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The joint initiative between Scottish Trading Standards services and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) tackles the illegal tobacco trade at retail level

The 74-year-old was allegedly assaulted on Torbex Road, Cumbernauld, on Tuesday, July 26.

The family of the murdered T2 Trainspotting star are also opening a civil case to get the full details of how the police handled the threat to Bradley Welsh's life.

Tracey Hadlow, 53, lost her son Nathan, 20, following an accidental overdose in April 2021 - she says she was left distressed when two cops showed up on her door saying he was in their van - 15 months after he had died

Rhys Davies was also banned from owning or keeping animals for 15 years

Tracy Hadlow's 20-year-old son Nathan died in April 2021 from an accidental overdose.

The family of Bradley Welsh are calling for criminal probe over police handling of case and also plan to launch a civil court action.

UPDATE: Police Scotland have confirmed that Charlie MacCallum, 16, who had been reported missing in the Bannockburn area after failing to return home on Saturday, has been found safe and well.

A FORMER gamekeeper on a Scots estate who kept and trained dogs for fighting has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for 15 years.

Rhys Davies gets eight month jail time and 15 year ban on keeping animals after using dogs to rip apart foxes and badgers. He was turned in by appalled photo developer.

Emergency services were called out to reports of a light aircraft crashing in a field near Kinglassie in Fife. No injuries have been reported as a result of the incident.