Daniel Gravell denies indecent assault and three counts of rape

A teenager allegedly raped outside a rugby club desperately tried to get by tapping on a window and then mouthing the word “help”, a court has heard.

The woman is one of three females who accuse former teacher and hotel manager Daniel Gravell of raping them in separate incidents over a 20-year period – accusations the 44-year-old denies.

Gravell is alleged to have raped and indecently assaulted a woman at his home in Carmarthenshire in 2001, to have raped a different woman in a “secluded spot” behind the Carmarthen Athletic rugby clubhouse in 2005, and to have raped a third woman in the Baltic Hotel in Pontyates in 2021.

The defendant, of Porth-y-Plas, Johnstown, Carmarthen, denies all the allegations saying the 2001 incident “simply never happened” and that the 2005 and 2021 incidents were consensual.

On Friday the alleged victim in the 2005 incident appeared in the witness box to give evidence. The jury also watched a recorded police interview with the alleged victim in the 2011 incident. You can read our coverage of the day’s proceedings – which started with a juror being discharged – here.

Here are the key moments from day four of the trial:

• The alleged victim in the 2005 in incident told the jury that Gravell approached her outside the Rose and Crown pub in Carmarthen town centre claiming to know her father. She said he then took her by the arm and pulled her down an alley to a spot near the Carmarthen Athletic RFC clubhouse where he raped her

• The woman said as she was being taken past a window, Gravell pushed her head down so she wouldn’t be seen. She said tried to tap on the window it to get help, saying she knew the window was her “last chance”

• The complainant also said that while Gravell was attacking her a woman walked past and she tried to raise the alarm by mouthing the word “help”. She said she didn’t say the word out loud as she didn’t want Gravell to know what she was doing

• Defence barrister Julia Flangan pointed out that the woman had not mentioned anything about tapping on the window or trying to get help from a passer-by in her original police statement. The barrister accused the witness of “embellishing” her account

• The defence barrister put it to the witness that she had voluntarily gone to the Athletic clubhouse with Gravell and engaged in consensual activity with him there – the witness denied that saying: “I would never choose to do that in a public place”

• The jury also saw the videoed interview with the woman in the 2021 allegation. In her interview the woman described how Gravell was a “random” person on Facebook who started messaging her, and she said they agreed to meet for coffee but he instead drove her to the Baltic Hotel which he claimed to own

• The woman said Gravell showed her around the hotel then took her to one of its rooms, and she said she he was “smug” and she was getting a “freaky vibe” from him. The woman said that Gravell locked the door to the bedroom and then raped her, saying the “horrible” grunting noises he made during the attack have stuck in her mind

The defendant denies one count of indecent assault and three counts of rape, and the trial continues.

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Thousands of visitors who were waiting to see the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum were left disappointed as the major landmark was evacuated.

According to the London Fire Brigade, reports of smoke were made at around 7.27pm this evening (September 18), prompting fears of a fire.

The smoke was in one of the galleries, not believed to house the Bayeux Tapestry, but prompted fire alarms to be set of and the site being evacuated, reports the Daily Star.

The London Fire Brigade believe the smoke was coming from an “overheating light” as nearly around 3,700 people were forced to leave. The all clear was given an hour later once fire crews had inspected the building.

A spokesman for the London Fire Brigade said: “Crews carried out a systematic search of the building to identify the source of the smoke, which is believed to have been caused by an overheating light.

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“Around 3,700 people evacuated the building before firefighters arrived. The incident was over for firefighters at 19.27pm, when responsibility for the site was handed back to the building’s management team.”

Many visitors had reportedly waited two hours to enter the British Museum today with Bayeux Tapestry bringing in more numbers than usual.

Many took to social media to voice their disappointment and the unfortunate incident.

One wrote: “Hope everyone’s ok @britishmuseum after the evacuation for a fire alarm. Disappointing for those of who spent an hour and forty minutes after our ticketed time queuing to see the Bayeux Tapestry to get to reach it, and then were told to leave”

Another said: “1.5hrs in a queue and now just evacuated from Bayeux Tapestry & British Museum. Soo upset!!”

