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STURGEON IS LYING & STITCHED UP SALMOND TO HIDE THE TRUTH

A FRIEND of the late Alex Salmond has accused Nicola Sturgeon of “stitching up” her old mentor and lying about her husband’s crimes. Tory MP David Davis claimed in the House of Commons that Sturgeon knew “full well” Peter Murrell was stealing from the...

END THIS MEDICAL MISOGYNY

Call for docs to have mandatory training on agonising women’s condition THE family of a young mum who took her own life while suffering endometriosis have accused the NHS of “medical misogyny”. Medics dismissed 36-year-old Nicola Thyne’s agony as...

SCOTS TORY MAKES A MESSI

SCOTLAND fans have slammed a councillor who told them they should be ashamed of backing Argentina against England tonight. Scots Tory Tracy Colyer said they shouldn’t back Lionel Messi’s “cheating Argies” because of the Falklands War. Tartan Army man...

Our travel insurance holiday nightmare

A FAMILY face a £17,000 bill as they try to get their mum’s body home from Turkey after she died suddenly on holiday. Margaret Livingstone, 69, from Edinburgh, passed away in hospital three weeks after a heart attack left her in a coma. Her family...

PROTECT US FROM SEX ABUSER POLICE

COP bosses are being urged to get tough on officers who commit crimes of abuse. It comes after a string of cases where women have been victims of serving police, including shamed Scott Ritchie. Campaigner Alev Taylor said: “We can see the worst of...

TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT TUMOUR DANGER

WOMEN who blame a controversial birth control jab for leaving them mutilated have demanded the NHS warn patients of the full risk it poses. The group want NHS Scotland to update its guidance on side-effects of Depo-Provera. A study found women using...

WE WANT JUSTICE FOR BRIAN

THE family of a man who died on his bathroom floor after being refused an ambulance have called for an inquiry. Brian Hurton, 55, told 999 staff he was struggling to breathe as he suffered a fatal heart emergency. His sister Allison said: “He would...

GET A JOB

A SEVERELY disabled teen who can barely sit up was told by benefits staff to find a job. Connor Donnelly, 18, who is blind, wheelchair-bound and nonverbal, left school and is claiming Universal Credit. His dad Steve said: “It’s a physical...

AMEN COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED

KNIFE victim Amen Teklay could have been saved if the authorities had acted on warnings, it’s claimed. Amen, 15, died after he was stabbed in Maryhill, Glasgow. Youth worker Jamie O’Neill said: “Opportunities were missed to prevent Amen’s death.”

A child killed.. Three families ruined.. DEVASTATED

A PAIR of teenagers were yesterday cleared of murdering schoolboy Amen Teklay. His family broke down in court at the not guilty verdicts after what the judge described as “a difficult trial”. Amen, 15, died after being stabbed with a 20cm blade but...

YOU PASSED BUCK ON JULIE’S DEATH

THE family of a woman who died after waiting four hours for an ambulance has accused the new Health Secretary of passing the buck. Julie Parker’s brother William said Angela Constance and other government ministers should “hang their heads in shame”...

MY MUM IS FINALLY FREE

THE sons of a Scots mum murdered in Greece have spoken of their relief after winning a 17-year battle for justice. Police originally dismissed the death of Jean Hanlon, 53, as an accidental drowning – but her family refused to stop seeking the truth...

FOOTIE THUG AND THE FASCIST STREET ARMY

AN INFAMOUS football thug and a far-right blogger are accused of helping form a sinister “street army”. Sandy Chugg, 54, admitted being part of a division of black-shirted men in “silent protests” using fascist imagery in Scotland. Videos of the...

STOP THE SALE OF THESE RAMBO KNIVES

A MUM has called for action to stop the sale of blades like the one used to kill her son. Lisa Petrie, 45, spoke out after we revealed deadly Rambo knives can be bought for £44 online. Her son John McNab, 22, was stabbed to death last year. Lisa...

