53 h. ago Scotland's recent gun violence: Everything you need to know amid gangland feud

A number of gangland figures have been convicted in the past few months of offences related to an ongoing feud between crime factions in both Edinburgh and Glasgow which has involved firearms.

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53 h. ago Gun use by Scots cops five times higher in last decade as gang violence explodes

New figures released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information show that the numbers of armed deployments by firearms officers has gone up five fold since 2016

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64 h. ago Owner of Swiss bar in deadly NYE fire ‘was a pimp and fraudster who served time in jail’ as he and wife quizzed by cops

ONE of the owners of the Swiss bar where a blaze killed 40 people was allegedly a pimp who served time in jail – before his dodgy DIY turned Le Constellation into a death trap. Jacques Moretti, 49, reportedly had an extensive criminal history including convictions for "fraud, kidnapping and false imprisonment." Moretti owned the...

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1 week ago Welcome to Winter Wonderland! Fresh footage shows punches thrown, revellers hurled to floor and women screaming as Christmas attraction explodes into violence

The clip shows punches being thrown, bins being overturned and women screaming 'stop it' inside the event's Bavarian Village in London's Hyde Park on Christmas Eve.

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1 week ago Moment Christmas Eve chaos explodes in violence at Winter Wonderland

Footage shows a group chasing after one boy, flinging themselves over the metal entrance barriers to reach him.

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2 w. ago Celebrity Mastermind viewers fume 'I'm switching off!' as very first question branded a 'cop out' and 'not worth their time'

Clive Myrie, 61, returned to our screens for the celebrity special, which starred Maryam Moshiri, 48, Chesney Hawkes, 54, Desiree Burch, 46, and Danny Robins, 49.

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2 w. ago Injured police officer wakes from coma after Bondi terror attack

Constable Scott Dyson was one of two officers wounded in the gun attack on Archer Park in Sydney during a Hanukkah celebration.

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2 w. ago Making Mary Poppins by Todd James Pierce review – the musical brothers behind the movie magic

Bob and Dick Sherman take centre stage in this well-researched account of how Walt Disney created a classicLike many kids of the VHS generation, I must have watched my taped-off-the-telly copy of Disney’s Mary Poppins (1964) well over 100 times. I probably knew every frame as well as Walt Disney himself, who invested 20 years in bringing it to the screen.The culmination of his live action achievements, Mary Poppins remained the project Walt was most proud of. A sophisticated, multi-Oscar-winning musical that proved the House of Mouse was about more than just cartoons, its box office success enabled him to expand his Florida ambitions for Disney World resort and shore up the company’s financial future. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gun gang jailed for brutal shop attack that left victim with life

Two men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a brutal 2023 attack on a Glasgow shopkeeper.

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3 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing viewers say 'scrap the final' as BBC show's 'lost its sparkle'

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left feeling emotional as they saw Katya Jones without her partner Lewis Cope on the show for the first time

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3 w. ago Winter Wonderland explodes into violence as woman is punched unconscious by man in mass brawl as over

In the footage, a group of people can be seen tussling against a fence as they swing punches at each other while a security guard watches on from behind a barrier.

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3 w. ago Eastern European grooming gang jailed for a total of four decades for sexually exploiting vulnerable schoolgirls after plying them with cigarettes and alcohol

Codrin Dura, 27, Leonard Paun, 24, Stefan Ciuraru, 23, Bogdan Gugiuman, 44, and Klaudio Aleksiu, 28, were all convicted of committing serious sex offences against a total of six teenage girls.

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4 w. ago Lewis Cope admits Strictly was 'tough' on girlfriend after bombshell exit

Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope has shared an emotional statement about his time on the BBC dance show and praised girlfriend Rachel Lopez

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4 w. ago Lily Collins tears up as she meets Victoria Beckham for FIRST TIME after copying star's iconic Posh haircut

Lily Collins had a tearful reaction when meeting her idol Victoria Beckham for the first time.

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last month Strictly's Katya Jones in tears over Lewis Cope's 6am text as he says exit will 'take time getting over'

The pair gave an emotional interview following their surprise exit from the BBC One dance competition

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