Cops appeal after lorry may have careered into bridge on M8 near Glasgow

career criminal who entered his home with a ‘military style dagger’ has failed in a bid to have his sentence cut.Patrick Phinn, 50, was given five years last March for the September 2018 culpable homicide of Ronald Pattison at his house in Easterhouse, Glasgow.The High Court in the city heard how Phinn “led a quiet, simple life” before he stabbed 38-year-old Ronald Pattison 17 times.Phinn had been watching television with his partner when Pattison - who was known to be a “man of violence” -

police investigation has been launched after a 16-year-old girl was raped in a Scots park.  Emergency services were called to an area of Glasgow Green at around 7.50pm on Saturday after the alarm was raised. The serious sexual assault took place near East Footway of Kings Drive in the city’s east end, Glasgow Live reports.

Edinburgh property. Emergency services were called to Inglis Green Road, in the Longstone area, shortly after midnight on Saturday.

Animal lovers are being urged to donate much needed Iams complete kitten food to the SSPCA Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Hamilton.Scotland’s animal welfare charity has seen a baby boom in recent weeks at the centre and are desperately in need of food for the newborns.Centre manager Gillian Boyle said: “We’re currently caring for around 30 kittens of various ages.“It can be a struggle to keep up with so many hungry mouths to feed.“We also need disinfectant because with this amount of young

Newfield Place and threatened a male member of staff with a knife, demanding money before from the premises with a three figure sum of cash.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Detective Inspector Ian Ross, from Paisley CID, has appealed for witnesses to come forward.He said: “The Cottage Arms pub was deliberately set on fire in the early hours of Saturday morning.“This was a reckless and potentially dangerous act and we are very keen to trace whoever was responsible.“We are carrying out enquires in an effort to identify the individual or individuals responsible.“Police were alerted by colleagues in The Scottish Fire

CCTV facial recognition system has never been turned on.Fears over Big Brother-style human rights breaches mean the technology put in place in the city in 2015 has not gone live, sparking fury from frontline police officers.The Scottish Police Federation said serious organised crime groups could be targeted more effectively using the cameras.Police Scotland has publicly distanced itself from any controversy over the issue but many officers have expressed frustration.A senior officer said:

Kilmarnock. Officers swooped on the property in London Road at around 6.10pm on Wednesday before making the shocking recovery.

pensioner has been released as police race to find the dementia sufferer. William Thom can be seen in footage taken on Bath Street in Glasgow city centre at 1.53pm on Wednesday.

police assaults after a big rise in attacks – but a drop in those being prosecuted.The Scottish Police Federation said recorded assaults on officers rose by almost 88 per cent, from 898 to 1685, in the last three years.But at the same time, the Crown Office proceeded with 31 per cent fewer police assault cases.Following an increase in the number of assaults on police officers since lockdown restrictions were eased, and especially since pubs reopened, the federation is demanding that police

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Police are appealing for information following a wilful fireraising in Larkhall on Monday, August 3.Around 8.25pm, the Deli Cabin in Strutherhill Industrial Estate was deliberately set on fire.The Scottish Fire & Rescue Service attended and the fire was extinguished.

Police in West Lothian have launched an enquiry after the body of a man was found inside a house in Bathgate at the weekend.The body of the 43-year-old was found in a property on Marjoribanks Street on Sunday.Police confirmed officers are investigating the “unexplained” death.A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 1.15pm on Sunday, August, 2, the body of a 43-year-old man was discovered within a property on Marjoribanks Street, Bathgate.“The death is currently being treated as unexplained

pub was ' petrol -bombed' in a targeted attack in Kirkintilloch.The Redbrae Pub, in the East Dunbartonshire town, was set upon at around 1.45am on Sunday morning.Fire crews and police were called after locals spotted flames coming from the boozer.They arrived at the scene before 2am and didn't leave until 11am.Nobody was injured in the blaze.Locals claimed the pub had been petrol-bombed in in the early morning incident.The inferno is being treated by police as 'wilful' and officers say enquiries

M8 in both directions. Huge tailbacks formed at rush hour after the incident at Junction 29a near Bishopton, Renfrewshire.Police attended the scene with some drivers taking to Twitter to say they were stuck on the Erskine Bridge.

Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service have been contacted for comment by the Daily Record about the incident. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

A short film set in a Glasgow supermarket has been selected for this year’s Venice Film Festival.

Cops are investigating after a rare white-tailed sea eagle was found dead from poisoning. The bird of prey was recovered from Donside, Aberdeenshire, in April, and a post mortem examination found it died from pesticide poisoning.

Police in Angus are appealing for help from the public to find a woman missing since Sunday evening. Sheena Douglas was last seen near to Barry Downs Caravan Park, Monifieth at about 7.15pm last night (July 26).

Read More About: A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “A 30-year-old man was subjected to racist abuse from a group of youths and we would ask anyone who was near to the building site or surrounding area at the time to please get in touch with us as we are keen to trace the group.”Express readers with information can contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.