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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- The Irish Sun
Police traced body of Greg Monks with CCTV showing final moments before tragic death on stag do in Portugal
PORTUGUESE police discovered CCTV footage showing the final moments of tragic Scot Greg Monks which led them to discover his body. It shows the 38-year-old Advertisement 6 Missing mechanic Greg Monks has been found dead in Portugal Credit: FACEBOOK 6 The tragic last known picture of Greg was revealed New pictures also show the scrubland where he was found on the Algarve after a week-long search. Cops with sniffer dogs were dispatched to search the steep hillside below luxury villas after a homeowner responded to an appeal by police and Greg's family to search cameras for images of him. An autopsy today is expected to firm up the belief he died in a tragic accident after becoming disorientated as he tried to get back to his hotel after a heavy night of drinking with his holiday friends, just hours after travelling to Albufeira for a five-day stag do. Tributes were continuing to be paid today to the plant mechanic from Glasgow, described as an 'amazing guy' by his devastated sister Jillian following yesterday morning's discovery. Advertisement Portuguese A Portuguese police source revealed today that CCTV supplied by a local homeowner had proved vital in the case. Greg's sister had urged residents in Cerro da Aguia, west of Albufeira, to check home cameras and doorbell footage between 2am and 5am on May 28 after it emerged the last sighting of him had been in the hill area dotted with large villas. The police insider said today: 'The GNR police force had requested help from the Polícia Judiciaria force, which confirmed yesterday the missing man's body had been found. Advertisement Most read in The Scottish Sun 'They then got given CCTV from one of the villas in the Cerro da Aguia areas, which enabled them to trace him jumping over a wall of a neighbouring property. 'With that information, the searches were immediately moved to the scrubland below the houses. Missing TikToker Hannah Moody, 31, posted tragic final video before she vanished as her body is found two weeks later 'Sniffer dogs that were being used by the GNR were brought in again. 'When the dogs were put to work in the area, around 11am, they went straight to a bush where the missing man's body was laying.' Advertisement 6 Pictures have emerged of where Mr Monks was found Credit: Solarpix 6 An aerial shot of the location police found his body Credit: Solarpix Another police insider added: 'The investigation into exactly how he died is ongoing. 'But all the evidence so far is pointing to the tourist losing all notion of where he was in a place he hadn't been to before, and under the effects of alcohol jumping over a first wall into a private property and then a second wall in the back garden not realising there was a steep drop the other side.' Advertisement Greg's girlfriend Nicole Kelso, as well as the Scots' mum and dad, travelled to Albufeira after he went missing. His sister Jillian, who fronted the appeals for information on his whereabouts before he was found dead, said yesterday his family were 'truly heartbroken.' Read more on the Irish Sun She added: 'Everyone who knows Greg knows how much he will be missed and what an amazing guy he was.' Portuguese police have not yet released any official statement about why they think he died, although officers have admitted privately they don't expect the post-mortem to reveal any possible link to a crime. Advertisement 6 The 38-year-old vanished while on a stag do in the Algarve Credit: FACEBOOK 6 The tragic plant mechanic's sisters Jillian and Carlin Credit: SKY NEWS
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
Police traced body of Greg Monks with CCTV showing final moments before tragic death on stag do in Portugal
PORTUGUESE police discovered CCTV footage showing the final moments of tragic Scot Greg Monks which led them to discover his body. It shows the 38-year-old jumping over a wall after a night out with his stag do friends at the party resort of Albufeira. 6 Missing mechanic Greg Monks has been found dead in Portugal Credit: FACEBOOK 6 The tragic last known picture of Greg was revealed New pictures also show the scrubland where he was found on the Algarve after a week-long search. Cops with sniffer dogs were dispatched to search the steep hillside below luxury villas after a homeowner responded to an appeal by police and Greg's family to search cameras for images of him. An autopsy today is expected to firm up the belief he died in a tragic accident after becoming disorientated as he tried to get back to his hotel after a heavy night of drinking with his holiday friends, just hours after travelling to Albufeira for a five-day stag do. Tributes were continuing to be paid today to the plant mechanic from Glasgow, described as an 'amazing guy' by his devastated sister Jillian following yesterday morning's discovery. Portuguese police confirmed Greg's body had been found in an official statement they put out yesterday afternoon after news of the find started leaking out in the local press. A Portuguese police source revealed today that CCTV supplied by a local homeowner had proved vital in the case. Greg's sister had urged residents in Cerro da Aguia, west of Albufeira, to check home cameras and doorbell footage between 2am and 5am on May 28 after it emerged the last sighting of him had been in the hill area dotted with large villas. The police insider said today: 'The GNR police force had requested help from the Polícia Judiciaria force, which confirmed yesterday the missing man's body had been found. 'They then got given CCTV from one of the villas in the Cerro da Aguia areas, which enabled them to trace him jumping over a wall of a neighbouring property. 'With that information, the searches were immediately moved to the scrubland below the houses. Missing TikToker Hannah Moody, 31, posted tragic final video before she vanished as her body is found two weeks later 'Sniffer dogs that were being used by the GNR were brought in again. 