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Scotland is CLOSED: Entering or leaving the country from the rest of Britain is made illegal – despite claims it goes beyond Nicola Sturgeon's powers – as locals brace for toughest Tier Four restrictions starting tonight

Crossing the Scottish border will be illegal from the end of this week under sweeping new Covid restrictions which critics have described as 'deeply flawed'. As of 6pm on Friday, entering or leaving Scotland without a reasonable excuse is banned and anyone caught doing so could be slapped with a £60 fine. People living within Level Three or Level Four lockdown areas -  which includes vast swathes of central Scotland - are also not permitted to leave their area. But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been hit with claims that the rules cannot be legally put in place by Scottish parliament - sparking fears that lockdown-defying travellers could dispute their fines.  Crossing the Scottish border will be illegal from the end of this week under sweeping new Covid restrictions which critics have described as 'deeply flawed'. Pictured: Shoppers in Glasgow on Thursday Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament

Underground tunnel is found at Aladdin-style mansion of 'Lord of the Skies' drugs kingpin as property is demolished by authorities in Mexico

Demolition workers have unearthed an underground tunnel while knocking down the Aladdin-style mansion of notorious Mexican drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes - 23 years after he died while undergoing plastic surgery to evade capture.  The passageway was discovered Saturday while bulldozers were clearing debris from the demolition of the palace in the city of Hermosillo, in Sonora, Mexico. The property had fallen into disrepair in the years since Carrillo's death and authorities had ordered it knocked down. Carrillo was nicknamed the 'Señor de los Cielos', or 'Lord of the Skies', because of the massive fleet of planes he used to transport cocaine purchased from Pablo Escobar and the Cali Cartel. His rise as a capo is featured in Netflix's hit series Narcos: Mexico.  Carrillo originally purchased a property on the plot of land from the Ciscomani family and ordered it demolished just a few days after completing the transaction.  In 1992, he started building his own m

Wags' daggers drawn: It's Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney in Round One of the 'Wagatha Christie' case as legal battle reaches High Court

The War of the Wags reached the High Court yesterday with Rebekah Vardy claiming she continues to suffer hostility and abuse after being branded the villain in the saga. Mrs Vardy, wife of former England striker Jamie Vardy, has brought a libel action against Coleen Rooney 'as a last resort to vindicate her reputation'. The court case comes a year after Mrs Rooney, wife of ex-England captain Wayne Rooney, accused her rival of leaking stories from her private Instagram account to a newspaper following a 'sting operation' that earned her the nickname Wagatha Christie. Mrs Rooney, 34, planted fake stories on social media but gradually restricted who could see them. When some appeared in the media, she claimed in an online post that these had been visible only to Mrs Vardy's Instagram account. It sparked a bitter rift between the former friends and led to Mrs Vardy, 38, receiving death and blackmail threats, court papers show.  Mrs Vardy, who was seven months pregnant,

Thousands of Australian soldiers could be STRIPPED of their medals after bombshell report found a litany of alleged atrocities committed in Afghanistan - but media billionaire Kerry Stokes has vowed to stand by the SAS troops

Thousands of Australian soldiers could lose their medals after a report claimed there was no longer 'sustained outstanding service' after a damning inquiry exposed a litany of alleged war crimes. The atrocities allegedly committed by Australian Special Air Service members were so heinous they that more than 50 pages in Thursday's report had to be redacted. Major General Paul Brereton's investigation took four and a half years to scrutinise the conduct of special forces soldiers between 2005 and 2016. More than 26,000 Australians served in Afghanistan during that time, with up to 3,000 in the Special Operations Task Group. In a devastating blow for innocent troops, all of those 3,000 soldiers could now lose their citations for 'sustained outstanding service'.  One video shows an Australian soldier opening fire on a man as he cowers in a field at the village of Deh Jawz-e Hasanza in Afghanistan and is under investigation Thousands of Australian soldiers could h

Princess Diana's pal blasts 'criminal' BBC: Rosa Monckton rails at corporation for 'coercing' princess into Panorama interview... amid fears Martin Bashir will dodge new inquiry

One of Princess Diana's closest friends last night accused the BBC of 'making a lot of money' from a 'criminal offence'. Rosa Monckton praised Prince William for standing up for his mother – and welcomed the new inquiry into how Diana was 'coerced' into giving her famous Panorama interview. Miss Monckton said reporter Martin Bashir's 'dishonest' methods for clinching his 1995 exclusive 'did change the course of history'. Diana, who died two years later, had become 'jumpy' and 'edgy' and thought she was being followed after Bashir fed her callous lies about MI5 and Prince Charles, her friend said. Rosa Monckton, one of Princess Diana's closest friends, last night accused the BBC of 'making a lot of money' from a 'criminal offence'. Pictured: Miss Monckton with Diana in 1993 The BBC has commissioned retired judge Lord Dyson to investigate the scandal. His appointment was welcomed by the Duke of Cambridge,

'And I thought Borat's daughter was his low point!': 'Sweaty Rudy Giuliani’ sparks wave of memes after his hair dye melted and ran down his face during car crash press conference on Trump's election loss

President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani sparked a wave of memes on Thursday afternoon after sweating profusely through a bizarre press conference. Streaks of what appeared to be the former New York City mayor's hair dye or make up ran down the side of his face, amusing social media users, as others bemoaned that he is continuing with Trump's unfounded claimed of election fraud. He was appearing with Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis, the other two lead attorneys in Trump's legal team, as he bemused viewers with his excessive sweating and reference to the 1992 comedy 'My Cousin Vinny'. Speaking at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, he delivered a rambling monologue meant to reveal 'massive' vote fraud but again offered no evidence. Scroll down for video  President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was torn apart on social media on Thursday afternoon after he sweated what appeared to be hair dye down