A 36-year-old man has been arrested after a house was surrounded by armed police investigating reports that a man was inside armed with a crossbow. Flames were seen coming from the roof of the property in Morris Crescent, Blantyre, shortly before the arrest was made. A woman was also inside [...]

Uefa has fined Celtic £8,900 (10,000 euros) after a supporter ran on to the pitch in their Champions League game last month against Paris St-Germain and tried to kick striker Kylian Mbappe. John Hatton admitted to the attempted assault at Glasgow Sheriff Court. It is the 12th time in six years [...]

A GREENOCK cocaine dealer who was caught with nearly £40,000 in cash and drugs has been jailed for two years. Francis Quinn was told by a sheriff that a custodial sentence was ‘inevitable’ due to the quantities involved. Quinn, 43, had £6,200 worth of cocaine and amphetamine valued at £18,900 in his [...]

A Celtic fan who invaded the pitch and assaulted a player during a Champions League match has been ordered to carry out 160 hours of unpaid work. John Hatton, 21, from Northern Ireland, has also been banned from attending football matches for four years. He jumped over a metal railing [...]

Two men have appeared in court charged with murder over the death of a man after a party in Glasgow. Paul Bexley, 23, died after he was found seriously injured in a flat at Baldovan Crescent in the Easterhouse area in the early hours of Sunday. Ryan Gauley, 25, and [...]

Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after a man was stabbed to death in a "senseless and violent attack" at a party in Glasgow. Paul Bexley, 23, from Easterhouse, was stabbed during a disturbance in a flat in Baldovan Crescent, Easterhouse, at about 00:40. He was taken to the Glasgow [...]

A 75-year-old woman has been left "absolutely traumatised" after being sexually assaulted in her own home, police have said. The woman was attacked in her bed in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police said she had woken up at about 03:30 to find a [...]

A 38-year-old man has been convicted of raping a 22-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl. Andrew Thomson, from Prestwick, was also found guilty at the High Court in Glasgow of assaulting the 22-year-old to the danger of her life. Thomson denied all the charges against him but was found guilty [...]

A man who attacked and racially abused a taxi driver before stealing his car and sparking a four-mile police chase has avoided jail. William Quinn told taxi driver Hafiz Muhammed that he was going to die because he was a terrorist. The 67-year-old admitted racially aggravated assault and dangerous driving [...]

A man who stabbed another man to death because he thought he had smashed a window of his brother's car has been jailed for life. Stephen Kane was told he will serve at least 16 years in prison for the murder of Lee Monaghan in August last year. Kane, 21, [...]