RISE OF THE MASKED NAZIS

THUGS claiming to patrol streets protecting women and kids are today unmasked as Nazi louts. The 1000-strong Scot Active organises racist protests against immigrants, led by Darren Docherty.

MY HOLIDAY DRUG SPIKE TERROR

A TEENAGER is warning other youngsters after being spiked with a date-rape drug on her first pals’ holiday to Magaluf. Taylor Coulter, 18, was jabbed in the arm after leaving her friends to go to a nightclub bathroom. She collapsed before spending...

WE’RE SENT HOMEWARD TO THINK AGAIN

THE Scotland squad packed their bags and headed home after yet again failing to get out a World Cup group stage. The team checked out of their Miami hotel hours after boss Steve Clarke quit. Last night, it emerged he refused to accept a sixfigure...

ISTHIS WHAT HAPPENS HERE?

TWO young men knifed in an attack allegedly aimed at Muslims say they are afraid to go out. The pair, both 22, suffered serious injuries in the incident after they left an Edinburgh mosque. One of the students said he moved to Scotland from India...

JULIE DIES AFTER 4-HOUR WAIT FOR AMBULANCE

A WOMAN died on her way to hospital after a four-hour wait for an ambulance. Julie Parker, 55, was found collapsed on her bathroom floor by police. Officers had forced entry after Julie failed to answer the door. Her brother William says Scottish...

STOP FIFA’S WORLD CUP TICKETS RIP-OFF

FORMER prime minister Gordon Brown last night called for an inquiry into World Cup ticket prices. He said ordinary football fans were being “priced out” of the game. Asked if Fifa is ripping off fans, Brown said: “Yes, I think something’s got to be...

TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW NIC

POLICE wanted to ask Nicola Sturgeon more questions about her estranged husband’s £400,000 fraud spree. As Peter Murrell was jailed yesterday for five years and three months, the former FM’s lawyer Aamer Anwar called the claims “disgraceful and beyond...

IT ALL ENDS IN KEIRS

KEIR Starmer finally buckled yesterday as he quit No10 in tears. Andy Burnham is likely to replace him after his recent by-election win. Starmer said: “I will give my successor my full and unequivocal support.”

When will we see your likes again

BASEBALL giants the Boston Red Sox have paid tribute to the Tartan Army’s takeover of their town. Club president Sam Kennedy wrote to Hampden bosses: “Our fans embraced your supporters without reservation. Your supporters responded with exactly the...

IN THE RED CORNER

ANDY Burnham is ready to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership after his huge by-election win. The former Manchester mayor returned to Parliament with his resounding victory in Makerfield. The Prime Minister insisted he will not step...

DREAM TEAM

SCOTLAND’S past World Cup heroes have told our team: You can become legends tonight. Veterans urged the lads to make history by qualifying for the second round. Goalie Alan Rough said it would be “life-changing”.

WORLD SUP WINNERS GOLDRUSH

BARS in Boston are running out of beer as the Tartan Army drink the city dry. More than 20,000 Scotland fans have been partying in the city – and pubs have been overwhelmed. One bar boss said: “We’ve never seen anything like it.”

THEY COULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED

A MUM claims Kayden Moy’s killers were terrorising kids long before the teenager’s murder. The mum says Cole Turley and Jay Stewart, both 18, who murdered Kayden on Irvine beach last year, bottled and battered her young daughters. She said: “My kids...

GOLDEN TICKET

BIG-HEARTED Scotland fan John MacLean handed a £900 match ticket to a young supporter who’d been scammed. John, a Scot who lives in the US, stepped in after Greig McBride revealed that one of his brother’s pals, Jack, had been defrauded. Greig said:...

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MY CAR ATTACK TERROR

A MUM was terrified when anti-migrant protesters shook her car and hurled abuse at her inside. Sarah McCabe, 39, told how she was mobbed as unrest spread to Scotland after a refugee was arrested over a horrific stabbing in Belfast. Sarah claimed thugs...

