Welcome to today’s Saturday afternoon briefing.
The top stories on the Daily Record website include: weapons found by cops on board Glasgow docked ship ahead of COP26, Celtic fans to stage protest against appointment of senior Scots cop to club and woman rescued from car on flooded Scots road.
Here are the main headlines from this morning.
Fearsome weapons haul found by cops on board Glasgow-docked ship ahead of COP26
Cops have found a haul of fearsome weapons on a ship docked in Glasgow ahead of the major COP26 climate conference.
The vessel was searched in Govan on Thursday where a penknife, a Swiss pocket tool, a hammer and set of nun chucks were discovered.
Police destroyed the weapons onboard the ship - which was in the area directly across the River Clyde from the SEC campus which will host world dignitaries for the major summit which begins tomorrow.
The news came amid reports last night that a BB gun and knife had also been found in a car park in Greenock.
READ MORE: Fearsome weapons haul found by cops on board Glasgow-docked ship ahead of COP26
Furious Celtic fans to stage silent protest against appointment of senior Scots cop to club
One of Scotland’s most senior police officers is expected to take over as Celtic’s security chief – sparking protests from angry football fans.
Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins, currently in charge of policing at COP26, is believed to be poised to take over from the club’s current security boss Ronnie Hawthorn.
But the move has infuriated some Celtic fans, who plan to stage a 30-minute silent protest at the start of today’s home game against Livingston.
Prominent fans’ groups including The Celtic Trust, the Green Brigade and North Curve Celtic have issued a statement criticising the club and Higgins.
They are demanding that the 53-year-old, who has served as a police officer for more than 30 years, isn’t recruited.
READ MORE: Furious Celtic fans to stage silent protest against appointment of senior Scots cop to club
Woman rescued from car on flooded Scots road as rain continues to batter country
A woman was dramatically rescued from her car on a flooded road as torrential rains continue to batter Scotland.
Firefighters were called to the A955 near the graveyard at East Wemyss, Fife after the woman found herself trapped in the motor amid rising waters yesterday.
The rescue came as huge areas of the country have been warned of flooding risks.
READ MORE: Woman rescued from car on flooded Scots road as rain continues to batter country
Scots court locked down after lawyer tells staff he has Covid minutes after leaving
A court was placed into lockdown after a lawyer said he was suffering from Covid-19 minutes after he left the building.
Defence solicitor Graeme Cunningham, a former police officer, was representing several clients at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Thursday.
And within an hour of leaving the Ayrshire courthouse he contacted staff to say he had received the results of his Covid test - and that he was positive.
Court employees, other lawyers and the sheriff who had been in the courtroom were said to be anxious about continuing with the remaining cases when told.
A deep clean of the courtroom had to be carried out while the remaining cases were transferred to another part of the building.
READ MORE: Scots court locked down after lawyer tells staff he has Covid minutes after leaving
Drug driver who crashed onto rail tracks after 80mph police chase guilty of ‘idiocy at highest level’
A drug driver who crashed next to rail tracks after leading cops on an 80mph chase has been condemned for “idiocy at the highest level”.
Craig Thomson fled officers in his Honda Civic with a 16-year-old relative in the passenger seat and was pursued across East Lothian into Edinburgh.
The teen girl suffered injuries including a fractured arm and leg in the smash after Thomson lost control.
The 29-year-old crashed his car down an embankment before coming to a rest between live railway tracks.
