A CRASH has sparked delays on a busy section of one of the country’s busiest motorways. It’s unknown how many vehicles are involved in the smash on the M74 at junction 2 but drivers are being urged to avoid the area. 1 Motorists are being urged to avoid the area Both lanes of the busy … Read more
A MAN who died after he was found injured near a Scots nightclub has been named. Jamie Lucas, 33, was found fatally hurt on Stirling Street in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, town centre in the early hours of this morning. 4 Police locked down Stirling Street in Airdrie after a man was found injuredCredit:… Man, 33, who … Read more
FLIGHTS and ferries have been cancelled due to 70mph winds, adding to the Christmas getaway chaos. Millions of travellers are continuing to take to the roads in a bid to be with family and friends for the festivities. 4 The Met Office is forecasting 70mph galesCredit: Alamy 4 A wind warning is in… Xmas getaway … Read more
THE GREEN Party has urged the Scottish Secretary to “give Scotland the gift of football” this Christmas and back the party’s campaign to have national games on free-to-view TV. Gillian Mackay has written to Ian Murray urging him to meet with campaigners, broadcasters and the Scottish… ‘Something needs to change’ – Scotland games live on … Read more
HUNDREDS of Scots homes are experiencing power outages as a pre-Christmas storm batters the country. The Met Office slapped yellow weather warnings for wind across Scotland, effective from 7 am this morning until 9 pm on Sunday. 3 Yellow weather warnings for wind are in force for ScotlandCredit:… Hundreds of Scots homes left without power … Read more
A “BEAUTIFUL and kindhearted” mum who died after a horror crash on a Scots road has been pictured for the first time. Ashleigh Watson, 31, from Inverness, passed away after the fatal collision on the A9 near Inshes in the early hours of Friday morning. 2 Mercy crews raced to the scene at around… First … Read more
IT’S a programme which is a big part of many people’s Saturday routine. But a bulletin from the bosses at BBC Scotland has revealed that it will be AXED early in the New Year. 2 BBC Sport Scotland microphone during a Scottish Gas Scottish Cup tieCredit: SNS 2 The show has only got a couple … Read more
A DRUG dealer who groaned the Covid pandemic would cost him £400,000 has been pictured for the first time. Bearded Brandon Guthrie’s face is captured in a police mugshot after he was snared for his role in a Dundee drugs gang. The brassed-off gangster was jailed at the High Court in Glasgow… Whinging drug dealer … Read more
SCOTS dashing to get home for Christmas are facing some festive setbacks as high winds spark travel chaos. The country is currently under a yellow wind warning as ferocious gusts reach speeds of more than 80mph. 4 Ferocious winds are battering the country (Archive image)Credit: John Kirkby -… Christmas travel thrown into chaos as Scotland … Read more
COMMUTERS face a travel nightmare before Christmas as Scotrail bosses struggle to convince drivers to accept overtime on days off. The nationalised train operator expects weekend cancellations due to staff shortages in spite of a recruitment drive and wage rises. 2 Cancellations are likely across… ScotRail braced for fresh cancellations as driver shortage continues …C0NTINUE … Read more