High court hearings could be hosted at Airdrie Sheriff Court

At the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday, Robert Clifford was sentenced to five years in prison.That's after the 54-year-old was caught with around 65kg of the class A drug in the HGV lorry he was driving.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that face-to-face services for some benefit claimants in Scotland will resume next week. In the latest edition of the LA Welfare Direct bulletin on the GOV.UK website, it states that “Jobcentre offices will be restarting face-to-face appointments over April 2021 for all customers who need to be seen by their work coach.” It goes on to confirm that these will start again in Jobcentre Plus offices across Scotland on Monday, April 26.

Use an Apple phone or tablet? Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in LanarkshireLocals have reported seeing smoke billowing from the property with reports on social media claiming the roof of the house is completely destroyed. A Police Scotland spokeswoman told Lanarkshire Live : “Police were made aware of a fire at a property in The Cuillins, Uddingston, around 2.50pm on Monday, April 19.

Use an Apple phone or tablet? Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in LanarkshireA post on the East Kilbride People Facebook forum described the incident.The lengthy post read: “The section of Calderglen Road between the northern Inch Keith junction and the traffic chicanes, experienced two incidents within minutes of one another committed by two different sets of individuals.“First a large vehicle stopped to make two dumps of building waste and interior fittings and toys - one lot dumped

TV debates already taken place. Party leaders from all sides of the political divide have been up and down the country looking to secure your vote ahead of polling day.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionHowever, officers now believe the man was severely unwell, with a low body temperature, rather than injured.A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "Around 8.40 am on Monday, April 12, a 53-year-old man was found lying seriously unwell in wooded area.“He was taken by ambulance to University Hospital, Monklands.“Enquiries are ongoing to establish how he came to be there.”*Don't miss

terrorist sympathiser.Stuart Smith, 63, was convicted at Glasgow Sheriff Court last November after posting on Twitter: “Humza Yousaf, good Scots name.

drug dealers have been sentenced to prison after police seized more than £350k of illicit substances in Edinburgh. Moses Irungu, 40, and Nonththuzelo Halana, 44, were both jailed today following a string of raids at properties in the capital last year.

sex beast teacher who preyed on female pupils is facing a second lengthy jail term - for abusing another young girl at least 100 times when she was in First Year.

Scots cop accused of a six-year campaign of domestic abuse feared he was going to end up in jail, a court has heard.Police Constable Fraser Ross was recorded saying he would be locked up over his relationship with Anne-Marie Hirdman because he knows "how the system works."PC Ross, 41, denies repeatedly physically and mentally abusing Miss Hirdman, 42, through their six years together and is currently on trial over the claims at Hamilton Sheriff Court.Giving evidence on Tuesday, PC Ross, who has

Police in Lanarkshire have seized a huge stash of booze from teens in a popular beauty spot. Officers patrolling Calderglen Country Park in East Kilbride confiscated the alcohol as part of a bid to crack down on youth disorder in the area.

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The Snuts' debut album W.L. is battling Demi Lovato's seventh studio record Dancing With The Devil... The Art of Starting Over for Number 1 on this week's Official Albums Chart.

Glasgow's High Court yesterday. The officers, a 30-year-old woman and two men aged 31 and 34, were rushed to the nearby Glasgow Royal Infirmary after the crash on the city's Saltmarket around 4.05pm.

high rise in what has been branded 'a shocking incident'. We told yesterday how police raced to Marischal Court in Aberdeen after a man was found injured when the alarm was raised around 7am on Friday, April 2.

Covid-19 pandemic. Nicola Sturgeon's party announced if it wins the next Scottish Parliament election it will spend £275 million over the next five years on community regeneration and to help revitalise town centres.

MP Neil Gray who is standing to become an MSP at Holyrood. As Scots go to the polls on May 6 to elect 129 MSPs there will be a tightly fought campaign dealing with locals issues on the doorsteps of the Lanarkshire towns.

A Line of Duty fan has been told she should be on the team after spotting a huge clue to the plot on a computer screen behind Vicky McClure's character DI Kate Fleming. During the episode, Kate ridiculed DI Steve Arnott played by Scot Martin Compston and upset viewers after appearing to grass on her old AC-12 units.

InstagrammerJamie Genevieve showed off her impressively large new house as she admitted she was having problems with her Internet.The Scots born social media star said in the meantime she as having to use her phone and do all her social media through her hot spot.The YouTuber who went from £10 a day to making thousands a day online used to work in Debenhams make-up counter and rose to fame with her quirky make up tutorials.After growing up in Tillicoultry, she moved to Glasgow with her husband,

Perth. The 39-year-old was rushed to Ninewells Hospital after being mowed down in a busy high street this afternoon.