Mourners pay respects to Paul McBride QC

HUNDREDS of mourners gathered today to say a final farewell to Paul McBride QC, who died suddenly in Pakistan, aged 47.

Mourners including First Minister Alex Salmond, former MSP Tommy Sheridan, George Galloway and Celtic manager Neil Lennon, a close friend of Mr McBride’s, attended the mass at St Aloysius’ Church in Glasgow today.