A third said: “I was at the British Museum when they started shouting “Emergency!” and “Fire!” and hustled us all outside…!!”

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She will appear on the popular BBC dancing show alongside 14 other celebrities, all hoping to impress the viewers and judges Shirley Ballas, Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke.

The full line-up for Strictly Come Dancing 2026 features:

• Dame Sarah Storey (Britain’s most successful Paralympian)
• Lacey Turner (EastEnders’ Stacey Slater)
• Dani Dyer (TV personality – returning after injury in 2025)
• Delta Goodrem (Australian singer)
• Chris Appleton (Hair stylist)
• Cach Mercer (Reality TV star)
• Will Best (TV and radio host)
• Dame Sarah Storey (Britain’s most successful Paralympian)
• Jaime Winstone (actress)
• Bethany Antonia (actress)
• Shaun Wright-Phillips (former professional footballer)
• Graeme Hall (famous dog trainer)
• Lawrence Robb (Emmerdale’s Mackenzie Boyd)
• Tabby Stoecker (Team GB skeleton athlete)
• John Nellis (football content creator)
• Melanie Walters (Gavin and Stacey star)

What disability does Dame Sarah Storey have?

Dame Sarah was born without a functioning left hand.

But she hasn’t let that stop her, going on to become Britain’s most successful Paralympian, competing in swimming and cycling over a career spanning more than three decades.

How many medals has Dame Sarah Storey won?

Dame Sarah made her Paralympic debut aged 14 at the 1992 Games in Barcelona as a swimmer.

In her debut Games, she won two gold, three silver and a bronze medal.

She continued competing in the pool at three further Paralympic Games before changing to cycling in 2005.

Dame Sarah Storey has never lost in cycling at the Paralympics.

Just let that sink in.

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— British Cycling (@BritishCycling) September 6, 2024

Dame Sarah has also competed in, and won, able-bodied cycling races.

She took part in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games on the track and was part of the Great Britain Team Pursuit team before the London 2012 Games.

Dame Sarah has competed at nine Paralympic Games and has won 30 medals.

Her total includes 19 gold medals, making her the most successful ParalympicsGB athlete.

Dame Sarah Storey’s Paralympics medal tally

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

• C4-C5 Road Race: Gold
• C5 Road Time Trial: Gold

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

• C5 Individual Pursuit: Gold
• C4-C5 Road Race: Gold
• C5 Road Time Trial: Gold

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

• C5 Individual Pursuit: Gold
• C4-C5Time Trial: Gold
• C5 Road Race: Gold

London 2012 Paralympic Games

• C5 Individual Pursuit: Gold
• C4-5 500m Time Trial: Gold
• C4-5 Road Race: Gold
• C5 Individual Time Trial (road): Gold

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games

• LC1-2/CP4 individual pursuit: Gold
• LC1/LC2/CP4 time trial: Gold

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Swimming)

• 100m freestyle S10: Bronze
• 100m breaststroke SB9: Silver
• 200m individual medley SM10: Silver

Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Swimming)

• 100m backstroke S10: Silver
• 4x100m medley relay SM10: Silver

Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (Swimming)

• 200m individual medley SM10: Gold
• 100m breaststroke SB10: Gold
• 100m backstroke S10: Gold
• 400m freestyle S10: Silver
• 100m freestyle S10: Bronze

Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games (Swimming)

• 100m backstroke S10: Gold
• 200m individual medley SM10: Gold
• 400m freestyle S10: Silver
• 4x100m freestyle relay S7-10: Silver
• 100m freestyle S10: Bronze
• 4x100m medley relay S7-10: Silver

Dame Sarah Storey has won a total of 30 Paralympic Game medals. (Image: PA)

World Championships medal tally

Dame Sarah has also won medals at World Championship events for both cycling and swimming throughout her career:

2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Maniago (Italy)

