Major sex-trafficking gang luring vulnerable women to Scotland busted by police

Boris Johnson to think again on the plans that would allow three households to mix between 23rd and 27th December and allow people to travel the length of the UK.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.This is the moment a gang made off with eight hot tubs worth £40,000 in a brazen raid captured on CCTV.Three men spent 90 minutes loading two flatbed trucks with the haul from the Advanced Hot Tubs and Swim Spas yard in Macmerry, East Lothian.A forklift truck taken from a building firm next door was used to pack aboard the hot tubs, which weigh 450kg each.The crooks - described as “very professional” - even

thugs who battered a Scot leaving him with head injuries. Four men assaulted a 39-year-old man in his home in the Gartness area of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire earlier this week.

national constabulary is not yet financially sustainable despite improvements, according to government beancounters. A new report on the management and financial structure of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) by Audit Scotland shows a total overspend of £26.8 million in 2019-20.

Renfrewshire are being urged to look out for vulnerable neighbours this winter as it was revealed the region recorded the third highest number of accidental fires in the country last year.

supermarkets in Scotland have revealed their festive opening hours ahead of what is bound to be a busy Christmas for shop staff this year. A number of shops will be extending opening and closing times for longer than ever before this year as bosses try to spread out crowds effectively during the coronavirus pandemic.

Prince William and Kate Middleton's Royal tour which today kicked off in Scotland during lockdown. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Edinburgh Waverley station on Monday morning as they began their whistle-stop tour of the UK, aimed to thank frontline workers of the pandemic.

police complaints procedure need to be given priority. The former lord advocate published the findings of her review last month, making more than 80 recommendations.

gangsters targeted mostly at young men. Organised crime groups, mostly from overseas, are luring people to commit sex acts on camera.

seriously assaulted 'with a weapon' after a late night rammy between two gangs in a Scots town. Cops rushed to the scene at Trinity Place in Elgin, Moray at around 11.40pm last night after reports of an 'altercation between two groups'.

Celtic fans not to protest at Parkhead ahead of Sunday's match with St Johnstone. The Hoops face the in-form Perth side amid a terrible slide that has seen them collect just two wins in 11 games.

Mirror Mirror for selling dodgy replicas from their homes in a sideline worth thousands.But the Facebook page was pulled down after we spoke to one of the women running the site – who protested she didn’t know she was doing anything wrong.Despite openly admitting on the page they were selling copies of the original brand, Lynn Rankin told the Daily Record “everyone does it” and denied any wrongdoing.The page had almost 14,000 members looking to save cash on replicas of their favourite big-name

dodgy gear in a secret online marketplace.Millions of pounds worth of counterfeit big-name forgeries are being advertised on the Facebook site Mirror Mirror – where organisers openly admit they are selling copies of the original brands.The page has almost 14,000 members looking to save cash on replicas of their favourite big-name brands such as Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga.Members of the Mirror Mirror site include wealthy Scots and a number of minor celebrities.Access to the group is by

prostitution despite the ­lockdown restrictions.A senior police officer has told the Record that sex ­traffickers have remained a “significant threat” in the country during the pandemic.Police Scotland identified 84 sexually exploited victims in the past nine months but have warned the true scale of the problem will be much worse.Detective Superintendent Fil Capaldi, head of Police Scotland’s National Human Trafficking Unit said: “These are the ones we know of.

missing Scots mum have issued a desperate appeal for help to find her after she vanished from a mental health unit in Dundee. Sharon Hutchison was last seen in the Menzieshill area of the city at around 2pm on Wednesday, November 25.

Emma Thompson and husband Greg Wise couldn’t be prouder of their “remarkable" adopted son who has landed a job in the police after escaping a war zone.The couple gave child soldier Tindyebwa Agaba a new life in Britain after he witnessed unimaginable horror in his native Rwanda.The 33-year-old is a now proud humanitarian who has just landed a prized job with a specialist arm of the Metropolitan Police, helping refugees just like him.Emma, 61, daughter of Scottish actress Phyllida Ann Law and

Fraudsters claimed there had been suspicious activity in victims' accounts and said a cop would call at their home to collect their bank card or to take cash for safe keeping.

thugs terrorised a girl on a West Dunbartonshire cycle path. They struck as their victim made her way along the path, near to India Street, Alexandria, at around 5.30pm on Friday, November 13.