DAFT WEE B0YS; GANGSTER SCOFFS AT CAR BOMB HITMEN: Blast target Blink claims rivals could have killed kids in street EXCLUSIVE. The prime suspect is Ian 'Blink' McDonald. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Ian 'Blink' MacDonald was jailed for 16 years in 1992 for a botched 6million bank . Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Given the prominence he holds within organised crime in Scotland, we welcome this sentence. defense ended bitterly on Wednesday as he slumped to an injury-hampered 6-4 6-4 7-5 second round defeat by Mackenzie McDonald at Rod Laver Arena, the latest . General view of Glasgow Sheriff Court. 09:25 GMT 16 Dec 2021 Police and army bomb disposal experts evacuated the block of flats where he lives and closed the street. Speaking for the first time about her affairs with the two men, Sheila revealed she had been drawn to Sweeney by the life of luxury, parties and drugs he could give her. Aged 22, he started carrying a gun again, using it to hold up post office workers and security guards. Stephanie Bain, 29, believes little Finlay would have died if a Scottish Ambulance Service call handler hadn't told her how to perform a life-saving chest massage on her young son after he became unresponsive. His last conviction was in 2015 when he got two months over a rammy on a flight to Fuerteventura, Spain. Because I had no life skills. His notoriety earned him an offer of work from Scotland's most feared gangster, Arthur Thompson, but MacDonald had other plans: to finance a new life in Spain with the multimillion-pound proceeds of a high-risk armed bank robbery. Im trying to live the quiet life and look after Ashley and Millie.. Mothers with alcohol and drug addiction issues stay with their children at Cowan Grove while undergoing treatment. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). There are a lot of lonely nights spent in there and its hard. MacDonald, 61, was on trial accused of attacking Ashley Lurinsky, 36, at her home in Glasgow's Dalmarnock on June 25, 2022. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Ian "Blink" MacDonald's night out was abruptly halted when he found himself cuffed in front of his 31-year-old sweetheart. One member of the heist team blasted his gun in the ceiling in frustration, and a chunk of plaster came down and hit a woman on the head. Front row, left to right: Kaylynne Miller, Andie Heinritz and . FORMER hood Ian Blink MacDonald has become a dad for the third time aged 58. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. NOVEMBER 2010: Cops link McKenzie to cutting room in Dennistoun. Proposals had been submitted to South Ayrshire Councils planning department seeking a change of use to a unit in Back Peebles Street. Blink-182 and Depeche Mode . If it had detonated, it would have taken out half of the nearest building. Scots mum forced to perform CPR on her tiny baby urges parents to learn vital skills. He shouldve told me the truth from the beginning Im thinking its his. I was getting fatter by the month as Rangers were beating Celtic all the time. Pauls not clued me up or Id have just smothered it. Retirees living in Luxembourg receive over 3,050 each month. Sold it. The four or five with the driving lesson? Theres a multitude of stories Blink is inventing to generate funds, thats all it is.. Oh Hyeon gyu to Celtic transfer gathers pace as Parkhead side put forward 'improved' Suwon striker offer, The Scottish Premiership leaders are looking to add a new frontman this month, St Johnstone break Rangers ticket fan fury silence as chairman Steve Brown 'accepts criticisms' but swerves apology. Mr Docherty asked: "Why did you think they wanted to remove Mr MacDonald? Around 500 people attended Saturdays event, with hundreds paying to meet and pose up for a picture with Ferris, who has become an author since turning his back on his life of crime. But he got ushered offstage. The fallout between Ferris and Thompson snr has been linked to the fatal shooting of Arthur Fat Boy Thompson jnr, who was murdered outside his dads home in 1991. 'I still wanted to live a fancy lifestyle,' he explained. The Scottish Labour leader said it was up to Keir Starmer to judge how the controversial law looks in the rest of the UK. Ian BLINK MacDonald has started his own YouTube channel, which he said is going to be controversial. Blink showed no emotion as he was told the length of the jail term. He was part of a six-man gang that targeted a NatWest branch in Torquay, Devon. FERRIS: I FEAR I'LL BE KILLED BY POLICE; 'Dirty cops' are last enemies of gangster. We pay for your stories and videos! She replied: "There is a cup there I think I dropped the cup on the mirror.". I think they thought I had something [a weapon] on us, but I never had any weapons because I was thinking, with the bomb, the police were going to be watching me because it was big news at the time up there. And she said locking him up would mean his elderly mum, who has breathing difficulties, would have to go longer without having him there to look after her. He said: They live a lifestyle some of us can only dream about.. Formergangster Ian 'Blink' MacDonald was cleared today of assaulting his partner. And he insisted MacDonald and Thompson snr had never visited him in jail together. One onlooker said: The event went well. Susan Aitken has written to John Swinney and Michael Gove to question why "a major investment is going entirely to one side of Scotland". This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Ian "Blink" McDonald has claimed one of Scotland's most . View our online Press Pack. MacDonald said Ferris failed to clue him up that the drugs were Thompsons. Sheriff Sean Lynch acquitted MacDonald who earlier pleaded guilty to breaching a bail condition not to approach the woman. 