TORTURE & TRAGEDY

THE victim of a horrific attack on a Belfast street was subjected to an earlier brutal assault in Scotland. Stephen Ogilvie, 44, who was in an induced coma after losing an eye in Monday’s attack, was drugged, stripped and set on fire after having...

MARKED MAN

SNP fraudster Peter Murrell will be a soft target for bullies making cash demands in jail. One-time jailbird lawyer James McIntyre made the claim as the Nats’ shamed former chief executive faces a prison stretch for stealing £400,000 from his party....

LET’S DO IT FOR KING KENNY

SCOTLAND’S World Cup stars last night backed legend Kenny Dalglish in his battle against cancer. The squad are in Florida preparing for their first World Cup match on June 14. Manager Steve Clarke sent a message of support to the 75-year-old Scotland...

PLANE CRAZY

ARRESTS at Scotland’s busiest airport have doubled – sparking calls for a clampdown on pre-flight boozing. Early-morning fliers can drink in departure lounge bars because normal licensing laws don’t apply. And police figures show the number of people...

VANIN THE EYE FOR NIC

NICOLA Sturgeon was blasted yesterday after claiming she knew nothing about the £100,000 motorhome parked outside her mother-in-law’s house. Speaking for the first time since her ex Peter Murrell admitted embezzlement, the former first minister said...

BULLET TO THE HEAD

DRUGS kingpin Ross McGill has been promised a “bullet to the head” after he ordered an attack on the mum of a rival’s footsoldier. The fugitive gang boss had his Tamo Junto hoods drive a skip truck into the woman’s house. Her son is blamed for...

SCOT JAILED IN PLOT TO SMUGGLE 3YR-OLD MIGRANT

A SCOT was behind a plot to smuggle a three-year-old girl and four other migrants on a small boat from France. John Frizell, 46, was jailed with English crony Andrew Walsh, 38, after they herded the vulnerable group onto the Scot’s 26ft boat. A...

EVIL VILE LIAR

ABUSE victims have hit back after their sadistic former teacher accused them of lying about her. Patricia Robertson, 77, dodged jail despite being convicted of assaulting pupils at “house of horrors” residential school Fornethy House. But she was...

BRING NIC TO BOOK

PRESSURE was growing on Nicola Sturgeon last night as her critics demanded a Holyrood inquiry into Peter Murrell’s shameful fraud. They want to see her give evidence about missing SNP funds and what she knew. It came as it was revealed some of the...

I KNOW NOTHING

NICOLA Sturgeon yesterday said she knew nothing as Peter Murrell was locked up after admitting embezzling £400,000 from the Nats. The former first minister denied any knowledge of his spending over 12 years while they were married.

COP FIGHT IS WORSE THAN PACKER ATTACK

THE first victim of killer Iain Packer says she has suffered more waiting for justice than she did during his sex attack. Magdalene Robertson was 15 when she was raped by Packer – who went on to murder Emma Caldwell. She has been asking since 2019...

NEVER FORGET HEROES OF IRAQ

AN IRAQ War hero has promised never to forget about comrades still haunted by it 15 years on. Mac McLaren, who was homeless and suicidal after returning from war, marked the anniversary yesterday. The Scot said: “It’s important for me to help others.”

LOUTLANDER

OUTLANDER star Caitriona Balfe has been blasted for branding a town an “armpit”. The actress spoke amid claims neds terrorised the crew in Shotts, forcing them to abandon filming. Balfe, who played Claire Fraser alongside Sam Heughan in the drama,...

25 CHANCES MISSED TO SAVE PAEDO ABUSE VICTIMS

SOCIAL services missed 25 chances to save victims of a paedophile ring in a flat known as the “Beastie House”. Seven abusers were able to violate kids as warning signs went unheeded, according to a damning report out yesterday.

BULLIES CHOKE CODY , 7 , WITH ROPE

A HORRIFIED mum has told how school bullies choked her son with a rope around his neck. Emily Stewart accused head teachers of ignoring pleas to stop classmates tormenting Cody, seven. She and Cody’s dad Grant claim he has been targeted for two...

