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thescottishsun.co.uk | Sian Maher
A DOCTOR left paralysed from the waist down after his bike snapped in half has secured a £4.5million compo payout. Dr Daniel Gordon, 31, has told how he was determined to prove that “life can still be rewarding and fulfilling” after reaching the settlement. The “catastrophic” incident happened in August 2020 as Dr Gordon was cycling downhill at around 15mph on a grassy slope in Inverness.
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thescottishsun.co.uk | Gordon Tait |Sian Maher |Graham Mann
TRIBUTES have flooded in for a 'murdered' ex-footie starlet as hundreds donated to a fundraiser that’s shot past £15,000 in just two hours. Heartbroken pals have chipped in to give Josh Taplin "the send off he deserves” after he was found dead in a Glasgow home. Police confirmed they have launched a murder probe into his death and are now appealing for CCTV footage.
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thescottishsun.co.uk | Sian Maher
GLASGOW'S smelliest streets have been revealed as over 1,000 punters have kicked up a stink over the pungent odours in the last five years. The local authority keeps track of the complaints made to them about the most foul-smelling streets. A Freedom of Information request by the Glasgow Times found that 1,097 reports were made across the city between 2020 and 2024 relating to smells of sewage or cooking.
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thescottishsun.co.uk | Sian Maher
BreakingThe policeman was rushed to hospital for treatmentA MAN has been arrested following a crash involving a police officer in a Scots town. Cops have launched a probe into the incident which happened at around 3.55pm this afternoon on High Street in Haddington, East Lothian. A 34-year-old man has since been arrested in connection with an alleged road traffic offence after a crash involving a vehicle and a policeman.
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thescottishsun.co.uk | Sian Maher
The force is treating the blaze as "suspicious"COPS have issued an urgent warning after a huge factory in a Scots city was set alight. Mercy crews were scrambled to a derelict factory on St Salvador Street in Dundee at around 9.15pm last night after reports of a blaze. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fire. No one was injured. Cops are now treating the fire as "suspicious" after youths were spotted in the area earlier in the evening.
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thescottishsun.co.uk | Sian Maher
DRIVERS are being warned to expect long delays on Scotland's busiest motorway as major works are set to start. The M8 eastbound will undergo resurfacing work on Saturday, May 10, impacting around 1.25 kilometers of the carriageway near Polkemmet Country Park in West Lothian. The works are expected to last until Tuesday, May 13, with Junctions 5 and 4A resticted to a single lane for all four days. A series of overnight closures will also be in place.
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thescottishsun.co.uk | Sian Maher
FURIOUS concertgoers who were left queuing for hours before a gig at Glasgow's Hydro last night have blasted venue bosses - claiming they 'couldn't organise a p*** up in a brewery'. Thousands of dance music fans flocked to the OVO arena on Sunday evening for the Bank Holiday Clubland Live show which was billed as 'The Biggest Night of Your Life'. The star-studded lineup featured huge names like DJ Basshunter and noughties dance icon Cascada.
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thescottishsun.co.uk | Sian Maher
A SMOKEHOUSE owner on an idyllic Scottish island is offering to give away his thriving business in a bid to attract fresh faces to the remote community. Richard Irvine, 65, set up the Colonsay Smokery from scratch nearly three years ago, but is now looking to hand it over for free to a family willing to settle on the island long-term. The smokery, which supplies top-quality smoked salmon locally and beyond, is part of Mr Irvine's plan to breathe new life into the island.
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thescottishsun.co.uk | Sian Maher
COPS have launched a manhunt after a brazen motorist sped away from officers at 160mph. Police signalled to the driver of a grey Seat Leon to pull over at around 8.20pm on Wednesday on Bothwell Road in Hamilton. But the driver fled along Bothwell Road, Bellshill Road, the M74 Northbound and onto the slip road at Daldowie Cemetery where the vehicle was later found abandoned. The force is now appealing for anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.
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thescottishsun.co.uk | Sian Maher
He reportedly told the audience he was "very nervous"LEWIS Capaldi made his long-awaited return to the stage last night with a surprise gig in Edinburgh. The hitmaker, 28, performed six songs at the capital's Assembly Rooms during a charity concert in aid of the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). Capaldi, from Bathgate, made the last-minute decision to join headliner Tom Walker for part of his set.