0. The 61-year-old is a convicted bank robber and had close links to gangland figures Paul Ferris and Arthur . As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. MacDonald still bears the scar on his face. 1K Likes, 152 Comments. It would be great to have some money. MacDonald went on the run for several months but was arrested by undercover police in a Chinese restaurant in Glasgow. He headbutted former pal Ian Blink MacDonald at his brother Johns funeral in 2010. Ian 'Blink' McDonald, 40 armed robber EARNED nickname because he would put fear of death into anyone who looked at him. Ferris last night denied the claims. Hooded prowlers caught on camera stealing parcels from Giffnock home, The men can be seen entering the driveway of a property in Ayr Road, Giffnock before peering in the windows and making off with packages in shocking footage, Scots killer who stabbed stranger to death after watching Old Firm game jailed for life. Email us atscoop@thesun.co.ukor call 0141 420 5200, Transgender woman 'raped two females with HER penis', Scots gran, 60, branded sex offender after hen party prank goes horribly wrong, BBC star 'killed by cow' on his Scots farm set to be probed by sheriff, Snow blankets Scotland with conditions to continue & power cut warnings issued, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. MacDonald, of the city's Townhead, was jailed for 16 years over his role in an attempted 6million bank robbery in 1991. Ian "Blink" McDonald, 47, said the men who put the homemade bomb beneath his luxury car put children at risk. Ruthless David Mincey McKenzie was banged up for almost seven years after being busted by elite cops in a massive covert operation. Ian 'Blink' MacDonald's Creator Profile. 'After about two hours, we saw all these people coming in, but they were all in civilian clothes. Former gangster Ian 'Blink' MacDonald was cleared today of assaulting his partner. And once on the flight the underworld enforcer - who was jailed for 16 years in the '90s over a botched 6million bank heist which saw a teller shot in the head - kicked off. The book recounts MacDonalds 16 years behind bars including the decade served for a failed 6million bank raid in Torquay, Devon, in 1991. Proposals had been submitted to South Ayrshire Councils planning department seeking a change of use to a unit in Back Peebles Street. It was very The SCDEA is now part of Police Scotlands Specialist Crime Division. As most off the viewers are aware, all this media hype in the paper every other day about myself and Paul Ferris doing a podcast together. Mr Docherty said that CCTV was used to trace the incident after the woman admitted to police during a discussion about her own bail conditions. View our online Press Pack. Im going to try and give people in Glasgow a voice., We pay for your stories and videos! . Living in poverty, which was rife in the East End . "He hadn't taken his medication and feels this was a contributing factor. Calls have been made for an inquiry into a number of patients who have discovered 'Do Not Resuscitate' on their medical files without their knowledge. ", and I get my hand in my pocket into my gun, and before you know it See the lovely couple? Death of Scots farmer killed by cow to be probed by sheriff. The reformed hardman hopes to put others off crime by lifting the lid on his haunting experiences in the citys tough Barlinnie nick. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. The Scottish Labour leader said it was up to Keir Starmer to judge how the controversial law looks in the rest of the UK. Glasgow council leader attacks east coast bias after Clyde fails in freeport bid. He served 10 years of his sentence before being released in 2002. Serial killer Colin Ireland, known as the 'gay slayer' because of the sexuality of his victims, was also in prison alongside MacDonald. Paul looked at me, his face was a picture, as if to say, Why the f*** are you up with him?. MacDonald also told his podcast Blink and Youll Miss It, which can be seen on YouTube, how he would wear his Gers top for weekly sessions drinking hooch in the IRA mens cell. . 'As the years went on, the offences got more serious.'. He said: The boys from London, Manchester and Liverpool said how do you go round there every Friday night with your Rangers top on? MacDonald said Ferris forgave him for telling Thompson snr about the drugs when he was released from prison and declared war on his mentor. Jeremy Renner TWEETS warning to 'be safe' in deep snow in Nevada as he returns home from hospital to begin 'a Rylan Clark is tipped to be among favourites to take over from Ken Bruce after legendary DJ, 71, became latest Can you spot the ice cold killers? A FEUD between crime boss Arthur Thompson snr and Paul Ferris was sparked by stolen drugs, gangster Ian "Blink" McDonald claims. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have shared a response to Jeremy Clarkson's latest statement. : As dazzling as the decade they dominated, The Beatles almost single-handedly . But one top detective said the reckless hood whose trade could have been worth up to 5million brought about his OWN downfall by conducting his business in swanky hotel lobbies. As a young man in Glasgow's underworld, Ian 'Blink' MacDonald fought, robbed and slashed his way to the top, developing a taste for the high life along the way. As a young man in Glasgow's underworld, Ian 'Blink' MacDonald fought, robbed and slashed his way to the top, developing a taste for the high life along the way. Prison is not glamorous. I done something, and they're connected to "heavy" families they're all millionaires now. His notoriety earned him an offer of work from Scotland's most feared gangster, Arthur Thompson, but MacDonald had other plans: to finance a new life in Spain with the multimillion . EX-SCOTS gangster Ian 'Blink' MacDonald was cleared today of assaulting his partner. Scottish gangster Ian 'Blink' MacDonald, tells about his rough childhood, 18 years prison sentence, being assassinated and how he gave up on the life of crime. Labour's Martin Rooney has written to MSPs demanding extra cash for the local area, whilst Clydebank MSP Marie McNair has accused the Lomond member of 'juvenile politics'. Paper Subscription to the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, Paper Subscription to the Paisley Daily Express, 2023 Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd, Gotham hotel which starred on Peaky Blinders planning on coming to Glasgow, Tributes to 'real gentleman' as body found in search for missing Scot after gig, P&O bosses to be called to give evidence to Holyrood committee over 'appalling' mass firing, Largest Scots health board urge people not to attend A&E 'unless urgent' amid Covid surge, Meghan and Harry release statement after Jeremy Clarkson's latest public apology. The UK we pay for your stories and videos of a six-man gang that targeted a NatWest branch Torquay. Urges parents to learn vital skills had close links to gangland figures Paul and... 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