• Time trial: Gold
• Road Race: Gold

2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Montichiari, Italy

• Individual Pursuit: Gold
• 500m time trial: Silver
• Scratch race: Silver

2015 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Apeldoorn, Netherlands

• 500m time trial: Gold
• Individual Pursuit: Gold

2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Nottwil, Switzerland

• Time trial: Gold
• Road Race: Gold

2014 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Greenville, USA

• Time trial: Gold
• Road race: Gold

2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Aguascalientes, Mexico

• Individual pursuit: Gold
• Scratch race: Gold
• 500m Time Trial: Bronze

2012 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Los Angeles, USA

• 500m Time trial: Gold
• Individual pursuit: Gold
• Team Sprint: Silver

2011 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Roskilde, Denmark

• Time Trial: Gold
• Road Race: Gold

2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Montichiari, Italy

• Individual Pursuit: Gold
• 500m Time Trial: Gold

2010 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Baie-Comeau, Canada

• Road race: Gold
• Time trial: Gold

2009 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Manchester, UK

• Individual Pursuit: Gold
• Time Trial: Gold

2009 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Bogogno, Italy

• Road Race: Gold
• Time trial: Gold

2007 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Bordeaux, France

• Individual Pursuit: Gold
• 500m Time Trial: Bronze

2006 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Aigle, Switzerland

• Road Race: Silver
• Time Trial: Silver

2005 Para-cycling European Championships, Alkmaar, Denmark

• Individual Pursuit: Gold
• 500m Time Trial: Gold
• Road Race: Gold
• Time Trial: Silver

2002 IPC World Swimming Championships, Mar del Plata, Argentina

• S10 50m Freestyle: Bronze
• S10 400m Freestyle: Gold
• SM10 Individual Medley: Gold
• S10 100m Freestyle: Gold

1998 IPC World Swimming Championships, Christchurch, New Zealand

• 4x100m Freestyle: Bronze
• S10 400m Freestyle: Bronze
• SM10 200m Individual Medley: Bronze
• 4x100m Medley: Silver
• S10 100m Backstroke: Silver

1994 IPC World Swimming Championships, Malta

• S10 400m Freestyle relay: Gold
• SM10 200m Individual medley: Silver
• S10 100m Backstroke: Silver
• 4x100m Freestyle relay: Gold

Dame Sarah Storey’s home and family

Dame Sarah lives in Disley, Cheshire, with her husband, Barney, and their two children, Louisa and Charlie.

Disley is a village on the edge of the Peak District in the Goyt Valley. It had a population of around 4,000 people in the 2011 census.

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Ask residents where to find wine, sharing boards and good company, and many will point you to Rose & Potter in Marske.

The family-run wine bar, bistro and deli has earned a loyal following since opening in 2017, offering something a little different from the traditional restaurant experience.

Rose & Potter in Marske. (Image: Newsquest)

After finding inspiration at a Christmas market in Budapest, the owners created a welcoming venue built around quality food, carefully chosen drinks and a cosy atmosphere.

At a time when micro-bars were only just beginning to emerge, Rose & Potter carved out their own vision for the business.

They chose a casual space where customers could enjoy exceptional produce in comfortable surroundings rather than formal dining.

Rose & Potter also runs the Cleveland Way Charcuterie brand, making its own cured meats from ethically sourced ingredients from the Cleveland Way and North Yorkshire before curing them in-house.

The Rose & Potter staple charcuterie board. (Image: Newsquest)

Customer favourites include the house charcuterie boards, as well as cheeseboards, seafood platters and hearty sharing boards loaded with artisan meats, cheeses and accompaniments.

For those looking for something lighter, the menu features Mediterranean mezze, Greek salads, baked Camembert, smoked mackerel pâté and locally made Scotch eggs, all designed to pair perfectly with a glass of wine.

The Rose & Potter’s homemade hummus. (Image: Newsquest)

Made-to-order sandwiches, wraps and baked potatoes are also available at selected times, making the deli an all-day destination.

