The Latest Breaking News from M74

Desperate appeal to locate dog that ran into fields after 'terrible' crash on M74 motorway

The dog was last seen running by the motorway following the smash, which took place on the M74 near to Abington in Lanarkshire, around 35 miles south of Glasgow.

Glasgow Live · Jun 4, 2022

Heroin worth £1million stashed inside van driven by helicopter crash survivor on M74

Ex-soldier Gary Cowan was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday along with garage boss John Craig after police uncovered the massive haul inside the vehicle.

Glasgow Live · May 25, 2022

Scots ex-soldier caught driving van with £1m heroin haul on M74 jailed

Gary Cowan, 32, was caught driving back to Scotland with the high-purity stash on the M74 near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire in June 2020.

Daily Record · May 24, 2022

Jail for engineer who feared he’d be killed if he didn’t ferry drugs for crime gang

John Haughey was caught with cocaine with a street value of £1.2m on the M74 in Lanarkshire. The 58-year-old told police he was transporting the huge haul of the class A’ drug “under duress”

Glasgow Live · Mar 29, 2022

Two-car crash on M74 off-slip at Larkhall sees driver rushed to hospital

The collision took place around 12.30pm on Sunday on the off-slip of the motorway at Junction 7 (Larkhall) at its junction with the A72. Police enquiries are ongoing.

Glasgow Live · Mar 20, 2022

Military convoy in Scotland carrying six nuclear warheads amid Russia tensions

The convoy was traced by nuclear campaign group, Nukewatch UK, which tracks and monitors convoys that transport the country’s Trident nuclear warheads by road from Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield near Reading to Coulport.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 20, 2022

Drivers warned of delays after accident on M74 motorway slip-road

UPDATE: M74 Southbound exit slip road re-opened, traffic easing, accident cleared.

Glasgow Live · Mar 20, 2022

Unmarked military convoy carrying 'up to six' nuclear warheads passes through Glasgow

The vehicle was tracked from the M6, near Kendal and was spotted on the M74 at Lesmahagow, around 25 miles south of the city.

Daily Record · Mar 20, 2022

Unmarked military convoy carrying 'up to six' nuclear warheads passes through UK city

It was tracked by nuclear campaigners as it made its way up the M74 and onto the M8 on its way to Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport on Loch Long

Wales Online · Mar 20, 2022

Glasgow oblivious as unmarked military convoy carrying 'up to six' nuclear warheads passes through city

The convoy was tracked by nuclear campaigners as it made its way up the M74 and onto the M8 just a mile or so south of Glasgow city centre on its way to Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport on Loch Long.

Glasgow Live · Mar 19, 2022