CLUBS
SCOTS football hooligans posed with a swastika as they took on far-right mobs from Germany and France in a “forest fight”. The squad of Rangers Riot Crew ultras lined up in the pre-arranged melee against thugs from FC Hansa Rostock and Olympique...
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OLD FIRM COP BILL SOARS
THE Old Firm should stump up more for the cost of cops having to police their matches, it was claimed last night. Calls for the clubs to pay a fairer share were made after it was revealed the bill has soared due to fans' recent loutish behaviour.
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MAD DOG’S VILE RANT ON IMMIGRATION
JOHNNY ‘Mad Dog’ Adair has vowed to battle illegal immigrants off the streets. The former paramilitary leader says he wants to get back into frontline politics and will use his experience in Northern Ireland. Now based in Scotland, Adair is backing...
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Victory for the braindead balaclava brigade
AWAY fans have been banned from Old Firm derbies in the wake of last season’s mayhem. Celtic hero Chris Sutton and Rangers legend Barry Ferguson slammed the idiots who have ruined the fixture for law-abiding supporters. Sutton said it was a “victory...
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EXCLUSIVE HUMAN SLAVERY HELL VIETNAMESE CHILD TRADE CRISIS
Kids exploited by traffickers MORE than 300 children have been trafficked into Scotland to work in the sex and crime underworld, the Daily Record can reveal. Campaigners want tough action against the crooks who force Vietnamese kids into...
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GLASGOW’S BUST
GLASGOW is at “breaking point” because of a £110million budget black hole. A bombshell report blamed rising homelessness fuelled by a refugee crisis, increasing poverty and equal pay costs for the situation. The Accounts Commission warns the city...
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Why was teen killer freed on bail to murder my son?
A GRIEVING mum has demanded to know why a thug was free to stab her son to death months after he carried out another attack. Lisa Petrie, 45, called for action on Scotland’s knife crime crisis, one year on from 22-year-old son John McNab’s murder by a...
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THE UK IS ‘FALLING APART’
JOHN Swinney has warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham the UK is “falling apart”. The First Minister branded Burnham’s recent visit to Scotland a “lecturing tour” and claimed nationalist success in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales was a threat to the...
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ANAZI PIECE OF WORK
A NOTORIOUS Nazi sympathiser is today unmasked as one of the extremists teaming up the Scottish far-right with banned Ulster terror groups. Convicted racist Geoffrey Farquharson, who has been pictured wearing an SS-style uniform, appeared at an...
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WECAN’T DO THIS ALONE
UK officials have been urged to help Glasgow amid fears it’s become a “dumping ground” for asylum seekers. Some parts of Scotland have housed none while the city has taken in 3489. Labour MP Joani Reid said: “That is deeply unfair.”
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WEWILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU DOLLY
THE world of country music is in mourning after Dolly Parton died at the age of 80. Her nephew Brian Seaver broke the news in a video posted to social media. The superstar – famous for classics such as I Will Always Love You and Jolene – had recently...
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COCKY KILLER HAS NO REMORSE
A KILLER gangster with a £100,000 bounty on his head turned up at a wedding and mocked his victim’s family. Hashim Uddin, 33, was released from prison this year after doing time for stabbing his brother-inlaw Omer Sadiq to death. Underworld sources...
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KEEPIT SYMBOL ABSOLUTE ROASTER
SNP swindler Peter Murrell has been offered barista lessons behind bars. Nicola Sturgeon’s husband was jailed after he blew £400,000 of party funds on luxury goods including high-end coffee machines and a camper van. Now he could learn how to use...
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NEXT OF KIN
SCOTLAND’S gangland turf war could reignite in the wake of international drugs kingpin Daniel Kinahan’s arrest. A top crime-fighter told of his fears that rival hoods will seize the moment to topple the Irishman’s key allies such as Steven...
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CRUEL AND NASTY
A FAMILY duped by a serial conman have warned of the dangers of befriending him. Anthony Adams convinced relatives of tragic biker Josh Crawford they were friends and even made up his last words. Mum Margaret said: “The lies were cruel and nasty....
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SECTARIAN KILLER’S HATE MOB BOASTS
A SECTARIAN killer and a bank robber with links to an Ulster terror group joined far-right protests in Scotland. Glen Kane and Mark Sinclair boasted of their role after the Unite the Clans demo descended into violent disorder.
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MY FIRST TRUE LOVE
TRAGIC Minnie Merriman’s mum has left a tribute to her “first true love” at the spot where she was found. The nine-year-old died after being injured while camping with family in Arbroath. The girl’s dad Christopher Rice, 35, is charged with...
