Teen thug smashed vodka bottle over head of neighbour who complained about noise

fraudsters were jailed for a £45,000 VAT scam which saw them submitting fake invoices.Company boss David Paterson and accountant Kevin Sinclair were locked up at Dundee Sheriff Court on Thursday.Paterson, 56, was jailed for two years and nine months, while Sinclair, 67, was sentenced to one year and nine months behind bars.The pair colluded to dupe the taxman by reclaiming VAT they were not entitled to.Sinclair, who ran finance firm GD Accounting, submitted bogus invoices for a company owned by

SNP Cabinet Secretary has totted up over £8,000 in expenses when hide nor hair has been seen of him in Parliament." Mackay resigned on February 6 - the day he was due to deliver the Scottish Budget - over his messages to the teenager on social media.It was reported he sent the school boy 270 messages over six months, including calling him “cute”.He has not set foot in Holyrood since his resignation.As previously revealed, Mackay claimed £4,406 in allowances in February and March this year.This

injections were offered in almost all regions, while Shetland and the Western Isles residents will get them this week. Sturgeon announced the progress as another 50 people died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.

Gordon Ramsay has come under fire for a £140 Christmas dinner served in one of his restaurants after fans complained it had crucial trimmings missing. The Scottish TV chef, 54, posted a clip on social media of the festive meal from his Bread Street Kitchen eatery in London, showing turkey wellington with pigs in blankets, cabbage and chopped up sprouts.

coronavirus scams being used by fraudsters across the country. Both the Test and Protect scheme and the support fund for self-isolation have been used by criminals trying to steal people’s personal information, according to evidence collected by Trading Standards Scotland.

St Johnstone winger Michael O'Halloran injured on Sunday. The veteran midfielder made contact with the star on the hip with a challenge - leaving stud marks on the ex- Rangers man.

care home is being probed over a retirement farewell party where staff appeared to ignore social distancing while not wearing masks. Staff at Westerfield Care Home in Paisley held the celebration for a member of the team which included surprise gifts and balloons.

Murdo Fraser claimed the First Minister had "pandered" to republicans in her own party. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Edinburgh Waverley station today as part of a whistle-stop tour of the UK, aimed at thanking frontline workers of the pandemic.

Perth and Kinross police intercepted 43 people gathered together inside a house during the autumn, it has emerged. The discovery was made as part of a Freedom of Information request by the Perthshire Advertiser to Police Scotland.

Scottish Tory leader said the SNP “mask is slipping” as he criticised Nicola Sturgeon’s claim independence is “essential” to help with the task of rebuilding Scotland after coronavirus. Ross also said the SNP Government wants to “use every opportunity to further their aims” for making Scotland an independent country, adding “their priority is separation at all costs”.

But despite the Cambridges’ attempts to acknowledge key workers for their efforts during the COVID crisis, many disgruntled fans have slammed the couple for not setting a good example.

Celtic fans not to protest at Parkhead ahead of Sunday's match with St Johnstone. The Hoops face the in-form Perth side amid a terrible slide that has seen them collect just two wins in 11 games.

child for sex at an English Cathedral. Anthony Dean, 63, from Hawick in the Borders, had arranged to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl at Guildford Cathedral- more than 370 miles from his home address.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 20,000 people in Lanarkshire have now tested positive for coronavirus.At the Scottish Government's daily press briefing in Edinburgh, Deputy First Minister John Swinney today (Friday, December 4) confirmed that a further 166 people in the region tested positive yesterday.In total, 20,104 cases of Covid-19 have now been registered in the region since the first positive cases were confirmed in

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for action as new figures show over 600,000 homes in Scotland are in fuel poverty. Scottish Government figures released on Tuesday show almost one in four, some 613,000 households in Scotland, were in fuel poverty in 2019.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Pressure is mounting on health chiefs accused of blanking the medical needs of a village that now has a town-sized population.The creaking Bishopton Health Centre is the only surgery in the booming area.There has been a seven-year stalemate to get the 43-year-old flat-roofed building off Greenock Road replaced.The delay is despite BAE Systems pledging £1million for a new multi-doctor surgery and donating its

Ian Blackford, the SNP Westminster leader, made a plea for party unity and patience against internal calls to rush into a referendum without the legal backing of the UK government.

Irn Bru bottle during a 'terrifying' raid. The woman, who didn't want to be named, said she had never experienced anything like it in her 16 years running Ae Fond Kiss gift shop on Glasgow's Queen Margaret Drive.

straight to your inbox every day for free Nemanja Matic has urged the Serbian FA to appoint Manchester United great Nemanja Vidic as the new chief of their football association.