A swan brought traffic to a near standstill earlier today, blocking off a lane on the M8 motorway at the Kingston Bridge.
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A building firm boss brutally murdered a worker amid fears he was going to report him to police.
George McMillan choked Michael Thomson, 46, with cable ties at his business in Ayr, South Ayrshire in July 2020. The 56 year-old ex-soldier then ferried Michael's body in the victim's Ford Fiesta before leaving both at a lay-by of the A77 road.
Jurors heard how a large-scale cannabis factory had been set up in the unit beside where McMillan's Style Builders firm was based. Police carried out a raid there on June 11 2020 - weeks before the death.
Prosecutors told how McMillan was a "trusted member" of those involved in the drug farm. He faced arrest, but there had then been a plan to divert blame on his labourer Michael.
However, McMillan flew into rage when he learned Michael may instead "shop" him to police leading to the horrific killing. McMillan was today found guilty of murder, attempting to defeat the ends of justice and cannabis supply.
It emerged he already had a lengthy history of violence and drug crimes. Lord Beckett today sentenced him to a minimum 21 years after the trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
The judge told McMillan: “It is plain that this was a pre-meditated murder of the most callous kind.” Jurors heard how McMillan had been "actively involved" in the cannabis factory before police swooped.
He was then due to be quizzed by detectives about it in late July 2020. But, a plan was hatched by McMillan and others to "foist blame" on Michael, who was hassled to go along with it.
McMillan later discovered, however, that his worker "threatened to shop him" for the cannabis cultivation. In his speech to jurors, prosecutor Euan Cameron said the thug was then described by one witness as "really angry".
Mr Cameron
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Good evening and welcome to Monday's Daily Record headline briefing. The rundown keeps you up to date with the latest news from Scotland and beyond.
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