Wine is at the heart of the business, with carefully selected bottles from across Europe, including those from Spanish producer Cellar Espelt, thanks to a long-standing friendship with its UK importer.

Rose & Potter are known for their cocktails as well as their charcuterie boards. (Image: Newsquest)

The drinks menu also features a series of cocktails, pairing classics such as espresso martinis, margaritas and Aperol spritzes with house specials including a Marzipan Old Fashioned, African Martini and Nuts & Berries.

Walk-ins are welcome whenever space allows, whether customers are stopping by for a sharing platter and wine or enjoying a few cocktails with friends.

Nearly a decade on, Rose & Potter continues to prioritise quality ingredients, ethical sourcing and warm hospitality, making it one of East Cleveland’s standout independent food and drink venues.

US President Donald Trump has announced that he is “immediately” banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, the latest twist in his fraught relationship with media outlets.

In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump said that the outlets “constantly write or report fiction or lies” about his administration, although he provided no examples.

Trump later called it a “very simple ban”, but did not explain how it would work. It is unclear whether employees of those outlets would be prevented from entering the White House grounds.

CNN swiftly slammed the move as an “illegal assault” on American press freedoms. The move by Trump is likely to be met with legal challenges.

Reporters from both Politico and CNN were still on the White House grounds shortly after the announcement was made.

A crew from CNN was also travelling with Vice-President JD Vance to and from an event in Iowa.

In a statement, the network called a potential ban illegal and said it “stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting.”

“We have a right under the US Constitution to do that reporting without hindrance or interference from the government,” the CNN statement said. “Should the ban which President Trump threatened go ahead, it would be an illegal assault on that fundamental and constitutionally-protected right.”

The BBC has contacted Politico and MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, which have not released statements.

In his post Trump said: “Media outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report fiction and lies when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration or the United States of America. Other news outlets to follow.”

The post did not mention specific stories or reporting that led to the move.

Asked about the ban in the Oval Office, Trump said that there was “no reason” for the announcement being made on Friday afternoon.

“It’s really just cumulative stories over the last few years,” he said. “You get sick of it.”

Trump added that there “may be others to join them”, but did not name any specific news outlets.

He also acknowledged that legal challenges may follow his announcement.

“I think it’s good to point it out, whether it survives or doesn’t,” he added. “To be honest with you, I don’t think that a court should allow fake news to be written day after day after day.”

Since returning to office in January 2025, Trump and administration officials have repeatedly clashed with members of the White House press corps.

In February, the White House announced that it was taking control of the press pool which has access to Trump and had for more than a century been managed by the White House Correspondent’s Association.

The same month, the administration moved to bar Associated Press (AP) reporters and photographers from spaces where access is limited, such as the Oval Office or Air Force One, because of the outlet’s usage of the term “Gulf of Mexico” instead of “Gulf of America”.

The Associated Press swiftly filed a lawsuit and the case remains ongoing.

The president often clashes with reporters in the Oval Office on Air Force One and during White House events, often referring to them as “fake news” and “rude”.

In his first term, Trump also banned CNN correspondent Jim Acosta from the White House, although they restored his credentials after CNN sued.

The announcement was immediately criticised by leading advocacy organisations for freedom of the press.

In a statement on Friday afternoon, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University said that “with so many courts having ruled against him on exactly this point, you’d think President Trump would have learned this lesson by now”.

“If President Trump means to expel these news organizations from the White House press pool, his action is doubly unconstitutional because the press pool is a ‘public forum’ under the First Amendment, which means the president can’t exclude journalists from it on the basis of their viewpoints,” the institute’s executive director, Jameel Jaffer, said.

A major group that provides legal services to the media – the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press – said it expects Trump’s ban to be quickly struck down by the courts because it is “flatly unconstitutional”.

“The First Amendment is clear that once the White House invites in some journalists, it can’t ban others because it doesn’t like their reporting,” said the group’s president Bruce Brown, calling the potential ban “textbook viewpoint discrimination.”

