Criminal Record

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Welcome to Criminal Record - a new, weekly podcast brought to you by the team at the Daily Record.

Mad, bad and dangerous to know ... tales from the Scottish criminal underworld.

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September 15, 2026 Criminal Record 15/06/26 | Gang war pushing jails to breaking point | Domestic violence at all time high |
Scotland's jails are at breaking point as they battle to cope with the rising number of violent crime gang members now behind bars.
They also described the current prison population of around 8,500 as “unsustainable”, with those imprisoned and working in prisons at “significant risk”.
Domestic violence rates, mainly against women, are also at an all time high according to new figures.
Angus Hyde speaks with the Record's crime reporter, Norman Silvester, on this week's Criminal Record.

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August 26, 2026 Criminal Record 26/08/26 | Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel charged and Football hooligan shake-up
Crime boss Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel has been charged following an early-hours police raid at a house in Glasgow.
Cops swooped on the address in the Robroyston area of the city at 6am on Wednesday. The sting was part of Operation Venetic, a long-running police investigation tackling organised crime gangs.
Meanwhile, police chiefs have been urged to bring in controversial new "Big Brother" technology to crackdown on the rising tide of football hooliganism across Scotland.
Angus Hyde and Norman Silvester present this week's Criminal Record.

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34min
July 30, 2026 Criminal Record 30/07/26 | Scotland's 'Wayne Couzens' investigation, SFA report and bogus MOT certificates
Women's safety groups have called for a full investigation into sex predator cop Alan Greer, with one comparing him to Wayne Couzens.
Greer is being investigated over allegations that he carried out a series of sexual assaults and attempted murders of women over a 14 year period while off duty, before his death in May.
Meanwhile, Scotland's crime bosses are exploiting the cost of living crisis by making fortunes from the sale of bogus MOT certificates. And an SFA report into scenes that marred the Old Firm game in March has slammed all sides, including police chiefs.

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29min
July 14, 2026 Criminal Record 14/07/26 | Gang war over says Police Scotland as drill gangs fuel knife crime epidemic
Police Scotland have claimed that a violent underworld dispute lasting more than 15 months has ended after rival sides 'settled their differences' following the arrests of more than 60 gang members, involving a fallout between Ross McGill, the former head of Rangers Football Club's ultras fan group the Union Bears, and convicted Edinburgh drug baron Mark Richardson, who is currently in prison.
Angus Hyde is joined by Norman Silvester, the Daily Record's crime reporter for this week's Criminal Record podcast.

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30min
July 01, 2026 Criminal Record 30/06/26 | Peter Murrell saga, Nicholas Rossi death and a crime empire ran behind bars
An ex-SNP chief, a former boxing promoter and a foot soldier of a notorious gangster's rival were among the criminals jailed over a catalogue of crimes in Scotland this week.

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29min
May 05, 2026 Criminal Record 5/5/26 - Jamie "The Iceman" Stevenson associate jailed | Woman convicted of murder after death of baby girl | Alistair Wilson murder fall out
Daily Record’s Angus Hyde is joined by crime reporter Norman Silvester on the Criminal Record podcast to discuss the last weeks' major crime stories in Scotland and beyond.

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29min
March 31, 2026 Criminal Record 31/03/26 | Scotland's criminal underworld in meltdown as cops arrest gang bosses
Scotland's criminal underworld is in meltdown following the arrests of crime boss Steven Lyons in Bali and his partner Amanda in Dubai, the Daily Record can reveal.

Lyons is finally in police custody after being kicked out of Dubai in October, then Bahrain and Qatar earlier this month and now his arrest in Bali.

The Daily Record's crime reporter, Norman Silvester, is quizzed by Angus Hyde over the ongoing development's in Scotland's criminal world.

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14min
March 27, 2026 Criminal Record 24/03/26 | Former police boss calls for more cops to target organised crime
The Record's Norman Silvester speaks with former police Inspector Ryan McDonald, who warns that the current shortage of cops is hampering the fight against vorganised crime.
Ryan, who retired in October after thirty years service, speaks of recruitment and resources, or lack therof, within policing. He also recalls the lighter side of the job including the day an elderly couple suffered a home invasion, from a goat.

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42min
March 17, 2026 Criminal Record 17/3/26 - Police use of force soars in gang war | Fears over killer William Beggs release | 43 arrested in County Line drugs blitz
In this week's episode of Criminal Record, the Daily Record Crime Reporter Norman Silvester takes us through the big crime stories of the last week which saw Police Scotland criticised over the number of police station closures and accusations that they are not fingerprinting enough suspects.
We also examine how use of force by police towards suspects rocketed last year during an explosion of gangland violence, a bizarre shopping centre ram raid, and a County Lines drugs blitz.
Norman also reveals a victim's fears over any future release of 'limbs in the loch' killer William Beggs.

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21min
February 26, 2026 Criminal Record 25/02/26 | Glasgow and Liverpool's organised crime pool with Richard Elias
The Daily Record's Criminal Record meets Liverpool crime reporter Richard Elias who talks about the historic links between organised crime in his home city and Scotland.

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38min

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