Outlander star Sam Heughan will delight fans next weekend as he visits a Waterstones store in Glasgow city centre for signing of his new book 'Clanlands in New Zealand' which he wrote with co-star Graham McTavish.
24.11.2023 - 05:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Scotland’s biggest city has been swamped with seedy massage parlours offering sex for sale in an unofficial “red light zone”. Police have been accused of allowing the growth of massage operations in Glasgow city centre, several of which are blatantly offering sexual services.
Owners of legitimate massage shops have reported that the rise of illegal and unlicensed rivals have made it impossible for them to recruit staff, putting their businesses at risk. And Police Scotland have made it clear they have placed priority on a “victim-centred approach” to prostitution – which has meant putting less priority on enforcement.
The Record understands a combination of low city centre rents after Covid and high profit margins for the unlicensed massage parlours has sparked the sex-for-sale explosion – with about 30 venues in Glasgow.
Thomas McAslan, who has run a legitimate massage business in Glasgow for 10 years, said: “We now have a city centre, mainly around Central Station, that is turning into an unofficial red light area, on a scale that possibly has never been seen before.”
A Daily Record investigation found some operations offer a core service of regular massage, with sexual services available on request. It is not known if the owners of the businesses are aware of the other services being offered.
Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.
We were supplied with a list of more than 30 Thai massage parlours operating without a licence in Glasgow and surrounding areas. We visited three premises within a minute’s walk of Glasgow’s Central Station. And we quickly established that all three were open to offering sexual services.
Across the road from the station’s
Outlander star Sam Heughan will delight fans next weekend as he visits a Waterstones store in Glasgow city centre for signing of his new book 'Clanlands in New Zealand' which he wrote with co-star Graham McTavish.
Police have renewed an appeal as a frantic search for a missing Scots woman enters it's thirteenth day.
The Scottish Government must not prolong the legal battle following a defeat over Holyrood’s gender reform laws, former SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has warned.
A thug is behind bars for the "merciless" abuse of a woman and boy. Kenneth Quinn was convicted of the attacks spanning four decades.
The third annual Red Sea Film Festival handed out its Yusr Awards on Thursday night, with Zarrar Kahn’s In Flames taking Best Feature and Farah Nabulsi’s The Teacher scoring a pair of wins including Best Actor for Saleh Bakri. See the full list below.
Lewis Capaldi has delighted fans with a surprise performance in a local Glasgow bar over the weekend, five months on from his decision to take a break in his career to focus on his mental health.
Emergency services raced to a Glasgow road this afternoon after a two-vehicle smash caused traffic chaos.
A live event hosted by Fortnite has added two more shows due to long queue times. The Big Bang event was scheduled on Saturday night but players were met with long queue times that saw them missing out.
The veteran British actress Brigit Forsyth has died aged 83, her agent has shared.
Coronation Street’s resident DJ Ryan Connor could be set to leave the cobbles behind in the coming weeks as he makes a life-changing decision. In recent weeks, Ryan Connor and Daisy Midgeley’s affair has started to be exposed, and next week Daisy’s fiancee, Daniel Osbourne, finds out what went on. However, Daniel decides to keep it to himself, saying that Daisy has chosen him and that he wants to forget about what happened.That mentality comes because Ryan had the chance to move to Scotland with his partner Crystal.
Actress Brigit Forsyth, who starred in Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? has died at the age of 83, her agent Mark Pemberton has confirmed.The Scottish actress played battleaxe Thelma Ferris, the long suffering wife of Rodney Bewes’ character Bob, in the cult 70s BBC sitcom. Her agent confirmed she died “peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family” in the early hours of Friday morning.
Golf It! is back and better than ever - with a new-look range and all new features ready to welcome punters from THIS weekend.
Sub-zero temperatures have swept the UK this week, including parts of Greater Manchester. This weekend will see temperatures slip below freezing once again.
Lorraine Kelly has been hit with hundreds of Ofcom complaints after she made a savage dig about Nigel Farage in I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here.
Members of Scotland’s most famous country and western club are set for a high-noon showdown over the use of the controversial Confederate flag.
The defeated candidate in the SNP leadership contest has defended “silent prayer” outside abortion clinics.
Jeremy Hunt didn't mention it in his 52-minute speech in Parliament on Wednesday (November 22), but buried deep in the 120-page autumn statement, a fundamental change with big implications for Greater Manchester was confirmed. The city-region struck a deal with the government earlier this year which means that more power over transport, housing and skills would be given to local leaders.
Liam Gallagher, Fred Again and Lana Del Rey are among the artists set to headline Reading and Leeds Festivals 2024, it has been announced.
Sam Heughan fans are counting down the days until his new show The Couple Next Door hits screens.
A former Glasgow student has been killed in Gaza alongside her six-month-old baby, her husband and her two brothers.