Shock number of Police Scotland recruits rejected over failed drug tests & more than half positive for cocaine
POLICE Scotland knocked back scores of prospective cops for failing drug tests, we can reveal. Figures show 48 applicants failed the recruitment process over the last two years due to testing positive for illegal substances. 2 Cop chiefs don’t allow…
Jamie ‘Iceman’ Stevenson’s links to Kinahan mob revealed after he becomes latest to fall in global cartel crackdown
NEARLY 50 hoods have now been swept up in cops’ decade-long dismantling of Scotland’s biggest and most feared drugs mob led by kingpin Jamie ‘Iceman’ Stevenson and the missing Gillespie brothers. Stevenson — who last week admitted heading a cartel…
Scots set for sun-drenched start to September & highs of 20C after ‘record-breaking’ miserable summer
SCOTS are in for some bursts of sunshine following one of the dullest, coolest and wettest seasons in living memory. Met Office predictions show conditions improving towards the end of this week following thunderstorms and downpours. 3 Bursts of sunshine…
Remote Scots island with just 200 residents has ‘first crime in decades’ as locals left stunned
A REMOTE island has been hit one the first crimes in decades – after yobs broke into a community shop and swiped packs of tobacco. Unknown thieves knocked in the door at a community store on the between Thursday night…
Labour’s four-day working week plan: What is it and are you eligible?
THE Labour Government have made a series of big announcements since they took office in July. But the planned four-day working week has made headlines across the country. So how would a four day working week affect you? 2 Angela…
Scots flight declares ‘mid-air emergency’ after passenger falls ill on board
A FLIGHT bound for Scotland declared a mid-air emergency this morning. The Virgin Atlantic plane was travelling from Orlando, Florida, to Edinburgh when a 7700 squawk code was issued, signalling an emergency onboard. 1 The Virgin Atlantic plane was travelling…
Widow of diver could lose home after two-year criminal charges wait
THE widow of a diver killed when he was struck on the head while clearing shipwreck debris says a two-year wait on whether to bring a criminal case against negligent bosses could see her made homeless. Gisela Gomez Suarez, 38,…
Pair ‘arrested for sex act’ on Jet2 plane from Glasgow to Ibiza as huge Scots radio star reveals flight drama
TWO passengers were allegedly arrested over ‘a sex act’ onboard a Jet2 flight from Glasgow to Ibiza. The alleged incident was reportedly witnessed by shocked fellow passengers on the late afternoon trip to the Balearics. 2 Two passengers were allegedly…
Inside Celtic Boys Club beast’s abandoned trophy business which lined vile perv’s pockets during decades of abuse
THE former trophy business of ex-Celtic Boys Club beast Jim Torbett is now lying abandoned — with a signed Rangers jersey in its window. The convicted paedo, 76, set up the Trophy Centre factory and made a fortune flogging goods…
Globetrotting Godfather Jamie ‘Iceman’ Stevenson lived luxury life on Abu Dhabi resort before empire came crumbling down
DRUGLORD Jamie ‘Iceman’ Stevenson’s many boltholes included a private island that is home to a scandal-hit king, we can reveal. The globetrotting criminal godfather — who this week admitted leading an £80million cocaine plot — funded a life of luxury…