James Maclaughlin: Last News

A West Lothian architect cycling the entire route of the Tour de France a week ahead of the professionals for a cancer charity will feature in a five-part documentary series.

East Kilbride woman’s dreams came true on Christmas morning when her five-year-old daughter handed her a box and said: “Mummy, will you marry daddy?” Like many couples, the pandemic scuppered the plans Julianne Lucchesi and her long-term partner, James McLaughlin, had in place for 2020.He had secretly bought an engagement ring from Glasgow’s Argyll Arcade at the beginning of last year, and the couple were looking forward to a romantic getaway to Venice in April.Then the pandemic struck and the springtime Italian break was cancelled.Sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this

jail.Scott McAllister and his accomplices were arrested by police following evidence from a supergrass.The 46-year-old was behind the plot to bring shipments of Class A and B drugs, which also included cannabis and amphetamine, north of the Border from Liverpool.McAllister, from Cumbernauld, was jailed for 14 years and four months after admitting trafficking offences at the city’s Crown Court.But while fellow Scots gang members have been transferred to prisons closer to home, McAllister’s application for similar treatment has been “repeatedly snubbed”.He is being held in HMP Liverpool while James McLaughlin, James Clark and Steven Clark have been moved to HMP Kilmarnock and Low Moss prison.McAllister said: “People might not have much