Scots gun runners caught with haul of 'deadly' firearms and ammunition in car after undercover sting

Michelle McManus beamed behind her face mask today as she got her first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca jab. The singer posted a snap on her Twitter and Instagram pages as she got the covid vaccine at the Carmichael Hall in Giffnock.

Lord Beckett told the brothers at the High Court in Edinburgh: “By deliberately striking the complainer with the car you could easily have killed him.“This was an extremely serious example of attempted murder.”Lord Beckett said the victim was left permanently scarred and impaired following the attack.He added: “In wicked hands such as yours, your sister’s car became a brutal weapon.”“For such an appalling crime, there is no suitable alternative to a substantial sentence of imprisonment in order

high purity cocaine worth more than £3million is set to be jailed. Robert Stewart was seen stowing away two suitcases containing 143lb of the class A drug in the cab of his vehicle in London before driving north to Scotland.Police tracked his journey and recovered the cocaine when they stopped his lorry in May last year after he pulled into Hamilton Services in Lanarkshire.

Police are calling for witnesses after a car was set on fire at a Scots high school.Emergency services in Fort William were called to the scene of the blaze at Lochaber High School in the Camaghael area around 6am this morning, March 15.Around 7am officers received reports of a break-in at the school.Scottish Fire and Rescue managed to extinguish the blaze and police have confirmed the fire is being treated as deliberate.Thankfully no one was injured in the incident.Officers are looking for

puppy farmers who dropped her off lifeless on the doorstep of a Scots family. Little Skye was advertised for sale in Glasgow on Gumtree for £1000 and was bought by a family in Rutherglen.Mum Carolann Thomas, said the seller dropped the puppy off at their house on February 27 and everything seemed fine until they took Skye inside.She noticed immediately that the puppy was extremely underweight and could barely walk. Carolann said her paws and tail were covered in dog poo and urine burns.She told

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stalker attached a tracking device to his former lover's car so he could follow her more than a decade after she ended their relationship.Former special constable Abdul Salam, 37, set up an elaborate ruse to try and convince Razia Azhar's husband that she was cheating on him.He posed as a woman called 'Samantha' and reported Mrs Azhar's movements to her husband in a bid to convince him his wife was having an affair.But Mr and Mrs Azhar set up a sting operation to out Salam and that led to an

child abuse.Porn addict Robert McNab, who created fake identities to target people on Facebook and WhatsApp, was jailed for two years when he appeared in the dock at Greenock Sheriff Court on Friday.The twisted 34-year-old, who began downloading the animal abuse images the day he was released from prison, was also told he will be ­monitored in the community for 12 months after his release from prison.The paedophile, who was previously convicted of abusing a young girl and conspiring to have a

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

manhunt has been launched for a pair of brazen Scots thieves who tried to steal a car in the Borders.A hooded thug rang the doorbell of a house at around 1.05am on Friday March 5 at a property on Duke Street, Coldstream before demanding the keys to a car in the driveway.He then threatened the man who answered the door.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront when it comes to reporting crime in Scotland.But did you know all the ways you can stay informed of the top crime

Royal Mail worker’s van full of parcels before stealing their own car form a nearby depo.Police are probing two connected incidents, which happened in Edinburgh's Colinton area on Wednesday, and have issued a warning to couriers and delivery drivers to remain vigilant while making drops.A source told the Record: “The thief took off with the female delivery driver’s van and all their parcels before going back for her own car.”Officers were called to Colinton Mains Terrace, close to the local Post

Josh Quigley has revealed he has arthritis at the young age of 28.The condition, that causes inflammation and pain in joints, was found in his hip last week having been in a horror crash in Dubai earlier this year.Record-breaking biker Josh is renowned for international gruelling cycles, having raised thousands for charity in the process.The former business owner, from Livingston in West Lothian, told the Record: "It's all come as a bit of a shock."Arthritis to me is something you get later in

nightclub ravaged by a fire.  in a  Scots fire damaged. Police raced to Sauchiehall Street at around 11.10pm last night after reports of people jumping on the roof of the Campus bar.Cops dispatched a helicopter to scope out the scene which took thermal images of the yobs on the roof.They then discovered four figures on top the damaged building and brought them down to safety.

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Marilyn Monroe lookalike claims to have captured creepy footage of the 'ghost' of the Hollywood star in what was once her home.Jasmine Chiswell, from Carluke, Lanarkshire, is a dead-ringer for the late A-list actress and has taken social media by storm with her 1950s pin-up style after moving from Scotland to LA.She even lives in Marilyn Monroe's former £1.9million mansion in the Hollywood Hills, which the star shared with her husband Joe DiMaggio during their marriage in 1954.The Instagram

hospitalised after being set upon by six others in a brutal assault in a car park in a Scots town.The 40-year-old was on Main Road in Irvine, Ayrshire at around 9.25pm last night when he was attacked and suffered 'serious facial injuries'.He managed to get home before calling an ambulance which rushed him to Crosshouse hospital near Kilmarnock.He was treated at the hospital and later released.Cops are now appealing for any witnesses to the attack to come forward and have released descriptions

told how the body of a man was found at around 2.40pm today in the woods near Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of David Letham, reported missing earlier today, has been informed.Heartbroken loved ones took to social media in their droves to pay tribute to David on social media.

Paisley man.Officers from Police Scotland confirmed they discovered a body at around 2.40pm today in the woods near Bridge of Weir.Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of David Letham, reported missing earlier today, has been informed.The 31-year-old was last seen at around 3.30am this morning in Paisley as police launched an extensive search for him.Police confirmed to the Daily Record that his disappearance at the time was also linked to a major incident in Bridge of Weir

Midlothian last night.Officers from Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service were called out to Vogrie Road, Gorebridge, at around 4.20pm on Monday, February 22, following reports of a smash.The boy was taken by ambulance to The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, in Edinburgh, following the horror incident.Details of his injuries are not yet known.Enquires into the crash are currently ongoing.A Police Scotland spokesperson told the Daily Record: “Around 4.20pm on Monday, 22 February, we

Aberdeenshire.Emergency services were called to the B977 at Echt at around 2pm on Sunday following reports that the two vehicles had collided.Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance confirmed that one of the people involved was a young girl who was flown to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with her mum by her side.Police, paramedics and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene.A second person was taken to hospital for treatment by road ambulance.The condition of the toddler and the