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Ila Belov, 22, hit the girl during a clash and attempted to play the victim. He was nailed three months ago for the terrifying assault in Dundee, when the girl was aged 12. But his sentencing was delayed again and blamed on issues with social workers. His victim’s mother, who can’t be named, said: “I’m absolutely raging. “This is just a joke. It’s just piling the stress and the pressure on my daughter. “He’s walking about with a smug grin on his face while she’s too scared to go anywhere. “This needs to be dealt with so we can move...

Novak Djokovic has sensationally admitted to lying on his entry declaration, saying “human error” was the cause of his faulty entry declaration – amid growing concerns over the world No.1’s movements around the time of his positive Covid result last December. Djokovic took to Instagram on Wednesday as he waited for further clearance on his visa application – which was again delayed by a further 24 hours after further submissions from his legal team over a possible cancellation by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke. But in doing so he made the significant admission that he had incorrectly ticked a box on...

The Queen will not attend the wedding of Charles and Camilla, the couple have announced.She will, however, attend the church blessing after the civil ceremony. The couple are due to get married at the Guildhall in Windsor. More Follows...

POLICE and city leaders in Glasgow have welcomed a commitment from the Scottish Executive to consider a ban on the sale of knives and machetes over the counter. Jack McConnell, the First Minister, yesterday told the Scottish Parliament that if shops did not stop selling offensive weapons, ministers would step in. "I know that both Strathclyde Police and the city council in Glasgow are looking at what measures can be taken, not just to tackle the outcome of incidents, but to tackle the supply of weapons," he said. "There are far too many shopkeepers in Scotland selling weapons that should...