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Candy Crush killer who battered OAP with rolling pin released early after terminal cancer diagnosis
A killer who played Candy Crush after battering her elderly neighbour with a rolling pin has been released from prison early after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
The Sunday Mail can reveal that Sandra Weir, jailed for the vicious murder of 82-year-old Mary Logie, was granted early release by Justice Minister Keith Brown.
The drug addict, whose crime was described by a judge as “breathtakingly wicked”, had been ordered to serve a minimum of 21 years behind bars – at the time one of the longest life sentences for a woman in Scottish legal history.
Weir, 47, who served seven years of her life sentence, left prison last week for a hospice after her application to be released on compassionate grounds was granted.
But horrified friends of grandmother Mary, from Leven, Fife, said they had no idea that Weir was out.
Scots teacher with terminal brain cancer blames 'blue water and toxic chemicals' at school
A teacher diagnosed with terminal brain cancer believes it was caused by blue water and toxic chemicals at her school.
Jeana Watt, 48, taught maths at the Skills Academy in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, built on an old industrial waste site.
It shares a campus with Buchanan and St Ambrose high schools, where blue water was previously discovered running from taps and staff and pupils claimed to have contracted serious illnesses as a result.
An independent review commissioned by the Scottish Government in 2019 found no link to ill health and the complex was reopened to staff and pupils that August.
However, mum-of-three Jeana, 48, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain tumour, and given 18 months to live in June last year.
US Air Force plane declares mid-air emergency while flying over Scotland
A US Air Force C17 plane has declared a mid-air emergency while flying over Scotland.
The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III took off from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire at around 9.15am today.
During the journey, the plane squawked a 7700 code, which immediately alerts Air Traffic Control to an aircraft in distress.
Flight tracking website, Flightradar24 showed the aircraft declare a general emergency while south of New Cumnock, Ayrshire.
Although there was no set destination on the site for some time, the plane appeared to be circling over South Ayrshire for a while.
Edinburgh pub issues sharp response to bad review from wedding party who insulted staff
An Edinburgh pub has issued a sharp response to a bad review from an unhappy tourist who insulted its staff. The Virginia native stated that their wedding party of 12 had been denied seating at the Rose Street Brewery, Edinburgh Live reports..
They then took to review site TripAdvisor and said that the staff at the New Town bar had a poor attitude and their disappointment.
The disgruntled individual explained: "The staff had an attitude when we came in with a family and friends group of 12. They made up a 'law' that only groups of ten allowed in Edinburgh bars.
"We got married in Scotland two days ago, and universally everyone had commented on how friendly this country was. This bar was empty and clearly did not want our custom. They don't deserve it - two doors down are happy to have us. The woman behind the bar is a shameful depiction of my home country."
However, Rose Street Brewery have since issued a response to the claims.
Glasgow cabbies fear Green zone will leave hundreds of drivers out of work
Hundreds of taxi drivers fear they could be out of work in the next few months because their cabs are not green enough. About 1000 received letters last week from Glasgow City Council warning their diesel and petrol cars must be low emission zone (LEZ) ready by next June.
If they fail to comply in the next 10 months, they won’t be allowed to operate in the city. Last night, the taxi drivers union, Unite, warned that most of their members will be unable to afford the cost of converting their hackney carriage vehicles and end up out of work.
Taxi driver and union official Steven Grant has called on Glasgow City Council to pause the programme for another year or see the city’s taxi service decimated. Drivers face paying £4000 each to ensure their vehicles are “retro-fitted” to become LEZ compliant or spending up to £60,000 on a new taxi.
Steven, a cabbie for 13 years, says it is another financial blow for the taxi trade, which is recovering from lockdown. He added: “These letters are effectively redundancy notices from the council to taxi drivers.
“It is a heavy-handed approach to the issue of reducing emissions. The guys do not have the money to meet the cost of fitting their vehicle to make it LEZ compliant or buying a new taxi and instead will have to give up and find another job.” About 1000 Hackney cabs – out of a fleet of 1420 – are non-compliant with Glasgow LEZ standards.
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