'When the dogs were put to work in the area, around 11am, they went straight to a bush where the missing man's body was laying.' 6 Pictures have emerged of where Mr Monks was found Credit: Solarpix 6 An aerial shot of the location police found his body Credit: Solarpix Another police insider added: 'The investigation into exactly how he died is ongoing. 'But all the evidence so far is pointing to the tourist losing all notion of where he was in a place he hadn't been to before, and under the effects of alcohol jumping over a first wall into a private property and then a second wall in the back garden not realising there was a steep drop the other side.' Greg's girlfriend Nicole Kelso, as well as the Scots' mum and dad, travelled to Albufeira after he went missing. His sister Jillian, who fronted the appeals for information on his whereabouts before he was found dead, said yesterday his family were 'truly heartbroken.' She added: 'Everyone who knows Greg knows how much he will be missed and what an amazing guy he was.' Portuguese police have not yet released any official statement about why they think he died, although officers have admitted privately they don't expect the post-mortem to reveal any possible link to a crime. 6 The 38-year-old vanished while on a stag do in the Algarve Credit: FACEBOOK
Glasgow Times
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Glasgow Times
The reason Glaswegians are so grateful to 12th century churchman
This was a huge turning point for Glasgow, and its future as a thriving, modern metropolis was set in motion. This year, the city is celebrating its 850th anniversary. But who was Jocelin, the Bishop upon whom William of Lion, King of Scotland, bestowed this honour? Born in 1134, Jocelin was a Cistercian monk, based at Melrose Abbey during the 1160s. In 1170 he was appointed to be the fourth abbot there, a post he held for four years. In February 1174, on the death of the then Bishop, Jocelin was appointed to be the Bishop of Glasgow by the clergy, 'the people requesting and the king consenting' on May 23, 1174. The bishopric survived claims from the Bishop of St Andrews who considered himself 'Bishop of the Scots' and by longstanding claims by the Archbishops of York to subject the Scottish bishops to their authority. In 1175, Jocelin obtained a papal exemption from the authority of any bishop or archbishop, safeguarding him from any such claims, declaring the bishopric of Glasgow to be a 'special daughter of the Holy See.' That is, subject directly to Rome - a privilege later extended to the whole of the Scottish Church. City Charters showing Burgh Charter (Image: Scottish Catholic Collection Trust) This papal bull was confirmed in 1181 by Pope Lucius III when Jocelin travelled to Rome to appeal, on King William's behalf, against the King's excommunication by the Pope in an argument about the succession to the bishopric of St Andrews. Jocelin played a major role not only on the settlement that grew up around Glasgow Cathedral but in wider town and diocesan affairs. In about 1180. Jocelin commissioned a new Life of Kentigern from a monk of Furness, in Lancashire, whose name was also Jocelin. The purpose of getting his namesake to compile a biography of St Kentigern was to rouse enthusiasm over Glasgow's patron saint. Extract from Life of St Mungo (Image: Glasgow City Archives) He intended to create a powerful cult around St Mungo; helping to avoid any future threat of having to succumb to the supremacy of the Archbishop of York; and promoting the collection of funds for the erection of the church which was to be so intimately associated with his name. In terms of the cathedral, Jocelin began the erection of a nave as an addition to the already existing choir, but before 1189 and before the work was far advanced, it was interrupted by a fire. Bishop Jocelin took energetic measures to raise funds for its restoration. There is contemporary evidence as to what was happening around the rebuilding a few years later. Acting with the cooperation or counsel of the abbots, priors and other clergy in the bishopric, Jocelin was raising funds and promoting the rebuilding of the cathedral. Jocelin seal (Image: Glasgow City Archives) Jocelin secured large accessions of property throughout the kingdom with a view to the rebuilding of his cathedral, which had been destroyed by fire. His commission of a new life of Glasgow's patron saint was to excite public interest, and he procured a royal injunction that the undertaking should receive general support throughout the kingdom. On July 6, 1197, the 24th year of his episcopacy, Jocelin dedicated the new cathedral church. It was consecrated by Jocelin, with two other bishops assisting. It was not, however, completed for many years afterwards. Bishop Jocelin died on March 17, 1199 at his old abbey of Melrose and was buried there in the monk's choir. His 25-year tenure as Bishop of Glasgow was highly successful in promoting the best interests, both civil and spiritual, of the wide district over which he exercised his authority. Of all his endeavours perhaps the most permanently beneficial was the establishment of a burgh at Glasgow - the foundation charter of Glasgow's greatness, but the matters which attracted most attention in his own day were probably those connected with ecclesiastical affairs throughout the bishopric, and, most prominent of all, the rebuilding of the cathedral. And in one other way, Jocelin left a great legacy for the city. Glaswegians will be ever grateful that in the early 1190s he persuaded the king to granted Glasgow an annual fair. Its original emphasis was on trade, primarily of horse, cattle and produce markets, first held within the boundaries of Glasgow Cathedral, but its focus later shifted to entertainment - circuses, fairground rides, shows and amusements – and Glasgow's industrialists gave their workers their annual holiday during the week of the Fair. The Glasgow Fair Fortnight may not be as religiously observed as it once was, when the entire city closed down and everyone went on holiday, but it remains a tradition held dear to this day.
