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A taxi driver who regularly abused a young boy he drove to school has been jailed for four years and eight months.

A man test driving a high-powered car killed a mum walking in the street. Ian Stalker was behind the wheel of the Subaru Impreza when he hit Connie McAvoy, 46, near Cowglen Golf Club in Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire on December 14, 2020.

A drink driver who killed a Kilmarnock pensioner on holiday just months after getting his licence back has been jailed for almost 11 years.

Partick Thistle over their £10million relegation ransom note.Hampden chiefs have charged the M8 alliance for allegedly breaking the articles of association after they dragged the game into the Court of Session.The legal move was an attempt to overturn the controversial decision to send them down during the coronavirus crisis.It included a demand from Hearts for an £8m compensation package if they were forced to drop into the Championship with Thistle looking for a £2m parachute for being jettisoned into the third tier - as well as a threat to serve an interim interdict on the SPFL preventing the top flight from kicking off on August 1.But, even though Lord Clark kicked the row back to Hampden’s sixth floor for an arbitration process which

Partick Thistle's fight against relegation must be arbitrated by an SFA tribunal and not an open court, a judge has ruled. Lord Clark announced his verdict shortly after 2pm on Friday following three days of proceedings at Edinburgh's Court of Session to decide how the matter should be dealt with.Hearts and Thistle unsuccessfully argued their case deserved full legal proceedings as they seek to overturn the outcome of the controversial vote to end the 2019/20 season in April.

Dundee vote fiasco, according to a top lawyer. David Thomson QC, who was arguing Hearts and Partick Thistle’s case at the continued Court of Session hearing, couldn’t rule out the need to call witnesses should those two clubs win the day.

Hearts and Partick Thistle they face being banished from football. The M8 Alliance is trying to convince the Court of Session hearing that Dundee United, Raith and Cove should not have been promoted and that their own relegation must be overturned.

Partick Thistle 's legal challenge because their bid breaches SFA rules.Garry Borland QC told Lord Clark on Wednesday that the governing body’s regulations state that disputes between Scottish clubs should be dealt with by arbitration.Mr Borland told the virtual Court of Session hearing that both teams are members of the SFA and are bound by article 99 of the organisation’s articles of association.He said this regulation states that any disputes involving members should be dealt with by an arbitrator who listens to the arguments presented by all parties.

Hearts and Partick Thistle take legal action against the SPFL.The two clubs are set to challenge the decision to relegate them when the season was declared over back in April.Hearts have been sent down to the Championship while Thistle face grave uncertainty after being condemned to League One.Lawyers representing the clubs will judge Lord Clark during a virtual hearing on Wednesday morning.They were spurred into action following the controversial SPFL vote that brought the 2019/20 campaign to an end amid the coronavirus pandemic.A joint statement from the clubs insisted the season outcome was to their "extreme detriment" and are seeking a reduction of the decision.The Tynecastle side are also pursuing a compensation claim of £8million and