High Court juries in cinemas could be extended to Sheriff Courts to clear backlog

house parties have been dismissed as “mythical” by a leading adviser to the Scottish Government.

M8 in Glasgow.Emergency services were called to the scene of the collision on the eastbound carriageway near Great Western Road at around 2.41pm on Sunday.Shocking pictures from the scene show a huge ball of flames engulfing one of the vehicles.A thick plume of black smoke billowed into the air as firefighters tackled the raging flames.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called to reports of an RTC on the M8 near Greater Western Road.“The call came in at 14.41 and we are

grieving husband will try to outdo the Proclaimers by walking 1700 miles in his wife’s memory.Andy Chalmers, 46, has set off on a virtual walk from John O’Groats to Lands End and back to support the Brain Tumour Charity after losing his wife Suez (corr), to the disease two years ago.On the second year anniversary of her death Andy, from Carnock, near Dunfermline, began his virtual walk from the UK mainland’s most northern point.Because of Covid his walk will all be done in his local area and at

Mark Millar of stealing ideas from an unknown writer has been thrown out by the highest court in the US.Michael Bennett claimed that Millar had plagiarised his self-published superhero novel Owl for comic book stories and movies.Bennett, of Norcross, Georgia, claimed he had sent his manuscript to comic book publisher Marvel in 2008 and alleged it had then fallen into Millar’s hands.However, although Millar previously worked on Marvel projects, he was never an employee of the company and lived in

benefits after lying about living with her partner.Kirsty Benn failed to tell the Department of Work and Pensions she was living with Mark Campbell at her home in Wallyford, East Lothian.The 35-year-old was called in for an interview by DWP staff and lied about staying with him under questioning.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront when it comes to reporting crime in Scotland.But did you know all the ways you can stay informed of the top crime and courts

child poverty in Scotland has been exposed in scandalous new figures showing a rise almost everywhere in the past five years. Only one council area managed to improve - by just less than one percent - while the rest of the country saw young people fall further behind.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang, in Burnhill and Bankhead; Spittal; Burnside and Springhall; Fernhill and Cathkin; Whitlawburn and Greenlees; Farme Cross; Eastfield; Westburn and Newton; and Halfway, Hallside and Drumsagard, are, worryingly, far higher than the Scottish average.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Thousands of people living in Motherwell and Wishaw who were receiving Universal Credit in the month of May were subjected to deductions totalling over £200,000.New figures have revealed that 3900 people in the Westminster voting constituency had a total of £215,000 deducted at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.Motherwell and Wishaw was found to be the eighth worst hit constituency in Scotland, with an

John Leslie groped a woman's breasts with both his hands at a celebrity Christmas party, a court heard today. The 55-year-old former star denied sexually assaulting the woman 12 years ago.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish Ambulance Service has apologised after delays in getting patients to hospitals across Lanarkshire.A doctor took to Twitter to highlight the ongoing problem in getting patients who require emergency care to hospital after an incident on Monday, October 5.Posting on the social media site, Dr Jenni Coutts said: “This is an ongoing problem that requires urgent attention.“We need to be able to get

rain caused huge floods. Shocking videos show thick brown water on the rise as the Water of Leith bursts making the area unrecognisable It comes after Storm Alex battered Scotland with a months worth of rain in just 36 hours.

the government’s £1.57 billion Cultural Recovery Fund were due to be announced on October 5, with final decisions on funding for grassroots music venues in England, Scotland and Wales to be confirmed by October 16.Now, it’s been revealed that the fund has been delayed by a week.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned that there are potentially thousands of Universal Credit claimants in Scotland who will find their incomes unable to match their cost of living unless the weekly £20 increase to the benefit is retained beyond next March.The charity analysed Universal Credit CAB cases over the summer from people in complex debt ahead of Challenge Poverty Week 2020, which begins on Monday, October 5.Complex debt refers to the level of support someone needs, whether that is

Universal Credit next spring. Citizens Advice Scotland worked out 80% of people who had asked for help with "complex debt" would be unable to pay their way after the cut in March.

cranking up the thermostat as they reluctantly adjust to the dip in temperatures. Scotland holds the distinction of having the longest heating season in the UK, but there’s a high price to be paid for that honour.Quite literally.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scottish judges have ordered protected documents held by the UK Government be released to the court as part of an appeal to clear the Lockerbie bomber.The family of late Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi want to review secret files as part of their case.Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said producing the documents, which are covered by a public immunity certificate, would cause “harm to the