SNOW has blanketed parts of Scotland today as a two-day weather alert looms. Residents in northern areas, including Perth and Kinross and the Highlands, woke up to see the white stuff outside this morning. 5 Snow ploughs have been out in force across parts of Scotland this morningCredit: Northpix
A CAGED crime boss’s brother was the victim of a brutal supermarket machete attack – carried out by a thug who was hours earlier warned by cops about a threat to his life. Dale Richardson, 35, was savagely assaulted in a Tesco in Edinburgh by George Baigrie. 4 The High Court in EdinburghCredit:… Scots underworld … Read more
A KILLER whose terrified torture victim jumped 120ft to his death was caged for just eight years today – after a judge said he had shown “high levels of remorse”. Jamie Forbes, 37, had been repeatedly battered with a hammer by brutal Lee Smith, 35, during two days of violence in a… Killer jailed after torturing pal … Read more
A FLIGHT destined for a major Scots city was forced to declare a mid-air emergency as it began preparations to land on Tuesday. Loganair flight LM328 issued a squawk 7700 code as it began its descent – momentarily losing its tracking signal. 3 Flight LM328 was forced to declare a state of… Scotland-bound flight forced … Read more
A FUGITIVE Scots hood snared in Spain for running an industrial-scale drugs lab has been caged for 13 years. Colin Wright, 38, plotted with notorious Merseyside mobsters to traffick millions of pounds worth of heroin and cocaine on both sides of the border. 4 Colin Wright was yesterday sentenced to… Fugitive Scot snared in Spain … Read more
A DRUNKEN sicko who tried to abduct a four-year-old boy in a supermarket car park is facing deportation from the UK. Polish national Andrezj Palosz, 48, was jailed after he attempted to snatch the child in Bathgate, West Lothian, earlier this year. The workman later claimed he wanted to see how… Immigrant sicko to be … Read more
A POPULAR Italian eaterie in the heart of a major Scots city has been sold after more than 40 years. Owner Gordon Scott opened the restaurant back in 1982, but has recently retired and sold it to a close friend. 3 Owner Gordon Scott is retiring after over 40 years of business and has sold … Read more
A PLANNED strike over Christmas and New Year by fuel tanker drivers at Edinburgh Airport has been called off, their employer has said. Unite the union announced last week that tanker drivers from plane refuelling-firm North Air would start a 19-day strike on December 18. 3 A planned strike over… Edinburgh Airport Christmas strikes called … Read more
POLICE have made an urgent appeal for assistance in finding a 22-year-old woman who went missing 10 days ago. Santra Saju was last seen at around 8.30pm on Friday December 6. Ms Saju was reported missing from the South Gyle area of Edinburgh but the last known sighting of her was in the Burnvale… Police … Read more
FURIOUS shoppers have hit out at a brazen driver who hogged FOUR parking bays in a Tesco car park. An image shared on social media shows a silver Hyundai parked haphazardly across the middle of four spots outside the supermarket. 3 The shoppers spotted the driver’s questionable parking at a Tesco… ‘Incredibly selfish’ – Scots … Read more