Good evening and welcome to the Monday news briefing.Top stories on the Daily Record website today include: Neil McCann loses battle with taxman, pop star ‘stabbed 49 times’ and tributes paid to young man who died in loch.Here are the main headlines from today.
Former footballer Neil McCann has lost a £200,000 battle with the taxman over his work as a TV pundit. The ex-Scotland and Rangers star, 47, had moved into commentary work when he hung up his boots. His personal company, McCann Media Ltd, entered into agreements with broadcasting giant Sky and he carried out roles as a commentator, presenter or interviewer for football programmes or videos. READ MORE: Rangers hero Neil McCann loses £200k battle with taxman over TV pundit work A former '90s pop star who was stabbed "49 times" by a convicted wife killer and neighbour said she now lives with a daily reminder of the brutal attack. Dundee -born Sandra Mckenzie, 63, who was singer with 90s 'Whole Lotta Love' hitmakers Goldbug, says she thought she was going to die when Stephen Allum left her with multiple stab wounds in the attack.
Allum was jailed for life last year after he admitted attempted murder, a sentence which came 23 years after he was given a hospital order for killing his wife. READ MORE: Scots pop star Sandra Mckenzie 'stabbed 49 times' by convicted wife killer neighbour A tragic kayaking accident led to a young man’s death on an Ayrshire loch after a boat ‘capsized’ on a camping trip.
Tributes have been paid to Scott Ferries who died after getting into difficulty in Loch Doon on Sunday.Scott’s dad James Ferries confirmed that his son died after a kayak carrying two people capsized in the water. READ MORE: Young man dies after kayak
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