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Lucy Farrell

Thursday headlines: 'King of Bling' jailed and huge 'meteor' spotted in Scots skies

Good evening and welcome to the Daily Record's Saturday briefing.

The rundown keeps you up to date with the latest news from Scotland and beyond.

Here is everything you need to know to keep up to date.

Huge 'meteor' spotted in sky over Scotland as residents left stunned

A huge 'meteor' has been spotted in the sky over Scotland.

Residents from across the country have been left stunned as the suspected meteor appeared shortly after 9pm on Wednesday, September 14.

The UK Meteor Network received 35 public reports of the fireball as Scots began posting footage on social media.

In one CCTV clip taken in Linlithgow, West Lothian, the fireball could be seen hurling through the sky in the distance.

Stevie Doyle, who captured the clip, said: "We just witnessed something bright moving west through the sky which I guess must be something burning up in the earth’s atmosphere. Caught it on the security cameras."

Read More HERE.

Scotland's 'King of Bling' jailed after huge haul of fake goods found in wardrobe

Conroy Lindsay (Facebook)

A bogus designer goods salesman was jailed for 15 months after his bedroom wardrobe was found stuffed with luxury watches, sunglasses, clothing and aftershave that would have been worth more than £650,000 if they hadn't been Chinese counterfeits.

Conroy Lindsay, dubbed "Scotland's King of Bling", was caught after Falkirk Council trading standards officers investigated a trader on Gumtree advertising himself as The Watch Seller. A test purchase revealed it was Lindsay, and his home was raided.

In Lindsay's bedroom cupboard, officers found 39 Rolex watches that would have been worth £15,400 each if they'd been real, which Lindsay was selling on Gumtree and Facebook for £140 each.

Many of the Rolexes were "boxed". Watch parts and watchmakers' tools were also found.

Also stuffed in the closet were two "Daniel Wellington watches", four "Hublot watches", an "Omega watch", 29 "Rayban sunglasses", 10 bottles of "Creed Aventus aftershave", 28 "Givenchy t-shirts", a "Givenchy jumper", three "Fendi hoodies", and a pair of "Christian Louboutin trainers".

Read More HERE.

US rape suspect Nicholas Rossi tries to hold minute’s silence for Queen in court

Arthur Knight, denies he is Rossi and has previously refused to let Police Scotland take fingerprints in order to establish his identity (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

US rape suspect Nicholas Rossi tried to hijack his court hearing to hold a minute’s silence for the late Queen.

Rossi, who fled to Scotland from America to escape an array of alleged offences, made the request over a jail video link at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday.

The 35-year-old, who maintains he is actually a man called Arthur Knight, is currently being held in the city’s Saughton Prison.

Rossi told Sheriff Kenneth Maciver moments after the hearing started: “Can I ask your lordship if we can begin with a minute of silence in memory of Her Majesty?”

But the sheriff immediately shut Rossi down, telling him “I’m not hearing you very well”.

Read More HERE.

Driver of broken down car found dead underneath bridge on Scots motorway

The man was found dead underneath an M80 overbridge (Google Maps)

A police probe has been launched after a driver was found dead underneath a bridge on the M80 motorway.

The 47-year-old man was discovered after police were called to the scene in Longcroft, Bonnybridge, around 12.10am on Thursday September 15.

Sadly he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police believe the man was driving his silver Ford Fiesta northbound at the Haggs junction in Stirling before it broke down. He stopped on the hard shoulder near to Station Road around 10.45pm on Wednesday night.

Officers from Police Scotland investigating his death are currently treating it as unexplained.

Read More HERE.

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