The National
3 days ago
- Politics
- The National
No independence referendum while I am PM, says Keir Starmer
"It's not a priority," Keir Stamer told Good Morning Scotland while in Glasgow on Monday, with the interview released on Tuesday. Starmer stressed the need for Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom in order to remain safe as he released his defence review. READ MORE: Labour insist Keir Starmer to remain in control of nukes as concerns raised First Minister John Swinney has established his strategy as building "demonstrable support" for independence through Government. Starmer said "nobody's raising that with me as their first priority", adding: "certainly in the discussions I'm having with the first minister. "We're talking about jobs, energy, security and dealing with the cost of living crisis." He added: "I think it's really important to focus on the priorities that matter most. "We got a big election win last year on the basis that we would stabilise the economy and ensure that on that foundation we built a stronger Scotland in a stronger United Kingdom and that's what I intend to do." When asked whether SNP winning a majority in Holyrood would change his mind, he said: "No, it's not a priority". The SNP leader recently said taking Scotland out of the UK was the reason he got involved in politics more than four decades ago, before adding that it will 'remain a significant issue' under his leadership. Asked last month whether independence had been put on the back burner since he became First Minister, he told the PA news agency that he had to focus 'directly' on Scots' priorities. READ MORE: 'Right to choose independence' should be focus of Holyrood 2026, former MP says He said: 'I think anyone listening to the speech that I set out last week would see that I'm setting out an agenda about how, on a number of different fronts, whether it's on migration, whether it's about the economy, whether it's about Brexit, that Scotland needs the powers of independence to enable us to prosper as a country, and that's the argument I'll make in the forthcoming period. 'What I've recognised is that the SNP had to make sure that we could address very directly the priorities of the people of Scotland. 'We've done that, and we're doing that, but as we focus on the choices that lie ahead, Scotland's got to have the option of independence, and they'll have that under my leadership.'
Scotsman
27-05-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
SNP spent decades 'selling Scotland to Scots' rather than rest of world, Scotland Secretary claims
The SNP claimed issues around exports were down to Brexit Sign up to our Politics newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The SNP has spent decades 'selling Scotland to Scots' rather than the rest of world, Ian Murray has claimed. In a letter discussing the work of the Scotland Office, the Scotland Secretary accused both the SNP of Tories of contributing to 15 years of 'failure', and damaging the success of the country's exports. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Mr Murray, the MP for Edinburgh South, claimed the UK Government was now pushing "Brand Scotland" to transform this, coming on the back of three successive trade deals being announced. In the past few weeks Labour have secured trade deals with the US, India, and EU. The SNP claimed the agreements were 'minor', and that only the SNP were putting Scotland's interests first. In his letter to Patricia Ferguson, the Labour MP and chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee, Mr Murray said: 'For more than a decade, Scotland had two governments focused on selling Scotland to the Scots rather than selling what our brilliant country has to offer the rest of the world to create jobs, opportunities, and investment. 'The impact of that has been stark: in 2023, exports were 20.5 per cent of GDP in Scotland, but 31.1 per cent of UK GDP. If Scotland's exports had been 31.1 per cent of its GDP in 2023, they would have been £62 billion, £21 billion higher than their actual value. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Promoting Brand Scotland' 'That is the opportunity we have to grasp by promoting Brand Scotland after more than 15 years of failure from successive UK and Scottish governments. 'The ambition for Brand Scotland is to target key markets across the globe. Scotland Office officials are working to support a trade mission to China in June with the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, and Minister McNeill will be leading a trade mission to Spain for Women led business in Scotland.' Scottish Secretary Ian Murray, seen in a rescue submersible at JFD Global in Renfrew, is willing to work co-operatively with the devolved government in the national interest (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell) | Getty Images Mr Murray also claimed future trade missions could include visits to the Far East, India, Southern Africa, Brazil, and Australia, all organised in collaboration with the Scottish Chambers of Commerce and other key industry stakeholders. SNP economy spokesperson Dave Doogan MP claimed issues with exports and the economy were down to Westminster. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He said: "Over the last decade, Scotland has consistently been the most attractive place for inward investment in the UK, anywhere outside of London - but international trade is reserved to Westminster and successive Labour Party and Tory governments have failed Scotland, and treated our economic interests as an afterthought. "By imposing a hard Brexit and refusing to rejoin the EU, single market and customs union, Keir Starmer's Labour government is costing Scotland billions of pounds in lost trade and economic growth every year - meaning less money available for the NHS and public services.
