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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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POLICE IN NOT PURSUIT
THOUSANDS of Scots police have been told they can’t follow villains by car because of safety rules. Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs warned in a memo that officers must pass a new course before they can even pursue suspects within the speed limit....
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nobody should be left dying on an A&E trolley
THE family of a young dad have demanded an inquiry into why he waited 15 hours for an ambulance and A&E care while suffering from internal bleeding. Dylan Jones’s cousin Billielea Porter said: “No young person deserves to lie on a hospital trolley...
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MONSTER
An abuse survivor has bravely spoken about her three months of terror at the hands of a rapist bodybuilder. Lynne-Marie Hand, 39, is one of three women who suffered sex attacks by Mark McMillan. She has given up her right to anonymity to tell how he...
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DAD BLAMED HEADERS FOR HIS DEMENTIA
SCOTLAND legend Gordon McQueen blamed heading balls for his dementia, his daughter Hayley revealed. The Sky Sports presenter yesterday told an inquest into the ex-Manchester United star’s death in 2023 of his decline. She said: “He would say, ‘ Yes,...
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GUN COP CALLS SOARING
ARMED police call-outs have rocketed fivefold in 10 years amid claims violent crime is putting people in danger. Firearms cops dealt with 119 incidents in the year to March 2025 – up from 23 in 2015-16 – sparking calls for more officers to have access...
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JES Y: MY TWINS MAY NEVER WAL K
SINGER Jesy Nelson has revealed her baby twin girls have an incurable disease. The former Little Mix star told how her mum noticed Ocean and Story were not developing correctly. Docs found both girls have SMA Type 1 and Jesy and fiance Zion now face...
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Heartache
Teenagers as young as 14 are feared to have been among 40 people killed in the New Year bar inferno. Families of youngsters missing after the disaster in a Swiss ski resort were yesterday posting photos online in a desperate bid to trace them. Among...
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BURNED ALIVE
Forty people are feared to have died as they celebrated New Year when flames raged through a ski resort bar. Another 115 were injured by the ferocious blaze in the Swiss Alps – minutes after bar staff raised sparklers in champagne bottles. One...
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YOU HAVE POWER TO FIX THIS... SO DO IT
A SCOTTISH schoolgirl’s heartfelt plea inspired Keir Starmer to double down on the fight against child poverty. The Prime Minister told how the girl handed him a letter in which she told of the deprivation suffered by many. She wrote: “You’re one of...
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IT’S TIME FOR CHANGE
Scotland’s main opposition parties have vowed to make young people’s mental health a priority in response to our Save Young Lives campaign. We are calling for government action after it emerged more than one in four young deaths are by probable...
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DANIEL GANG: WE PLANNED LYONS EXECUTION
TWO Daniel crime clan big shots are boasting that they plotted the execution of rival gangsters in Spain. They claim to be behind the murders of Eddie Lyons and Ross Monaghan while the pals watched football on TV in a bar. But an insider warned the...
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Heroic MP performs transplant surgery on Xmas Day
A SCOTS MP carried out a lifesaving transplant on Christmas Day. Surgeon Dr Zubir Ahmed volunteers for hospital shifts to give other medics the chance of festive time with family. He said: “It’s pretty special.”
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STRICTLY BALLROOM
ZOE Ball is set to be the new host of Strictly – according to her dad. Kids’ TV legend Johnny Ball said DJ Zoe is “in the mix” to take over the role. Being a former contestant and host of the spin-off It Takes Two gives her the perfect pedigree, he...
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MY LAST CHRISTMAS WISH CAME TRUE
A DYING dad yesterday told of his joy at getting to spend his “last Christmas” with his wife and daughter. DJ Adrian O’Grady, 42, was reunited with partner Yanti, 39, and daughter, Chloe, four, after the Record reported on his visa red tape...
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£3.5billion xmas shopping bonanza
SCOTLAND’S shoppers have given hard-pressed retailers a £3.5billion Christmas boost, the Daily Record can reveal. And last-minute present buying has created a £200million bonanza in the last few days, with some shops reporting footfall up 30 per cent...
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IT’LL BE LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS
Around 130,000 adults in Scotland will spend Christmas Day alone, shock figures reveal. The findings come from a new Salvation Army survey commissioned to highlight the growing numbers living, and even dying, on their own. Of those surveyed earlier
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skinner vote fix claims ko’d
Blow for Strictly contestant’s legal threat over show ‘stitch-up’ STRICTLY contestant Thomas Skinner’s claim the show’s vote was rigged against him took a hit last night after fresh figures emerged. The ex-Apprentice star threatened to sue the BBC...
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HOW DARE YOU IGNORE OUR KIDS
CAMPAIGNERS last night hit out after the Scottish Parliament ditched a petition calling for kids to be given mental health training at school. Mandatory suicide awareness and prevention lessons are a key demand of the Record’s Save Young Lives...