BRAIN DONOR: THIS IS IS MY LEGACY

A TERMINALLY ill cancer patient has donated part of his brain to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s. Aidan McAllister, 28, agreed to be a live donor in a world-first experiment after being told he had two to five years to live with a stage four brain...

RUGBY HERO SCOTT DIES AT61

SCOTLAND rugby hero Scott Hastings has died aged 61. Scott, who starred in the 1990 Grand Slamwinning team, had been battling cancer. His son and daughter announced his death yesterday – his beloved late wife Jenny’s birthday. Scotland head coach...

90 MINUTES FROM GLORY

TODAY’S epic title decider between Celtic and Hearts has fans’ excitement at fever pitch. Hearts will end a 66-year wait if they land the title. A Celtic triumph would see boss Martin O’Neill pull off a miraculous comeback after the club’s disastrous...

The hand that rocked the table

FURIOUS former Hearts star Ryan Stevenson says heads should roll at Hampden for refereeing controversies that have sent Scottish football into meltdown – starting with Willie Collum. A season packed with contentious rulings

Fight tothe finish

MOTHERWELL ..... 2 CELTIC ..... 3 THEY were up against a team wearing petrol blue kits — but it was Celtic who emptied their tanks on an amazing, bone-shuddering night of drama. Kelechi Iheanacho slotted a 99th-minute penalty – and the last kick of...

MY CANCER ALL-CLEAR HORROR

A MUM of two battling cancer has told of her horror after wrongly being given the all-clear following a scanning blunder. Carla Bell, 48, celebrated when she got the result but after falling ill again, a second opinion revealed the colon cancer had...

KEIR’S TO BLAME FOR SNP WIN

KEIR Starmer was last night clinging to his job after dozens of his MPs called for him to go over the Holyrood election flop. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar had previously called for a new Prime Minister and Central Ayrshire MP Alan Gemmell...

HOOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD

MARTIN O’NEILL insists Daizen Maeda’s moment of Old Firm magic will be remembered up there with Henrik Larsson’s famous derby dink. The Hoops hero ended Rangers’ faint title hopes once and for all as he blasted his side to within one point of leaders...

We’re in your hands John

WE’RE in John Swinney’s hands for another five years. That’s Scotland’s verdict after a “meh” election that left the nation cold. The message from polling booths across the country was this: we don’t want more of the same. Like a league table at the...

Our kids have been failed and forgotten

THE best pal of a boy stabbed to death in the street has urged Scotland’s next government to act on teen violence. Kenzo Cooper told of his grief for Kory McCrimmon, 16, who was killed by a 13-year-old. Backing the Record’s Our Kids … Our Future...

SNP WERE WARNED ABOUT PAEDO AND DID NOTHING

THE SNP has been accused of ignoring warnings about a sex pest council leader who was jailed yesterday. Jordan Linden, 30, sexually assaulted five males as young as 15, and sent filthy photos of himself. Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the SNP “were...

Your chance to change Scotland

TOMORROW, Scotland chooses. Not just a government, but a direction. For 19 years, the SNP has run this country. They have one good idea – that Scotland is a proud, resourceful nation, capable of standing on its own two feet. And one obsession: that...

WHAT A CRANK

A REFORM candidate thinks billionaire Bill Gates is linked to a global plot to cull the population with vapour trails from aircraft. David McLennan, a councillor, is standing for the right-wing party in Bathgate, West Lothian, at Thursday’s Holyrood...

I’LL DEMAND INDYREF ON DAY 1

JOHN Swinney will demand immediate talks with No10 on indyref2 if the SNP wins a majority. The First Minister will push for a summit with the Labour Government right away after securing another term in office. He said: “There has to be a recognition...

TRANS JAIL WEDDING OFF

TRANS killer Alex Stewart’s engagement behind bars to a female inmate has been called off. The 38-year-old had enraged fellow cons by getting engaged to child killer Nyomi Fee, 37. Stewart, who is a biological male, was accused of sexually assaulting...

