Violent Scots motorist ordered to pay £2k to cyclist he pushed in road rage attack

murdered a vulnerable young man by attacking him and throwing him into a river has been handed a life sentence. Sebastian Smith, from Hawick, who was previously known as Luke Greenland, was found guilty of killing tragic Joe Pooley in August 2018 and must now serve a minimum of 21 years behind bars.

set on fire. The blaze started at around 3.10am at the house in Renfrew's Western Park Gate.

mickey out of Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross in her latest voiceover. Janey who has been a huge hit with her funny voiceovers of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon throughout the Coronavirus crisis, decided to pick on someone else for a change.

SNP leader in a special session later today. Nicola Sturgeon will be sworn in as First Minister, however Rennie says it "should not just be an SNP cakewalk".

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Former PACE student Kevin Guthrie has been jailed for three years for sexually assaulting a vulnerable actress.The film star, 33, took advantage of the 29-year-old woman who felt unwell after a night out.The incident occurred at the flat of fellow actor Scott Reid - Methadone Mick in BBC’s Still Game.Guthrie, originally from Neilston, had insisted he

autistim made his dad raging with a brilliant birthday cake prank. Ross Connolly, from South Queensferry, went viral after deciding he didn’t want to be the centre of attention on his 27th birthday on Wednesday.

McGill’s bus and crashed into a HGV. Crawford Sharp, 38, was found with a bottle of vodka stashed in the door pocket of his black BMW 3 series, following the smash on Paisley Road, Renfrew, on April 19.

surprised fans after he performed his own acoustic rendition of Biffy Clyro's hit Many of Horror. And fans demanded an instant collaboration with the Scots rockers after he wowed them with his performance.

Scottish Affairs committee with Ross accusing Wishart, the chair of the committee, of making biased attacks on the Scottish Secretary while he was giving evidence to MPs in the wake of the Holyrood election. Ross, who is returning to Holyrood as leader of the Scottish Tories, took exception to Wishart bridling Scottish Secretary Alister Jack over the results of the election which saw Nicola Sturgeon returned for a record fourth term.

court heard yesterday.Mark Reid is accused of injuring mum-of-two Jennifer McGrattan in the alleged assault at her home in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, on December 24 last year and behaving in a threatening and abusive manner towards her.The 38-year-old, from Stevenston, Ayrshire, is known for providing “coaching”, “mentoring” and “healing sessions”, which includes offering relationship advice to others.His personal trainer ex told the trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday how he became

Ross, who heads to Holyrood as leader of the largest opposition party with 31 Scottish Conservative MSPs, signalled he will not be relying on numbers to stop the SNP’s independence plans. At a press conference to mark his return to the Holyrood chamber, the Moray MP and now list MSP, spelled out why UK cabinet minister Michael Gove was confident the referendum bill would not end up with the UK government taking the Scottish Government to the Supreme Court.

Police have appealed to the public to help trace a pensioner who went missing from a Scots town more than 24 hours ago. Robert Reid disappeared from Port Seton, East Lothian, on Friday morning, and officers are hoping the public can help to track him down.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A motorist left a cyclist hospitalised with a badly injured arm in a horror road rage attack.Scott Vandermotten, 31, “saw red” when he assaulted Michael Newlands by pushing him off his bike, causing him to fall down the side of a cycle path, injuring his arm severely.A trial at Paisley Sheriff Court heard Vandermotten, of Bishopton, claimed Mr Newlands

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross hit the campaign trail in Renfrewshire North and West in a bid to boost candidate Julie Pirone's election chances.As polling day draws ever closer, the pair were out and about in Renfrew over the weekend as Mrs Pirone continued her fight to become the constituency's first Tory MSP.Since the seat was first created in 2011, it has belonged to former SNP MSP Derek

Police are appealing for help to find a young Scots woman who was last seen in the early hours on Sunday morning before vanishing. Susan Reid was spotted in the Dunkeld Road area of Perth at around 12.20am on May 2.

Met Office warns of a bank holiday wash out across the country. Hopes of seeing off the long weekend with an al-fresco pint have been dashed by forecasts of torrential rain, which is expected to worsen by next week.

driver reversed down a slip road onto one of Scotland's most notorious roads. Hair-raising footage shows the small, silver motor careering backwards down the slip road towards the A9, near Evanton in the Easter Ross area, of the Highlands.