Darren Thomson: Last News

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train in a row about a bottle of vodka.Darren Thomson was travelling on a train heading for Paisley Gilmour Street Station with his brother Mark Thomson and a pal when the spat over the booze broke out.Thomson, 28, grabbed his brother by the throat, slapped him on the face and punched him ten times during the violent bust-up in front of horrified passengers.The savage attack was caught on CCTV on board the train, which was travelling between Woodhall Station in Port Glasgow and Paisley on June 26 last year.Thomson, who is currently a prisoner at HMP Barlinnie, appeared via video link at Paisley Sheriff Court, where it was heard the brothers began arguing about a full bottle of vodka on the table of the train.Procurator fiscal depute David

Hibs fan who nearly died after having a stroke has fulfilled his dream of interviewing top players.Darren Thomson, 24, was rushed to hospital in June 2017 when he developed a painful headache and lost feeling in the left side of his body.Medics at Edinburgh Western General found he had a blood clot the size of a 10p coin which caused a bleed on his brain.After four months of being unable to speak, he said, “Hearts are s**t” and has gone “from strength to strength”, despite being in a wheelchair.Darren has a YouTube channel with 1000 followers and has interviewed Hibs players Darren McGregor and Lewis Stevenson.He hopes to one day be able to quiz Rangers boss Steven Gerrard.Darren said: “I’d like to interview as many footballers and managers