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Boy, 12, among eight arrested over 'violent' disorder and drug offences at Edinburgh event
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (343+ words) A boy as young as 12 was part of a group of eight people who were arrested following disorder in Edinburgh city centre over the weekend. An electronic music festival event which took place at Princes Street Gardens on Saturday, September…...
Eight arrested after disorder erupts around Edinburgh's FLY Festival
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (381+ words) Eight people have been arrested following disorder linked to FLY Festival in Edinburgh over the weekend, with police confirming investigations are continuing to identify others believed to have been involved. Police Scotland said officers policing the event at Princes Street…...
'I don't have racist views' - Robert, 45, swinging piece of wood in Hanley riots
19+ hour, 59+ min ago (312+ words) Hanley riots(Image: Matt Murray) Armed Robert Miller was 'taken to the ground' by police - after swinging a piece of wood above his head at the height of the Hanley riots. The 45-year-old had earlier picked up a brick - before…...
Two drink drivers involved in separate crashes - 7AD
17+ hour, 44+ min ago (349+ words) Two drivers have been charged following separate crashes on the Bass Highway over the weekend, with both incidents allegedly involving alcohol. About 7.15pm on Friday, a green Holden Commodore utility was involved in a crash on the Bass Highway at Chasm…...
Dad shot dead on Scots street in broad daylight named as cops hunt gunman
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (619+ words) TRIBUTES have been paid to a dad who was shot and killed at a house in broad daylight as the hunt for the gunman enters its second day. The man, named locally as Billy Watson, 35, died at the scene on…...
Teenager faces jail after car repeatedly rammed into packed Kent pub
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (364+ words) An 18-year-old driver is facing a possible prison sentence after crashing a car into a packed Broadstairs pub twice, leaving terrified customers fleeing and a member of staff injured. Frank Finn drove a black Seat Ibiza into the entrance of…...
Scots dad 'executed' by masked drugs hit squad in broad daylight attack
23+ hour, 4+ min ago (429+ words) THE gun murder of a dad by a masked drugs hit squad has “all the hallmarks of a gangland execution”, a source said last night. Billy Watson, 35, was blasted twice at close range after four balaclava-clad men stormed a pal’s…...
Maiden (17) injured after being hit by car outside Reed Dance
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (356+ words) A 17-year-old maiden was injured after she was struck by a car outside eMashobeni Royal Palace on the R66 on Sunday, with the driver arrested after allegedly testing three times over the legal alcohol limit. Amahle Kweyama from Richmond suffered a…...
New Image Could Help Identify Man Found Dead in Chiswick
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (540+ words) Body of 'Barnes Bridge Man' discovered 43 years ago Left: The new image of the dead man. Picture: Hew Merriman. Right: Barnes Bridge A man found dead on the banks of the Thames at Chiswick more than forty years ago could…...
Scots road sealed off as vid circulates of 'man being attacked outside Gers pub"
1+ day, 59+ min ago (371+ words) POLICE locked down a busy Glasgow street this afternoon amid an ongoing incident outside a popular Rangers pub. Cops cordoned off a section of Duke Street, in the east end of the city, outside of Bristol Bar, blocking access to…...