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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.”
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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,...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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”...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.”
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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I’LLLIFT 100,000 KIDS OUT OF POVERTY
ANAS Sarwar has vowed to take 100,000 Scots kids out of poverty if he becomes FM. And he’s insisted Labour can still win the Scottish election. The party leader said: “We can meet our child poverty targets.”
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Dishwasher did not kill my girl.. she was MURDERED
A MUM has told how she fears her daughter’s bizarre death was deliberate. Jane McDonald died after falling on to a dishwasher and puncturing her abdomen with an upturned knife. Now, mum Jane wants police to re-examine the case and has hit out at key...
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barbaric
A GRIEVING mum has condemned the latest waiting times for kids’ mental health care. Samantha Merilees lost son Scott when he took his own life at 16. He had waited more than a year for help. She blasted a report that found children have been waiting...
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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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