The Freedom of the Press Foundation also said it was illegal, adding: “It’s also hard to imagine a dumber move.”

Trump “has been retaliating against the press for years, but it hasn’t helped him,” it said, saying “these outrageous attacks only demonstrate how scared he is of an informed public”.

Trump has pursued legal action against a number of US and international news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the BBC.

Some of the lawsuits have resulted in media organisations agreeing to pay multimillion dollar settlements. Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC is ongoing.

One of the men was caught igniting a firework and shooting it in the direction of police

Two men from Co Down have been jailed for taking part in race-related disorder in Ballymena last summer.

Stephen Ritchie, 28, from Bangor was sentenced to 34 months – 12 months in custody and the remainder on licence – today at Antrim Crown Court after he was convicted of riot. Meanwhile, Joel Gordon, 21, and also from Bangor was sentenced to four years’ custody with half to be served on licence for riot.

Both men were identified as having participated in serious disorder in the area of Harryville Bridge and Bridge Street in Ballymena on June 11, 2025. There was a large crowd, which included Ritchie and Gordon, throwing bottles and masonry at police.

Gordon was also seen igniting a firework and shooting this in the direction of police. His image was included in the Op Exposure release and identified as having been involved in riot.

Detective Chief Inspector Michael O’Loan said: “In shameful scenes, there was large-scale disorder by people intent on causing harm. Damage was caused to roads, homes, cars and local business premises with people left fearing for their lives.

“Our officers came under attack and many left injured after petrol bombs, heavy masonry and fireworks were thrown at them.

“At the time, we assured the public that we will work tirelessly to restore calm and ensure that anyone who chooses to take part in this criminality is brought to justice.

“Our dedicated investigation team has worked tirelessly to ensure that those involved are prosecuted – today’s sentencings are two of many over this disorder.

“We would also repeat our appeal to anyone who has been the victim of, or has any information on, any crime to contact police on 101, or 999 in an emergency. We can assure you that we will always act on concerns and information we receive.”

Alternatively, a report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form www.reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals Should you wish to make a report anonymously, you can do so by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org

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For the past decade, global diplomacy has been dictated by one man’s social media musings. Since Donald Trump first glided into the Trump Tower atrium on his golden escalator, he – and what he has to say – has been the story, throwing red meat to the media and shaping the affairs of the US and the wider world through reactions to his increasingly imperial pronouncements.

But the 47th US president has been off-key of late, and his outbursts on everything from tariffs to the war in Iran have sent his popularity tumbling, not least in Europe where just 8% of Italians have a positive view of him, 10% of Germans and 13% of us in the UK.

As Trump-fever has cooled, one man has stepped forward to fill the ethical void. The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has taken a stand against his bothersome southern neighbour and, in so doing, has reoriented the free world’s moral compass.

Instead of looking to Washington DC for global leadership, global democracies are increasingly looking to the middle power man in Ottawa.

Carney is a banker – or at least that was the world’s view of him until recently. He was governor of the Bank of Canada during the financial crisis of 2008, before leading the Bank of England from 2013-2020.

He only became a politician when elected leader of the Canadian Liberal Party in March 2025 and ensuring his mandate through a landslide national elecion win the following month. But he has quickly emerged as a voice of political reason against the continued waves of Trump tirades.

This week Carney addressed the European parliament following EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s support for a proposal for Canada to become the EU’s first “associate member”. Much like his speech in Davos in January, Carney noted the current “geopolitical rupture”.

And, much like that Davos speech, he was calm, eloquent and displayed rare intellectual insight over how that rupture might be overcome. At Davos, he emphasised the need for middle powers to step up to the plate. This week in Strasbourg, he added flesh to the bones, stressing how Canada and the EU had complementary strengths. He made the case for a deeper partnership based on cooperation, delivering seamless digital trade in many goods and services, underpinned by people-to-people ties including the free movement of young people.

The Canadian PM laid out a vision where Canada and the EU were allied by “common values, our compatible systems and complementary strengths”. While it’s early days in the discussion of a Canada-EU relationship, it was a seductive pitch to “create a beacon for other democracies”.

