Police hunt coronavirus denier who is spreading fake news in Scotland's largest town

Police have launched a manhunt for thugs who attacked a Scots man in a house before torching a car outside.At around 9.25pm on Thursday, March 4, two men entered a property on Ettrick Street in Wishaw before seriously assaulted a 34-year-old.The pair then deliberately torched to a vehicle outside of the property in a wilful fire.The victim sustained serious injures and was taken to Wishaw General Hospital and the fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.Enquiries carried out

George Bowie has drafted in the police after his Twitter account was hijacked by trolls posting sectarian messages.The Clyde 1 DJ took to Instagram to update his followers after a flurry of offensive messages were sent out from his Twitter account in the early hours of yesterday morning, and says that he still hadn't regained access to it.Despite the technical hitch, Georgie Boy said he will still be able to take 'shout outs' for tonight's show on his other social media platforms.In his post, he

soon.” Chief Constable Iain Livingstone congratulated the 47 winners of a range of awards, adding: “The last 12 months have underlined the relentless and challenging nature of policing.“I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all our winners and nominees and thank them for their commitment to public service.”

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Police are investigating thefts from two farms in different parts of Perthshire over the last two weeks during which a number of tools, batteries, fuel cans and other items said to be “of great personal value” to their owners were taken from outbuildings.Officers would like to speak to anyone with information about a white van that was spotted near a farm off the A822 near Muthill in the

Glasgow during World War 2, was handed to a military museum in Poland after being found in the belongings of a late veterans’ chief.Posted to the Stalag XXB prisoner of war camp in northern Poland from the dad’s home in Bridgeton in 1941, Agnes’ poignant letter reads: “I only wish this was all over to get you back home to me.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.A drugs suspect spat in the face of a police station worker after being caught with more than 100,000 street valium pills.Thomas Cooper had been arrested following a raid on his home in Murdostoun View, Newmains.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard on Friday that he “became difficult” at Motherwell Police Station.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said: “As he was being led away from the charge bar, the

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Brazil Covid-19 strain.Six cases of the concerning P.1 variant were confirmed in the UK over the weekend - three in Scotland and three in England.Health officials have identified five of the cases but are urgently scrambling to find the sixth as their identity and location is unknown.The infected individual failed to complete their test registration card so their contact details are absent sparking a a hunt to track them down, according to Public Health England.No vaccine data currently exists

Edinburgh city centre tonight where police have erected a cordon.Several police vans and an ambulance were spotted at the scene.The cordon stretches across the steps of the Tron Kirk which backs on to the square.Police Scotland have been contacted for comment.We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.For the latest news and breaking news visit dailyrecord.co.ukGet all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that

firebugs after a spate of car torching attacks in Lanarkshire. The first incident took place just after midnight on Thursday, February 18.

coronavirus case number in all local authority areas in Scotland has been published by health officials.Public Health Scotland said that in the week between February 15 and 21, Scotland recorded a total of 5,736 positive cases of Covid-19 - which represents 5.0% of people tested for the virus.Scotland’s seven-day positivity rate per 100,000 population in those seven days stood at 105.0, according to the latest data.Falkirk recorded the highest number of cases per 100,000 population during this

daughter.Lorraine Fyfe, 38, lost ten inches off her waist after committing to slimming in November 2019 when she feared she might become diabetic.Mum-of-one Lorraine piled on the pounds when she started working at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow, and grateful families would leave boxes of chocolates for staff.In 2005, when she began her training, Lorraine was a size six, and recalled how a senior nurse laughed at her and said 'You'll be a 14 soon' when scrubs were handed out.She gained

Nick Nairn had to bail out the damage after finding himself flooded by four inches of water at his Cook School. Stirling born Nick, who became the youngest Scottish chef to win a Michelin Star in the early 1990s, had to close the school at Lake of Menteith during lockdown in accordance with government guidelines.

Paisley spat at an officer after being arrested in Middlesbrough and then went on to head-butt another officer at the police station.The 23-year-old also swore at officers when he asked where he was during the early hours of the morning on September 13, last year.He appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to four offences, including two counts of assaulting an emergency worker by beating, possession of class A drug cocaine and being drunk and disorderly in a

Grand Tour hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond recently finished up filming in Scotland, and fans have been waiting patiently to find out when they'll be able to see the results.Presenter Jeremy has hinted that the Scotland special will hit our screens this summer.The 60-year-old teased fans that the latest edition of the Amazon Prime Video series may hit screens in June.

direct to your inboxA motorist in Scotland drove their car almost entirely covered in snow this morning - but was stopped by police.The driver has been charged with dangerous driving after travelling in the red car pictured.Covered in a thick layer of snow, the driver had only cleared a tiny space on the windscreen for visibility.Police said it was incomprehensible and the 'most extreme lack of preparation they've ever seen'.The vehicle was stopped shortly before 10am on Thursday at the

James Wolffe, who was not in post at the time of the prosecution, this week apologised and also backed calls for an independent judge-led inquiry into what went wrong, conceding the judge may come from out-with Scotland.Chief Constable Iain Livingstone has now also leant his support to calls for an inquiry during an appearance before the Public Audit and Post Legislative Scrutiny Committee at Holyrood on Thursday.“I did listen to the debate in the Scottish Parliament yesterday and heard from the