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SLEAZY PUPPY FARMER SOLD ME DYING DOG
A heartbroken pet lover has told how she fell victim to a cruel dealer who sold dying dogs from his van. Sean McDonagh, 26, peddled sick pups and palmed off buyers with lies. Mum Natalie Scrymgeour, 50, reported him after her golden retriever pup,...
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LAWWELL I’VE BEEN HOUNDED OUTOF CELTIC
Celtic chairman Peter Lawwell has resigned after “abuse and threats” amid fans’ protests. The Parkhead boss told how the final straw came when his family home address was shared online.
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DADDY! I’M HERE
A DYING dad has been reunited with his little girl after a visa wrangle threatened to prevent a “last Christmas” together. Adrian O’Grady, 42, learned his colon cancer is terminal this month after flying home to Glasgow. But his partner Yanti, 39,...
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SCOTS TIKTOK STAR’S BONDI BEACH AGONY
A YOUNG Scots tourist has told how she heard screams as she narrowly missed the Bondi Beach massacre. Lily Anderson, 20, was visiting best friend Abbi Taylor in Sydney, Australia, when a father and son opened fire during Jewish celebrations on...
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HERO OF BONDI HORROR
A DAD of two was hailed a hero after tackling one of two terrorists who killed 15 people including a girl of 10 at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach. New South Wales premier Chris Mimms said of Ahmed al Ahmed: “There are many people alive tonight...
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FLIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS
Hundreds of kids were in tears after their flight to see Santa in Lapland was cancelled on the runway. Excited families were in their seats when they were ordered to get off the plane. Mum Stefenie Bird-Young, 36, said: “It was devastating.”
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TRANS ROW NURSE: I WON’T WHEESHT
TRANS row nurse Sandie Peggie vowed: “I won’t wheesht” as she appeals the bungled judgement in her case. The mum sued NHS bosses over their handling of her complaint about a trans woman doctor in female changing rooms. A tribunal ruling this week had...
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TARTAN ARMY TICKET JACKPOT
THE Tartan Army’s World Cup fears have been eased by an SFA deal for cut-price tickets. Loyal supporters were worried they’d miss out on the gold-dust briefs. But superfan Brian Roy said: “I hope we get top priority.”
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Please let me spend last Xmas with my wee girl
A terminally ill DJ has told how he’s struggling “to hold it together” as he bids to see his family for Christmas. Adrian O’Grady has forked out £ 10,000 trying to fly daughter Chloe, four, over from Indonesia with fiancee Yanti. The 42-year-old, who...
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SANDIE MY AGONY
Nurse Sandie Peggie says she suffered two years of “agony” before a tribunal ruled she was harassed by bosses in a row over a trans doctor. Sandie, who was suspended by NHS Fife, spoke out following yesterday’s verdict which criticised its handling of...
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Cheers
Scots will get to watch World Cup matches in the pub despite late kick-off times. While travelling fans will enjoy pubs such as Boston’s Cheers bar, those stuck at home feared last orders would come at 11pm. But an SNP minister said the government...
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BRING ON BRAZIL
Scotland fans are relishing the prospect of an incredible fifth World Cup showdown with Brazil. The tournament draw matched us with the samba superstars – along with Morocco and Haiti.
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YOU RATS
TWO men who killed a mum in a crash as they raced each other at speeds of up to 111mph were last night branded “rats”. Shona McKinlay’s devastated son Callum hit out after “cowards” Rory Nimmo, 26, and John Clark, 43, were found guilty at the High...
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THIS WITCH SHOULD’VE DIED IN JAIL
A CRUEL teacher who terrorised girls at a residential school “should have died in jail”. Survivor Sharon Cruden said she was disgusted after Patricia Robertson, 77, dodged a prison sentence. Robertson, who forcefed kids, slapped them and dragged them...
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Scottish soldier is ‘putin spy’
A Scots soldier has been detained in Ukraine and accused of helping Russia. Ross Cutmore, 40, is alleged to have worked as a spy for Moscow’s FSB security service and helped kill enemies of tyrant Vladimir Putin. His dad Ross snr, 59, said: “I like...
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WIDOW’S BODY PARTS HELL
A HORRIFIED widow was given her husband’s socks with parts of his feet still inside them. Annette Federspiel, 58, received personal items from the undertakers after 64-year-old ex-Navy diver Mark fell from a ferry. Annette said: “His feet were...
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FACE OF GANG GUN HIT ACCUSED
The man accused of a double gangster killing has been pictured for the first time. Michael Riley was arrested a fortnight after Scots gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr were gunned down at a pub in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol.
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I WILL DO ALL I CAN TO SAVE YOUNG LIVES
JOHN Swinney yesterday vowed to do all he can to tackle a youth suicide epidemic. Backing the Record’s Save Young Lives campaign, the First Minister said: “My government will do everything in our power to drive further progress and support young...
