51 h. ago Tinder rapist caught while exercising on Spanish beach after faking his own death is jailed for eight years

Last month, James Clacher, 57, was convicted on two charges of raping the women on two separate occasions in August 2019 and September 2020.

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54 h. ago Twisted Tinder rapist finally caught after faking his own death and living off puddle water

James Clacher spent two years on the run attempting to escape justice for his violent sexual crimes against women. Here's how the law finally caught up with the Tinder rapist

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55 h. ago Spanish police capture Scots Tinder rapist on beach after he faked own death

James Clacher, 57, was caged for eight years at the High Court in Edinburgh today.

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56 h. ago Tinder rapist who faked his own death and fled to Spain learns fate after gym arrest

James Clacher, 57, was convicted of two rape charges following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow and today was jailed for his crimes after writing a fake suicide note

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56 h. ago Tinder rapist who faked his own death and fled to Spain finally jailed

James Clacher was found guilty of carrying out two rapes against women he met on Tinder in 2019 and 2020 in their own homes before going on the lam and leaving the country for Spain's Costa del Sol

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56 h. ago Scots Tinder rapist who faked own death jailed for eight years

James Clacher, 57, was convicted of attacking his victims in their own homes following a trial last month.

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3 d. ago Men in wet clothes claiming to be Camino pilgrims arrested over alleged ‘narco

Three men had fled in taxi after allegedly piloting vessel carrying 3.65 tonnes of cocaine to Galicia, Spanish police sayPolice in Spain have arrested three men thought to have piloted a “narco-submarine” carrying more than 3.6 tonnes of cocaine from South America to the north-western region of Galicia, after the trio’s wet clothes and claims to be pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago raised suspicions.The investigation, which has led to a total of 14 arrests, began in August after Policía Nacional officers, working with the US Drug Enforcement Agency, detected an alleged drug-smuggling gang based in the Galician town of Outes that was said to be concealing its activities by posing as a company selling and repairing nautical equipment. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Brit is 'lured to secluded spot by fake tour guide who then rapes her before fleeing on his horse' at Moroccan beach resort

The unnamed woman had been visiting the Agadir Ida-Outanane prefecture last week when the horrific assault took place near a hotel on on Taghazout beach.

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5 d. ago Adult model and wife of alleged UK killer busted for drugs by Spanish police

Madison Smyth, 20, is married to Johnny Smyth, a prisoner who is someone police have questioned over the death of Belfast man John George who was found dead in Spain last December

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5 d. ago Adult model who married UK Brit murder suspect busted by Spanish police with pal

Madison Smyth, 20, is married to Johnny Smyth, a prisoner who is someone police have questioned over the death of Belfast man John George who was found dead in Spain last December

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7 d. ago Tributes paid to British holidaymaker found dead in woods near Spanish holiday resort after police confirm ID

Tributes have been paid to a British holidaymaker found dead in the woods near a Spanish holiday resort after it was confirmed the body was his.

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7 d. ago Moment Scots man captured in 'sinister act' outside homes during the night

A local caught the incident on CCTV in the early hours of yesterday morning.

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7 d. ago The £42m cocaine smugglers: Undercover footage captures moment two Scots working for a Colombian cartel unload huge drug haul on British beach

Their plan would come crashing down when they were intercepted in the pub car park by National Crime Agency officers who discovered 524 kilos of cocaine in the back of a hire van last May.

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8 d. ago Wanted British man who stabbed roommate to death arrested in Spain following manhunt

A man who has been on the run 17 months after stabbing a British national to death has been arrested by Spanish police.

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9 d. ago Police searching for missing Brit who vanished from Spanish hotel find a body in woodland

Well-placed sources confirmed this afternoon they were still awaiting the results of tests to officially establish who the dead man was, but admitted it was 'highly likely' it was the British tourist.

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9 d. ago Body found in woods during hunt for missing Brit who disappeared from resort at Spanish holiday hotspot

A BODY was has been found in the search for a missing British tourist who disappeared from his Spanish hotel at the weekend. Police say they have yet to formally establish the identity of a man found dead yesterday in woods near the Costa Brava resort of Lloret de Mar. According to local reports, investigators...

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1 week ago Jay Slater's harrowing final words before death revealed by friend Lucy Law

Jay Slater's friend Lucy Law has revealed his final chilling words before his body was found by Spanish police in July 2024, after concerns for the teen's safety continued to grow

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1 week ago Jay Slater pal Lucy Law's 'urgent 999 call' to cops reveals 'he's going to die up there'

Channel 4 documentary will air '999 call' to Spanish police as fears grew for safety of 19-year-old Jay Slater before his body was found in July 2024

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1 week ago The biggest events of the 1990s in Scotland captured in photographs

For Scots, these news stories are unforgettable.

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2 w. ago Heartless thug captured smashing vital charity van in second attack in three weeks

"Everyone is so disgusted by what has happened and we cannot understand why someone would do this to such a vital service for people in need."

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