Trump was not mentioned by name in the speech but was clearly listening and clearly riled. Amid a trade war with its northern neighbour, the US president heard Carney state that he did “not seek power to dominate others”, and was “not proposing a third bloc in order to become a great power rival – only with better manners”. The dig was pointed, the style was effortless.

Carney’s team write great speeches, and the Harvard-educated economist with a doctorate from Oxford delivers them well. But one senses he’s much more than a good autocue reader. He dropped a couple of German rhetorical phrases into his Strasbourg speech and built a strong historical context, drawing on the ties that have bound Canada and Europe from the first world war onwards, creating a memorable picture of the seeds brought back to Canada from Vimy Ridge (where Canadian troops won a hard-fought battle in 1917 with heavy losses) and then replanted in France a century later.

While evocative historical links underpinned his sentiment, the vision for a brighter, shared future brought hope where Trump sows only disquiet. My academic colleague Katie McGettigan, speaking at a British Library event, summed up Carney astutely, calling him “the new moral centre”. And, to date, he has backed his rhetoric with action.

This is far from an easy time for Canada. A trade war with its nearest neighbour and by far its largest trading partner is the last thing it needs. Clearly Carney recognises that an unbound Trump, surrounded by sycophants in his administration, is simply too capricious to engage with through the norms of rational diplomacy.

As Carney first stated in Davos, and emphasised this week, the best way to bolster against irrational imperialism is through collective power. The Canadian certainly polished his credentials as the emerging middle power leader.

On September 22, Trump will be centre stage once more as he addresses the UN general assembly. He may respond to Carney’s love letter to the Canadian-European relationship, but I’m not expecting much by way of deep intellect or sharp rhetorical flourishes.

Trump is no orator – and currently a long way from the moral centre. As at Vimy Ridge, Carney innately understands the value in holding the high ground.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection.

A man has been arrested and charged after senior members of the notorious Daniel crime clan family were targeted in Glasgow.

Police were called to a property on Curzon Street after receiving a report of men with weapons at 8.35am on Friday, August 21. Cops attended and there were no reports of any injuries.

Police have now confirmed a 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection. He is due to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday, September 21.

The Record understands the incident took place after senior members of the rival Lyons gang instructed Ross McGill’s Tamo Junto (TMJ) to launch the revenge attacks after the slaying of Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan in the Costa Del Sol last year. Following the incident on Curzon Street, hoods are believed to have travelled to Honeywell Drive in Stepps.

The individuals targeted are understood to be Ronnie Daniel, 41, and Robert Daniel, 51. Sources told the Record the TMJ footsoldiers allegedly ripped into the first property in Glasgow’s Maryhill before trashing the home in their pursuit for Ronnie.

The TMJ gang are then alleged to have travelled to Stepps in an attempt to target Robert but he managed to flee the scene.

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The same 30-year-old man is also understood to have been arrested and charged after a car was allegedly rammed into a house near Glasgow.

Emergency services raced Low Borland Way near Eaglesham, in East Renfrewshire, after the vehicle smashed into the property before fleeing the scene at 1.20pm on Friday, August 21. Crews attended and there were no injuries.

The 30-year-old is also due to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday, September 21, in connection with that incident.

Another man, aged 29, was previously arrested and charged in connection with the Eaglesham incident. He was due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday, September 14.

Images taken from the scene showed the plush two-storey property with a temporary fence erected around the front garden. The wall and front door were left visibly damaged by the impact, with brickwork moved out of place and a black scar above where the car had ploughed into the building.

Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr were shot and killed in a targeted execution at Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola on May 31 last year.

The double murder marked one of the most violent episodes during the gang war, which exploded in Scotland last year after crime kingpin Mark Richardson’s cronies ripped off Ross McGill with fake notes in a botched £500,000 cocaine deal. McGill, otherwise known as Mr Big – who is the former head of Rangers’ Union Bears – has been targeting the associates of Richardson ever since.