Flash cocaine dealer who flaunted exotic champagne lifestyle after fleeing Scotland is jailed

drugs recovery on the M74. Police Scotland confirmed a 57-year-old was caught on the motorway in Lanarkshire.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Scottish Twitter users have shared their shock after discovering that the word 'outwith' is only used in Scotland.A flurry of posts saw users discover the term is only native to our bonnie lands, and not used further afield.

link.However, FIVE tables from Sam’s restaurant did not return, with only one customer doing the right thing by getting in touch to square up with the popular bistro since.Sam admits he knows who the punters are and is considering all options, including going to the police – but he hopes it doesn’t come to that.The 23-year-old told us: “The fire alarm goes off fairly regularly at the centre, usually in the morning when we’re setting up – this is the first time in a while it’s happened during

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterIrvine Meadow boss Colin Spence reckons Auchinleck Talbot’s absence will blow the WoSFL Premiership title race wide open.Spence was as stunned as anyone to learn his old team had withdrawn from this season’s competition.And while he admits they will be a massive miss from the new-set up he’s reckons it could lead to the one of the most exciting leagues in the country.“Talbot have been the strongest

Holyrood to decide the country's future relationship with the EU after Brexit, a new poll has found.A survey out today by Survation found three-quarters of voters think MSPs should make the call on how Scotland interacts with Brussels.It comes as Boris Johnson's government struggles to get a comprehensive Brexit deal signed-off with the European bloc ahead of the December 31 deadline.The Tory Prime Minister warned French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call on Saturday the UK is prepared to

NHS bowel screening will resume in Scotland on Monday after a seven-month pause. Kits will resume being posted out from Monday, and anyone who was sent equipment before the pandemic-induced halt in March is asked to complete and return them, the Scottish Government said.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Today marks the 104th year that the Erskine charity has been caring for veterans.The first wounded veterans admitted to the Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers arrived on October 10, 1916.A total of 13 patients came through the doors of the pioneering hospital when it opened over a century ago. They came from throughout Scotland to the newly opened hospital, to be fitted with

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A “Blue Plague” drug dealer has been pictured laughing behind bars as he enjoys a video chat.Gary Jamieson was jailed for four years and six months in May for peddling lethal ’Blue Plague’ drugs across Scotland worth over £400,000.Locked up in Barlinnie Prison, the 34-year-old was subject to the same restrictions on visits as other inmates due to the coronavirus epidemic.Jamieson is now able to keep in touch

Scotland today as customers flocked to get cut-price deals. The mega-store, on Edinburgh's Granton Road, has undergone an enormous extension after originally opening in 1995 in a bid to meet growing shopper demand.

Donald Trump's Scots golf courses in protest hopes the President 'learns something' from his battle with coronavirus. David Milne became a Trump target when the tycoon began planning his self-proclaimed “world’s greatest golf course” at Menie links, near Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, in 2006.

illegal substances.Rapiscan machines detect traces of dangerous drugs often soaked into paper or even pants and socks sent to inmates.But the Record has learned the impact of the Covid-19 virus pandemic and the huge strain on staff means the new kit is still not always being used to sample mail on its way in.The guard, who does not want to be identified, said the drugs problem is worse than ever as so-called New Psychotic Substances continue to flood the estate.

Court in Edinburgh heard Singh, 54, was brought back to Scotland to face prosecution after being detained by authorities in Canada for an alleged shoplifting offence. A judge told Singh: “You have pled guilty to the rape of a 12-year-old child in 2016.

breast cancer just weeks after giving birth. Rebecca Broughton, who is just 26, has challenged herself to see 30 and watch her two baby sons' first days at school.

addict said 2020 has been the year that's changed his life, even with a global pandemic.This time last year, Danny McGill was battling cocaine and alcohol addiction as well as crippling depression.The 31-year-old tipped the scales at over 13 stone as he struggled to take care of himself while battling his inner demons.As Scotland went into lockdown Danny, from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, feared the worst when it came to his physical and mental health.But Danny has now shed three and a half

In recognition of the popularity of the folk music genre, the Official Charts Company announces the first Official Folk Albums Chart.