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Month: June 2024

Scots oil worker battered roommate to death – then went for breakfast – The Scottish Sun

A SCOTS oil worker battered his roommate to death – then went for breakfast, we can reveal. Scott Forrest, 43, calmly sat in the canteen as if nothing had happened after he attacked Robbie Robson, 38, and stashed his body…

‘It’s foul’, cry Scots as residents hit by horrible stench wafting in from miles away

A RANK stench caused by a blaze at a waste facility in Lanarkshire can be smelt by raging Edinburgh residents over 50 miles away. Emergency services are still on the scene this afternoon at Greengairs Waste Facility in Airdrie after…

It makes me sick to say… but Glasgow’s ailing Queen Elizabeth University ‘super hospital’ is just not fit for purpose

THIS week’s column comes to you from home, where I’m recovering from an illness and a mercifully short spell in Scotland’s £842million “super hospital”. Readers will be well aware of the notoriety of Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where I…

Ex-SNP candidate & Church of Scotland minister kicked out of Kirk over sexual misconduct claims

KIRK bosses have booted out a trainee minister and ex-SNP candidate accused of “inappropriate sexual conduct”. Former Nats hopeful John Haston, 34, had faced a raft of allegations, including having two kids out of wedlock, causing fear and anxiety and…

First pic of mum who died at Glasgow house as man due in court

A MUM who died at a Glasgow house has been pictured for the first time. Maxine Clark, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene on Tummel Street, Glasgow, on Thursday night. A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged in…

Scotland braced for miserable start to July as expert reveals when summer sunshine will return

ANYONE expecting an improvement in Scotland’s summer as we enter July should look away now. There’s rain in the forecast for somewhere in the country for the next two weeks, just as families hope to enjoy staycations during the school…

Scots tourist goes missing in Poland as family issue desperate plea

A SCOTTISH man has gone missing in Poland as his family issued a desperate plea to find him. Sam Kennedy was on holiday in Kraków and was due to return home on Thursday. 2 Sam Kennedy hasn’t been in touch…

Glasgow cops make several arrests at Pink’s Hampden concerts this weekend

COPS have revealed a number of fans were arrested at this weekend’s Pink gigs. The acrobatic pop legend owned the stage at Hampden Park in Glasgow as thousands of fans flocked to catch a glimpse of the Funhouse icon. 2…

Teen girls aged 14 and 15 sexually assaulted on Scots beach during first week of school holidays

TWO teenage girls were sexually assaulted on a beach during the first weekend of the school holidays. The girls, aged 14 and 15, were approached by a number of youths on a quad bike when the attack took place. 2…

Predator jailed for sex attack after climbing into bed with woman who he ‘thought was his wife’

A SEX predator has been locked up for a New Year attack on a woman he claimed he thought was his wife of 13 years. Roddy Kerr struck at his house in Hamilton, Lanarkshire shortly after the bells on January…