90 m. ago Dealer with cocaine told police 'I’m an addict and this is why I does what I does'

Keiron David, 41, was found with cocaine after small bags of white powder fell from his underwear.

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1 hour ago Brit woman, 21, rotting in Dubai hell hole jail without 'a shower for a month' after being arrested for drugs charges just weeks after arriving for new job

Isabella Daggett, 21, was arrested just weeks after relocating from Yorkshire to the puritanical desert city state after landing a new job.

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2 h. ago Stoke Poges policeman fighting for life with two arrested on attempted murder charge

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2 h. ago 'Russian links to Starmer arson attacks' are probed by Government after three charged over alleged plot to set fire to two homes and car linked to PM

Government officials are investigating possible Russian links to the arson attacks at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer , it has been claimed.

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3 h. ago Thousands support Kneecap at first big gig since terrorism charge

Irish-language rap trio perform at London festival after member charged for allegedly displaying Hezbollah flag• Kneecap review – rap trio remain unbowed by terror chargeThousands of fans showed up to support Kneecap at a festival they headlined on Friday night, days after one of its members was charged with a terror offence.The Irish-language act performed at the Wide Awake festival in Brockwell Park, south London, two days after band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in London in November. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Charlotte May Lee blames new mystery man for Sri Lankan drug charges jail hell

Charlotte May Lee, 21, was stopped at an airport in Sri Lanka after arriving from Thailand, with authorities claiming she was carrying cannabis valued at more than £1m

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4 h. ago Josh Taylor insists he has gone from hunted to being the hunter as Tartan Tornado targets win to reignite boxing career

The 34-year-old takes on Ekow Essuman in Glasgow after successive defeats in the ring

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5 h. ago Man charged after gun allegedly pulled out on Salford street

He will appear in court today

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6 h. ago EU 'stands ready to defend its interests' in tariff war with Trump: Bloc demands 'respect' after US President announced 50 per cent charge on European imports

Trump made the threat amid trade talks between Washington and Brussels, warning they were 'going nowhere' and that he could impose the tariffs next month.

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6 h. ago Jordan Henderson breaks cover as Rangers murmur explodes but Steven Gerrard doesn't hold key to deal

With the Ibrox hot seat vacant a sensational link up with Gerrard following a return to Glasgow has been floated

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6 h. ago Renfrewshire crime: Pair charged with wildlife offences for allegedly breaching dog hunting law

Police Scotland said a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

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6 h. ago Britons face 100% tax on Spanish holiday homes under new housing crackdown

The Spanish government has proposed a new bill that would see non-EU residents charged double for properties

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7 h. ago Boxing tonight: TV channel, live stream, ringwalk times and full fight card in Glasgow

Record Sport have you covered for everything you need to know about tonight's huge fight in Glasgow, including the full undercard, start times and details on how you can watch along

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7 h. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Terry Smith, visionary Forth Ports Property Director who helped transform Leith

Terence Smith, Property Director, Forth Ports. Born: February 1947 in Kelvindale, Glasgow. Died: April 2025 at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, aged 78

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8 h. ago Tim Dowling: let my tortoise’s humiliating mishap be a lesson to him

A freak thunderstorm soaks the middle one on his way to our house (he’s come to raid the fridge), but the real drama is the toppled tortoise After an hour’s work on a hot morning I leave my office shed and return to the kitchen for a coffee. Halfway there I find the tortoise lying on his back on the path. He can’t have been there for more than an hour, as he wasn’t there when I came out.“What happened to you?” I say, setting him on his feet. But it’s pretty obvious what happened: he tried to exit the garden bed by climbing over the border of diagonally laid bricks and overbalanced. It’s an obstacle he surmounts without difficulty between five and 10 times a day in the warmer months, but occasionally – perhaps once every four years – he puts a foot wrong. So far, I have always been there to turn him back over. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Creepy Scots circus school teacher touched up students during trapeze lessons

Rodolfo Rivas Franco, 53, preyed on his students during trapeze classes at Spinal Chord in Glasgow between September 2018 and April 2022.

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10 h. ago "Beast!"Top Scots golf caddie heckled at court after filthy texts to schoolgirl

Daniel Mulvey, 35, who met his 14 year old victim in the street after a TRNSMT concert in Glasgow and later said he would have sex with her was given 150 hours community service at the city's sheriff court today.

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11 h. ago Man Utd transfer news: First signing to be 'announced soon' as Ruben Amorim's key demand revealed

Manchester United are set for a busy summer in the transfer window as Ruben Amorim prepares for his first pre-season in charge at Old Trafford looking to improve his squad

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11 h. ago Businessman who drove his Bentley while high on cocaine avoids jail after blaming new wife of 24 hours who walked out on him with £200,000

Steve Wynne, 50, had been snorting cocaine before police stopped his black 198mph Continental GT which was veering across white lines in the millionaire village of Alderley Edge, Cheshire.

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11 h. ago Kneecap defiant at Wide Awake festival in first major gig since terror charge

Kneecap defiant at Wide Awake festival in first major gig since terror charge  BBC

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