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DYING SHAME
THOUSANDS of Scots have been handed payouts of just 4p in the pound after a funeral plan firm went bust. Elizabeth Boyle, 65, broke down in tears when she received a cheque for £ 130 from Safe Hands’ administrators after paying in £3340. She said: “I...
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20,000 THANK YOUS
ABOUT 20,000 children will be lifted out of poverty after Rachel Reeves axed the two-child benefit cap in yesterday’s Budget. There will also be a £150 cut in energy bills after the Chancellor scrapped “failed” green schemes. Reeves said: “Money off...
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Shameful & horrific
The number of kids being denied vital mental health support is “horrifying and shameful”, a mum whose teen daughter took her own life says. Ruth Moss spoke out after it was revealed that 2600 kids referred this year to Child and Adolescent Mental...
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GROOMING GANGS PROBE PLEA
The First Minister has been urged to “stop dragging his heels” on a Scots grooming gang probe after agreeing to meet a victim. MP Joani Reid issued the call after Taylor – not her real name – wrote to John Swinney about the harrowing abuse she was...
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STATE OF SHOCK
THE number of times police have fired Tasers has soared by 70 per cent in the last four years. Frontline cops last night said the figures are evidence they need them and called for a quicker rollout of the devices amid an increase in attacks on...
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BATTERED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
COPS suffered a record number of attacks while on duty last year. Police Scotland figures showed assaults topped 8000 to reach a 10-year high. Officers last night called for a ban on early release for thugs jailed for attacking them. Chief Supt Rob...
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MY MENTAL HEALTH UNIT HORROR
A teenager had her hair hacked off as she was restrained by staff at an NHS unit. Sadie McKenzie was 15 when she was taken to the mental health ward and forced to wear a “suicide smock”. Sadie said: “These people still have jobs caring for vulnerable...
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FIVE YEARS OF FAILURE
Scotland’s National Mission to cut drug deaths was doomed from the start by a failure to follow evidence, an expert has claimed. Professor Catriona Matheson, ex-chair of a taskforce assigned to tackle the scourge, claims the £250million plan unveiled...
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Too many mums leave hospital with empty arms
A MUM who went through “hell” after her son’s birth says swift action is needed to improve maternity services. Heather Boyd was left fighting for life after failures in her care. She said too many women are leaving hospital “with empty arms”.
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WE WANT ACTION NOW
Grieving parents united to demand urgent action on youth suicide last night after meeting the Scottish Government. Mike Palmer, Andy Airey and Tim Owen – who each lost a daughter to suicide – backed the Daily Record’s Save Young Lives campaign after...
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END THIS NATIONAL TRAGEDY
A MUM who lost her teenage son to suicide is backing the Daily Record’s new Save Young Lives campaign. Jordan Hart took his own life in 2020 at the age of 16. His mum, Susan, 54, is supporting our calls for the Scottish Government to act now to halt...
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HOW MANY MORE DID HE KILL?
Limbs in the Loch killer William Beggs left a trail of unknown victims, one of his targets has claimed. Brian McQuillan, who Beggs drugged and cut with a razor, said: “Police should go after him.”
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MURDER BIDS BY SCOTS KIDS TREBLE
A SPIKE in attempted murders by kids has been linked to the gang turf war in Scotland. Police figures show the violent crimes by under18s trebled in the last year. It comes after a spate of firebombing attacks between gangland rivals – some by...
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SCHOOLS VIOLENCE OUT OF CONTROL
PUPIL attacks on school support staff are “out of control”, a union has warned. The number of assaults is up 20 per cent and the GMB says frontline workers can “no longer be the forgotten victims of an escalating crisis”.
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FREE FAT JABS FOR POOR SCOTS
THOUSANDS of people from deprived areas will get free weight-loss jabs to tackle Scotland’s obesity crisis. Wegovy injections worth more than £100 a month will be prescribed as part of a trial. If the pilot proves successful, free jags could be...
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The Andrew formerly known as Prince
Prince Andrew is being stripped of his remaining titles and has been kicked out of his Royal Lodge residence. Buckingham Palace announced last night the King’s brother will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His fall follows the revelation that...
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FAKE BABY CON: THE TVSHOW
The bogus “new mum” who fooled family and friends using a lifelike doll is in talks for a TV film to tell her story. Kira Cousins, 22, wore a strap-on bump to fake pregnancy. A family friend said: “It’s not right she is making money from what she...
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AIRPORT PINT ALERT
HOLIDAY pints could face a crackdown after police call-outs to booze-fuelled rammies at airports trebled. Figures show cops attended 337 incidents last year – up from just 121 in 2019. Now, Alcohol Focus Scotland wants airport pubs to be licensed...
