Shocking scene on M8 near Glasgow as car goes up in flames by side of road

Glasgow 's west end. The cops had been driving an unmarked police car on Great Western Road at 5:25pm on Wednesday night.

holiday home phoned police after discovering 34 men at their remote ­property.The couple got an even bigger shock when they arrived at the house in Glen Etive to find a sword on a bed and an axe and 10 tents in the garden of the Airbnb property.Martin and Sheri Murphy, from Kinlochleven, Argyll, were put on alert on Thursday when a local resident called to tell them there were at least 10 cars in the driveway.Sheri, who had taken an Airbnb booking for the house, which sleeps eight, said: “As

murders of three mothers by a suspected serial killer.Bible John was the nickname given to man cops believe brutally raped, strangled and killed the women after attending Glasgow's iconic Barrowland Ballroom.Patricia Docker, 25, Jemina McDonald, 32, and Helen Puttock, 29, all died after nights out at the city’s popular nightspot between 1968 and 1969.The shocking murders were so similar that cops suspected a single person was responsible for the killing spree that shook Scotland to its core.One

Ruth Davidson is to be made a peer in the House of Lords, it has been confirmed.The former Scottish Tory leader has been named in the Prime Minister’s dissolution honours list which also make’s Theresa May’s husband, Philip, a Knight of the realm.Davidson led the Scottish Conservatives from 2011 to 2019 and  stepped down after Johnson became Tory leader last year, citing political and personal reasons for the move.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up

Police Scotland closed the major road in both directions near Glasgow Airport at around 5pm on July 30. The road was shut after cops believe a lorry may have careered into the underside of a bridge at Junction 29a near Bishopton, Renfrewshire.

M8 in both directions. Huge tailbacks formed at rush hour after the incident at Junction 29a near Bishopton, Renfrewshire.Police attended the scene with some drivers taking to Twitter to say they were stuck on the Erskine Bridge.

15-year-old has been charged after a crash between an off-road motorbike and a car in Glasgow. The teenager was riding the bike when it was involved in a collision with a car in the Possilpark area of the city on Tuesday, July 28, evening.The incident happened at the junction of Saracen Street and Keppochhill Road in the north of the city.

A short film set in a Glasgow supermarket has been selected for this year’s Venice Film Festival.

Ruth Davidson has claimed Unionists should have "put the boot in" following the 2014 independence referendum. The former Scottish Conservatives leader said there should have been a more aggressive approach to nationalism in the aftermath of the landmark vote, which saw support for the SNP surge.

Scots couple were left in shock after a road rage Deliveroo driver spat on their car in Glasgow. Jade Campbell and her partner Stephen Collins were heading for an afternoon at Kelvingrove Park in the city’s west end with their puppy when the cyclist, carrying Deliveroo boxes, began cycling dangerously ahead of them.

smash near a Scots beauty spot. His green Kawasaki and a grey Audi Q2 crashed at around 3.33pm yesterday on the A708 between Moffat and Selkirk, near the Grey Mare’s Tail.

novelist has seen sales for her upcoming book rocket since she received surprise high praise from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.It’s not every day you get commended for doing your job well by the most powerful woman in the country.But for Kirstin Innes, that’s exactly what happened last night, when the FM hailed her latest offering “a triumph” in a glowing review on Twitter.The book loving politician is well known for her passion for all things literary and has regularly updated followers with

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Pictures show a McGills bus and white BMW car at the scene as well as two ambulance crews.It is not known if anyone was injured in the incident at this time.Police Scotland have been contacted

Police have issued a warning after cruel scammers offering garden services in Glasgow targeted a victim on social media.

Tennent's Lager at TRNSMT has gone viral after being mistaken as a 'Woodstock 69' reveller. The concert goer swigging a can of Scotland's most popular lager was mistakenly included in nostalgic pictures of the iconic American music festival which was held on a farm in Bethel, New York, in 1969 at the height of the 'flower power' generation.

UK Government initiative aimed at protecting jobs in the hospitality industry and encouraging people to safely return to dining out.The Eat Out to Help Out registration service went live this morning on Gov.uk allowing businesses to join the scheme announced last week by Chancellor, Rishi Sunak.Restaurants, bars, cafes and other establishments who use the scheme will offer a 50 per cent reduction, up to a maximum of £10 per person, to all diners who eat and/or drink-in throughout

Loch Lomond road for a second day after visitors parked cars dangerously. Officers were seen handing out fines as they shut off the A821 at Duke's Pass for the second time in 24 hours.

household skills.Half don’t know how to use a washing machine and can’t iron a shirt, a new survey reveals.Less than half can wire a plug, falling to one in five for 16-24 year-olds, while just two in five younger folk can change a lightbulb.Seven in 10 of all ages don’t know how to change a tyre but six in 10 know how to create a social media account and set up a smart phone.The survey, from financial giant Aviva found the gulf between tech tasks and practical chores is widening, especially for

coronavirus pandemic. understands the club have sold more than 50,000 briefs as fans swarm to back Neil Lennon's title tilt.