Scots gangsters lose freedom appeal bid after claim jury 'made their mind up'

Leigh Griffiths at Celtic after his cameo role in the draw with Rangers on Sunday. The Scotland international came on for the final two minutes plus added time of the 1-1 draw and barely managed a touch.

immigration chiefs ordered him to leave the UK.The Home Office had demanded Matthew Jun Fei Freeman, who lives in Lossiemouth, Moray, return to his native China after 17 years here.Matt has been instrumental in helping with local mental health issues and was a former director of the Moray Wellbeing Hub.In January, the Home Office told Matt, an engineer with a PhD, to return to China immediately, removed his right to appeal and warned him that failure to comply could see him jailed.Matt was born

dropped a whopping 11st after ditching his £4,000 a year fast food addiction.Martin Byran, 32, was given a death sentence by his GP who urged him to lose weight or face serious consequences.Martin from Glasgow was pre-diabetic and at risk of heart disease when he reached 27st.By last January, Martin, who is now a diet consultant, lost 11 stone.He has also saved over £4,000 after ditching his £90 per week fast food addiction.Martin said: "I've always struggled with my weight but my bad eating

stab his new partner.Marianne McGrath, 38, confronted Philip McGrath and his new girlfriend Claire Finn in a blade rampage after storming into their close and attempting to barge into their flat.Paisley Sheriff Court heard McGrath, who has separated from her husband but is not divorced, lost the plot over him spending time with his new girlfriend at his home in Renfrew.Procurator fiscal depute Sean Docherty told the court McGrath kicked off on November 8, last year, outside the property in

Covid stole her future happiness.Now instead of longing for the end of lockdown Connie, 46, is dreading having to face up to the reality of her fiancé’s death.Her defence mechanism has allowed her brain to pretend lorry driver Jim Russell, 51, is just at work.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a

stabbing a young dad in the back 11 times with such force that the blade snapped off.Callum Andrews carried out the brutal killing of Terry Smith at a Motherwell house party in the early hours of August 13, 2019.The High Court in Glasgow was told that the incident was sparked after the 30-year-old victim began winding up another man, Connor Doherty, about the t-shirt he was wearing.Andrews, 22, grabbed a blade from the kitchen and attacked Terry while 20-year-old Doherty smashed him over the

Dancing On Ice fans were left in stitches after the show used Rangers anthem Simply The Best anthem after the blues Scottish Premiership victory.Households tuned into the skating show following a day that appeared to be monopolised by the Rangers big 55 celebrations across Scotland. But fans were left in hysterics after contestants Faye Brookes and Matt Evers chose Simply The Best as their personal song - in what could only be a perfect coincidence.

Police have launched a frantic search for a missing Scots teenager after she vanished from home.Courtney Leigh Simpson, 14, was last seen in the Granby Avenue area of Livingston at around 10.45am yesterday morning.The youngster is described as being around 5ft 5in in height, of slim build with long brown hair.She was last seen wearing a long white puffer coat with a fur hood, black trousers and black ankle boots.Police in West Lothian are appealing for information to help trace the teenager and

Covid-19 Committee he said there needs to be more testing for Police Scotland officers who attends house parties across the country every night.Asked by SNP MSP Stuart McMillan is he believed there was appropriate testing in place for those on the frontline, Calum Steele replied, "no".He is now calling for more frequent testing to allow cops to be safe they are not spreading the virus after attending gatherings.Steele said: "The expansion of testing to emergency control rooms seems to be a

Glasgow, was left devastated after son Kyle, 24, passed away on Tuesday February 23.The tragic loss came the day before he was to carry older brother Jim’s coffin following his short battle with cancer.Single dad Tam had been a sole carer to Kyle, who had cerebral palsy, for the last ten years since the death of his wife Marie in 2011.Celtic-fan Kyle passed away “peacefully” from kidney problems and complications from his condition in hospital with his dad at his side.“It was very, very quick,”

University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture has admitted culling thousands of the animals after experimental work was put on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic last year.The university revealed the mass cull came in 2020, when it used more than 12,000 live fish in its “vital” quest to tackle issues like food security and conservation.But the figures, revealed in a Freedom of Information request, were branded “disappointing” by activists campaigning for an end to all animal testing in

firearms and ammunition hidden in their motor after police were tipped off about their criminal activities.Mark Kirkby, from Kilwinning, and Ku Wing Kwok, from Greenock, admitted being involved in the transfer of the deadly weapons after their Ford Mondeo was stopped in Largs last September.The duo, aged 37 and 43, were later arrested and charged by officers before pleading guilty at Glasgow High Court on Monday.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront when it comes to

Snapchat pictures of a 12-year-old girl in school uniform has been jailed.James Stephen, 23, also sent sexual messages and explicit images to the girl, and asked her to send him naked pictures and sexual videos, a court heard.Fiscal depute Colin Neilson told Aberdeen Sheriff Court police officers from the offender management unit carried out a visit at Stephen's address at 7.15pm on January 6, 2020, and inspected his mobile phone.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront

coronavirus vaccine in Scotland. The most vulnerable groups - such as care home residents and pensioners - were among the first to receive the jab, which is seen as the key component behind the end to lockdown restrictions.Three vaccinations have been given the green light for use in Scotland after they were deemed safe by medicines’ regulatory officials late last year.

BBC Scotland presenter has been slammed after calling herself a 'midget' during an autocue blunder.Viewers raged at Sally Magnusson after she said she had to 'become a midget' to bend down and see her script during Reporting Scotland last night.She had lost her place live on air after it appeared the autocue had accidentally showed the wrong story leaving her to think on her feet.But the awkward moment left some viewers furious at her 'cruel' choice of words.'Midget' is often used as an

coronavirus pandemic has lost her fight for life.Karen Henderson put her health worries aside to wed her long-term partner Alistair during a moving ceremony in the couple’s Midlothian garden last July.The 48-year-old was initially diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer and the faulty BRCA1 gene in May 2016.The mum-of-one then developed secondary breast cancer in September 2018 but continued tirelessly raising funds to help others.She teamed up with charity founder Lisa Flemming of Make

Crieff on Friday night, February 19, after the teenager had reportedly taken ill.He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene by cops.The Perthshire youth has been named locally as Matthew Taylor.Devastated mum Dee Taylor took to social media to thank well-wishers for the flood of messages of support she's received.She wrote on Facebook: "I would just like to thank everyone for the such kind words and to let anyone who doesn’t know already that my youngest son Matthew passed away last night."Sweet

police at a home.Michelle Lizanec, of Catmoor Avenue, Scone, was found by cops at a property on Orchard Way, Inchture, at around 11.40pm last Saturday, February 13.A 46-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the 44-year-old's death after a 12-hour long siege at a Dundee house.Tributes have poured in for Michelle who was hailed as a 'a lovely woman' by pals.Now friends of Michelle, Suzanne Cunningham and Robert Dow, have urged people to help her children out during 'this horrific