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Celtic v Linfield: Police make 12 arrests over banners

Police have arrested 12 men over banners that were displayed at last month's Champions League qualifying match between Celtic and Linfield. A section of the Celtic support unfurled paramilitary-style banners during the club's 4-0 victory at Celtic Park. The banners led to Celtic being fined €23,000 (£20,615) by Uefa. Police Scotland [...]

2017-08-02T11:20:14+01:002 August 2017|

Youth convicted of killing 16-year-old Luke Wallace

A 17-year-old has been convicted of killing another teenager by stabbing him in the groin. Luke Wallace, 16, suffered massive blood loss after his femoral artery was cut. He died in hospital eight days later. The stabbing happened in Baillieston, Glasgow, on 17 June last year. The convicted teenager, who [...]

2017-07-28T08:54:09+01:0028 July 2017|

Man jailed for journalist acid attack in Glasgow

A man found guilty of an acid attack on a journalist at his home in Glasgow's west end has been jailed. William Burns, 56, threw sulphuric acid into Russell Findlay's face while disguised as a postman on the doorstep of his home in December 2015. Burns denied the charge, but [...]

2017-07-26T13:31:23+01:0026 July 2017|

Man jailed for murdering sister in St Andrews

A man who murdered his sister in Fife by strangling her with his bare hands because she was "cheeky" has been jailed for life. Charles Gordon, 52, was ordered to serve at least 17 years in prison before being eligible for parole. He was found guilty of killing Elizabeth Bowe, [...]

2017-07-20T09:03:27+01:0020 July 2017|

Men cleared of attempting to murder police officers

Two men have been cleared of attempting to murder two police officers by running over them in a stolen jeep. David McLean, 31, and Ryan Gilmour, 25, were acquitted after a jury returned not proven verdicts at Edinburgh High Court. The court had heard that PCs Deborah Lawson and Robert [...]

2017-07-05T09:26:26+01:005 July 2017|

Singer Paolo Nutini cleared of drink-driving

Singer Paolo Nutini has been found not guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol in his home town of Paisley. The 30-year-old had denied driving while more than twice the legal limit on 21 February. The Scottish songwriter had used "the hip flask defence", which suggested he had drunk [...]

2017-06-30T07:43:28+01:0030 June 2017|

Two on trial over attempted murder of police officers

Two men have gone on trial accused of attempting to murder two police officers in Glasgow by repeatedly striking them with a car. David McLean, 31, and Ryan Gilmour, 25, deny trying to kill PCs Deborah Lawson and Robert Fitzsimmons in Banner Drive, Drumchapel, on 23 October 2016. A court [...]

2017-06-27T08:16:05+01:0027 June 2017|

Man convicted after knife attack spree in Glasgow

A man who carried out four apparently random knife attacks over two days has been found guilty of two attempted murders and two assault charges. Edward Coyle, 50, had denied the stabbings which took place in Glasgow's Merchant City and in the Gorbals. The High Court in Glasgow heard he [...]

2017-06-22T09:26:56+01:0022 June 2017|
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