MACHETE MANIAC

A THUG hacked a pensioner with a machete after the victim was stabbed in his car. Children at a nearby school were rushed indoors as the incident unfolded. The 77-year-old victim was seriously injured as he tried to stop his attacker taking bags from...

MURDER FAMILY’S COP AWARD DISGUST

THE family of murdered banker Alistair Wilson hit out yesterday after a top police officer who lied to them about the arrest of a suspect was given an award. Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Livingstone won the prize for his “unwavering commitment”...

BOSTON OR BUSSED

THE Tartan Army are to beat moneygrabbing transport bosses – by laying on yellow buses to World Cup matches. Fans faced paying an outrageous £70 for the short trip from Boston to the stadium where Scotland play Haiti and Morocco. But fans have hired...

BIBLE JOHN SHOW LIED ABOUT MY FATHER

THE son of Bible John’s last victim has blasted a TV show which claimed his dad could have been the killer. Britain’s Murder Map, fronted by Line of Duty star Vicky McClure, pushed the discredited theory that George Puttock killed his wife Helen in...

SECURITY CHAOS FOR KING

THE King’s visit to the States was thrown into chaos last night after an attempt was made on Donald Trump’s life. Charles and Queen Camilla are to start a State Visit today but Palace officials were in 11th-hour talks after the shooting.

TOUT OF THIS WORLD

FED-UP fans furious at rip-off World Cup ticket prices are hitting back at the touts. The Tartan Army have set up their own ticket resale website with capped prices. Supporter Hamish Husband said: “This is a great way for fans to avoid being ripped...

THROWN TOTHE LYONS

AN anti-crime activist claims cops ignored his early warnings about the rising Lyons gang. Clan boss Steven Lyons faces charges in Spain – 25 years after Billy McAllister alerted Scots police. Brave Billy said: “They never took any heed.”

TRANS KILLER ACCUSED OF SEX ATTACK ON FEMALE PRISONER

A NOTORIOUS trans murderer has been accused of sexually assaulting an inmate in a women’s prison hair salon. Police are probing the complaint by a woman against biological male Alex Stewart, a prisoner in Greenock’s female wing. Women’s rights...

PM’S A SPENT FORCE

KEIR Starmer was under growing pressure to quit last night after a sacked civil servant’s bombshell claims about the Peter Mandelson affair. The Prime Minister had blamed Foreign Office boss Sir Olly Robbins for failing to pass on security concerns...

TEENAGE SOLDIER’S SQUADDIE SEX ABUSE ORDEAL

A ROOKIE soldier was sexually assaulted by fellow squaddies who filmed the ordeal. Two men have been arrested after the victim, from Fife, was attacked last week at Catterick base in Yorkshire. The 17-year-old recruit was targeted while asleep in his...

ACT NOW ONKIDS CRISIS

MENTAL health campaigners hit out last night after figures showed a rise of more than 500 per cent in cases of schoolchildren seeking help. Ruth Moss, whose daughter Sophie died by suicide in 2014, said: “These figures should be jarring and horrifying...

CRIME CLAN MUM’S AN UNHAPPY CAMPER

A NOTORIOUS mobster’s daughter has hit out at the gangland enemies who torched her camper van. Aileen Daniel, 44, moaned that her holidays had been ruined after she was targeted in a turf war. The convicted cocaine dealer, whose dad is Daniel clan...

OFF HIS TROLLEY

JOHN Swinney has been accused of promising the impossible after he revealed plans to cap the price of basic groceries. The First Minister claimed he would impose limits on what can be charged for milk, bread, eggs, rice and cheese. But experts warned...

BANNED

JOHN Swinney has pledged to ban smartphones in classrooms. Scottish Government guidance already gives heads power to limit the use of mobiles at school. But the SNP leader said a law will be introduced to protect young people. He told the Record...