15 h. ago Glasgow crime: Rape investigation launched after person attacked in Glasgow city centre lane

Detectives are carrying out enquiries.

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15 h. ago Rape probe launched after attack in Glasgow city centre lane

The area has been taped off to the public for around eight hours following the early morning attack.

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17 h. ago Woman raped in lane in Glasgow city centre as cops seal off area after horror attack

POLICE have sealed off a lane in Glasgow city centre after a woman was raped in a horror sex attack. Police rushed to Sauchiehall Lane at around 3.10am this morning after reports of a "serious sexual assault". The street has been cordoned off and cops are currently investigating the terrifying attack. Emergency vehicles were situated...

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23 h. ago Glasgow hospitality businesses paying for own street cleaning as city centre in 'shocking' state

EXCLUSIVE: One senior hospitality figure said they were "shocked" at the decline of the area around Glasgow Central station.

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62 h. ago Glasgow crime: Man who raped doctor in city centre doorway jailed for nine years

The sex offender targeted three women in just over a month.

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65 h. ago Woman hit by 'harmful substance' on Buchanan Street as police make arrest

The attack in Glasgow city centre left a woman in hospital.

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68 h. ago BREAKING: Police swarm Glasgow Sainsbury's as woman 'assaulted' and area sealed off

Multiple police officers descended on a street in Glasgow city centre following a major incident which saw a woman allegedly assaulted outside a supermarket.

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2 d. ago Public trust in Glasgow City Council plummets as residents vent frustrations

EXCLUSIVE: Trust in Glasgow City Council has dropped as the local authority struggles to deal with a homelessness crisis.

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3 d. ago Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?

Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcasterThere is a joke regularly deployed by BBC staff that “deputy heads must roll” over big mistakes because they rarely appear to have any impact on those at the top of the organisation. That all changed on Sunday, when Tim Davie and Deborah Turness both quit their jobs.Davie oversaw no shortage of scandals during his five years as director general – in recent months these included rows over a Gaza documentary and Glastonbury coverage – and was nicknamed “Teflon Tim” by BBC insiders because nothing seemed to stick. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'My shop has been robbed over 100 times in a year but no one has been prosecuted'

Mohammad Sheikh claims his 24-hour store in Glasgow city centre has lost £20,000 in a year.

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5 d. ago Sinkhole 'emergency' closes Glasgow city centre street 'on safety grounds'

The popular Glasgow street has been shut down tonight while emergency repairs are carried out, with drivers asked to steer clear of the area.

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6 d. ago Man rushed to hospital after 'alleged stabbing' as Glasgow city centre scene locked down

An area around Gordon Street, close to Glasgow Central station, was taped off by police after the incident on Thursday lunchtime.

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1 week ago Wildlife expert Steve Backshall prefers this Scottish city over Glasgow and Edinburgh for breaks

The TV presenter and wildlife expert has named his favourite city in Scotland - and it's not the two biggest urban areas in the country

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1 week ago Free public transport for thousands in Glasgow to start ‘in months’

GLASGOW is set to become the first city in Scotland to trial a free public transport scheme in months. Back in February, we told how councillors approved a £225,000 budget offering concessionary travel to 1,000 residents. It came after the Scottish Government’s Just Commission recommended a trial scheme in 2021. The initiative aims to explore...

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1 week ago Reform UK councillor slammed after claiming 'sharia law' is being 'inflicted' on Glasgow

Audrey Dempsey - who quit Labour following a race row - said "you just have to take a walk through the streets of Glasgow city centre" when asked to justify her wild claim.

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2 w. ago Attorney general hits out at ‘disgraceful allegations’ made towards PM in China spy case

Lord Hermer also said that he is ‘extremely concerned’ about the impact the case may have had about the public’s trust in the UK’s national security and criminal justice systems

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2 w. ago Mum of missing busker in heartbreaking new appeal for help finding 'best friend'

Lewis Cuthbert, 25, who was known to busk in Glasgow and Edinburgh city centres, was last seen on Monday, August 4 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire.

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2 w. ago Government’s justice reforms aim to restore public trust in system – minister

Reforms include further prison time for criminals who refused to turn up to their sentencing, and restricting parental rights for rapists.

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2 w. ago Councillors defect from Greens to become first Your Party representatives in Scotland

Seonad Hoy, Dan Hutchison and Leòdhas Massie announced they will form a group on Glasgow City Council

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2 w. ago Grooming gang survivors risk becoming pawns in a political game that is no place for vulnerable people | Gaby Hinsliff

The chaos surrounding the inquiry stands as a warning: this is what happens when collapsing trust in public institutions, combined with point scoring, leads to paralysisIn the early hours of the morning, the cars would pull up outside the Bradford children’s home where Fiona Goddard lived as a teenager.Staff were worried about the men coming to collect her – records show she was felt to be “at high level of risk from unknown males” – but the policy was not to go to the police unless a child’s behaviour became concerning or she was seen being actively “dragged into a car”.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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