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Here’s what has been making the news across the country on Saturday.
Armed men chase car
A group of “men with weapons” attacked a car in Glasgow before “deliberate” crashes in a car chase in the early hours of the morning. Police believe it was a “targeted attack” in Polmadie in the early hours of Saturday, June 13.
Two vehicles – a dark blue Renault Clio and a silver Nissan Micra – were involved in a “deliberate collision” on the off slip of the M74 at Junction 1A Polmadie at around 12.10am. Three men carrying weapons then got out the Clio and approached the Micra before causing damage to it.
The Micra made off before it was chased by the Clio down Polmadie Road and Aikenhead Road and further “deliberate” crashes occurred. No injuries have been reported.
Read more: Armed men target Nissan Micra before ‘multiple collisions’ in Glasgow car chase
Man charged after alleged stabbing
A man has been arrested and charged after a pensioner was allegedly stabbed in broad daylight inside a vehicle.
Armed police and a dog unit were called to on Auckland Wynd in the Dalmarnock area of Glasgow following the incident at around 12.10pm on Tuesday, April 28.
Paramedics also attended the scene and a 77-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Dog units were pictured scouring the scene near Riverbank Primary School in the east end of the city.
On Saturday, around two months later, Police Scotland confirmed a 23-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
Read more: Man charged after pensioner ‘stabbed in car’ on Glasgow housing estate
Jail term for holiday stabbing
A Scottish dad was left fighting for his life after being stabbed three times while on holiday at a popular caravan park.
The 38-year-old man from the Scottish Borders had been enjoying a family holiday when was the victim of an unprovoked attack at Flamingo Land Resort in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire in September 2025.
Joshua Donnelly, 22, pleaded guilty to the offence of Section 18 wounding with intent and was sentenced to four and half years in jail on Friday June 12 at York Crown Court.
Emergency services were called to the holiday park shortly after 1am on Thursday, September 18 after Donnelly stabbed the victim, who is not being named, with a four-inch black-handled knife he got from the caravan’s kitchen drawer.
Read more: Scots dad left fighting for life after stabbing attack on caravan holiday
Protest thug who terrorised women unmasked
A thug who terrorised women in their cars during a protest against immigration can be unmasked as a sword wielding domestic abuser.
Craig McNab, 43, was a key figure in protests in Falkirk in the wake of the knife horror in Belfast that sparked similar unrest across the UK.
The landscaper was pictured as part of a mob that blocked and surrounded a woman’s car, with some screaming and making obscene gestures.
Another woman reported that she was called a “rapist supporter” by the mob due to her failure to support the far-right organised demo.
Read more: Protest thug who terrorised women in cars unmasked as sword-wielding abuser
Victim’s mum in tears
The heartbroken mum of murdered dad Robert Fisher broke down in tears after learning his killer’s bid to overturn her conviction was rejected.
Pamela Peacock said she was left “gobsmacked” after receiving a phone call from the Procurator Fiscal informing her that Stacey Balfour’s appeal against both her murder conviction and sentence had failed.
The decision brings an end to weeks of agonising uncertainty for Robert’s family, who feared they could be forced to relive the nightmare of his death all over again.
Balfour, 25, is serving life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years for her role in the killing of Robert, 26, following a murderous knife attack at flats in Maxwellton Street, Paisley, in July 2023.
Read more: Mum of murder victim in tears as “monster” killer’s freedom bid rejected
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