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BEAUTIFUL AND BRAVE MINNIE MOO
THE family of a girl who died after being found injured while camping have paid tribute to their “beautiful and brave Minnie Moo”. Minnie Merriman, nine, died in hospital after the incident late on Monday in Arbroath. Her dad, Christopher Rice, 35,...
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MANIFESTO OF HATE
THE refugee suspected of killing body-in-a-suitcase victim Lisa Ross unleashed a bitter tirade against Christian aid workers. Afghan boxer Sharif David Ahmadzai, 26, has been charged over the death of the 38-year-old Scots missionary who was found...
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FACE OF BODY IN SUITCASE SUSPECT
THE Athens body-in-a-suitcase suspect knew his victim through refugee charity work, it’s claimed. Afghan Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, is accused of killing Lisa Ross, 38, from Edinburgh, and dumping her remains.
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I HOPE YOU DIE IN JAIL
A SURVIVOR of abuser Douglas Daniel has told how she hopes he dies in jail. The criminal brother of kingpin Jamie Daniel was allowed to foster kids with his evil wife Barbara. Now, one victim wants those responsible for the horrors taken to task. She...
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BURIED NEXT TO HIS KILLER
THE family of a murdered ex-cop have told of their agony after learning his killer could be buried yards away from him. Mike Mosey, 58, was beaten to death with his own police truncheon by John Mackie, who has since died behind bars. Now Mike’s family...
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KAYDEN KILLER’S VILE JAIL RAP
A TEEN killer has recorded a repulsive rap boasting about his brutal crime. Jay Stewart, 19, is locked up for murdering Kayden Moy, 16. Stewart says in the video that he “taught him a lesson”.
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SCOT FOUND DEAD INSIDE SUITCASE IN ATHENS
A SCOTS woman is feared to have been lured to her death in Greece before her body was dumped in a suitcase. Elisabeth Jane Ross’s remains were found by a homeless man in a derelict building in Athens. The 38-year-old is thought to have been dead for...
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MONSTER
Meet far-right thug Alan Miller. He attended a demo to ‘Save Our Women and Kids’ last weekend.. but two former partners today accuse him of being a vicious domestic abuser who terrorises women. They claim he’s the type of person females need protected...
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MYPITBULL ATTACKED NEIGHBOUR TO SAVE ME
A PITBULL owner whose dog attacked two people to protect her has been cleared by a jury. Christina O’Driscoll said Bud leapt to defend her from an assault by Tanya Kanstantsinava, who was mauled alongside her teen daughter.
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BEAUTY MUM’S ‘KILLER’ FOUND DEAD
A MAN arrested after telling a pub he’d murdered his ex has died in his cell. Lee Greenan walked into his local covered in blood after beautician Vikki Soloman, 44, had been attacked. The 46-year-old was later charged and police yesterday confirmed...
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TWIST OF FATE ROGUE E-BIKER SENT MY WEE BOY FLYING
A MUM has relived the horrific moment she saw her son mown down in the street by an e-bike rider. Yvonne Dobson told how the cyclist smashed into Luke, nine, as he walked home from a pal’s house. He was sent flying and ended up unconscious, bruised...
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RIVER CITY RAPE FIEND GETS 9 YEARS
RAPIST River City actor Iain Robertson was yesterday jailed for nine years. The fallen star sexually assaulted a woman and put two others through an ordeal of abuse and threats. Judge Lady Drummond slammed his “violence, coercion, intimidation and...
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SAVILE
THE ex-cop who first exposed Jimmy Savile as a sex offender has called for a new probe after the shamed DJ’s vile comments in a school magazine interview emerged. Mark Williams-Thomas says the notorious paedophile was more active in Scotland than many...
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MINUTES FROM DEATH
TROUBLE at an Old Firm shame game came close to “life-threatening violence”, according to a damning report. Fans, Rangers and Celtic and police chiefs were slammed in the probe, which found officers were now “petrified” of policing another match at...
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HOPE AND A PRAYER
ANDY Burnham breezed into No10 yesterday and promised to “bring back hope” to broken Britain. The new Prime Minister promised his Labour Government would reverse the toxic legacy of Thatcherism which laid waste to industrial Scotland. He will...
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£500K GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD
FOUR rich fraudsters who conned the NHS out of £6million cost taxpayers another £500,000 as they tried to dodge prison. Telecoms firm directors Adam Sharoudi and Gavin Brown, and NHS bosses Alan Hush and Gavin Cox, racked up the legal aid bill while...
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Yes Sir Chris We can boogie
OLYMPIAN Sir Chris Hoy says Glasgow’s Games can be as big as the World Cup. Inspired by the Tartan Army, Chris said: “The Commonwealth Games are the chance for Scotland to really shine.”
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