Scots taxi driver hailed as a 'legend' after scooping £125k on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

burned when another inmate mixed sugar with boiling water and threw it at him.Shaun Dunn claimed he was getting his revenge in first because he feared Rickie Tait was planning to target him in Perth Prison.Michael Sweeney, prosecuting, said: “Rickie Tait had been in the prison since November 2018 and was in cell 28 with another prisoner.“Shaun Dunn was a prisoner at the time.

driver is facing jail over a £50,000 crash after he drove so dangerously his car flipped through the air and smashed into a shop.Imran Akmal, 32, left his brother with a fractured spine after driving at double the 30-miles-per-hour speed limit and ploughing into Ferry Nice Foods.The street where the crash happened - Ferry Road, Renfrew, near Glasgow - had to be closed while officers investigated the smash.And the shop itself had to be closed for 33 days due to damage to the building.Paisley

car crash on a Scots road.The two car smash took place on the A941 just south of Rothes this afternoon.Emergency services raced to the scene after a Blue Peugeot 208 and a Black Peugeot 2008 collided.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 round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday

Prestwick, South Ayrshire, gave her doting dad Jamie a dressing down over 'not washing his hands' this week.The tot's lecture was caught on camera as management consultant Jamie joked his daughter could apply to be one of the National Clinical Director Jason Leitch's understudies.Jamie, 41, wrote on social media: "Nicola Sturgeon, heard about Jason Leitch recruiting for understudies."Please find enclosed another candidate application."Little Rosie donned her bright pink stethoscope before

Tik Tok for his brilliant street parties during lockdown to keep neighbours entertained. Paolo Bardelli took to the street every Thursday night with his DJ gear to spread some laughter and give people something to look forward to.

attack in Perth. A shocked neighbour told of seeing her lying “in heap on the floor”.

van in East Renfrewshire sparking a huge emergency response.Motorists were stopped in their tracks on Eastwood Mains Road in the Williamwood area just after 8pm on Tuesday.Images show police officers on the scene in front of the vehicle which has been trapped.The tree appears to have fallen onto the front bonnet of the car, narrowly missing its windscreen.The incident happened amid strong winds and torrential rain that battered parts of the central belt.Officers closed the road to drivers to

hit by a van while crossing a Scots road.The 19-year-old was raced to hospital after the Renault Master vehicle hit her as she crossed Seafield Road in Ayr at around 4.10pm on Friday.Cops were called to the scene near the street's junction with with Racecourse Road.She was taken by ambulance to University Hospital in Ayr and then later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.Hospital staff describe her condition as critical and say she is being treated for a head

cancer, is taking on an epic challenge to raise money for their loved ones' end of life care.Stephen Logan aims to run the West Highland Way in one 24 hour stint for Marie Curie Hospice in Glasgow.The 48-year-old will set off at midnight on June 20 with hopes to complete the gruelling 96-mile route by midnight on June 21.Stephen has often provided a listening ear to patients' relatives, as he's ferried them to and from the New Stobhill Hospital in his cab over the years.

speeding down a dual carriage way in and out of traffic at 50mph.A Scots couple were left stunned when the man overtook them before speeding off in front of other cars.James Irvine Pryce took a video from the passenger seat of his car on the Kingsway dual carriageway in Dundee on Saturday, March 6.The footage shows the e-scooter driver swerving in and out between cars and speeding at 50mph.James told the Record: “It was absolutely crazy.“My wife was driving and pointed out from behind, I

husband put down a 'green carpet' instead of astro turf in their garden.Pauline Tremble, 54, 'didn't have the heart' to tell Andy, 61, to get rid it after he unveiled his hard work in the garden.The couple from Irvine forked out for the material after bargain lover Andy spotted it on eBay.But it wasn't until he rolled it out that Pauline noticed it was 'rough as sandpaper' and feared someone might 'lose half a leg' if they fell on it.Pauline said: "I don't have the heart to tell him to lift it,

schoolboy needs a special coffin after his sudden and unexplained death.Tributes are pouring in for 'pure soul' Aiden Cross after he died at his home in Cumbernauld on February 18th.His distraught parents tried to carry out CPR on the 13-year-old, who suffered from spina bifida and hydrocephalus, in a desperate bid to save him before he passed away.Coroners have so far been unable establish the cause of death leaving his family devastated.Now friends are raising funds for the 'happy, bubbly and

hillwalker who got lost on a mountain in thick fog has been recovered thanks to rescue dogs.A major operation was launched last night after the rambler became disorientated while descending Am Faochagach, in the north west Highlands.Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team received a call at around 9pm from Police Scotland reporting the walker had got lost amid the poor visbility.The team of 18 rescuers including dog handlers were then mobilised to search for the missing party.However, it wasn't until

prison boss will face a disciplinary probe after this damning photograph showed him enjoying a lockdown-busting cup final party as he watched St Johnstone win the Betfred Cup. Forbes McKillop, deputy governor at tough Glenochil Prison, ignored social distancing rules despite the Scottish Prison Service estate being ravaged by Covid and hundreds of staff hours being lost to self isolating.

Glasgow.The 61-year-old was badly hurt after his white Honda CB650 collided with a grey Ford Kuga on Monday, February 22.Emergency services were called to the scene on Royston Road, near the entrance of the British Car Auctions site, at around 4.15pm.The biker was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but tragically lost his fight for life two days later.The driver of the car was uninjured.Police Scotland confirmed the bike rider’s tragic death and are asking for any witnesses who

Lotto’s Set For Life game.Instead, the taxi driver won just £250 after being one number out.It happened nearly a year after he lost out on winning the £500,000 Thunderball jackpot.After reading about Clydebank lad Aidan Murray, who missed out on a £157million EuroMillions win by just one number last week, Gregor said he knows the feeling.The 48-year-old, from Wormit, near Dundee, said: “On November 16 last year, I picked the numbers 6, 17, 21, 38 and 39 and life ball number 6.“If I’d picked 13

vaccination programme has been linked to a substantial reduction in hospital admissions north of the border.Researchers examined coronavirus hospital admissions in Scotland among people who have had their first jab and compared them with those who had not yet received a dose of the vaccine.Experts from rom the University of Edinburgh, the University of Strathclyde and Public Health Scotland examined data on people who had received either the Pfizer/BioNTech jab or the one developed by experts at

Glasgow Gruffalo as the original author hailed it as "wonderful".The video of four-year-old Jessica has been viewed over 38,000 by people from as far afield as Australia, America and Italy.Mum Kerry Fullerton was "chuffed to bits" by the fantastic response to Jessica reading her favourite story from memory.She told the Record: "I really wasn't expecting it to be honest."She's just a funny wee lassie in general.

CCTV appeal after two thugs robbed a female worker in a "terrifying" raid on a Scots petrol station last month.The crooks targeted the Spar store next to the Shell Garage in Glasgow at around 9pm on Friday, January 15.They made off with hundreds of pounds in cash and fled from the scene, in Edinburgh Road, in an unknown direction.Today, cops have released images of two men they wish to speak to as part of their ongoing enquiries into the incident.The first man is described as white, between