Welcome to Wednesday’s afternoon briefing.
This afternoon’s top stories include fears over claims that women have been spiked by injection at Edinburgh nightclubs, an MP that has been found guilty of harassment, and the pensioner that was battered with a weapon after trying to protect a woman.
Here are the top stories on the Daily Record website.
Terror amid claims numerous women ‘spiked by injection in Edinburgh clubs’
Fears have been raised online after numerous claims women have been spiked by injection at Edinburgh nightclubs.
A number of posts circulating social media suggest at least three women were targeted at venues in the city this weekend.
Young women are now sharing the urgent warnings in a bid to make people aware of the 'terrifying incidents’.
An Instagram account named Edinburgh Anonymous said they had received multiple reports of students being spiked by injection at city venues.
READ MORE: Terror amid claims numerous women ‘spiked by injection in Edinburgh clubs’
MP Claudia Webbe found guilty of harassment following trial
Ex Labour MP Claudia Webbe has been found guilty of harassing a female friend of her partner Lester Thomas.
Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard she made a string of threatening calls to 59-year-old Michelle Merritt last year because she was jealous of her friendship with her boyfriend.
Following the verdict Webbe, who represents Leicester East, said she was “deeply shocked” at the outcome of the trial.
READ MORE: MP Claudia Webbe found guilty of harassment following trial
Pensioner battered with weapon after trying to protect woman as teen arrested
A pensioner was allegedly attacked with a weapon by a group of thugs in East Kilbride after trying to defend a woman who had been assaulted.
Cops have launched a probe after a serious assault took place in the early hours of Tuesday, October 12.
At around 2.55am a large group of people were causing a disturbance at the underpass in Telford Road.
Police say a local 57-year-old woman had came out of her home to ask the crowd to keep the noise down and was assaulted.
A 68-year-old man came to her rescue after witnessing the incident but the thugs allegedly pounced on him 'with a weapon’.
READ MORE: Pensioner battered with weapon after trying to protect woman as teen arrested
CCTV show hooded prowler using sophisticated device to try and steal car at Scots home
A second Edinburgh motorist has issued an urgent warning after CCTV footage captured a would-be car thief using a sophisticated device to try and steal her motor.
The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, shared the frightening footage of a hooded prowler outside her front door trying to pick up the signal to her car keys with a signal amplifying device.
The smart device works by tricking a vehicle into thinking the car key is in proximity as the high-tech software then remotely unlocks the vehicle so thieves can gain entry and turn the car on without a key.
READ MORE: CCTV show hooded prowler using sophisticated device to try and steal car at Scots home
Furious residents blast council for giving £150k to Warner Bros to film in Glasgow
Furious residents blasted council chiefs for giving £150,000 to Warner Bros to film a major blockbuster in Glasgow.
They say the regular sprinkle of Hollywood stardust in Scotland’s biggest city is causing too much disruption.
The studio is set to make an entire film in the city after a £150,000 Filming Incentive Grant was signed off by councillors last month.
But fed-up locals said shooting movies in the area causes disruption to businesses and is a nuisance to homeowners.
READ MORE: Furious residents blast council for giving £150k to Warner Bros to film in Glasgow
