Scots gangsters ordered to pay back more than £5.5million made from crime in just one year

Covid-19 and stay at home on Hogmanay. Pals are being warned not to mix with other households indoors and stay away from parties.UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said people "cannot let up" now in the fight against the virus as the health service struggles with rising cases.He said: "With our NHS under pressure we must all take personal responsibility this New Year's Eve and stay at home."I know how much we have all sacrificed this year and we cannot let up.

McDonald's. The fast food giant has launched some exciting new options at Scots restaurants from today - and brought back some old favourites too.

Glasgow sees two of Scotland’s most iconic DJs play back-to-back for the first time ever. Michael Kilkie and Jon Mancini have each had 30-year careers playing Scotland’s biggest clubs and events – but they have never before collaborated.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA last-gasp own goal helped Irvine Meadow pull off a classic smash and grab victory to end the year on a high.The Ayrshire outfit took a second half pounding but somehow emerged with all three points to climb to fourth in the West of Scotland Premier.Blantyre midfielder Stefan Law was the unfortunate fall guy, turning Connor Boyd’s cross into his own net a full five minutes into stoppage time.It

Daily Star Sunday reported. Scots actor Gary is reportedly also taking legal action against the BBC in the wake of quitting the programme in the autumn.In an interview, the 41-year-old told the newspaper: “I feel I wasn’t being paid equally and I wasn’t being given an explanation for decisions.“When I tried to resolve it, nothing was done.

Boxing Day, like in Scotland, as ministers acknowledged mounting concern about the spread of coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was left in "no doubt" stricter measures were needed to curb the worrying inflation of confirmed cases over the last week.

Stella Tennant has died suddenly at the age of 50, her family has confirmed.The aristocratic supermodel, who lived in the Scottish Borders and went to school in St Andrews, died five days after her 50th birthday on December 17.The granddaughter of the 11th Duke of Devonshire, Andrew Cavendish, and Deborah Mitford, she rose to fame in the 1990s, walking the runway for designers including Versace and Alexander McQueen.The model was well-known for her androgynous looks and was a darling of the 90s

Social distance concerns were raised after Edinburgh-bound Scots were crammed onto an overcrowded bus after an issue with an EasyJet plane. After arriving at Bristol airport for an essential work trip on Monday, Colette Walters and her colleague Cieran Fisher were set to fly to the capital at 7am.

Jason Leitch said further research was required on the latest mutation of the virus but added experts were so far confident it would not be able to resist the jabs currently being rolled out to health workers and care home residents. It comes as UK health secretary Matt Hancock warned today the country faced an “enormous challenge” controlling the new strain after scientists found it was able to spread more rapidly.

gran who spent decades working in the care sector has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease just days before Christmas. Sandra Craig, from Carmyle in Glasgow's east end, was given the horrific diagnosis on December 4.

limit their Christmas bubbles to just two households despite guidance being published that they could visit up to three.

the festive season.Three households remains the legal maximum in Scotland - but ministers are pushing tougher guidance following a rise in infections across Wales and south-east England in recent days.The First Minister is also urging Scots living elsewhere in the UK not to return home if they stay in an area with high prevalence of the virus, such as London.But one expert said the issue of updated guidance covering the Christmas period was another example of “quickly changing and ambiguous

horror crash on a Scots road. Kieran Knox from the Fallin area near Stirling was killed after his car crashed off the road on the A9 near Dunblane on Saturday.

Fair City has waited for over a year to hear whether or not the coronation stone would form the centrepiece of the £23 million Perth City Hall revamp.

coronavirus that has been discovered in the UK as 'potentially concerning'. The new variant has been found in the south of England and Sturgeon has said the Scottish Government would 'monitor closely' the situation and consider more 'precautions' if necessary.Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned MPs the number of cases involving the new variant was 'increasing rapidly' with more than 1,000 cases found.

care home after watching her suffer through nine months of lockdown.Lucy Challoner, 22, who lost her dad to suicide in 2007, told how she can no longer bear the separation.Lucy’s mum Judy suffers from alcohol-related brain damage and her 98-year-old gran Mary Boag is also isolated in a care home.Judy started drinking after her husband died.Lucy, who lives with 19-year-old brother Jack in Edinburgh, said: “It’s been really tough not getting to see mum or gran for the best part of the year.“Time

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterBeith survived with 10 men for the final 20 minutes to frustrate Meadow and eke out a point.Larry McMahon was shown a straight red card for a lunge on Andy McLaughlin to leave the Mighty up against it.But Meadow didn't do nearly enough to make their numerical advantage count in this West of Scotland Premier clash.Beith goalkeeper Dale Burgess had very little to trouble him in the closing stages as

dog walker was shocked after finding a crisp packet dating back nearly 50 years on a beach.Tracey Radnall, 60, came across the plastic Golden Wonder ready salted crisps packet on Tyninghame Beach near Dunbar, East Lothian.She was walking her eight-year-old cocker spaniel Bertie on November 19 when she spotted the dated packaging on the sand near some rocks.The printing was quite weathered but Tracey, from Stenton, East Lothian, could make out “Golden Wonder Crisps” on the front and was shocked

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