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RODGERS QUITS CELTIC
BRENDAN Rodgers sensationally quit as Celtic boss last night. Ex- manager Martin O’Neill and former player Shaun Maloney will take temporary charge. Majority shareholder Dermot Desmond accused Rodgers of “divisive, misleading and self- serving”...
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1 MILLION NURSING DAYS LOST TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
Nurses and midwives have been off for over one million days due to a mental ill health crisis. That works out at nearly 3000 years for NHS staff buckling under brutal workloads and the aftermath of Covid. Scots Lib Dem leader Alex ColeHamilton said:...
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DISLODGED
PRINCE Andrew is in “advanced talks” to quit his rent-free royal mansion. He was said to be under growing pressure from the King’s team to end his stay at Royal Lodge. Andrew also faced fresh calls to testify in the US over his links to late...
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SISTER PACT
STRICTLY’S Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly quit because they wanted to go out on a high. It’s claimed the hosts, who had a pact to go together, thought the time was right after the series was hit by a string of scandals. A source said: “The feeling is...
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GUN HUNT HOOD BUSTED
A GANGSTER was snared by police while searching for a gun using a metal detector. Liam McDermid, 25, had no idea cops were watching him scour shrubs for the Glock. He is the first to be convicted in the turf war between Mark Richardson and Ross McGill.
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MOBSTER’S MOROCCO MOVE
Gang boss Ross McGill has been offered refuge by an infamous global mafia group in Morocco. The 31-year-old “Mr Big” behind Scotland’s drugs turf war has been kicked out of Dubai, where he was based. McGill had been banged up in jail there with...
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CON MUM
A YOUNG woman has been accused of fooling friends and family into thinking her lifelike doll was a newborn baby. Kira Cousins, 22, received baby shower gifts but was rumbled when her mum found the fake, pals claim. A friend said: “I feel totally used.”
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match of the pay
HARD-UP football clubs could save a fortune if the number of cops called in to monitor fans was cut, according to supporters. Fan chiefs believe the £ 9million policing bill revealed in last week’s Record is excessive due to improvements in...
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GAZZA: I CAN’T QUIT BOOZE
Paul Gascoigne has admitted he will never be able to beat his tragic booze addiction. The Rangers legend has endured stints in hospital and rehab due to his alcoholism. But he said: “I have not changed, I cannot change, I would not know how to change.”
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DEPRAVED
An abuse survivor has spoken of her relief after seeing the evil teacher who beat her black and blue found guilty. Sharon Cruden and other girls at Fornethy House residential school were force fed and battered by Patricia Robertson, now 77. Robertson...
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WE ARE COMING FOR THE £145m
The UK Government has vowed to chase down every penny owed by a dodgy PPE firm linked to Michelle Mone. PPE Medpro missed a deadline yesterday to pay a bill which has risen with interest to £145million. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: “We will...
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WALK-IN STICK
JOHN Swinney’s walk-in GP clinics plan was dismissed as being drawn up on the “back of a fag packet” yesterday. Critics lined up to condemn the First Minister’s proposal to put an end to the 8am rush to see a doctor after the SNP has failed to deliver...
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Free at last
ISRAELI or Palestinian, the joy on the faces of these men is exactly the same as they taste freedom after years in captivity. Palestinian prisoners freed from Ofer military jail in Israel as part of the peace deal gave victory signs as they headed to...
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THIS IS NOT JUSTICE
A mum has hit out after the monster who abused her young daughter was jailed for just 18 months. Liam Moir, 34, tormented the child for five months, starting on her 12th birthday. When she tried to resist, the evil predator threatened to target her...
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POISON VODKA DOCTOR NEARLY KILLED ME
A dad has told how he feared for his life after drinking vodka laced with rat poison by a twisted GP. Torquil Gundlach, from Edinburgh, fell ill due to the Smirnoff mixed with thallium. Dr Thomas Kwan had been trying to kill Torquil’s father-inlaw...
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A NEW HOPE
HOPE was growing last night that a Gaza peace deal could take effect by Sunday. Israelis and Gazans were united in celebrating the prospect of ending two years of bloodshed. The US-brokered agreement would bring a total ceasefire, and the return of...
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I JUST WANT MADDIE BACK
Kate McCann has told of her anguish at receiving “incessant” messages from a woman who claimed to be daughter Madeleine. The mum relived the ordeal of a visit from alleged stalker Julia Wandelt, 24. Kate, 57, whose little girl disappeared on holiday...
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SOAKED IN THE MORNING .. YOU’RE GETTING SOAKED IN THE MORNING
AXED Russell Martin attempted to wash all his troubles away at Loch Lomond – just days after Rangers pulled the plug on him. Martin had a sauna and a dip with ex-model girlfriend Lucy Pinder. An onlooker said: “He seemed upbeat.”
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