Virgin now has about 2, 000 staff in Scotland, split between Bellshill, Edinburgh and Glenrothes.

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Stores will also close in Perth, Fort William, Nairn, Bellshill, Alloa, Bathgate, Kirkintilloch, Stirling, Lanark, Bonnyrigg, two in Dunfermline, and eight in Edinburgh.

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The court heard that Smith, from Bellshill, also pleaded guilty to attempting to defeat the ends of justice by concealing the body.

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